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 660 Reference Guide as described on page 7.
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.
When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, the print quality can decline. It’s a good idea to turn on your printer at least once a month to maintain good print quality.
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 28
■using the printer’s control panel buttons, as described on page 29
Always wait until your document has finished printing before cleaning the print head.
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