Epson Stylus Pro 9700 User's Guide download pdf (Page 6)

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head (continued)

Manually Checking and Cleaning the

Print Head

Make sure paper is loaded.

Press the Menu button.

Press until TEST PRINT is selected, then press .

NOZZLE CHECK is selected.

Press , then press OK to start printing the nozzle

check pattern.

If any dots or segments are missing or deﬂ ected, run a

cleaning cycle as described below.

Press the Menu button.

Press until MAINTENANCE is selected, then

press .

Press until CLEANING is selected, then press .

Select one of the following, then press :

NORMAL CLEANING—Press OK to start the

cleaning cycle.

CLEAN COLOR PAIRS—Press , select the color

pair you want to clean, then press OK to start the

cleaning cycle.

POWER CLEANING—Press OK to start the

cleaning cycle. Use only if the normal cleaning process

is not sufﬁ cient to clear the nozzles.

When cleaning is ﬁ nished, print the nozzle check

again to conﬁ rm that the head is clean.

If your prints look grainy or blurry, or you see

misregistration or “ghosting,” you need to align the

print head.

1 Make sure the printer is turned on. Load Epson

Enhanced Matte paper. (You can also use Epson

Doubleweight Matte or Ultra Premium Photo Paper

Luster.)

2 Press the Menu button.

3 Press the or button until HEAD ALIGNMENT

is highlighted. Then press .

4 Press and choose the type of paper you loaded.

Then press OK.

Press 3 times.

Press to highlight ALIGNMENT.

Press to highlight AUTO, then press again.

UNI-D (uni-directional) is highlighted. This is the

type of alignment to start with.

8 Press , then press OK to start the alignment process.

Each head alignment takes about 7 minutes.

Caution: Make sure you don’t open the front cover or

turn off the printer during the alignment process.

9 When the uni-directional alignment is ﬁ nished, press

the Menu button, select HEAD ALIGNMENT,

then select ALIGNMENT.

10 Select BI-D ALL, then press OK again to start the

bi-directional alignment.

11 When done, press the Pause/reset button.

Aligning the Print Head

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