Epson XP-630: nozzle check and missing colours

This photo-printer routine uses a two-cleaning limit before a six-hour rest.

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Use the maintenance pattern

Remove the CD/DVD tray, load plain paper in the lower paper cassette and choose Setup → OK → Maintenance → OK → Nozzle Check → OK. Follow the Start prompt.
For a complete pattern, choose Done → OK. For gaps or faint lines, choose Clean the print head → OK and follow the screen.
After cleaning finishes, select Print nozzle check pattern and follow the Start prompt. Compare both sheets.

For displaced lines with a complete pattern, use Maintenance → Print Head Alignment and follow the model’s pattern choices.

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