Using the Head Cleaning Utility

Follow these steps to run the utility:

1.Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and that the black and color ink out lights are off. If either ink out light is on, you must replace the ink cartridge before cleaning the print head.

2.For Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0:

Click Start, point to Settings, and then select Printers. Right-click the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 640 icon in the Printers window. Select Properties (Document Defaults in Windows NT).

For Windows 3.1:

Double-click the Control Panel icon in the Main group. Double-click the Printers icon. Select EPSON Stylus COLOR 640 from the list of installed printers and click Setup.

3.Click the Utility tab. You see the Utility menu:

4.Click the Head Cleaning button.

5.Follow the instructions on the screen to run the head cleaning utility. Cleaning takes about one minute, during which the printer makes some noise and the power light flashes.

When the cleaning cycle is finished (the power light stops flashing), you need to run a nozzle check to confirm that the print head nozzles are clean and to reset the printer’s cleaning cycle.

Caution:

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

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