Examining the nozzle check pattern – Epson 1160 User Manual

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Or, with Windows, click

Start

, point to

Settings

, then select

Printers

. Right-click

the

EPSON Stylus COLOR 1160

printer icon in the Printers window. Then

select

Properties

(

Document Defaults

in Windows NT).

5. Windows: Click the

Utility

tab.

Macintosh: Click the

Utility button.

6. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer, click the

Nozzle Check

button, and click

. The nozzle check pattern prints (see the next section for details).

7. If the nozzle check pattern has no gaps in its dots, click

Finish

If the pattern is missing dots, click

Clean

to clean the print head again.

8. If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the

solutions beginning on page 55. You can also turn the printer off and wait
overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning the print
head again.

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern you print. It should look something like this:

Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps
in the dot pattern. If your printout looks okay, you’re done. If any dots are missing, as
shown below, clean the print head again; see page 37 for instructions.

missing dots