Epson Printer WF-C529R

Important: Do not use tissue paper to clean the inside of the printer. The print head nozzles may be clogged with lint.

Load A4-size plain paper in the paper source that you want to clean.

Select Maintenance on the home screen. To select an item, move the focus to the item using the up, down, left, right buttons, and then press the OK button.

Follow the on-screen instructions to clean the paper path.

Note: Repeat this procedure until the paper is not smeared with ink. If the printouts are still smeared, clean the other paper sources.

Sign off on the paper path cleaning

Maintenance Box Handling Precautions

Read and understood the Important Safety Instructions

Is the green chip on the side of the maintenance box untouched?

Is the used maintenance box sealed in the plastic bag without tilting?

Is the maintenance box stored in appropriate temperature?

Is the maintenance box kept out of direct sunlight?

Was the maintenance box replaced during printing?

Is the maintenance box new and not reused?

Was the maintenance box removed only for replacement?

Warning: Do not touch the sections shown in the illustration. Doing so may prevent normal operation and printing.

Install all ink supply units; otherwise you cannot print.

Do not turn off the printer during ink charging. If the ink charging is incomplete, you may not be able to print.

Do not leave the printer with the ink supply units removed; otherwise, ink remaining in the print head nozzles may dry out and you may not be able to print.

If you need to remove an ink supply unit temporarily, make sure you protect the ink supply area from dirt and dust.

Store the ink supply unit in the same environment as the printer.

Removed ink supply units may have ink around the ink supply port, so be careful not to get any ink on the surrounding area when removing the ink supply units.

This printer uses ink supply units equipped with a green chip that monitors information such as the amount of remaining ink for each ink supply unit.

To ensure you receive premium print quality and to help protect your print head, a variable ink safety reserve remains in the ink supply unit when your printer indicates to replace the ink supply unit.

Warning: This procedure requires trained personnel!

Is paper being fed correctly from the paper cassette?

Is paper being fed correctly from the rear paper feed?

If paper is not being fed correctly, it's time for roller replacement.

Contact information of Epson support or authorized service provider

Sign off on the maintenance roller replacement

Do not open the front cover or turn off the printer during head cleaning. If the head cleaning is incomplete, you may not be able to print.

O Because print head cleaning uses some ink, clean the print head only if quality declines.

O When ink is low, you may not be able to clean the print head.

O If print quality has not improved after repeating nozzle check and head cleaning about four times, wait for at least six hours without printing, and then run the nozzle check again and repeat the head cleaning if necessary.

We recommend to turn off the printer. If print quality has still not improved, contact Epson support.

O To prevent the print head from drying out, do not unplug the printer while the power is on.

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head - Control Panel