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Maintaining Your Epson Stylus CX5800F 47
Maintaining Your Epson
Stylus CX5800F
If you notice a decline in print quality, follow the instructions in this chapter for:
■ “Checking the Print Head Nozzles” (below)
■ “Cleaning the Print Head” on page 48
■ “Checking the Ink Levels” on page 49
■ “Replacing Ink Cartridges” on page 50
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print
head may be clogged. Follow the steps below to check the print head nozzles using
the control panel.
1. Load letter-size paper in the sheet feeder.
2. Press the P
On button to turn on the Epson Stylus
CX5800F, or press the y
Cancel/Back button
until you see a screen like this:
3. Press the
Setup button. You see this display:
4. Press the u or d button, or press the
3 key on the
numeric keypad, to display this option:
5. Press the
OK button. The Epson Stylus CX5800F prints a test pattern like
this:
12:00 PM Y
1.Load/Eject
3.Nozzle Check
Print head does
not need to be
cleaned:
Print head needs
to be cleaned: