EPSON Stylus Photo 750
Using the Head Cleaning Utility
Follow these steps to run the Head Cleaning utility:
1.Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and both the B black and A color ink out lights are off.
2.Start an application and open a document.
3.Access the printer settings dialog box.
4.Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the 
Utility icon (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.
5.Click the Head Cleaning icon.
6.Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head. Cleaning takes a little over a minute, during which the printer makes some noise and the Ppower light flashes.
When the Ppower light stops flashing, run a nozzle check to test the results and reset the cleaning cycle.
Never turn off the printer while the Ppower light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes.
7.Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click Print nozzle check pattern (Windows) or Confirmation
(Macintosh). Then click Next. The nozzle check pattern prints on your printer; see “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 10 for details.
8.If the nozzle check pattern is filled in completely, click
Finish.
If the pattern is missing dots, click Clean to clean again. If you don’t see any improvement in the print quality after cleaning two or three times, check the solutions in your printer documentation.
If you’re printing over a network, open an application and print a document containing black and color data. Then go to step 8.
4.Start an application, open a document, and access the printer settings dialog box.
5.Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the 
Utility icon (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.
6.Make sure paper is loaded in the printer, click the Nozzle Check icon, and click Next. The nozzle check pattern prints on the printer; see “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” below for details.
7.If the nozzle check pattern is filled in completely, click Finish. If the pattern is missing dots, click Clean to clean again.
8.If you don’t see any improvement in the print quality after cleaning two or three times, check the solutions in your printer documentation.
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like this:
Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern. If your printout looks okay, you’re done. If any dots are missing, as shown below, clean the print head again; see “Cleaning the Print Head” on page 9 for instructions.
Using the Control Panel
Follow these steps to clean the print head:
missing dots
1.Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and both the B black and A color ink out lights are off.
2.Press the R cleaning button and hold it down for three seconds. Cleaning takes a little over a minute, during which the printer makes some noise and the Ppower light flashes.
3.After the Ppower light stops flashing, print a page to test the print quality and reset the cleaning cycle.
Never turn off the printer while the Ppower light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made any noise for more than 5 minutes.
If you’re connected directly to the printer, run a nozzle check. Go to step 4.
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