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80 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 three or four times, check the
solutions beginning on page 95. 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.
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 or respond to any on-screen, low ink
messages when your printer is in the middle of a print job. This may cause your
printer to pause and leave an uneven surface on your printout. If your ink is
running low, wait until printing finishes before checking ink levels or attempting
to replace a cartridge. If you must replace an ink cartridge in the middle of a print
job, the quality of your printout may decline. For best results, check your ink
levels and replace ink cartridges, if necessary, before printing.
Red ink light