Using The Control Panel Menu; Automatically Checking And Cleaning The Print Head - Epson Stylus Pro 11880 User Manual

124 | Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Using the Control Panel Menu

You can print a nozzle check from the control panel and examine it to
determine whether any nozzles are clogged or deflected. Then you can run a
cleaning cycle by pressing and holding the r
Follow these steps to print the nozzle check pattern.
1. Press r .
Menu
2. Press d until
TEST PRINT
selected.
3. Press r, then press
4. Follow the instructions on page 123 to examine the nozzle pattern.

Automatically Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

The printer automatically checks the nozzles and cleans them if necessary.
You can specify how often you want this to happen or turn this feature off.
You can also have a nozzle check pattern printed on a regular basis, so you
can check it yourself.
1. Press r .
Menu PRINTER SETUP
2. Press d until
AUTO NOZZLE CHECK
3. Select one of the following, then press
• ON: PERIODICALLY
and runs a cleaning cycle if necessary (default).
• ON: EVERY JOB
and runs a cleaning cycle if necessary before each print job. This
process uses a very small amount of ink (and no paper) and is
recommended if you are running large print jobs unattended.
—The printer will not perform automatic nozzle checks and
• OFF
cleaning cycles.
4. Press , then select
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Menu
is selected, then press r.
to start printing the nozzle check pattern.
is selected. Press r again.
is selected, then press r.
—The printer periodically checks its nozzles
—The printer automatically checks its nozzles
PRINT NOZZLE PATTERN
button.
NOZZLE CHECK
:
and press r.
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