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Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500 Wireless Color All-in-One Supertank Printer User Manual

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Cleaning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel
Cleaning the Print Head Using a Computer Utility

Parent topic:

Print Head Maintenance

Related tasks

Refilling the Ink Tanks

Cleaning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel

You can clean the print head using the control panel on your product.

1.

Make sure there are no errors on the LCD screen and the CD/DVD tray is not inserted for printing.

2.

Load a few sheets of plain paper in Cassette 2 (lower).

3.

Select the

home icon, if necessary.

4.

Select

Maintenance

>

Print Head Cleaning

.

You see a screen like this:

5.

Select

Start

to clean the print head.

The

power light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and stays on when the cleaning cycle is

finished. When the cleaning cycle is finished, you see a message on the screen and a nozzle pattern
prints.

Caution:

Never turn off the product or open the scanner unit during a cleaning cycle or you may not

be able to print.