Epson Xp200 Manual
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• 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: 121
4. Click Print. 5. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean Print head needs cleaning 122
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 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 thestopbutton for3seconds tostart thecleaning cycle. The power lightflashes throughout thecleaning cycleandstays onwhen thecleaning cycleis finished. 123
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. • 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: 124
4. Click Start tobegin thecleaning cycle. The power lightflashes 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 areclean; click Print Nozzle CheckPattern andclick Print . 6. Check theprinted pattern tosee ifthere aregaps inthe lines. Print head isclean 126
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 aComputer Utility Parent topic:Adjusting PrintQuality Related concepts Print Head Cleaning 127
Aligning thePrint Head Using aComputer Utility You canalign theprint head using autility onyour Windows computer orMac. 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 PrintHead Alignment . 4. Click Next,then clickPrint toprint analignment sheet. Note: Donot cancel printing whileyouareprinting ahead alignment pattern. You seeone ofthese windows: 128
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 130