Epson 9600 ユーザーズマニュアル

5. Examine the nozzle check pattern. Each staggered horizontal and 

straight vertical line should be complete, with no gaps in the pattern: 

If dots are missing from the pattern, as shown below, clean the print 
head as described in the next section.

Follow these steps to run the cleaning cycle from the printer’s control panel:

1. Print a nozzle check to make sure the print head needs cleaning, as 

described above.

2. Make sure all of the H 

Ink Out

 lights on the printer’s control panel are 

off. 

If an H 

Ink

 

Out

 light is flashing or on, you need to replace the 

corresponding ink cartridge instead. See page 141 for instructions.

3. Press the 

Cleaning 

button and hold it for at least 3 seconds. The 

Pause

 

light flashes as the printer cleans its print head. The cleaning cycle takes 
about 60 seconds and does not use any paper.

4. When the 

Pause

 light goes off, print the nozzle check pattern again to 

confirm that the head is clean.

You may need to run the cleaning cycle several times to get a clean nozzle 
check pattern. For effective cleaning, always run a nozzle check between 
cycles. 

Use the eye loupe that 
came with the printer to 
examine the pattern. 
Even if all the dots 
printed, you may be able 
to see misaligned or 
“deflected” dots. 
Deflected dots, like 
missing ones, indicate 
that you should clean the 
print head.