Epson R220 Cleaning the Print Head, Printing Your Design, Running the Head Cleaning Utility

Epson Stylus Photo R220

Printing Your Design

After you have created your design and loaded a CD or DVD, you’re ready to print.

1.Open the File menu and select Print.

2.Make sure EPSON Stylus Photo R220 Series (Windows) or Stylus Photo R220 (Macintosh) is selected, then click Print.

Windows

Macintosh

Cleaning the Print Head

If your printouts are unexpectedly light or dots or lines are missing, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Print head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines.

This section explains how to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning Utility.

You can also clean the print head by holding down the H ink button on the printer for three seconds. (This only works when the red H ink light is off.)

Caution: When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, print quality can decline, so turn it on and print a few pages at least once a month to maintain good print quality.

Running the Head Cleaning Utility

1.Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red H ink light is off. (If the H ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see page 4 for details.)

2.Do one of the following:

❏Windows: Right-click the icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Select Head Cleaning.

❏Macintosh: Open the Applications folder and select

EPSON Printer Utility. Select SP R200 Series in the printer list, click OK, then select Head Cleaning.

3.Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head.

Note: After you print, handle the CD or DVD carefully. To allow the ink to dry, wait at least 24 hours before playing the disc or inserting it in a drive. Keep printed discs away from moisture and direct sunlight.

If you need to adjust the print position or color, see your Printer Basics book.

Cleaning takes about 45 seconds. The printer makes noise and the green P power light flashes.

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

4.When the green P power light stops flashing, make sure paper is loaded in the printer, then do one of the following:

❏Windows: Click Print nozzle check pattern, then click Print.

❏Macintosh: Click Confirmation, then click Next. The nozzle check pattern prints.

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