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7. If the pattern is missing dots (as shown below) or if any are out of place
(deflected), click
Clean
and follow the instructions on screen to clean
the print head. Cleaning takes about 60 seconds, during which the
printer makes some noise and the
Pause
light flashes.
8. When the
Pause
light goes off, make sure paper is loaded in the printer,
then:
Macintosh: Click
Confirmation
, then click
Next
.
Windows: Click
Print nozzle check pattern
, then click
Print
.
The nozzle check pattern prints again.
9. If the nozzle check pattern prints correctly, click
Finish
, then continue
on to “Aligning the Print Head” on page 1-39.
If the pattern is still incorrect, click
Clean
to clean the print head again.
It may take several cleaning cycles to clean the print head fully.
If the lines on the pattern still appear broken after several cleaning
cycles, turn the printer off and leave it overnight, then clean the print
head again the following morning. If you still see no improvement,
contact EPSON for assistance.