Ericsson SP4900HDR User Manual

If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should 
check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged or deflected. If 
necessary, you can run a cleaning cycle to clear the nozzles.

You can also turn on Auto Nozzle Check from the printer’s control panel. 
The printer will then check the nozzles periodically or before each print job 
and clean them if necessary.

Follow these steps to use your printer software to check the print head 
nozzles and clean them if necessary:

1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.

2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:

•

Windows 7 and Windows Vista: Click 

, select 

Control Panel

, 

select 

Hardware and Sound

, and click 

Devices and

 

Printers

. 

Right-click the icon for your printer and select 

Printing 

Preferences

. Click the 

Utility

 tab.

•

Windows XP: Click 

Start

 and select 

Control Panel

. Double-click 

Printers and Faxes

. Right-click your printer icon and select 

Printing

 

Preferences

. Click the 

Utility

 tab.

•

Mac OS X: Open the 

EPSON Printer Utility4

 in your 

Applications

 folder. Select your printer and click 

OK

.

You see a menu like the following:

Tip: On a Macintosh, you 
can also run maintenance 
utilities by clicking the 
Utility button in the print 
job window or the 

icon 

on the printer settings 
screen.