100 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Note: You can run a cleaning cycle by holding down the Menu button for three seconds. You can also use the printer’s menus to run a power cleaning cycle. See page 102 for details.

4. Press the pause button to exit the menu.

For more information about the Printer Status menu, see your on-screen User’s Guide.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged.

You can check the print head nozzles, using your printer utility software, by following the steps below. You can also select the Auto Cleaning feature, which enables the printer to print a nozzle check pattern, read it, and automatically run a cleaning cycle if necessary.

1.Make sure paper is loaded in the paper tray.

2.Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:

•Mac OS X: Open EPSON Printer Utility2 in your Applications folder. Select SPro 4880, and click OK.

•Windows Vista: Click , click Control Panel, and click Printer under Hardware and Sound. Right-click your printer icon and select Printing Preferences. Click the Utility tab.

•Windows XP: Click Start and select Control Panel. Double-click Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer icon and select

Printing Preferences. Click the Utility tab.