Maintenance

Checking the Ink

Cartridge Status

You can check which cartridge is low.

1.Press F [Setup].

2.Select Ink Levels, then press OK.

You see a graphic showing the ink cartridge status:

Y (Yellow),

B (Black),

LC (Light Cyan),

LM (Light Magenta),

M (Magenta),

C (Cyan),

When your ink starts getting low, is displayed.

3.Press y Back to return to the previous screen.

Note:

Epson cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of non-genuine ink. If non-genuine ink cartridges are installed, the ink cartridge status may not be displayed.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

If your printouts are unexpectedly light, colors are missing, or you see light or dark lines across the page, you may need to clean the print head.

Tip:

To maintain print quality, we recommend printing a few pages on a regular basis.

Checking the print head

You can print a nozzle check pattern to see if any print head nozzles are clogged, or to check the results after cleaning the print head.

1.Load A4-size plain paper into the rear feeder (& page 7).

2.Press F [Setup]. (If you have just finished cleaning the print head, you can start the nozzle check by pressing

x Start.)

3.Select Maintenance, then press OK.

4.Select Nozzle Check, then press OK.

5.Press x Start.

6.Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed.

■If your printout looks like the one shown below, the print head does not need to be cleaned yet. Press OK to return to the main menu.

■If your printout has gaps like the one shown below, clean the print head as described in the next section.

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