
Advanced Guide
Troubleshooting
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Routine Maintenance
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When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect
> Cleaning the Print Head
Cleaning the Print Head
Clean the Print Head if lines are missing or if horizontal white streaks are present in the printed nozzle
check pattern. Cleaning unclogs the nozzles and restores the print head condition. Cleaning the Print
Head consumes ink, so clean the Print Head only when necessary.
You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper
1.
Make sure that the power is turned on.
2.
Make sure that one or more sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper are loaded in
the Cassette.
3.
Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
4.
Clean the Print Head.
(1)
Select Settings
on the
HOME
screen, and press the
OK
button.
(2)
Select Maintenance, and press the
OK
button.
(3)
Select Cleaning, and press the
OK
button.
(4)
Select Yes, and press the
OK
button.
The machine starts cleaning the Print Head.
Do not perform any other operations until the machine completes the cleaning of the Print Head. This takes
about 1 minute.
(5)
Select Yes, and press the
OK
button.
The nozzle check pattern will be printed.
5.
Check the nozzle check pattern.
See
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
.
Note
If the problem is not resolved after cleaning the Print Head twice, clean the Print Head deeply.
See
Cleaning the Print Head Deeply
.
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