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Cleaning the automatic roll paper cutter, Cleaning the printer, Cleaning the exterior – Epson 2200 User Manual

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Maintaining Your Printer

Cleaning the Automatic Roll Paper Cutter

If you notice ink smears on the edges of pages cut using the automatic roll paper
cutter, you need to clean the cutter.

1. Turn on the printer.

2. Make sure roll paper is loaded (see page 12) and the cutter is installed (see

page 15).

3. Windows: Right-click the

printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right

corner of your screen), select

Printer Settings

, click the

Maintenance

tab, then

select

Printer and Option Information

.

Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.x: Choose

File

>

Page Setup

or

Print

.

Click the

utility button, then select

Printer Option Information

.

Macintosh OS X: Open the OS X

Applications

folder and select

EPSON

Printer Utility

. Then double-click

SP 2200

and select

Printer and Option

Information

.

4. Click the

Cutter Cleaning

button.

You see a screen like this:

5. Click the

Clean

button.

6. The printer prints on about three

inches of paper to clean the cutter.

Cleaning the Printer

To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it several times a year.

Cleaning the Exterior

1. Turn off the printer, unplug the power cord, and disconnect the interface cable.

2. Remove all the paper, then use a soft brush to clean the paper feeders.

3. Clean the exterior of the printer with a soft, damp cloth.