6 maintaining and transporting the printer, 7 solving problems – Epson STYLUS 7890 User Manual

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6 Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Checking Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Printing Status Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Viewing Status Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Checking Printer Status From the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Running the Nozzle Check and Head Cleaning Utilities. . . . . . . . . 148
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control Panel . . 150
Automatically Checking and Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . 150
Running Cleaning Cycles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Aligning the Print Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Replacing Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Switching Black Ink Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Changing the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Using Maintenance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Replacing the Paper Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Removing the Old Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Installing the New Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Replacing the Maintenance Tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Transporting or Storing the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Preparing the Printer for Shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Moving the Printer on the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Setting Up the Printer After Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

7 Solving Problems

Diagnosing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Checking Error Messages and Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Auto Take-Up Reel Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Improving Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Solving Operational Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Solving Miscellaneous Printing Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Solving Paper Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Fixing Paper Eject Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Solving Problems With the Optional Auto Take-Up Reel . . . . . . . . . . . 187

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