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Testing the Printer
You can run a printer check to determine whether a problem
comes from the printer itself or some other source.
1. Make sure both the printer and computer are turned off.
Then disconnect the interface cable from the printer.
2. Make sure letter-size or larger plain paper is loaded in the
printer.
3. Hold down the ) paper button, then press and release the
Ppower button. Continue holding down the ) paper
button until the green P power light starts to flash, then
release it.
The printer prints one page showing its ROM version
number, ink counter, and a nozzle check pattern. (If the
pattern has gaps in its lines, you need to clean the print
head; see below.)
4. Turn off the printer after it prints the check page. Then
reconnect the cable and turn on your printer and computer.
If the check page prints, the problem probably lies in your
software settings, interface cable, or computer.
If the check page doesn’t print, you may have a problem with
your printer. Try the solutions in the Printer Basics book.
Cleaning the Print Head
If your printouts are unexpectedly light or faint, or dots 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. This is the recommended method
when the printer is connected directly to your computer (not
over a network).
You can also clean the print head by holding down the H ink
button on the printer’s control panel for three seconds when
the red H ink out light is off.
Note: 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.
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing.
The P power light should be on, but not flashing. Neither
of the other lights should be flashing or on.
Note: You can’t clean the print head if the
H
ink out light is
flashing or on. Replace the appropriate ink cartridge
instead.
2. Load letter-size paper.
3. Windows: Right-click the printer icon on the
Windows taskbar, and then click
Head Cleaning
.
Macintosh 8.6 to 9.x: Choose
Print
from your application’s
File menu. Then click the Utility button. On the
Utility menu, click the
Head Cleaning
button.
Macintosh OS X: Open your
Applications
folder and
double-click
EPSON Printer Utility
. Select
C82 Series
in
the printer list and click
OK
. Then click
Head Cleaning
.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print
head. Cleaning takes about 60 seconds, during which the
printer makes some noise and the green Ppower light
flashes.
Caution: 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.
5. When the Ppower light stops flashing, run a nozzle check
to confirm that the print head nozzles are clean.
Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click
Print
nozzle check pattern
(Windows) or
Confirmation
(Macintosh). Then follow the on-screen directions to print
a nozzle check.:
6. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its lines, click
Finish
.
If the pattern has any gaps, click
Clean
to clean the print
head again. If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning
three or four times, see the solutions in the Printer Basics
book.