Epson SEIJ98006 manual Cleaning the Printhead, 1. Printhead Cleaning Options, EPSON Stylus Color

EPSON Stylus Color 900 Revision C

6.1.1.1 Cleaning the Printhead

If your printout shows problems such as white banding, color banding, dot missing, or improper ink ejection (bad alignment), the printhead needs to be cleaned. The cleaning methods equipped with the Stylus Color 900 are as shown in Figure 6-1.

C A U T If OprintingN results get worse all the more you repeat

cleaning, it is assumed that the ink cartridge has run out the ink and the ink consumption counter is upset due to a user’s mishandling the ink cartridge. In this case, enter the ink cartridge replacement sequence and replace the installed ink cartridge with a new one.

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