Epson X400 Manual
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Checking theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility You cancheck theprint head nozzles usingautility onyour Windows orMac computer. 1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 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 .Select Utility. 3. Select Nozzle Check. You seeone ofthese windows: 151
4. Click Print. 5. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean Print head needs cleaning 152
6. Ifthere arenogaps, clickFinish . If there aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, clean theprint head. Parent topic:PrintHead Nozzle Check Related concepts Print Head Cleaning 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 ControlPanel Cleaning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility Parent topic:PrintHead Maintenance Related topics Replacing InkCartridges Cleaning thePrint Head Using theProduct ControlPanel You canclean theprint head using thecontrol panelonyour product. 1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 2. Press the homebutton, ifnecessary. 3. Press theleftorright arrow buttons toselect Setup andpress theOK button. 4. Press theupordown arrow buttons toselect Maintenance andpress theOK button. 153
You seethisscreen: 5. Press theupordown arrow buttons toselect HeadCleaning andpress theOK button. You seethisscreen: 6. Press the startbutton tobegin thecleaning cycle. Caution: Neverturnoffthe product duringacleaning cycleoryou may damage it. The powerlightflashes throughout thecleaning cycleandstays ongreen whenthecleaning cycle is finished. Youseethisscreen: 154
7. Select Nozzle Checkandpress theOK button torun anozzle checktoconfirm thattheprint head is clean. The powerlightflashes throughout thecleaning cycleandstays ongreen whenthecleaning cycle is finished. Caution: Neverturnoffthe product duringacleaning cycleoryou may damage it. If you don’t see anyimprovement aftercleaning theprint head upto4times, turnoffthe product andwait at least 6hours. Thentrycleaning theprint head again. Ifquality stilldoes notimprove, oneofthe ink cartridges maybeold ordamaged andneeds tobe replaced. Parent topic:PrintHead Cleaning Related concepts Print Head Nozzle Check Related topics Replacing InkCartridges Cleaning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility You canclean theprint head using autility onyour Windows orMac computer. 1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 2. Doone ofthe following: • Windows: Right-clicktheproduct iconinthe Windows taskbar. 155
• 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 HeadCleaning . You seeone ofthese windows: 156
4. Click Start tobegin thecleaning cycle. The powerlightflashes throughout thecleaning cycleandstays onwhen thecleaning cycleis finished. Caution: Neverturnoffthe product duringacleaning cycleoryou may damage it. 5. When thepower lightstops flashing andremains on,you cancheck tosee ifthe nozzles are clean; clickPrint Nozzle CheckPattern andclick Print . 6. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean 157
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, turnoffthe product andwait at least 6hours. Thentrycleaning theprint head again. Ifquality stilldoes notimprove, oneofthe ink cartridges maybeold ordamaged andneeds tobe replaced. Parent topic:PrintHead Cleaning Related topics Replacing InkCartridges 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 158
Aligning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility Parent topic:Adjusting PrintQuality Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Aligning thePrint Head Using theProduct ControlPanel You canalign theprint head using thecontrol panelonyour product. 1. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 2. Press the homebutton, ifnecessary. 3. Press theleftorright arrow buttons toselect Setup andpress theOK button. 4. Press theupordown arrow buttons toselect Maintenance andpress theOK button. You seethisscreen: 5. Press thearrow buttons toselect HeadAlignment andpress theOK button. You seethisscreen: 159
6. Press the startbutton toprint analignment sheet. Note: Donot cancel printing whileyouareprinting ahead alignment pattern. You seethisscreen: 7. Check theprinted pattern andpress thearrow buttons tochoose thenumber representing thebest printed pattern foreach set.Press theOK button aftereach selection. Parent topic:PrintHead Alignment 160