Epson Expression Photo XP-8700 Wireless All-in One Color Printer - Manual (Page 255)

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• If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, click Clean to clean the print head again.
• If almost the entire pattern is missing, click Finish and perform a Power Cleaning.
If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 3 times, turn off the product and wait
at least 12 hours. Then check the print head nozzles and try cleaning the print head again, if necessary.
Parent topic: Print Head Cleaning
Related concepts
Print Head Cleaning
Power Cleaning
Related tasks
Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges
Loading Paper in Cassette 2 (Lower Cassette)
Cleaning the Print Head Using the Product Control Panel
Power Cleaning
If you still see white or dark lines or missing nozzles in your printouts, even after cleaning the print head
several times, you can run a Power Cleaning.
If you do not see improvement after running a Power Cleaning, turn off the product and wait at least 12
hours before running another Power Cleaning.
Caution: Power Cleaning may cause the maintenance box to reach its capacity sooner. When the
maintenance box is full, you need to replace it to continue printing.
Note: Power Cleaning consumes more ink than Print Head Cleaning.
Power Cleaning Using the Product Control Panel
Power Cleaning Using a Computer Utility
Parent topic: Print Head Maintenance
Power Cleaning Using the Product Control Panel
You can run a Power Cleaning using the control panel on your product.
Note: After running a Power Cleaning, you must turn off the product and wait at least 12 hours before
printing a nozzle check pattern and running another Power Cleaning or Print Head Cleaning.
1. Make sure there are no errors on the LCD screen and the CD/DVD tray is not inserted for printing.