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Maintaining Your Printer 142
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the P Power light is flashing. Doing so may damage the
printer.
6. When the P Power light stops flashing, the printer returns to the nozzle check menu.
Press the OK button to print a nozzle check pattern to confirm that the head is clean.
& See “Checking the Print Head Nozzles” on page 137.
Note:
❏ If print quality has not improved after repeating this procedure, turn off the printer and wait for
at least six hours. Then run the nozzle check again and repeat the head cleaning if necessary.
❏ If print quality remains a problem, contact Epson.
& See “Where To Get Help” on page 182.
❏ To maintain print quality, we recommend printing a few pages on a regular basis.
Using the Printer Buttons (B-300)
Follow the steps below to clean the print head using the printer buttons.
1. Make sure that no lights are indicating errors.
2. Make sure that letter/A4 size paper is loaded in the front paper cassette.
3. Press and hold down the H Ink button for three seconds.
The printer starts cleaning the print head and the P Power light begins flashing.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the P Power light is flashing. Doing so may damage the
printer.
4. When the P Power light stops flashing, print a nozzle check pattern to confirm that the
head is clean.
& See “Checking the Print Head Nozzles” on page 137.