Epson Xp 214 Manual
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2. Click theInk Cartridge Replacement iconandfollow theon-screen instructions toreplace yourink cartridges asnecessary. Parent topic:Replacing InkCartridges Related concepts Purchase EpsonInkCartridges Printing WithBlack Inkand Expended ColorCartridges When acolor inkcartridge isexpended, youcantemporarily continueprintingfromyourcomputer using black ink.Replace theexpended colorcartridge assoon aspossible forfuture printing. Note: Youcannot printwithexpended colorinkcartridges usingyourproducts controlpanel. 121
Printing WithExpended ColorCartridges -Windows Printing WithExpended ColorCartridges -Mac OSX Parent topic:Replacing InkCartridges Printing WithExpended ColorCartridges -Windows If you seeamessage duringprinting tellingyouthat youcantemporarily printinblack inkwith an expended colorcartridge, youcancancel yourprintjoband select settings toprint onplain paper oron an envelope. Note: Touse thisfeature, EpsonStatusMonitor mustbeenabled. 1. Click Cancel orCancel Printtocancel yourprintjob. 2. Load plainpaper oran envelope inyour product. 3. Access theprint settings inyour printapplication. 4. Click theMain tab. 5. Select PlainPaper/Bright WhitePaper orEnvelope asthe paper typesetting. 6. Select theBlack/Grayscale checkbox. 7. Click OK. 8. Print yourdocument. Epson StatusMonitor 3displays aprint message. 9. Click Print inBlack toprint your document. Parent topic:Printing WithBlack Inkand Expended ColorCartridges Related tasks Selecting BasicPrintSettings -Windows Cancelling PrintingUsingaProduct Button Printing WithExpended ColorCartridges -Mac OSX If printing stops,youcancancel yourprintjoband select settings totemporarily printwithonly black ink on plain paper oron anenvelope. 1. Click theprinter iconinthe Dock. 122
2. Ifyou seeamessage tellingyouthat youcantemporarily printwithonly black ink,click theDelete icon tocancel yourprintjob. Mac OSX10.8: Clickthe buttontocancel yourprintjob.Ifan error message isdisplayed, click the OK button. 3. Inthe Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences . 4. Select Print&Fax orPrint &Scan ,select yourproduct, andselect Options &Supplies . 5. Select Driver. You seethisscreen: 6. Select Onasthe Permit temporary blackprinting setting. 7. Click OK. 8. Close theutility window. 9. Load plainpaper oran envelope inyour product. 10. Access theprint settings inyour printapplication. 11. Select PrintSettings fromthepop-up menu. 12. Select PlainPaper/Bright WhitePaper orEnvelope asthe paper typesetting. 123
13. Select theGrayscale option. 14. Click Print toprint your document. Parent topic:Printing WithBlack Inkand Expended ColorCartridges Related tasks Selecting BasicPrintSettings -Mac OSX Cancelling PrintingUsingaProduct Button Conserving LowBlack Inkwith Windows The following windowappears whenblackinkruns lowand there ismore colorink. Note: Thewindow appears onlywhen youhave selected PlainPaper/Bright WhitePaper asthe paper type setting, anddepends onother selected printsettings. Touse thisfeature, EpsonStatusMonitor must beenabled. • Click Yestouse amixture ofcolor inkstocreate black,orNo tocontinue usingtheremaining blackink for the document youareprinting. • Click Disable thisfeature tocontinue usingtheremaining blackink. Note: Ifyou disable thisfeature, itremains disabled untilyoureinstall theblack inkcartridge. Parent topic:Replacing InkCartridges 124
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 Related topics Replacing InkCartridges 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 Related topics Replacing InkCartridges Print Head Nozzle Check You canprint anozzle checkpattern tocheck forclogged nozzles. Checking theNozzles UsingtheProduct Buttons Checking theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility Parent topic:PrintHead Maintenance Checking theNozzles UsingtheProduct Buttons You cancheck theprint head nozzles usingthebuttons onyour product. 125
1. Press thepower button toturn theproduct off. 2. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 3. Hold down the stopbutton andpress the power button toturn theproduct on. 4. When theproduct turnson,release bothbuttons. The product beginsprinting anozzle checkpattern. 5. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean Print head needs cleaning 6. Ifthere arenogaps, theprint head isclean andyoucancontinue printing. If there aregaps orthe pattern isfaint, clean theprint head. Parent topic:PrintHead Nozzle Check Related concepts Print Head Cleaning Checking theNozzles UsingaComputer Utility You cancheck theprint head nozzles usingautility onyour Windows orMac computer. 126
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 seeawindow likethis: 4. Click Print. 5. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean 127
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 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 Buttons Cleaning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility Parent topic:PrintHead Maintenance 128
Related concepts Print Head Nozzle Check Related topics Replacing InkCartridges Cleaning thePrint Head Using theProduct Buttons You canclean theprint head using thebuttons onyour product. 1. Make surenoproduct lightsareindicating errors. 2. Load afew sheets ofplain paper inthe product. 3. Hold down the stopbutton for3seconds tostart thecleaning cycle. The powerlightflashes throughout thecleaning cycleandstays onwhen thecleaning cycleis finished. Caution: Neverturnoffthe product duringacleaning cycleoryou may damage it. 4. Run anozzle checktoconfirm thattheprint head isclean. 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. • 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. 129
• Mac OSX10.5 :In the Apple menuorthe Dock, select System Preferences .Select Print&Fax , select yourproduct, andselect OpenPrintQueue .Select Utility. 3. Select HeadCleaning . You seeawindow likethis: 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 130