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Using the Head Cleaning Utility
Follow these steps to run the utility:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and
that the B black and A color ink out lights are off. (If an
ink out light is flashing or on, replace the ink cartridge
before continuing.)
2. Click
, point to
Start
Settings
3. Right-click the
EPSON Stylus COLOR 660
window.
Printers
4. Select
(
Properties
Document Defaults
5. Click the
tab. You see the Utility menu.
Utility
6. Click the
Head Cleaning
7. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print
head. Cleaning takes about one minute, during which the
printer makes some noise and the P power light flashes.
Never turn off the printer while the
flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made any
noise for more than 5 minutes.
8. When the cleaning cycle is finished (the P power light stops
flashing), you need to run a nozzle check to confirm that the
print head nozzles are clean and to reset the printer's
cleaning cycle.
9. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer and click
. Then click
nozzle check pattern
the Nozzle Check Pattern" for instructions on examining
the nozzle check pattern.
10. If the pattern looks okay, click
Check dialog box. If the pattern is missing dots, click
to clean the print head again.
If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps above.
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.
Using the Printer Control Panel
Follow these steps to clean the print head:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing, and
that the B black and A color ink out lights are off. (If an
ink out light is flashing or on, replace the ink cartridge
before continuing.)
2. Press the R cleaning button and hold it down for three
seconds. Cleaning takes about one minute, during which
the printer makes some noise and the Ppower light flashes.
Never turn off the printer while the
flashing, unless the printer hasn't moved or made any
noise for more than 5 minutes.
, and then select
Printers
icon in the
in Windows NT).
button.
P
power light is
Print
. See "Examining
Next
to close the Nozzle
Finish
Clean
P
power light is
3. After the P power light stops flashing, print a page to test
the print quality and reset the cleaning cycle.
If your printer is connected directly to the computer, go to
step 4 to run a nozzle check.
If you're printing over a network, open an application and
print a small document containing black and color data.
Then go to step 8.
.
4. Click
, point to
Start
click the
EPSON Stylus COLOR 660
windows. Then select
Windows NT).
5. Click the
Utility
6. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer, click the
button, and click
Check
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
head again.
8. If your print quality has not improved, repeat the steps
above. 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 after printing it. It should
look something like this:
Each staggered horizontal and straight vertical line should be
complete, with no gaps in the dot pattern (the upper pattern is
black and the lower pattern is cyan, magenta, and yellow). If
your printout looks okay, you're done. If any dots are missing,
as shown below, clean the print head again, as explained in the
previous sections.
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, then select
Settings
Printers
icon in the Printers
(
Properties
Document Defaults
tab. You see the Utility menu.
. The nozzle check pattern
Next
to clean the print
Clean
missing dots
EPSON Stylus COLOR 660
. Right-
in
Nozzle
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