Maintenance 185
From the computer
Explanations in this section use the Windows printer driver as an example.
Use Epson Printer Utility 4 for Mac OS X.
See “Epson Printer Utility 4 Functions” on page 161.
1. Make sure that the roll paper or a cut sheet of A4 size or larger is loaded in the printer.
Make sure you set the paper source and media type correctly according to the paper
you use.
2. Click Nozzle Check from the Utility tab in the printer driver’s Properties (or Printing
preferences) screen.
3. Click Print.
The nozzle check pattern is printed.
4. Check the nozzle check pattern.
If there is no problem: click Finish.
If there is a problem: click Clean.
After printing a nozzle check pattern, make sure that the nozzle check pattern printing
is complete before printing your data or cleaning the print head.