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2-2. User
Mode
Function Procedures
Remarks
Nozzle check pattern
printing
Perform from the printer driver
Maintenance tab, or see
"Standalone printer operation"
below.
Set a sheet of plain paper (A4 or Letter) in
the cassette, or the rear tray if selected.
Print head manual
cleaning
Perform from the printer driver
Maintenance tab.
- Cleaning of both Black and Color
- Cleaning Black or Color separately
Unclogging of the print head nozzles, and
maintenance to keep the print head
conditions good.
If there is a missing portion or white streaks
in the nozzle check pattern printout,
perform this cleaning.
Print head deep
cleaning
Perform from the printer driver
Maintenance tab.
If print head cleaning is not effective,
perform this cleaning. Since the deep
cleaning consumes more ink than regular
cleaning, it is recommended to perform
deep cleaning only when necessary.
Automatic print head
alignment
Perform from the printer driver
Maintenance tab.
Set 1 sheet of A4 Matte Photo Paper
(MP-101) in the rear tray.
If automatic alignment is not effective,
perform manual print head alignment.
Manual print head
alignment
Perform from the printer driver
Maintenance tab.
Set 3 sheets of plain paper (A4 or Letter) in
the cassette, or the rear tray if selected.
Print head alignment
value printing
Perform from the printer driver
Maintenance tab.
Confirmation of the current print head
alignment values.
Paper feed roller
cleaning
Perform from the printer driver
Maintenance tab.
The paper feed rollers of the selected
paper source (the rear tray or the cassette)
rotate while being pushed to the paper
lifting plate. Since the rollers will wear out in
this cleaning, it is recommended that you
perform this only when necessary.
Bottom plate cleaning
Perform from the printer driver
Maintenance tab, or see
"Standalone printer operation"
below.
Cleaning of the platen ribs when the back
side of paper gets smeared.
Fold a sheet of plain paper (A4 or Letter) in
half crosswise, then unfold and set it in the
rear tray with the folded ridge facing down.
(No paper feeding from the cassette)
< Standalone printer operation >
1) Turn on the printer in the user mode.
2) Press and hold the Resume/Cancel button until the Power LED blinks in green the specified
number of times listed in the table below, and release it. The operation starts.
Power
LED
(blinking in
green)
Operation Remarks
1 time
Manual print head cleaning
2 times
Nozzle check pattern printing
Set a sheet of plain paper (A4 or Letter) in the cassette.
