Epson Artisan 730 - Manual (Page 18)

18 Maintaining Your Product
Maintaining Your Product
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 online User’s
Guide.
Caution: To keep your product looking like new, don’t place anything on top of the
cover or use it as a writing surface. If you need to clean the cover, use only a soft, non-
abrasive microfiber-type cloth.
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 or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink cartridges. Follow the
steps below to check the print head nozzles.
1. Load letter- or A4-size plain paper in the main paper cassette.
2. Press Home , if necessary, press l or r to select Setup , then press OK .
3. Press u or d to select Maintenance , press OK , select Nozzle Check , then press OK
again.
4. Press x Start .
5. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines:
6. If there are no gaps, the print head is clean. Select Finish Nozzle Check , then press
OK .
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, press u or d to select Head Cleaning , press
OK , then press x Start to clean the print head (see page 19).
Nozzles
are clean
Nozzles need
cleaning