Epson photo ex head clogging

I can't get the heads to unclog using teh clean fucntion. Is there a user fixable way to clean them mechanically if teh software can't do it?

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Hey Bob Get in touch with the http://www.TheServiceManualShop.com and ask them abouth the manual cleaning methods for your printer. They have a document that is very discriptive about cleaning clogged nozzles.

Posted on Apr 12, 2007

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