Epson Wf 3520 Manual
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Adjusting PrintQuality If your printquality declines, youmay need torun autility toclean oralign theprint head. If running theseutilities doesnotsolve theproblem, youmay need toreplace theinkcartridges. Print Head Maintenance Print Head Alignment Cleaning thePaper Path Print Head Maintenance If your printouts becometoolight, oryou seedark orlight bands across them,youmay need toclean the print head nozzles. Cleaning usesink,soclean thenozzles onlyifprint quality declines. You cancheck forclogged nozzlesbeforeyouclean themsoyou don’t clean themunnecessarily. Note: Youcannot cleantheprint head ifan ink cartridge isexpended, andmay notbeable toclean it when acartridge islow. You must replace thecartridge first. Print Head Nozzle Check Print Head Cleaning Parent topic:Adjusting PrintQuality Print Head Nozzle Check You canprint anozzle checkpattern tocheck forclogged nozzles. Checking theNozzles UsingtheProduct TouchPanel Checking theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility Parent topic:PrintHead Maintenance Checking theNozzles UsingtheProduct TouchPanel You cancheck theprint head nozzles usingthetouch panel onyour product. 1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe cassette (orincassette 1ifyour product hastwocassettes). 2. Press the homebutton, ifnecessary. 3. Select Setup,then press OK. 4. Select Maintenance ,then press OK. 241
You seethisscreen: 5. Select Nozzle Check. You seethisscreen: 6. Press oneofthe buttons. The nozzle pattern prints. 7. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean 242
Print head needs cleaning 8. Doone ofthe following: • Ifthere arenogaps, select Done,then press OK. • Ifthere aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, select Clean thePrint Head ,then press OKand continue. 9. Follow theinstructions onthe screen toclean theprint head, check thenozzles, andrepeat the process asnecessary. If you don’t see anyimprovement aftercleaning theprint head upto4times, waitatleast 6hours. Then try cleaning theprint head again. Ifquality stilldoes notimprove, oneofthe inkcartridges maybeold or damaged andneeds tobe replaced. Parent topic:PrintHead Nozzle Check Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Related topics Replacing InkCartridges andMaintenance Boxes Loading Paper Checking theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility You cancheck theprint head nozzles usingautility onyour Windows orMac computer. 1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe cassette (orincassette 1ifyour product hastwocassettes). 2. Doone ofthe following: • Windows: Right-clicktheproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar. 243
• Mac OSX10.6/10.7/10.8 :In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print &Fax orPrint &Scan ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &Supplies .Select Utility and select OpenPrinter Utility. • Mac OSX10.5 :In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print&Fax , select yourproduct, andselect OpenPrintQueue .Select Utility. 3. Select Nozzle Check. You seeawindow likethis: 4. Click Print. 5. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean 244
Print head needs cleaning 6. Ifthere arenogaps, clickFinish . If there aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, clean theprint head. Parent topic:PrintHead Nozzle Check Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Related topics Replacing InkCartridges andMaintenance Boxes Loading Paper Print Head Cleaning If print quality hasdeclined andthenozzle checkpattern indicates cloggednozzles, youcanclean the print head. Note: Youcannot cleantheprint head ifan ink cartridge isexpended, andmay notbeable toclean it when acartridge islow. You must replace thecartridge first. Cleaning thePrint Head Using theProduct TouchPanel Cleaning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility Parent topic:PrintHead Maintenance Related topics Replacing InkCartridges andMaintenance Boxes 245
Cleaning thePrint Head Using theProduct TouchPanel You canclean theprint head using thetouch panel onyour product. 1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe cassette (orincassette 1ifyour product hastwocassettes). 2. Press the homebutton, ifnecessary. 3. Select Setup,then press OK. 4. Select Maintenance ,then press OK. You seethisscreen: 5. Select HeadCleaning ,then press OK. You seethisscreen: 246
6. Press OK. 7. Select thecleaning cycleyouwant torun, then press oneofthe buttons. Note: Usethenozzle checkpattern todetermine whichcolors needcleaning. Youcansave inkby cleaning onlyselected colors. When thecleaning cycleisfinished, youseeamessage onthe screen. Caution: Neverturnoffthe product duringacleaning cycleoryou may damage it. 8. Select Printnozzle checkpattern ,then press OK. 9. Press oneofthe buttons toconfirm thattheprint head isclean. If you don’t see anyimprovement aftercleaning theprint head upto4times, waitatleast 6hours. Then try cleaning theprint head again. Ifquality stilldoes notimprove, oneofthe inkcartridges maybeold or damaged andneeds tobe replaced. Parent topic:PrintHead Cleaning Related topics Replacing InkCartridges andMaintenance Boxes Cleaning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility You canclean theprint head using autility onyour Windows computer orMac. 1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe cassette (orincassette 1ifyour product hastwocassettes). 247
2. Doone ofthe following: • Windows: Right-clicktheproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar. • Mac OSX10.6/10.7/10.8 :In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print &Fax orPrint &Scan ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &Supplies .Select Utility and select OpenPrinter Utility. • Mac OSX10.5 :In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print&Fax , select yourproduct, andselect OpenPrintQueue orPrint Queue .Select Utility. 3. Select HeadCleaning . You seeone ofthese windows: 248
4. Select thecleaning cycleyouwant torun, based onthe nozzle checkpattern. 5. Click Start tobegin thecleaning cycle. The powerlightflashes throughout thecleaning cycleandstays onwhen thecleaning cycleis finished. Caution: Neverturnoffthe product duringacleaning cycleoryou may damage it. 6. When thecleaning cycleisfinished, youcancheck tosee ifthe nozzles areclean; clickPrint Nozzle Check Pattern andclick Print . 7. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean 249
Print head needs cleaning • Ifthere arenogaps, clickFinish . • Ifthere aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, clickClean toclean theprint head again. If you don’t see anyimprovement aftercleaning theprint head upto4times, waitatleast 6hours. Then try cleaning theprint head again. Ifquality stilldoes notimprove, oneofthe inkcartridges maybeold or damaged andneeds tobe replaced. Parent topic:PrintHead Cleaning Related topics Replacing InkCartridges andMaintenance Boxes 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 theProduct TouchPanel Aligning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility Parent topic:Adjusting PrintQuality Aligning thePrint Head Using theProduct TouchPanel You canalign theprint head using thetouch panel onyour product. 250