Epson Artisan 50 Series - Manual (Page 16)

16 Maintaining Your Printer
Maintaining Your Printer
Follow the instructions in this chapter for checking and cleaning the print head
nozzles and replacing ink cartridges. To align the print head, if necessary, see your
on-screen Epson Information Center.
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print
head may be clogged. Follow the steps below to check the print head nozzles.
1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the sheet feeder.
2. Windows:
Right-click the printer icon in the bottom right corner of your screen (the
taskbar) and select Nozzle Check.
Macintosh:
Open the
Applications folder, open EPSON Printer Utility3 , select your
printer (if necessary), and click OK . Then select Nozzle Check .
3. Click Print .