Epson R220 Betriebsanweisung

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 H ink button on the printer 
for three seconds. (This only works when the red H ink light is off.)

Caution: 
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 H ink light is 

off. (If the H ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see 
page 33 for details.)

2. Do one of the following:

■

Windows: Right-click the 

 icon on your taskbar (in the lower right 

corner of your screen). Select 

Head Cleaning

.

■

Macintosh: Open the 

Applications

 folder and select 

EPSON Printer 

Utility

. Select 

SP R220 Series

 in the printer list, click 

OK

, then select 

Head Cleaning

.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head.

Cleaning takes about 45 seconds. The printer makes noise and the green
P 

power light flashes.

Caution: 
Never turn off the printer while the green P power light is flashing, unless the 
printer hasn’t moved or made noise for more than 5 minutes.

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