Running Power Cleaning

The Power Cleaning feature may improve print quality in the following cases.

  • When most nozzles are clogged.

  • When the printout comes out as a blank sheet.

Before running this feature, use the nozzle check feature to check if the nozzles are clogged, read the following instructions.

Important:

The Power Cleaning uses more ink than the Cleaning.

  1. Select Maintenance on the printer's control panel.

    To select an item, use the buttons, and then press the OK button.

  2. Select Head Cleaning, and then select Yes, you can run the nozzle check. If you select No, you can select Power Cleaning.

  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to run the Power Cleaning feature.

    Note:

    If you cannot run this feature, solve the problems that are displayed on the screen. Next, follow this procedure from step 1 to run this feature again.

  4. After running this feature, run the nozzle check to make sure the nozzles are not clogged.

    For details on how to run the nozzle check, see the related information link below.

Important:

If print quality has not improved after running Power Cleaning, wait for at least 12 hours without printing, and then run the nozzle check again. We recommend turning off the printer by using the button. If print quality has still not improved, run Power Ink Flushing.

Note:

You can also run Power Cleaning from the printer driver.

  • Windows

    Maintenance tab > Print Head Cleaning > Power Cleaning

  • Mac OS

    Apple menu > System Preferences > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax) > Epson(XXXX) > Options & Supplies > Utility > Open Printer Utility > Print Head Cleaning > Power Cleaning