
54
Print Head Cleaning
Clean the print head if missing lines or white stripes appear in the printed nozzle check pattern.
Note that cleaning the print head causes ink used for cleaning to be absorbed in the ink
absorber. Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so perform print head cleaning only when
necessary.
1
Ensure that the printer is on.
2
Start print head cleaning.
(1) Press the Menu
Menu
Menu
Menu button.
(2) Use the
buttons to select Maintenance/settings
Maintenance/settings
Maintenance/settings
Maintenance/settings and then press the OK
OK
OK
OK
button.
(3) Use the
buttons to select Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance and then press the OK
OK
OK
OK button.
Ensure that the inner cover is closed.
Do not perform any other operations until the print head cleaning
finishes. This takes about 30-50 seconds.
After print head cleaning finishes
After print head cleaning finishes
After print head cleaning finishes
After print head cleaning finishes
After print head cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to
verify that the print head nozzles are clean. See “Printing the Nozzle
Check Pattern” on page 53.
When ink is low, the nozzle check pattern is not printed correctly. See
“Replacing an Ink Tank” on page 48.
If the print quality remains poor, repeat print head cleaning twice.
If the print quality still remains poor, perform print head deep cleaning.
See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 55.
(4) Use the
buttons to select Cleaning
Cleaning
Cleaning
Cleaning and
then press the OK
OK
OK
OK button.
The confirmation screen is displayed.
(5) Use the
buttons to select Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes and then
press the OK
OK
OK
OK button.
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