Epson 7000 Series Running a Nozzle Check, Running a Cleaning Cycle

EPSON Stylus Pro 7000 series

If you’re using pigment ink (EPSON Stylus Pro 7500), shake the cartridge gently before installing it.

5.Hold the ink cartridge with the arrow mark face up and pointing to the rear of the printer. Then insert the ink cartridge into the slot until the corresponding Ink Out light goes off.

6. Close the ink compartment cover.

Running a Nozzle Check

The nozzle check prints a pattern of dots that lets you see if any print head nozzles are clogged. If any dots are missing, you can run a cleaning cycle to clear the nozzles.

Follow these steps to print the nozzle check:

1.Load a sheet of paper in the printer. (You can print the nozzle check on roll paper, but you will use more paper.)

2.To run the nozzle check from a Macintosh, click the utility button on the Print or Page Setup dialog box. Then click the Nozzle Check button and follow the instructions on the screen.

To run the nozzle check from Windows, access the Main Printer Properties dialog box and click the Utility tab. Then click the Nozzle Check button and follow the instructions on the screen.

To run the nozzle check from the printer’s control panel, press the SelecType button repeatedly until you see TEST PRINT MENU on the display.

❏Press the Item button. You see NOZZLE CHECK=PRINT on the display.

❏Press the Enter button to print the nozzle check.

3.Examine the nozzle check pattern. It should look something like this:

Each line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If dots are missing, as shown below, you need to run a cleaning cycle. See the following section for instructions.

Note:

The Ink Pad number under the nozzle check pattern indicates the remaining percentage of the waste ink system. You will need to contact your authorized EPSON servicer when this number is low. The printer will stop and display an error message when the system needs to be replaced.

Running a Cleaning Cycle

If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint or dots are missing from the image, you may need to run a cleaning cycle. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly.

You can run a cleaning cycle either from the printer’s control panel or from a computer with the EPSON utilities.

The cleaning process uses ink, so you should run it only if print quality declines. Always run a nozzle check first to confirm that the print head needs cleaning; the nozzle check uses only a small amount of ink.

Follow these steps to run a cleaning cycle:

1.Make sure none of the Ink Out lights is on or flashing. (If so, you need to replace the indicated ink cartridge before you can run a cleaning cycle.)

2.To run the cleaning cycle from a Macintosh, click the utility button on the Print or Page Setup dialog box. Then click the Head Cleaning button and follow the instructions on the screen.

To run the cleaning cycle from Windows, access the Main Printer Properties dialog box and click the Utility tab. Then click the Head Cleaning button and follow the instructions on the screen.

To run the cleaning cycle from the printer’s control panel, press the Cleaning button and hold it for at least 3 seconds. The Pause light flashes as the printer cleans its print head. The cleaning cycle takes about three minutes.

Caution:

To avoid damaging the printer, don’t turn it off until the cleaning cycle is finished and the Pause light has stopped flashing.

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