Epson ET-2800 how to run a Power Cleaning from the control panel
When most or all lines are missing in the nozzle check pattern, or the printout is blank. If most of the lines appear, run a Cleaning instead.
Steps
Running a Power Cleaning consumes a lot of ink, so you should run it only if necessary. Make sure each ink tank is at least one-third full before running a Power Cleaning, or it may damage the product.
Marked CAUTION by the manufacturer Source: Power Cleaning, p. 171
Power Cleaning may cause the ink pads to reach their capacity sooner. When an ink pad reaches the end of its service life, the product stops printing and you must contact Epson for support.
Marked CAUTION by the manufacturer Source: Power Cleaning, p. 171
- Make sure there are no errors on the LCD screen and the output tray is extended.
- Look at the ink tanks and make sure each is at least one-third full.
- Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product.
- Press the home button, if necessary.
- Select Maintenance and press the OK button.
- Select Power Cleaning and press the OK button.
- Follow the instructions on the LCD screen to run the Power Cleaning.
- When the Power Cleaning finishes, run a nozzle check.
- If print quality did not improve, turn the product off and wait at least 12 hours before another Power Cleaning.
If quality does not improve after several Power Cleanings, contact Epson for support.
Source: Power Cleaning Using the Product Control Panel Source: Power Cleaning Using the Product Control Panel, pp. 171-173
Used for
- Printout is faint or has gaps
- White or dark lines across the printout
- Printout is blurry or smeared
- Printout colours are wrong
Other ET-2800 procedures
- How to clear a paper jam inside the printerWhen the LCD screen shows W-01 or a message that paper has jammed inside the product.
- How to run a nozzle check from the control panelWhen printouts are light or banded, to see whether the print head nozzles are clogged before cleaning.
- How to clean the print head from the control panelWhen the nozzle check pattern has gaps or is faint. Cleaning uses ink, so run it only when print quality declines.
- How to align the print head from the control panelWhen printouts are grainy or blurry, vertical lines are misaligned, or dark or light horizontal bands appear. Banding can also come from clogged nozzles.
- How to clean the paper guide rollersWhen there is ink on the back of a printout.
- How to refill the ink tanksWhen an ink level is below the lower line on a tank, or the LCD screen reports low ink.
- How to run a product checkTo find out whether the printer itself works when printing from a computer fails.
- How to reset the network settingsWhen the network settings need to return to their defaults, for example before reinstalling the software.
- How to restore all control panel settings to their defaultsWhen a problem with control panel settings remains and you want to reset all of them.
- How to connect to Wi-Fi with the Wi-Fi Setup WizardTo join the printer to a wireless router from the control panel.
- How to turn on Wi-Fi DirectTo connect a computer or mobile device directly to the printer without a router.
- How to connect to a router with WPSWhen the router or access point has a WPS button, hardware or virtual.
- How to print a network status sheetTo read the product's IP address, MAC address, signal strength or number of Wi-Fi Direct devices.
- How to print a network connection reportTo get an error code for a Wi-Fi connection problem.
- How to open the Web Config utilityTo view or change the printer's network settings in a web browser.
- How to turn off Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi DirectWhen you change the connection type or need to clear a network problem.
- How to connect the printer to a new Wi-Fi routerAfter you replace the wireless router.
- How to change from a USB connection to Wi-FiWhen the printer is connected to the computer by USB and you want it on Wi-Fi.
- How to change the LCD screen languageWhen the LCD screen text is in a language you cannot read.
- How to block computer access over USBTo restrict access to the product from a USB-connected computer.
- How to check the number of printsTo see the total, black-and-white and colour prints.
- How to clean the scanner glass and outer caseTo clean the product, which Epson says to do several times a year.
- How to prepare the printer for transport or storageBefore you move the printer any distance or store it.
- How to update the printer softwareTo get free updates to the product software.
Sources
- User's Guide, ET-2800/ET-2803. Epson America, Inc. Document CPD-60271, revision CPD-60271R2, 253 pages, en-US. files.support.epson.com (PDF). Listed on the manufacturer's support page. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
Page numbers are the numbers printed in the manual. Where this page and the manual differ, follow the manual.