Epson X410 Manual

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Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select System Preferences. Select
Print & Fax orPrint & Scan, select your product, and select Options & Supplies. SelectUtility
and select Open Printer Utility.
• Mac OS X 10.5: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select System Preferences. SelectPrint & Fax,
select your product, and select Open Print Queue. SelectUtility.
You see a window like this:
2. Click the Ink Cartridge Replacement icon and follow the on-screen instructions to replace your ink...

Related concepts
Purchase Epson Ink Cartridges
Printing With Black Ink and Expended Color Cartridges When a color ink cartridge is expended, you can temporarily continue printing from your computer using
black ink. Replace the expended color cartridge as soon as possible for future printing.
Note:You cannot print with expended color ink cartridges using your products control panel.
Printing With Expended Color Cartridges - Windows
Printing With Expended Color Cartridges - Mac OS X
Parent topic: Replacing...

Related tasks
Selecting Basic Print Settings - Windows
Cancelling Printing Using a Product Button
Printing With Expended Color Cartridges - Mac OS X If printing stops, you can cancel your print job and select settings to temporarily print with only black ink
on plain paper or on an envelope.
1. Click the printer icon in the Dock.
2. If you see a message telling you that you can temporarily print with only black ink, click the Delete
icon to cancel your print job.
Mac OS X 10.8: Click the button to cancel...

7. Click
OK.
8. Close the utility window.
9. Load plain paper or an envelope in your product.
10. Access the print settings in your print application.
11. Select Print Settings from the pop-up menu.
12. Select Plain Paper/Bright White Paper orEnvelope as the paper type setting.
13. Select the Grayscaleoption.
14. Click Printto print your document.
Parent topic: Printing With Black Ink and Expended Color Cartridges
Related tasks
Selecting Basic Print Settings - Mac OS X
Cancelling Printing Using a Product...

• Click
Disable this feature to continue using the remaining black ink.
Note: If you disable this feature, it remains disabled until you reinstall the black ink cartridge.
Parent topic: Replacing Ink Cartridges
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Adjusting Print Quality
If your print quality declines, you may need to run a utility to clean or align the print head.
If running these utilities does not solve the problem, you may need to replace the ink cartridges.
Print Head Maintenance
Print Head Alignment
Cleaning the Paper Path
Print Head Maintenance If your printouts become too light, or you see dark or light bands across them, you may need to clean the
print head nozzles. Cleaning uses ink, so clean the nozzles only if print quality declines....

3. Press the left or right arrow buttons to select
Setupand press the OKbutton.
4. Press the up or down arrow buttons to select Maintenanceand press theOKbutton.
You see this screen:
5. Press the OKbutton.
6. Press the start button. After the nozzle pattern prints, you see this screen:
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7. Check the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines.
Print head is clean
Print head needs cleaning
8. Do one of the following: • If there are no gaps, select Finish Nozzle Checkand press theOKbutton.
• If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, select Head Cleaningand press theOKbutton to
continue.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head, check the nozzles, and repeat the process as necessary.
If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 4...

2. Do one of the following:
•Windows: Right-click the product icon in the Windows taskbar.
• Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select System Preferences. Select
Print & Fax orPrint & Scan, select your product, and select Options & Supplies. SelectUtility
and select Open Printer Utility.
• Mac OS X 10.5: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select System Preferences. SelectPrint & Fax,
select your product, and select Open Print Queue. SelectUtility.
3. Select Nozzle Check.
You see a window...

Print head needs cleaning
6. If there are no gaps, click Finish.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, clean the print head.
Parent topic: Print Head Nozzle Check
Related concepts
Print Head Cleaning
Print Head Cleaning If print quality has declined and the nozzle check pattern indicates clogged nozzles, you can clean the
print head.
Note:You cannot clean the print head if an ink cartridge is expended, and may not be able to clean it
when a cartridge is low. You must replace the cartridge first....