Epson EcoTank ET-M1170 User Manual

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Adjusting Print Quality
If your print quality declines, you may need to run a utility to clean or align the print head.
If running these utilities does not solve the problem, you may need to run a Power Cleaning or clean the
paper path.
Print Head Maintenance
Print Head Alignment
Cleaning the Paper Path
Checking the Number of Sheets
Print Head Maintenance
If your printouts become too light, or you see dark or light bands across them, you may need to clean the
print head nozzles. Cleaning uses ink, so clean the nozzles only if print quality declines.
You can check for clogged nozzles before you clean them so you don’t clean them unnecessarily.
Note: You cannot clean the print head if the ink level has reached the lower line on the ink tank, and may
not be able to clean it when the ink level in the tank is low. You must refill the ink tank first.
If you still see white or dark lines or gaps in your printouts, even after cleaning the print head several
times, you can run a Power Cleaning.
Print Head Nozzle Check
Print Head Cleaning
Power Cleaning
Parent topic: Adjusting Print Quality
Related concepts
Power Cleaning
Related tasks
Refilling the Ink Tank
Print Head Nozzle Check
You can print a nozzle check pattern to check for clogged nozzles.
Checking the Nozzles Using the Product Buttons

Epson EcoTank ET-M1170 Specifications

General

Color	No
Ink type	Pigment-based ink
Duplex printing	Yes
Printing colors	White
Maximum duty cycle	20000 pages per month
Print head nozzles	400 nozzles black
Duplex printing mode	Auto
Recommended duty cycle	250 - 1500 pages per month
Number of print cartridges	-
Page description languages	GDI
Maximum resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)	6 s
Duplex print speed (ISO/IEC 24734, A4) black	9 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	39 ppm
Standard interfaces	USB
Security algorithms	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-AES
Mobile printing technologies	Epson Connect, Epson iPrint, Epson Email Print, Epson Remote Print
Product color	Gray
Display diagonal	1.45 \
Country of origin	Philippines
Market positioning	Home & office
Thickness	95 mm
Paper tray media weight	64 - 256 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizes	Legal
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Paper input type	Paper tray
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	100 sheets
Maximum input capacity	251 sheets
Total number of input trays	1
Maximum number of input trays	2
Sound power level (printing)	6.9 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	56 dB
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V
Power consumption (off)	0.2 W
Power consumption (ready)	3.3 W
Power consumption (printing)	13 W
Compatible operating systems	Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2003 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 (32/64 Bit), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 (64bit), Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3, XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional x64
Media thickness	64 - 95 mm
Number of users	3 user(s)
Printing method	Epson PrecisionCore
Print technology	Inkjet
Pallet weight	0 g
Quantity per pallet	14 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet (UK)	28 pc(s)
Quantity per pallet layer	2 pc(s)
Harmonized System (HS) code	84433210
Quantity per pallet layer (UK)	4 pc(s)
Package depth	440 mm
Package width	410 mm
Package height	275 mm
Package weight	6001 g
Cables included	AC
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)
Included cartridge capacity (black)	11000 pages

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	347 mm
Width	375 mm
Height	151 mm