Epson 1270 printer printing out blotchy ink

Hi there,
I have an Epson 1270 printer comnnected to my G5 - Panther 10.3. The ink is blotching in a repeditive pattern when I print that would lead me to believe that the heads or something are dirty? But I don't know how to clean it or use a repair button - I can't seem to be able to find anything that will enable me to do this. Any answers? Am I missing something very simple? I would really appreciate your help. Thanks for reading this,
Bec

Hi Bec, and Welcome to <Discussions</i>!
I'm not sure about the 1270, but this is how it works for my Epson C86.
Turn the printer on
Open Printer Setup Utility(Located in your Utilities folder)
Click on the Epson 1270
Click on Utility
In the Printer List window, highlight the 1270, if it isn't already
Click OK
Are you presented with maintenance options?
Good Luck!
ali b

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