
If the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover is not closed securely, ink may not be ejected correctly.
Open the Scanning Unit (Cover), open the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover, then close the Ink Cartridge
Locking Cover.
When you close the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover, push the Ink Cartridge Locking Cover until it clicks
into place.
Check 3: Print the Nozzle Check Pattern and perform any necessary
maintenance operations such as Print Head Cleaning.
Print the Nozzle Check Pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head
nozzles.
Refer to
Routine Maintenance
for the Nozzle Check Pattern printing, Print Head Cleaning, and Print
Head Deep Cleaning.
If the Nozzle Check Pattern is not printed correctly:
After performing the Print Head Cleaning, print the Nozzle Check Pattern and examine the
pattern.
If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Cleaning twice:
Perform the Print Head Deep Cleaning.
If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Deep Cleaning, try it again.
If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Deep Cleaning twice:
Ink may have run out. Replace the FINE Cartridge.
Check 4: When a FINE Cartridge runs out of ink, replace it with a new
one.
Check 5: When using paper with one printable surface, make sure that
the paper is loaded with the printable side facing up.
Printing on the wrong side of such paper may cause unclear prints or prints with reduced quality.
Refer to the paper's instruction manual for detailed information on the printable side.
When copying, see also the sections below:
Check6: Make sure that the original is properly loaded on the Platen
Glass.
Loading Paper / Originals
Check7: Is the original loaded with the side to be copied facing down on
the Platen Glass?
Check8: Did you copy a printout done by this machine?
Print from the memory card or from the digital camera directly, or reprint from the computer.
If you copy a printout done by this machine, print quality may be reduced.
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Summary of Contents for MP480 series
Page 29: ...Checklist Staff paper Page top Page 29 of 681 pages Printing a Notebook Paper ...
Page 41: ...position See Aligning the Print Head Page top Page 41 of 681 pages Printing Documents Windows ...
Page 59: ...Page top Page 59 of 681 pages Loading Paper ...
Page 62: ...Page top Page 62 of 681 pages Loading Envelopes ...
Page 65: ...Page top Page 65 of 681 pages Loading Originals ...
Page 71: ...Page top Page 71 of 681 pages Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ...
Page 84: ...Page top Page 84 of 681 pages Cleaning the Paper Feed Roller ...
Page 128: ...Page top Page 128 of 681 pages Selecting a Photo ...
Page 130: ...Page top Page 130 of 681 pages Editing ...
Page 132: ...Page top Page 132 of 681 pages Printing ...
Page 204: ...Page top Page 204 of 681 pages Attaching Comments to Photos ...
Page 208: ...See Help for details on each dialog box Page top Page 208 of 681 pages Setting Holidays ...
Page 244: ...Page top Page 244 of 681 pages Setting Paper Dimensions Custom Size ...
Page 257: ...Page top Page 257 of 681 pages Printing with ICC Profiles ...
Page 343: ...Printing Photos Sending via E mail Editing Files Page top Page 343 of 681 pages Saving ...
Page 425: ...installed Page top Page 425 of 681 pages Custom Dialog Box ...
Page 553: ...Page top Page 553 of 681 pages Printing with Computers ...
Page 612: ...Page top Page 612 of 681 pages Paper Jams ...
Page 619: ...Page top Page 619 of 681 pages Error Message Appears on a PictBridge Compliant Device ...