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Epson Stylus C88

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 Epson Stylus C88

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If your printouts are unexpectedly light, or dots or lines are 
missing, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs 
the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly. Print head 
cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines. 

This section explains how to clean the print head using the 
Head Cleaning utility. 

You can also clean the print head by holding down the   
button on the printer for three seconds. (This only works 
when the red   light is off.)

Note: When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, print 
quality can decline, so turn it on and print a few pages at least once a 
month to maintain good print quality.

1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the 

red

 

 ink light is off. (If the   ink light is flashing or on, 

you need to replace a cartridge.)

2. Windows: Right-click the 

 printer icon on your taskbar 

(in the lower right corner of your screen). Select 

Head 

Cleaning

.

Note: If you don’t see the icon, go to your printer properties 
window, click the Maintenance tab, then select Head Cleaning.

Macintosh OS X: Open the 

Applications

 folder and 

double-click 

Epson Printer Utility

. Select 

Stylus C88

 

in 

the printer list, click 

OK

, and select 

Head Cleaning

.

You see a screen like the following:

3. Click 

Start

 or 

Next

.

Cleaning takes several seconds. The printer makes noise and 
the green 

 power light flashes.

Caution: Never turn off the printer while head cleaning is in 
progress; you may damage the printer.

4. When the green 

 power light stops flashing, make sure 

paper is loaded in the printer, then do the following:

Windows: Click 

Print Nozzle Check Pattern

. Then click 

Print

. 

Macintosh: Click 

Confirmation

, then click 

Next

.

The nozzle check pattern is printed.

5. If the pattern has no gaps or 

white lines, click 

Finish

.

If the pattern has white lines 
or gaps, click 

Clean

 to clean 

the print head again. 

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. 

❏ When the red   ink light flashes, one or more ink 

cartridges are low on ink.

❏ When the red   ink light stays on, you need to replace the 

cartridge(s).

When you print, you’ll also see a message on your screen 
telling you which cartridge is low or empty. 

When a cartridge is more than six months old, you may need 
to replace it if printouts don’t look their best. If the quality 
doesn’t improve after cleaning and aligning the print head, 
you can replace the cartridge even if the red   ink light is off.

Note: You cannot continue printing with one ink cartridge empty, 
even if the other cartridges still contain ink. Before printing, replace 
the empty cartridge.

To check your ink supply, do the following: 

❏ Windows: Double-click the 

 icon on the Windows 

taskbar. 

Note: If you don’t see the icon, go to your printer properties 
window, click the Maintenance tab, then select Status Monitor.