Epson L220 User Guide
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Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Checking theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility You cancheck theprint head nozzles usingautility onyour Windows orMac computer. 1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 2. Doone ofthe following: • Windows: AccesstheWindows Desktopandright-click theproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar. • OS X:In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print&Fax ,Print & Scan ,or Printers &Scanners ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &Supplies .Select Utility andselect OpenPrinter Utility. 3. Select Nozzle Check. You seeawindow likethis: 121
4. Click Print. 5. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean Print head needs cleaning 6. Ifthere arenogaps, clickFinish . If there aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, clean theprint head. Parent topic:PrintHead Nozzle Check 122
Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Print Head Cleaning If print quality hasdeclined andthenozzle checkpattern indicates cloggednozzles, youcanclean the print head. Note: Youcannot cleantheprint head ifthe inklevel hasreached thelower lineonthe inktank, andmay not beable toclean itwhen theinklevel inany ofthe tanks islow. You must refilltheinktank first. Cleaning thePrint Head Using theProduct Buttons Cleaning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility Parent topic:PrintHead Maintenance Related tasks Refilling theInkTanks Cleaning thePrint Head Using theProduct Buttons You canclean theprint head using thebuttons onyour product. 1. Make surenoproduct lightsareindicating errors. 2. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 3. Hold down the stopbutton for3seconds tostart thecleaning cycle. The powerlightflashes throughout thecleaning cycleandstays onwhen thecleaning cycleis finished. Caution: Neverturnoffthe product duringacleaning cycleoryou may damage it. 4. Run anozzle checktoconfirm thattheprint head isclean. If you don’t see anyimprovement aftercleaning theprint head upto3times, turnoffthe product andwait at least 12hours. Thencheck theprint head nozzles andtrycleaning theprint head again, ifnecessary. If quality stilldoes notimprove, flushtheinktubes. Parent topic:PrintHead Cleaning Related concepts Print Head Nozzle Check Ink Tube Flushing 123
Cleaning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility You canclean theprint head using autility onyour Windows orMac computer. 1. Make surenoproduct lightsareindicating errors. 2. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 3. Doone ofthe following: • Windows: AccesstheWindows Desktopandright-click theproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar. • OS X:In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print&Fax ,Print & Scan ,or Printers &Scanners ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &Supplies .Select Utility andselect OpenPrinter Utility. 4. Select HeadCleaning . You seeawindow likethis: 5. Click Start tobegin thecleaning cycle. The powerlightflashes throughout thecleaning cycleandstays onwhen thecleaning cycleis finished. 124
Caution: Neverturnoffthe product duringacleaning cycleoryou may damage it. 6. When thepower lightstops flashing andremains on,you cancheck tosee ifthe nozzles are clean; clickPrint Nozzle CheckPattern andclick Print . 7. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean Print head needs cleaning • Ifthere arenogaps, clickFinish . 125
• Ifthere aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, clickClean toclean theprint head again. If you don’t see anyimprovement aftercleaning theprint head upto3times, turnoffthe product andwait at least 12hours. Thencheck theprint head nozzles andtrycleaning theprint head again, ifnecessary. If quality stilldoes notimprove, flushtheinktubes. Parent topic:PrintHead Cleaning Related concepts Print Head Nozzle Check Ink Tube Flushing Ink Tube Flushing If you stillsee white ordark lines ormissing colorsinyour printouts, evenaftercleaning theprint head several times,youcanflush theinktubes. Flushing theinktubes replaces allthe inkinside thetubes, soflush theinkonly ifyou cannot improve print quality bycleaning theprint head several times. Note: Afterflushing theinktubes, youmust turnoffthe product andwait atleast 12hours before printing again. Caution: Flushingtheinktubes consumes alot ofink. Before flushing theinktubes, makesurethere is enough inkinthe inktanks. Ifnecessary, refilltheinktanks before flushing theinktubes. Flushing theinktubes affects theservice lifeofthe inkpads bycausing themtoreach theircapacity sooner. Whenyouseeanerror message indicating thatanink pad isnearing theend ofits service life, the product stopsprinting andyoumust contact Epsonforsupport. Flushing theInkTubes UsingaComputer Utility Parent topic:PrintHead Maintenance Related references Product LightStatus Flushing theInkTubes UsingaComputer Utility You canusethePower InkFlushing utilitytoflush theinktubes. 1. Make surethere arenowarnings orerrors indicated bythe product controlpanel. 126
2. Doone ofthe following: • Windows :Access theWindows Desktopandright-click theproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar. Select Printer Settings andclick theMaintenance tab. • OS X:In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print&Fax ,Print & Scan ,or Printers &Scanners ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &Supplies .Select Utility andselect OpenPrinter Utility. 3. Click thePower InkFlushing button. You seeawindow likethis: 4. Follow theon-screen instructions toflush theinktubes. 5. When youfinish flushing theinktubes, runanozzle checktocheck theprint quality. Ifnecessary, also clean theprint head. If you don’t see anyimprovement, turnoffthe product andwait atleast 12hours. Thencheck theprint quality again.Ifquality stilldoes notimprove, contactEpsonforsupport. Parent topic:InkTube Flushing 127
Related concepts Print Head Nozzle Check Print Head Cleaning Print Head Alignment If your printouts becomegrainyorblurry, younotice misalignment ofvertical lines,oryou seedark or light horizontal bands,youmay need toalign theprint head. Note: Banding mayalsooccur ifyour printhead nozzles needcleaning. Aligning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility Parent topic:Adjusting PrintQuality Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Aligning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility You canalign theprint head using autility onyour Windows orMac computer. 1. Make surenoproduct lightsareindicating errors. 2. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 3. Doone ofthe following: • Windows: AccesstheWindows Desktopandright-click theproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar. • OS X:In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print&Fax ,Print & Scan ,or Printers &Scanners ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &Supplies .Select Utility andselect OpenPrinter Utility. 4. Select PrintHead Alignment . 5. Click Next,then clickPrint toprint analignment sheet. Note: Donot cancel printing whileyouareprinting ahead alignment pattern. 128
You seeawindow likethis: 6. Check theprinted pattern andfollow theinstructions onthe screen tochoose thenumber representing thebest printed pattern foreach set. Vertical alignment 129
Horizontal alignment • After choosing eachpattern number, clickNext. • Ifno patterns arealigned inone ormore ofthe sets, choose theclosest oneineach setand click Realignment .Then printanother alignment sheetandcheck it. Note: ClickSkip(where available) ifyou want toskip aparticular alignment sheet. 7. When youaredone, clickFinish . Parent topic:PrintHead Alignment Cleaning thePaper Path If you seeinkonthe back ofaprintout, youcanclean thepaper pathtoremove anyexcess ink. 1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 2. Use theproduct controlpaneltomake acopy, butwithout placing adocument onthe scanner glass. Note: Makesurethere isno dust orstains onthe scanner glassordocument cover. 3. Check theback ofthe ejected papertosee ifitis clean. 4. Repeat asnecessary untilthepaper comes outclean. Parent topic:Adjusting PrintQuality Checking theNumber ofSheets You canview anoption thatdisplays thenumber ofsheets ofpaper thathave fedthrough theproduct. Checking theSheet Counter -Windows 130