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3.Press the u and d buttons to select Head cleaning.

4.Press the OK button, then press OK to start cleaning the print head.

Cleaning takes about 30 seconds, during which the message Head Cleaning appears on the LCD screen.

Caution:

Never turn off the Stylus Photo RX600 while the message Head Cleaning appears on the LCD screen, unless the Stylus Photo RX600 hasn’t moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.

5.When head cleaning is finished, you return to the Setup Menu. Use the u and d buttons to select Nozzle Check.

6.Make sure letter-size paper is loaded. Press the OK button, then press OK to print a nozzle check.

Note:

You can also print a nozzle check using the printer software. Click the ? or Help button on your printer settings window for instructions on printing a nozzle check.

7.Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed. Each staggered line should be solid, with no gaps, as shown.

■If your printout looks okay, you’re done. Click Cancel to return to the main menu.

■If you see any gaps (as shown below) in the dot pattern, press OK. Then follow the instructions on the LCD screen to clean the print head again.

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Contents

Page Copyright Notice Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials Trademarks Loading Paper Contents Welcome Copying Printing From a Computer Scanning to a Computer Printing and Scanning Without a Computer Placing 35 mm Slides on the Film Holder Printing From Other Devices Maintenance Solving Problems Requirements and Notices Index Page Welcome Where You Can Find Information Page About Your Documentation About Your Software Page Loading Paper Loading Single Sheets Page Loading Envelopes Page Loading Special Papers Page Copying Copying Without a Computer Page Page Page Page Changing the Copy Layout Page Lightening or Darkening Copies Saving and Reusing Copy Settings Canceling Copies Copying With a Computer Page Page Page Page Page Printing From a Computer Printing in Windows Page Selecting Default Settings Customizing Windows Print Settings Page Printing Photos in Windows Page Printing on a Macintosh Page Page Page Page Page Customizing Macintosh Print Settings Customizing OS 9 Print Settings Printing Photos on a Macintosh Page Page Page Selecting Your Paper Type Page Scanning to a Computer Using Epson Smart Panel Page Scanning to a File Windows: Macintosh: Scanning From a Program Page Page Page Page Adjusting the Scan Area (Marquee) Restoring Color From Faded Photos Page Page Page Scanning 35 mm Slides and Film Page Placing 35 mm Film Strips on the Film Holder Placing 35 mm Slides on the Film Holder Full Auto Mode Home Mode or Professional Mode Scanning Using the RX600 Buttons Scanning to E-Mail Page Printing and Scanning Without a Computer Compatible Memory Cards and Images Inserting and Removing Memory Cards Page Printing From a Memory Card Selecting One Photo Selecting a Set of Photos Selecting a Range of Photos Printing All Your Photos Using DPOF to Select Your Photos Printing Your Selected Photos Page Selecting the Correct Paper Type Saving and Reusing Print Settings Printing From an Index Sheet Selecting Photos to Print Printing an Index of All Your Photos Printing from Film or Slides Page Page Page Printing Scanning a Photo to a Memory Card Page Scanning Film or Slides to a Memory Card Page Page Page Page Page Zooming and Cropping Your Photos Page Using Your Stylus Photo RX600 as a Card Reader Windows Macintosh Page Removing a Memory Card Printing From Other Devices Printing From a Digital Camera Printing From a CD Drive or Zip Disk Saving Photos to a CD or Zip Disk Page Using a Bluetooth Device Connecting the Bluetooth Photo Print Adapter Disconnecting the Bluetooth Photo Print Adapter Printing With Bluetooth Choosing Bluetooth Settings Menu Item Settings Page Maintenance Cleaning the Print Head Page Replacing Ink Cartridges Ink Cartridge Precautions Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges 1.If an ink cartridge is empty: If an ink cartridge is low: Page Page Aligning the Print Head Transporting the Stylus Photo RX600 Page Solving Problems Checking the LCD Screen Page Page Printing a Nozzle Check Problems and Solutions You’re having problems installing the software Printing and Copying Problems The Stylus Photo RX600 is on, but nothing prints It sounds like the Stylus Photo RX600 is printing, but nothing prints Printing or copying is too slow For the fastest printing: The margins are incorrect The printer prints blank pages Scanning Problems Your system doesn’t recognize the Stylus Photo RX600 The fluorescent lamp isn’t on The Stylus Photo RX600 doesn’t scan The Stylus Photo RX600 scanning software doesn’t work properly Paper Feed Problems Too many copies are printing Paper doesn’t feed correctly or jams in the Stylus Photo RX600 Paper doesn’t eject fully or is wrinkled Print Quality Problems You see banding (light lines) in your printouts or copies Your printout is blurry or smeared Your printout is faint or has gaps Your printout is grainy You see wrong or missing colors Miscellaneous Printing Problems You see incorrect characters The image size or position is incorrect The image is inverted, as if viewed in a mirror Scan Quality Problems Your scanned image is blurry or distorted Your image is too dark Only part of the image is scanned The image does not look the same as the original The scanner doesn’t recognize your image type when scanning in Full Auto mode The file size is too big The printed image is larger or smaller than the original size Uninstalling Your Software Windows Windows XP: Other Windows systems: Page Page Where To Get Help Other Software Technical Support Requirements and Notices Windows System Requirements Macintosh System Requirements Important Safety Instructions Ink Cartridge Safety Instructions LCD Panel Safety Instructions FCC Compliance Statement Declaration of Conformity ENERGY STAR Compliance Epson America, Inc. Limited Warranty Page Index