Epson Artisan 810 Series - Manual (Page 43)

Maintaining Your All-in-One 43
Maintaining Your All-in-One
Follow the steps here to check and clean the print head, and replace ink cartridges.
To align the print head, if necessary, see the online Epson Information Center.
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, the print head nozzles may be
clogged. Follow these steps to check the print head nozzles:
1. Load letter- or A4-size plain paper in the main
paper tray.
2. Press the Home button, if necessary, and select
Setup .
3. Select Maintenance , then select Nozzle Check .
4. Press x Start .
5. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines:
6. If there are no gaps, the print head is clean. Select Finish Nozzle Check .
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, select Head Cleaning . Then press
x Start to clean the print head.
Nozzles
are clean
Nozzles need
cleaning