Menu Options for Maintenance
Select the menus on the control panel as described below.
Settings
>
Maintenance
Print Quality Adjustment:
Select this feature if there are any problems with your print outs. You can check for clogged nozzles
and clean the print head if necessary, and then adjust some parameters to improve print quality.
Print Head Nozzle Check:
Select this feature to check if the print head nozzles are clogged. The printer prints a nozzle check
pattern.
Print Head Cleaning:
Select this feature to clean clogged nozzles in the print head.
Print Head Alignment:
Select this feature to adjust the print head to improve print quality.
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Ruled Line Alignment
Select this feature to align vertical lines.
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Horizontal Alignment
Select this feature if horizontal banding appears at regular intervals in your printouts.
Paper Guide Cleaning:
Select this feature if there are ink stains on the internal rollers. The printer feeds paper to clean the
internal rollers.
Periodic Cleaning:
The printer automatically performs
Print Head Nozzle Check
and
Print Head Cleaning
based on
the specific period of time. Select
On
to maintain premium print quality. Under the following
conditions, perform
Print Head Nozzle Check
and
Print Head Cleaning
yourself.
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Printout problems
❏
When
Off
is selected for
Periodic Cleaning
❏
When printing at high quality, such as photos
❏
When the
Print Head Cleaning
message is displayed on the LCD screen
Related Information
&
“Adjusting the Print Quality” on page 110
&
“Checking and Cleaning the Print Head” on page 88
&
“Aligning the Print Head” on page 89
&
“Cleaning the Paper Path for Ink Smears” on page 91
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