Cleaning the print head – Epson Stylus CX3200 User Manual

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4. The images you scan are saved to the folder listed in the

Location box. To change the folder, click the

Choose

button and select the folder you want.

5. The files are named with the prefix

img

. To change the

prefix, enter a different three-character name in the Prefix
box.

6. The files are saved in the

JPEG (*.jpg)

file format. You can

select the TIFF, Multi-TIFF, or PICT format from the
Type drop-down menu instead.

Note:
For details on the available settings, click the Help button.

7. Open the File menu and click

Select Scanner

. You see this

window:

8. Select

EPSON TWAIN 5

and click

Select

. (You need to

perform steps 7 and 8 only the first time you run EPSON
Scan to File.)

9. Click

on the File Save Settings screen. After a

moment, you see this screen:

10. EPSON TWAIN begins scanning your image in Full Auto

Mode. Wait for scanning to finish.

To stop the scan and select settings in manual mode, click

Cancel

. Then click the

Manual mode

button on the next

screen. You see the EPSON TWAIN settings dialog box.

Note:
For detailed information on EPSON TWAIN, click the Help button.

11. When scanning finishes, EPSON Scan to File saves your file

to the location you selected. It’s ready to open in a
compatible image editing program, print, e-mail, or use as
you like.

Cleaning the Print Head

If your printouts are unexpectedly light, or dots or lines are
missing, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the
nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Print head cleaning
uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines.

Note:
You can also use a printer software utility to clean the print head right
from your computer. Select the ? or Help button on your printer
settings window for instructions running the utility.

1. Make sure the EPSON Stylus CX3200 is turned on but not

printing, and the

Error

light is off. (If the

Error

light is

flashing or on, you may need to replace an ink cartridge; see
“Replacing an Ink Cartridge” on page 10 for details.)

2. Press a

button until you see

Head Cleaning

on the

LCD screen.

3. Press the

Color Copy

button.

Cleaning takes about 30 seconds, during which the Stylus
CX3200 makes some noise and the

light flashes briefly.

Caution:
Never turn off the EPSON Stylus CX3200 while the On light is
flashing, unless the Stylus CX3200 hasn’t moved or made noise for
more than 5 minutes.

4. When the

light stops flashing, run a nozzle check to

confirm the print head nozzles are clean.

Make sure paper is loaded, press a

button until you

see

Nozzle Check

on the LCD screen, and press the

Color

Copy

button. The nozzle check pattern prints.

Note:
You can also use a printer software utility to print a nozzle check right
from your computer. Select the ? or Help button on your printer
settings window for instructions running the nozzle check utility.

5. Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look

something like this:

Each staggered line should be complete, with no gaps in the
dot pattern. If your printout looks okay, you’re done.

If you see any gaps in the dot pattern, clean the print head
again.

6. When you’re finished, press the

Stop

button.