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Chapter 2 Basic Operation
Test Printing
Print a test pattern to check that there are no discharging
defects such as nozzle clogging (slight touching of ink or
nozzle missing).
Relationship between head row and
test pattern
The relations between head row and test pattern print
position are as follow.
Note on test printing
Test Printing
Print a test pattern to check that there are no discharging
defects such as nozzle clogging (slight touching of ink or
nozzle missing).
In addition, you can select the orientation of the test
pattern to print from two types in order to perform test
printing repeatedly. Select one depending on your use.
1
Press the
(TEST PRINT/CLEANING)
,
and then press the key in LOCAL.
• The test pattern orientation screen will be displayed.
2
Press to select the test pattern
orientation (SCAN DIR./ FEED DIR.).
• The orientation selected here will be reflected on
when you will print next time.
• When performing test printing after having
changed the orientation from "SCAN DIR." to
"FEED DIR.", the line is fed to the position of the
first test printing.
3
Press the key.
• The NOZZLE RECOVERY setting screen will be
displayed.
4
Press to select NOZZLE
RECOVERY function ON/OFF.
• The orientation selected here will be reflected on
when you will print next time.
ON : Print the pattern of nozzles with recovered
nozzles by other nozzles, which have been
registered by the nozzle recovery of the
maintenance menu.
OFF : Print the pattern without Nozzle Recovery.
5
Press the key.
• Test printing starts.
• When the printing has been completed, the
screen returns to LOCAL.
6
Check the printed test pattern.
• When the result is normal, end the operation.
• When the result is abnormal, perform head
cleaning. ( P.2-25)
• When using leaf media, set a media of more than
A3 size put horizontally. If a media with narrow
width is set, printing will only be conducted to
midway.
• When using a roll media, rewind the media by
hand before printing so that it is not loose. When
the roll media has not been rewound tightly, it may
cause image quality to deteriorate.
Check before test printing.
• If a media has been set P.2-4
• If the origin position has been set
• If the head gap has been adjusted P.2-5
• If the necessary settings have been configured for nozzle
recovery P.4-15
Test pattern
Media
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Head 1
Media-feeding direction
: When the the test pattern orientation is "SCAN DIR."
: When the the test pattern orientation is "FEED DIR."
• If no recovery nozzles are registered in “Nozzle
Recovery” in the maintenance menu ( P.4-15),
or if the test print setting is not set to “ON”
(
P.4-17), the test print begins. Proceed to
step 6.
Abnormal pattern
Clogged with ink
Normal pattern
Nozzles are dirty