Cleaning the nozzle

Follow these steps to clean the print head from the printer's control panel:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red
b error light is off.
If the red light is flashing or on, you may need to replace the ink cartridge.
2. Press the down button to highlight More Options, then press OK.
3. Use the up or down button to highlight Head Cleaning, then press OK.
4. To begin cleaning, press OK.
While cleaning, the printer makes noise and you see a progress bar on the control panel
display. Cleaning takes about 30 seconds.
Caution: Do not turn off the printer or interrupt the cleaning process.
5. When the cleaning is done, run a nozzle check to confirm the print head nozzles are
clean.
Make sure letter-size plain paper is loaded in the printer, then press Stop. The nozzle check pattern prints.
6. If the pattern has gaps or missing dots, press Stop to clean the print head again.
If the nozzle check pattern looks correct, press OK to finish.

Note: Run nozzle check at least three consecutive times. If you do not see any improvement and you have replaced the ink cartridges, your product may require service.

Hello, if you have blue stripes moust likely some of the Magenta or Yellow nozzels are clogged. I recomand to execute head cleaning and deap head cleaning BUT with OEM cartridges. If that dosent help take the print head out of the printer and let it soak in distiled wather at 30-35 degrees Celsius. If that still dosent work you will need a new print head.

Try to clean the print cartridge nozzles:

1. On the printer control panel, press Menu.
2. Press the down arrow button until you highlight Clean Cartridge. Press Select. A nozzle page prints, forcing ink through the nozzles to clean the clogged nozzles.
3. Print the document again to verify that print quality has improved.
4. If print quality has not improved, try cleaning the print cartridge nozzles up to two more times.

You can also try to align the cartridges:

1. On the printer operator panel, press Menu.
2. Press the down arrow button until you highlight Align Cartridge. Press Select.

First try cleaning the print nozzles to see if this will remove the blockage. You can find the clean print heads option by pressing the menu key on the printer and then use the arrow keys to go through the choices until you see maintenance then press enter or ok. Continue to scroll using the arrow keys until you see clean print nozzle and again press ok or enter. Follow the prompts to use the clean print nozzle option a couple of times, then try another test page to see if this solves your issue. If it doesn't solve the problem and you still get the error that the nozzle is blocked, then open the top of the printer to get the ink cartridges to come to the center position (so that they are accessible) then turn off the printer and unplug it from the wall. Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds or more then open the top of the printer to access the printer cartridges. Remove both printer cartridges. Under the carriage where the cartridges are held, there should be a plastic hatch with a thumb hole to press and open this area. This is where the ink nozzles are located. They look like a sponge on top of an ink well. Get a couple of lint free cloths or rags and a wash rag with warm water and a few q-tips. Remove the ink wells and check for ink spill behind them that might be blocking the brass computer terminals. Scrape or wipe off any ink that you see in this area. Put the wells back into the printer and press the sponge top to make sure that they are wet and well lubricated. Make sure that the ink does not drip around the well when you press the sponge on top. If it does then clean it up again. Replace the cartridges and plug the unit back in, run another clean nozzle test and align the printer (printer alignment is available in the same area as the clean the print nozzle test is) then run a test print. If the error has not been resolved then there is nothing more that I can do for you without seeing the machine in person. If this is the case then contact Epson at www.epson.com on the internet for repair or replacement.

Ethier your printer is out of ink, or the printer nozzels are clogged. most printers have programs that allow you to do diogonstics from the computer most also have setting buttons on the printer itself. the manual that came with the printer will instruct you on how to clean the nozzles, and how to determin ink levels.

You can print the print head using the Control Panel buttons;
1. Make sure that the power light is on and that the error light is off. 2. Hold down the maintenance button for three seconds. The printer starts cleaning the print head and the power light begins flashing. Important - Never turn off the printer while the power light is flashing. Doing so may damage the printer. 3. When the power light stops flashing, print a nozzle check pattern to confirm that the head is clean.

Hi there,
When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the print head nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles.

Step 1 : Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern.
If white stripes are noticeable
Step 2 : "Aligning the Print Head"
If print quality is poor
Step 2 : "Print Head Cleaning"
if the problem remains
Step 3 : Print Head Deep Cleaning"
if the problem still remains
Step 4 : Replacing Ink Tanks.

Note : * If the ink tank replacement does not resolve the problem, contact the Customer Care Center.
* You will be alerted if low ink warning is enabled.
* When the Maintenace button on the operation panel is pressed, the maintenance mode is shown. Numbers and functions that can be selected on the maintenance mode as follows :
01 : Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
02 : Print Head Cleaning
03 : Print Head Deep Cleaning
04 : Aligning the Print Head
05 : Reset the ink counter.
06 : "Display" or "Not Display" remaining ink volume.
07 : Date and order setting.

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern : Print the nozzle check patterb to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles and to verify print head alignment. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect,
1) With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter paper in the printer.
2) Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
a) Press the Maintenance button,
b) The Maintenance icon and 01 appear on the LCD.
c) Press the OK button. The nozzle check pattern is printed.
3) Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer.
a) Lines missing in this pattern indicate that the print head of black ink requires cleaning. Perform the Print Head Cleaning.
b) White stripes in this pattern indicate that the print head of color ink requires cleaning. Perform the Print Head Cleaning.
c) Uneven patterns indicate that the print head requires alignment.
Perform Aligning of Print Head.
d) Noticeable white stripes in this pattern indicate that the print head require alignment.
Perform Aligning of Print Head.

Print Head Cleaning : Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozles might be clogged. Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so perform print head cleaning only when necessary.
1) Ensure that the printer is on.
2) Start print head cleaning.
a) Press Maintenance button.
b) Press right arrow once to display 02 on the LCD.
c) Press the OK button.
Important : Do not perform any other operations until the print head cleaning finishes. This takes about 50 seconds.
Note : After the print head cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the print head nozzles are clean.
If the problem persists, perform printhead deep cleaning.

Print Head Deep Cleaning : If print quality does not improve by standard print head cleaning, try print head deep cleaning, which is more powerful process. Print head deep cleaning consumes ink, so perforn this procedure only when necessary.
1) Ensure that the printer is on.
2) Start Print Head Deep cleaning.
a) Press Maintenance button.
b) Press right arrow twice to display 03 on the LCD.
c) Press the OK button.
Important : This process takes one or two minutes to complete so simply wait until the Power lamp stops flashing.
Note : After printhead deep cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the printhead nozzles are clean.
If the printhead is still not clean after the second deep cleaning, replace the ink tank.
If ink tank replacement does not resolve the problem, the print head may be worn out. Contact the Customer Care Center.

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To do a print head clean do this:
Firstly note that this won't work if you have any error lights on.
Turn on the printer.
Press the Setup Mode (screwdriver) button to enter the Setup Mode.
Press the A (top left of the LCD Screen) or one of the Arrow buttons repeatedly until "Head Cleaning" (or Nozzle Check)
appears on the LCD screen, and then press the Color button.
Cleaning of the print head starts and "Head cleaning" appears on the LCD screen. After each clean
perform a nozzle check to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle.
Note:
If the print quality has not improved after repeating this procedure four or five times, turn this
product off and leave it alone overnight. Then repeat head cleaning and nozzle checks if necessary.
If the print quality still has not improved, you may need a third party head cleaning fluid, just try googling for "inkjet head cleaning fluid".
To maintain the print quality, you should print a few pages at least once a month.
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hi there, open you printers folder from the start menu on your computer, right click on your printers icon and select printer preferences. select the maintenance tab and there you will find the different cleaning options for the nozzles.

1. Ensure that the printer is powered on.
2. Press the <Menu> button.

3. Use the [<] or [>] cursor button to select 'Maintenance/settings', then press the <OK> button.
4. Use the [<] or [>] cursor button to select 'Maintenance', then press the <OK> button.
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How to print a nozzle check pattern

1. Extend the paper output tray. (Confirm that the paper thickness lever is set to the left.)

2. Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the auto sheet feeder.

3. Display the MAINTENANCE screen. (See How to display MAINTENANCE above.)

4. Use the <up / down > cursor button to select NOZZLE CHECK and press the <OK> button.
5. Use the <up / down> cursor button to select Yes, then press the <OK> button. The nozzle check pattern is printed.

6. Confirm the nozzle check pattern.


The normal nozzle check pattern


The abnormal nozzle check pattern


White lines are present ,black and/or color inks are not present.
- When all patterns are printed normally, press the <up / down> cursor button to select 'All A' and press the <OK> button.

- When any patterns are printed abnormally, press the <up / down> cursor button to select 'Also B' and press the <OK> button.
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How to do print head cleaning
Note: Cleaning the print head consumes a certain amount of ink.

1. Display theMAINTENANCE screen. (See How to display MAINTENANCE above.)

2. Use the <up / down > cursor button to select CLEANING and press the <OK> button.
3.Use the <up / down> cursor button to select 'Yes', then press the OK button to start print head cleaning.

Note: Do not do any other operations until cleaning is completed.



4. Print the nozzle check pattern and check the print head status. (See How to print a nozzle check pattern above.)
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How to do print head deep cleaning

Note: Print head deep cleaning consumes more ink than print head cleaning.
Perform this procedure only when print head cleaning cannot resolve the print problem.

1. Display the MAINTENANCE screen. (See How to display MAINTENANCE above.)

2. Use the <up / down> cursor button to select DEEP CLEANING and press the <OK> button.
3. Use the <up / down> cursor button to select 'Yes', then press the <OK> button to start print head deep cleaning.


Note: Do not do any other operations until deep cleaning is completed.

4. Print the nozzle check pattern and check the print head status. (See How to print a nozzle check pattern above.)

Note: If the printed result does not improve even after doing print head deep cleaning, turn off the printer. Then, after 24 hours or later, do print head deep cleaning again. After a given time interval, ink could dissolve itself, resulting in ink unclogging.
When the printed result does not improve even after these steps, replacement of ink cartridges may be required.