EPSON Stylus Color 777/777i
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6. Tilt the new cartridge forward slightly as you place it in its
holder.
Hang the tabs at the back of the cartr idge on the hooks in
the holder clamps.
Don’t place the cartridge under
the hooks; you may damage the
clamp when you close it.
7. Press down the in k cartridge clamp
until it locks in place.
8. If you need to replac e the other ink cartridg e, repeat steps 3
through 7 before continuing with step 9.
9. Press the
e ink cartridge replacement button and close the
printer cover. The printer begins charging the ink delivery
system.
The
Ppower light flashes, and the prin ter makes noise.
Charging takes about one minute. When i t’s finished, the
Ppower light stops flashing and stays on and the
b error
light goes out.
Never turn off the printer while the
Ppower light is
flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made
noise for more than 5 minutes.
Cleaning the Print Head
If your printouts are unexpectedly light or faint, or do ts or
lines are missing from the image, 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, which is the recommended method
when the printer is connected to a local port, not over a
network.
You can also clean the print head by holding down the
bmaintenance button on the printer’s control panel for
three seconds when the
b error light is off. See your Fix-it
Flix movies or your electronic Reference Guide for detailed
instructions.
When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, the
print quality can decline. It’s a good idea to turn on your
printer at least once a month to maintain good print
quality.
Follow these steps to run the Head Cleaning utility:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the
b error light is off. (If the
b error light is flashing or on,
you may need to repla ce the ink cartridge ; see page 7 for
details.)
2. If you have an applicatio n running, a ccess the prin ter
settings dialog box.
Or, with Windows, click Start, point to Settings, and
select Printers. Right-click the EPSON Stylus Color 777
printer icon. Then sel ect Properties (Windows 95 or 98),
Document Defaults (Windows NT), or Printing
Preferences (Windows 2000).
3. Windows: Click the Utility tab.
Macintosh: Click the Utility button.
4. On the Utility menu, click the Head Cleaning button.
5. Follow the instruct ions on the screen to clean the print
head. Cleaning takes about 30 seconds, during which the
printer makes some noise and the
Ppower light flashes.
Never turn off the printer while the
Ppower light is
flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made
noise for more than 5 minutes.
6. When the
Ppower light stops flashing, run a nozzle check
to confirm the print head nozzles are clean.
Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click Print
nozzle check pattern. Then click Print. The nozzle check
pattern prints (see the next section for details).