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82 Maintaining Your Printer
If the pattern has white lines or gaps (as shown below), click Clean to clean the
print head again.
If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head three or four times,
check the solutions beginning on page 99. You can also turn the printer off and wait
overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then clean the print head again.
Replacing an Ink Cartridge
When the red H ink light flashes, an ink cartridge is low on ink.
When the red H ink light stays on, you need to replace a cartridge.
You can open the printer cover to check the ink light indicating which cartridge is low
on ink or needs to be replaced.
When a cartridge is more than six months old, you may need to replace it if printouts
don’t look their best. If the quality doesn’t improve after cleaning and aligning the
print head, you can replace the cartridge even if the red H ink light is off.
Caution: Don’t open Epson Status Monitor, pause printing, or respond to ink
messages when your printer is printing. This may cause your printer to pause and
leave an uneven surface on your printout. If ink is low, wait until printing finishes
before checking ink levels or replacing a cartridge. If you replace an ink cartridge
in the middle of a print job, the quality of your printout may decline. For best
results, check ink levels and replace cartridges, if necessary, before printing large
or high-resolution print jobs.