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120 |Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should
check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged or deflected. If
necessary, you can run a cleaning cycle to clear the nozzles.
You can also turn on Auto Nozzle Check from the printer’s control panel.
The printer will then check the nozzles periodically or before each print job
and clean them if necessary.

Running the Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning Utilities

Follow these steps to use your printer software to check the print head
nozzles and clean them if necessary:
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
•Windows 7 and Windows Vista: Click , select Control Panel,
select Hardware and Sound, and click Devices and Printers.
Right-click the icon for your printer and select Printing
Preferences. Click the Utility tab.
•Windows XP: Click Start and select Control Panel. Double-click
Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer icon and select
Printing Preferences. Click the Utility tab.
•Mac OS X: Open the EPSON Printer Utility4 in your
Applications folder. Select your printer and click OK.
You see a menu like the following:
Tip: On a Macintosh, you
can also run maintenance
utilities by clicking the
Utility button in the print
job window or the icon
on the printer settings
screen.