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4. Press the pause button to exit the menu.
For more information about the Printer Status menu, see your on-screen
User’s Guide.
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
If your printed image shows a color shift or horizontal lines, you should
check the print head to see if any nozzles are clogged.
You can check the print head nozzles, using your printer utility software, by
following the steps below. You can also select the Auto Cleaning feature,
which enables the printer to print a nozzle check pattern, read it, and
automatically run a cleaning cycle if necessary.
1. Make sure paper is loaded in the paper tray.
2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
• Mac OS X: Open EPSON Printer Utility2 in your Applications
folder. Select
SPro 4880, and click OK.
• Windows Vista: Click , click Control Panel, and click Printer
under
Hardware and Sound. Right-click your printer icon 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.
Note: You can run a
cleaning cycle by holding
down the Menu button
for three seconds. You
can also use the printer’s
menus to run a power
cleaning cycle. See
page 102 for details.
