Ah yes, I am back in the studio after some much needed time away. However, I think both the dog and my printer actually were upset by the vacation. I went about catching up on emails and administrative catch up assuming I could multitask by printing out some family photos for my dad's upcoming birthday. My wonderful Epson 3800 gave me lines all across the first 4x6. I knew right away the printer's nozzles were a bit clogged from non use. Yes, since I vacationed, my printer's ink dried up in the small tubes that deliver the ink dots to the paper. I should have expected this.
The printer utility icon can be found both in the printer's dialogue box or through applications menu->utilities->printer utilities [on a Mac]. Once I double click on printer's utilities, a new box opens with 4 choices. I want to select the nozzle check, which if needed will perform a cleaning. This can be a little time consuming. Overall, I needed about an hour to make sure the final print was perfect. The dialogue boxes walk you right through the process and even show examples to help you identity your exact problem. I admit I do have a magnifying pocket lens on my desk to check for any imperfections.
Now, I am off to keep printing some new still lifes. Be sure to keep your printer running.
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