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EPSON Stylus Pro 10000

12 - EPSON Stylus Pro 10000 5/01

Running a Cleaning Cycle

Note:

Perform the steps in this section only if you have disabled the

automatic nozzle check in maintenance mode. If you haven’t, the

printer automatically runs a nozzle check and cleaning cycle each time

it is powered on.

If your printed image is unexpectedly light or dots are missing,

you may need to run a cleaning cycle. This unclogs the print

head nozzles so they can deliver ink properly.

The cleaning process uses ink, so run it only if print quality

declines. Always run a nozzle check first to confirm that the

print head needs cleaning; the nozzle check uses only a small

amount of ink.

If you have installed the EPSON printer driver and utilities,

you can run the Head Cleaning utility. See the EPSON Stylus

Pro 10000 Printer Guide for instructions.

Follow these steps to run the cleaning cycle from the control

panel:

1. Make sure none of the

Ink Out

lights is on or flashing. (If

so, you need to replace the indicated ink cartridge before

you can run a cleaning cycle.)

2. Press the

Cleaning

button and hold it for three seconds.

The

Pause

light flashes as the printer cleans its print head.

The cleaning cycle takes about one minute, and does not

use any paper.

Caution:

To avoid damaging the printer, don’t turn it off until the cleaning

cycle is finished and the

Pause

light has stopped flashing.

3. When the

Pause

light goes off, run another nozzle check to

confirm that the print head is clean.

You may need to run the cleaning cycle several times to get a

clean nozzle check pattern. If the lines on the pattern still

appear broken after several cleaning cycles, turn the printer off

and leave it overnight, then clean the print head again the

following morning. If you still see no improvement, contact

EPSON for assistance.

Aligning the Print Head

If banding appears on your printouts, or vertical lines are not

straight, you need to align the print head. You can use the

Print Head Alignment utility if you have the EPSON printer

driver installed (see the

EPSON Stylus Pro 10000 Printer

Guide

for instructions). If not, you can align the print head

using the control panel. Both procedures align the head for all

modes and resolutions.

Aligning the Print Head from the Control

Panel

You must use roll paper to print the alignment patterns. Two

rows consisting of sets of 15 bars are printed across the width

of the paper. It takes about 10 minutes to print both rows.

Follow these steps to align the print head using the control

panel:

1. Load roll paper that is at least 24 inches wide.

2. Press the

SelecType

button until

HEAD ALIGNMENT

is displayed.

3. Press the

Item

button.

PAPER THICK=STD

appears on the

display.

If you’re using EPSON paper, leave this setting on

STD

If you’re using other media, enter the thickness value of the

paper in 0.1 mm increments by pressing the + or − button.

4. Press the

Enter

button to save the setting.

ADJUST.PATT.=ALL

appears on the display.

5. Press the

Enter

button to print both rows of alignment

patterns.

If you want to print a single row of alignment patterns,

press the + or − button until the row number appears. Then

press the

Enter

button.

6. Examine the first row. You see a series of patterns similar to

the pattern below across the width of the paper. Determine

which bar in the first pattern has the smallest gaps. In the

example below, #8 has the smallest gaps.

7. Look at the other patterns in the first row to see if the same

number consistently has the smallest gaps. If not, choose the

number that generally has the smallest gaps.

8. Check the control panel display. Use the

button to

select the best aligned bar for row #1. Then press the

Enter

button to register the setting.

9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for the second row of patterns.

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