Maintaining Your Printer
This section describes the most common maintenance procedures you’ll need to perform to keep your printer working at its best and to prepare it for moving. Just follow the instructions in this chapter for:
■cleaning the print head
■replacing an ink cartridge
■aligning the print head
■transporting the printer
For more details, see your electronic EPSON Stylus COLOR 900 Manual as described on page 9.
Cleaning the Print Head
If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots are missing from the image, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly.
Cleaning the print head uses ink, so clean it only if print quality declines. You can clean the print head in either of the following ways:
■Using the Head Cleaning utility in your printer software (when the printer is connected to a local port, not over a network), as described on page 49
■Using the printer’s control panel buttons, as described on page 50
Always wait until your document has finished printing before cleaning the print head.
If you use special paper that comes with a cleaning sheet, don’t use the cleaning sheet with your printer; it may jam inside the printer.
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