User’s Guide Maintaining Your Product and Software Maintaining Your Product and Software Checking the Print Head Nozzles If you find that the printout is unexpectedly faint or that dots are missing, you may be able to identify the problem by checking the print head nozzles. You can check the print head nozzles from your computer by using the Nozzle Check utility or from the product by using the buttons. Using the Nozzle Check utility for Windows Follow the steps below to use the Nozzle Check utility. A Make sure that no warnings or errors are displayed on the LCD screen, and the output tray is ejected. B Make sure that A4-size paper is loaded in the paper cassette.
C Right-click the product icon on the taskbar, then select Nozzle Check . If the product icon does not appear, refer to the following section to add the icon. & “From the shortcut icon on the taskbar” on page 33 D Follow the on-screen instructions. Using the Nozzle Check utility for Mac OS X Follow the steps below to use the Nozzle Check utility. A Make sure that no warnings or errors are displayed on the LCD screen, and the output tray is ejected. B Make sure that A4-size paper is loaded in the paper cassette. C Access the Epson Printer Utility 4. & “Accessing the printer driver for Mac OS X” on page 33 D Click the Nozzle Check icon. E Follow the on-screen instructions. 89