Epson Photo R3000 Series User's Guide download pdf (Page 90)

Maintenance

Adjusting the Print Head

You need to adjust the print head if white lines appear in

your print outs or if you notice the print quality has

declined. You can perform the following printer

maintenance functions for maintaining the print head

in good condition to ensure the best print quality.

Carry out appropriate maintenance depending on the

print results and situation.

Checking for clogged nozzles

Check whether the print head nozzles are clogged. If the

nozzles are clogged, print results may include banding

or unusual colors. Perform print head cleaning if the

nozzles are clogged.

U “Checking for clogged nozzles” on page 90

Head cleaning

Perform head cleaning if you notice banding or gaps in

the print results. Head cleaning cleans the surface of the

print head to improve the print quality.

U “Head Cleaning” on page 91

Adjusting the print head position (Print head

alignment)

If the print results appear grainy or out of focus, perform

Print Head Alignment. The Print Head Alignment

function corrects print misalignments.

U “Correcting Print Misalignment (Print Head

Alignment)” on page 91

Checking for clogged nozzles

Print a pattern to check if the print head nozzle is

clogged. When checking the printed pattern, if you see

banding or any gaps in the print out you should perform

head cleaning.

From the computer

Explanations in this section use the Windows printer

driver as an example.

Use Epson Printer Utility 4 for Mac OS X.

U “Epson Printer Utility 4 Functions” on page 45

Place regular A4 paper in the auto sheet feeder.

U “Loading Paper into the Auto Sheet Feeder”

on page 21

Click Nozzle Check from the Utility tab in the

printer driver's Properties (or Print Settings)

screen.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

From the printer

Press the OK button to display the Menu.

Select Setup, Maintenance, and then Nozzle

Check.

Place regular A4 paper in the auto sheet feeder

and press the Z button.

U “Loading Paper into the Auto Sheet Feeder”

on page 21

Check the results.

Review the printed nozzle check pattern while

referring to the following section.

Example of clean nozzles

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