Epson 837 User Guide

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Maintaining Your Product
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Maintaining Your Product
Follow the instructions in this chapter for checking and cleaning the print head nozzles 
and replacing ink cartridges. To align the print head, if necessary, see your online User’s 
Guide
.
Caution: To keep your product looking like new, don’t place anything on top of the 
cover or use it as a writing surface. If you need to clean the cover, use only a soft, non-
abrasive microfiber-type cloth.
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print head may 
be clogged or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink cartridges. Follow the 
steps below to check the print head nozzles.
1.
Load letter- or A4-size plain paper in the main paper cassette.
2.
Press 
Home
, if necessary, then press l or r and select 
Setup
.
3.
Select 
Maintenance
, then 
Nozzle Check
.
4.
Press x
Start
.
5.
Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines:
6.
If there are no gaps, the print head is clean. Select 
Finish Nozzle Check
.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, select 
Head Cleaning
, then press x
Start
 to 
clean the print head (see page 24).
Nozzles 
are clean
Nozzles need 
cleaning
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