Epson 440 Printer User Manual


 
Maintenance and Transportation
5-3
Using the Control Panel
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing, and
that the B black and A color ink out lights are off.
2. Press the
R cleaning button and hold it for three seconds.
Cleaning takes about two minutes, during which the
printer makes some noise and the Ppower light flashes.
3. After the cleaning cycle is complete and the Ppower light
stops flashing, you need to print a test page to test the print
quality and reset the cleaning cycle.
If you’re using DOS, open an application and print a
document containing black and color data. Then go to
step 7.
Otherwise, run a nozzle check. Go to step 4.
4. Access the Main printer settings dialog box as described in
Chapter 1.
5. Click the
Utility tab (Windows) or the Utility button
(Macintosh), and then click
Next. You see the Utility
menu.
6. Click the
Nozzle Check icon. See the next section for
instructions on examining the nozzle check pattern.
7. If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps
above. If you don’t notice any improvement after doing this
two or three times, check the print quality solutions in
Chapter 6.
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