Cleaning The Print Head - Epson L100 Manual Del Usuario

Checking Ink Levels and Refilling Ink Tank
You can refill an ink tank when the ink alert message displays on EPSON Status Monitor and the ink level is below the lower
line on the ink tank.
1. Access Epson Printer Utility 4.
2. Click the EPSON Status Monitor icon.
3. If you need to refill ink, click the Ink Tank Utility icon.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions. See the user documentations that came with your printer for details
on how to refill ink.
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.
1. Access Epson Printer Utility 4.
2. Click the Nozzle Check icon.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Cleaning the Print Head

If you find that the printout is unexpectedly faint or that dots are missing, you may be able to solve these problems by
cleaning the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly.
1. Make sure that the transportation lock is set to the unlocked position.
2. Access Epson Printer Utility 4.
3. Click the Head Cleaning icon.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Important:
Do not turn off the printer during head cleaning. If the head cleaning is incomplete, you may not be able to
print.
Note:
If print quality has not improved after repeating this procedure about three times, turn the printer off and wait
for at least six hours. If print quality has still not improved, click the Power Ink Flushing icon in Epson Printer
Utility 4 to replace ink inside the ink tubes.
Replacing Ink inside the Ink Tubes
If there is still banding or missing colors in the printouts even after running the Head Cleaning utility several times, you
may need to replace the ink inside the ink tubes to solve the problem.
The Power Ink Flushing utility allows you to replace all of the ink inside the ink tubes.
1. Make sure that the transportation lock is set to the unlocked position.
2. Access Epson Printer Utility 4.
3. Click the Power Ink Flushing icon.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.