EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N

Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.

6.When the P power light stops flashing, run a nozzle check to test the results and reset the cleaning cycle.

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; see “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 11 for details.

7.If the nozzle check pattern is filled in completely, clickFinish.

If the pattern is missing dots, click Clean to clean the print head again. Then try the suggestions in “Problems and Solutions” in the Start Here book or “Troubleshooting” in the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N Manual.

Using the Control Panel

Follow these steps to clean the print head:

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 P power light flashes.

Never turn off the printer while the P power light is flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.

8.If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning two or three times, then try the suggestions in “Problems and Solutions” in the Start Here book or “Troubleshooting” in the EPSON Stylus COLOR 900N Manual.

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 page 10 for instructions.

missing dots

missing dots

3.After the P power light stops flashing, print a page to test the print quality and reset the cleaning cycle.

If you’re connected directly to the printer, run a nozzle check. Go to step 4.

If you’re using DOS or 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.

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may need to align the print head.

If you are using DOS, follow the instructions in “Aligning the Print Head Using the Control Panel Buttons” instead.

Follow these steps:1.Make sure the printer is turned on and letter-size paper is loaded.

Load paper that’s at least 8.27 inches (210 mm) wide. This prevents ink from spraying inside the printer and smudging your printouts.

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” on page 11 for details.

7.If the nozzle check pattern is filled in completely, click

Finish.

If the pattern is missing dots, click Clean to clean the print head again.

For the best results, load EPSON ink jet paper in the printer whenever you check the print head alignment.

2.Access the printer settings dialog box.

3.Click the Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility icon (Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.

4.Click the Print Head Alignment icon.

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