Thanks John. They both sound helpful; how do I do the latter?
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I'm sure there are lots of ways; here is how I did it for myself.
1) Configure your printer properties to "keep printed documents". Search if you don't know how to do that.
2) Perform a nozzle check in the normal way.
3) Look in your spool folder, normally C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\PRINTERS, you will find a small file that is they nozzle check commands. Copy that file to afolder; I put it in C:\programs\print_nozz.
4) Change your printer properties back to not "keep printed documents", assuming you don't.
Now, you can send that file to the printer anytime you want and it will print a nozzle check. You need a program to send raw files to a printer; there are many ways, search if you are not sure e.g., "rawprint"
5) Create a batch file (.bat) to send the file. (I use my Quadtone RIP rawprint.exe to send it) My batch file contains the following single line.
rawprint "epson stylus pro 3800" printnozz.spl
6) Create a shortcut to the batch file. The Target and Start-in should be automatically set correctly. Put this shortcut on your desktop.
To print a nozzle check at any time, just double-click the shortcut, voilà!
John
