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Cleaning the print head – Epson A381H User Manual

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PictureMate Snap (PM 240)

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PictureMate Snap (PM 240)

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7. Slide the lever all the way right, to the

Lock

position.

Caution: If the cartridge is not inserted correctly, PictureMate
will not be able to print.

8. Close the cartridge door all the way.

PictureMate starts charging and displays a message.

9. When it’s finished charging, press

OK

.

Cleaning the Print Head

If your print quality is not as good as it used to be—if photos
are too light, are missing colors, or have lines running through
them—PictureMate’s print head may need cleaning. Follow
the steps below to clean the print head.

Note: If you see a Print Pack low message on the photo viewer, you
can’t clean the print head until you replace the Print Pack.

1. Load paper in PictureMate so you can print a nozzle check

pattern after cleaning the print head.

2. Press

Menu

.

3. Press

or

to highlight

Maintenance

and press

OK

.

4. Press

or

to select

Auto Cleaning

and press

OK

. You

see a confirmation screen:

5. Press

OK

again to clean the print head. Cleaning takes about

60 seconds. PictureMate makes some noise and you see a

Cleaning

message.

When cleaning is complete, PictureMate prints a nozzle
check pattern.

6. Check the pattern to see if there are any gaps in the lines.

7. If there are no gaps, press

Yes

to finish.

If there are gaps, press

No

to clean the print head again. You

may need to clean it two or three times before the nozzles
are clean.

If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three times,
refer to the on-screen User’s Guide for additional solutions.

OK

Needs
cleaning