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5.
Click Start tobegin thecleaning cycle.
 The
powerlightflashes throughout thecleaning cycleandstays onwhen thecleaning cycleis
 finished.

Caution:
Neverturnoffthe product duringacleaning cycleoryou may damage it.
 6.
Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines.
 Print
head isclean
 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
tasks
 Cleaning
thePrint Head Using theProduct ControlPanel
 Checking
theNozzles UsingtheProduct ControlPanel
 Removing
andInstalling InkCartridges
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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 ControlPanel
 Aligning
thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility
 Parent
topic:Adjusting PrintQuality
 Aligning
thePrint Head Using theProduct ControlPanel
 You
canalign theprint head using thecontrol panelonyour product.
 1.
Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe cassette (orincassette 1ifyour product hastwocassettes).
 2.
Press the homebutton, ifnecessary.
 3.
Select Setup.
 4.
Select Maintenance .
 5.
Select PrintHead Alignment .
 You
seethisscreen:
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6.
Doone ofthe following:
 •
Ifyour printouts lookblurry orvertical linesaremisaligned, selectVertical Alignment .
 •
Ifyou seehorizontal bandsatregular intervals, selectHorizontal Alignment.
 7.
Press theColor button toprint analignment sheet.
 Note:
Donot cancel printing whileyouareprinting headalignment patterns.
 After
thealignment sheetisprinted, youseeaseries ofscreens askingyoutoselect thebest square
 in
each pattern set.
 8.
Check theprinted patterns andchoose thenumber representing thebest square foreach set,then
 select
Proceed .
 9.
After youhave selected thenumber forallthe sets, select Done.
 Parent
topic:PrintHead Alignment
 Aligning
thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility
 You
canalign theprint head using autility onyour Windows orMac computer.
 1.
Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe cassette (orincassette 1ifyour product hastwocassettes).
 2.
Doone ofthe following:
 •
Windows: AccesstheWindows desktopandright-click theproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar.
 •
OS X10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9 :In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select
 Printers
&Scanners ,Print &Fax orPrint &Scan ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &
 Supplies
.Select Utilityandselect OpenPrinter Utility.
 •
OS X10.5 :In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print&Fax ,
 select
yourproduct, andselect OpenPrintQueue .Select Utility.
 3.
Select PrintHead Alignment .
 4.
Click Next,then clickPrint toprint analignment sheet.
 Note:
Donot cancel printing whileyouareprinting ahead alignment pattern.
 You
seeawindow likethis:
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5.
Check theprinted pattern andfollow theinstructions onthe screen tochoose thenumber
 representing
thebest printed pattern foreach set.
 •
After choosing eachpattern number, clickNext.
 •
Ifno patterns arealigned inone ormore ofthe sets, choose theclosest oneineach setand click
 Realignment
.Then printanother alignment sheetandcheck it.
 Note:
ClickSkip(where available) ifyou want toskip aparticular alignment sheet.
 6.
When youaredone, clickFinish .
 Parent
topic:PrintHead Alignment
 Cleaning
thePaper Guide
 If
you seeinkonthe back ofaprintout, youcanclean thepaper guiderollers toremove anyexcess ink.
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1.
Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product.
 2.
Press the homebutton, ifnecessary.
 3.
Select Setup.
 4.
Select Maintenance .
 You
seethisscreen:
 5.
Scroll downandselect Paper Guide Cleaning .
 6.
Select thepaper source ifnecessary.
 7.
Press theColor button.
 8.
Check theback ofthe ejected papertosee ifitis clean.
 9.
Repeat asnecessary untilthepaper comes outclean.
 Parent
topic:Adjusting PrintQuality
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Cleaning
andTransporting YourProduct
 See
these sections ifyou need toclean ortransport yourproduct.
 Cleaning
YourProduct
 Transporting
YourProduct
 Cleaning
YourProduct
 To
keep yourproduct working atits best, youshould cleanitseveral timesayear.
 Caution:
Donot use ahard brush, alcohol, orpaint thinner toclean theproduct oryou may damage it.
 Do
not use oilorother lubricants insidetheproduct orlet water getinside it.Close therear paper feed
 slot
when youarenotusing it,to keep outdust.
 1.
Turn offthe product.
 2.
Unplug thepower cable.
 3.
Disconnect anyconnected cables.
 4.
Remove allthe paper fromtheproduct.
 5.
Clean theouter caseandcontrol panelwithasoft, drycloth. Donot use liquid orchemical cleansers.
 6.
Clean thepaper cassette(s) usingasoft brush.
 7.
Clean thescanner glassandtheglass areaonthe leftwith asoft, lint-free cloth(microfiber is
 recommended),
moistenedwithalittle glass cleaner.
 Caution:
Donot spray glasscleaner directlyonthe glass anddonot press theglass surface with
 any
force.
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Note:
Iflines appear onthe printout orinscanned images,carefully cleanthescanner glassonthe
 left.

8.
Open theADF cover anduseasoft, dry,lint-free cloth(microfiber isrecommended), toclean the
 rollers
andtheinterior ofthe ADF.
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Parent
topic:Cleaning andTransporting YourProduct
 Transporting
YourProduct
 If
you need toship your product ortransport ita long distance, prepareitfor transportation asdescribed
 here.

Caution:
Duringtransportation andstorage, followtheseguidelines:
 •
Avoid tiltingtheproduct, placingitvertically, orturning itupside down;otherwise inkmay leak.
 •
Leave theinkcartridges installed.Removing thecartridges candryouttheprint head andmay prevent
 the
product fromprinting.
 1.
Turn offthe product.
 2.
Liftupthe scanner unit.
 3.
Make suretheprint head isin the home position onthe right.
 4.
Secure theinkcartridge holdertothe case withtape asshown.
 5.
Lower thescanner unit.
 6.
Remove allthe paper fromtheproduct.
 7.
Unplug thepower cable.
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8.
Disconnect anyconnected cables.
 9.
Close therear paper feedslotand output tray.
 10.
Place theproduct inits original packing materials, ifpossible, oruse equivalent materialswith
 cushioning
aroundtheproduct. Makesurethebox adequately protectstheproduct controlpanel.
 Keep
theproduct levelduring transportation. Ifprint quality hasdeclined whenyouprint again, cleanand
 align
theprint head.
 Parent
topic:Cleaning andTransporting YourProduct
 Related
concepts
 Print
Head Alignment
 Print
Head Cleaning
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Solving
Problems
 Check
thesesections forsolutions toproblems youmay have using yourproduct.
 Checking
forSoftware Updates
 Product
StatusMessages
 Status
MenuErrorCodes
 Running
aProduct Check
 Resetting
ControlPanelDefaults
 Solving
SetupProblems
 Solving
Network Problems
 Solving
Copying Problems
 Solving
PaperProblems
 Solving
Problems PrintingfromaComputer
 Solving
PageLayout andContent Problems
 Solving
PrintQuality Problems
 Solving
Scanning Problems
 Solving
Scanned ImageQuality Problems
 Solving
FaxingProblems
 Solving
Memory CardProblems
 When
toUninstall YourProduct Software
 Where
toGet Help
 Checking
forSoftware Updates
 Periodically,
itsagood ideatocheck Epsons supportwebsite forfree updates toyour product software.
 You
canselect Download theLatest Software fromtheHome screen ofthis manual orvisit Epsons
 driver
download site(U.S. downloads orCanadian downloads ).
 •
Windows :Your printer software automatically checksforupdates. Youcanalso manually updatethe
 software
byselecting Software Updatehere:
 •
Accessing theWindows Desktopandright-clicking theproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar
 •
On the Maintenance tabinthe printer settings window
 You
canalso update thesoftware byselecting EPSONSoftware Updaterinthe EPSON orEPSON
 Software
programgroup,accessible bythe Start button, oron the Start orApps screens, depending
 on
your version ofWindows.
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