Adjusting the Print Head
You may need to adjust the print head if white lines appear in your printed data or if you notice the print quality has
declined. You can perform the following printer maintenance functions for maintaining the print head in consistently
good condition to ensure the best print quality.
Manual cleaning function
You can perform cleaning manually according to the print quality.
Functions
Explanation
Nozzle check
Checks the print head nozzles for clogging by printing a nozzle check pattern.
Head cleaning
Cleans the print head to improve the print quality. You can select the print head to be cleaned.
Power cleaning
Cleans the print head more effectively than normal head cleaning.
Power cleaning process consumes more ink than head cleaning. When you perform power
cleaning, make sure that enough ink is remaining. Otherwise, prepare a new ink cartridge.
Auto maintenance function
Function
Explanation
Capping
Put a cap on the print head to keep it from drying.
Print head alignment function
Functions
Explanation
Print head alignment
Aligns the print head when misaligned lines appear on the printout.
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