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EPSON Stylus COLOR 480SX

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EPSON Stylus COLOR 480SX 6/00

Printing a Nozzle Check

Follow these steps to run the Nozzle Check utility:

1. Make sure the printer is plugged in but not printing.

2. Right-click the Status Monitor 3 icon on your

Windows taskbar, then select

Nozzle Check in the menu

that appears.

If you have an application running, you can also run the

utility by accessing the printer settings dialog box. Click the

Utilities tab, then click the Nozzle Check button.

3. Make sure letter-size or larger paper is loaded in the printer

and click

Print to print a nozzle check pattern.

4. Examine the nozzle check pattern you print.

Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should

be complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern.

5. If your printout looks okay, click

Finish.

If any dots are missing, click

Clean and follow the

instructions on the screen to clean the print head again.

If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three or four

times, check the solutions in the Printer Basics book. You can

also turn the printer off and wait overnight—this allows any

dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning the print head

again.

Using the Head Cleaning Utility

Follow these steps to run the Head Cleaning utility:

1. Make sure the printer is plugged in but not printing.

2. Right-click the Status Monitor 3 icon on your

Windows taskbar, then select

Head Cleaning

in the

menu that appears.

If you have an application running, you can also run the

Head Cleaning utility by accessing the printer settings

dialog box. Click the Utilities tab, then click the Head

Cleaning button.

3. Click Start and follow the instructions on the screen to

clean the print head. Cleaning takes about 30 seconds,

during which the print head moves and the printer makes

some noise.

Never unplug the printer while it’s cleaning the print

head.

4. When cleaning is finished, run a nozzle check to confirm

the print head nozzles are clean. Click

Print Nozzle Check

Pattern

5. Make sure letter-size or larger paper is loaded in the printer.

Then follow the instructions on the screen to print a nozzle

check.

6. See the previous section for details on examining the nozzle

check pattern. If the nozzle check pattern isn’t missing any

dots, click

Finish.

If any dots are missing, click

Clean and follow the

instructions on the screen to clean the print head again.

If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three or four

times, check the solutions in the Printer Basics book. You can

also turn the printer off and wait overnight—this allows any

dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning the print head

again.

Aligning the Print Head

If your printouts contain misaligned vertical lines, you may

need to align the print head. Your printer must be connected

directly to your computer, not connected over a network, to

use the Print Head Alignment utility. Follow these steps:

1. Make sure the printer is plugged in but not printing, and

letter-size or larger paper is loaded.

For the best results, load EPSON ink jet paper in the

printer whenever you check the print head alignment.

Don’t use plain, recycled, or photocopier paper.

2. Right-click the Status Monitor 3 icon on your

Windows taskbar, then select

Print Head Alignment in the

menu that appears.

If you have an application running, you can also run the

Print Head Alignment utility by accessing the printer

settings dialog box. Click the Utilities tab, then click the

Print Head Alignment button.

3. Click Next to print an alignment page.

4. On the printed page, select the pattern that shows the two

vertical lines most precisely printed on top of each other.

Select one pattern each for rows 1, 2, and 3.

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