Caring for the printer is one way to keep its performance optimal. For this reason, you need to know how to clean the Epson L360 printer in order to keep its performance smooth. Generally, printer owners often experience problems when printing documents. For example, printouts are intermittent, there are ink leaks, and various other problems.
In that condition, cleaning the printer or cleaning process is important to do. To find out more about the steps, see the full explanation below.
How to clean the Epson L360 printer through printer software
You can do this method when you encounter problems in the form of printing documents or images that are dim or dots on the printed image are missing. The steps are as follows.
- Make sure the Epson L360 printer is on and the ink light is off. If the ink light flashes, the cleaning process cannot be carried out and the corresponding ink cartridge needs to be replaced first.
- Next, open the printer software by clicking 'Print' or 'Print Setup' on the 'File Menu' in Windows.
- Then, click 'Printer' and select the 'Setup' option.
- Then, select 'Options' and click 'Properties' in the dialog box that appears.
- After that, click the 'Utility' tab and click the 'Head Cleaning' button.
- When the power light stops flashing, click 'Print Nozzle Check Pattern' on the 'Head Cleaning' dialog box. This process is important to ensure that the head is clean and ready to reset the cleaning cycle.
How to Clean the Epson L360 Printer Manually
The Epson L360 printer cleaning process can also be done manually via several buttons on the printer. The steps are as follows.
- Load several sheets of paper into the printer. Make sure the printer is turned off.
- Next, press and hold the Power + Stop button simultaneously.
- When the power light flashes, release both buttons.
- The printer will print one sheet of nozzle.
- Then, press the stop button on the printer for three seconds or until the light flashes.
- Finally, wait until the printer performs the head cleaning process.