Printing Maintenance
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When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect
When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the
print head nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzle.
If the ruled lines are shifted after running the print head maintenance, align the print head.
Important
Before printing the nozzle check pattern or cleaning the print head, check the
following;
Open the cover and make sure whether the ink tank contains ink. If it is out
of ink, replace it.
Ensure that all the orange tape of the ink tank has been peeled off.
Press on the
mark on the ink tank and ensure that the ink tank is
installed securely.
Ensure that each ink tank is installed at the correct location.
Increase the Print Quality
Print Quality
Print Quality
Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings.
See “Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors
Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors
Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors
Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors” on page 63.
Note
If print head deep cleaning does not resolve the problem, contact the Customer
Care Center.
Step 1
If the problem remains after performing
print head cleaning three times
After print head
cleaning, print the
nozzle check
pattern.
Step 2
Step 3
See “Print Head Cleaning
Print Head Cleaning
Print Head Cleaning
Print Head Cleaning” on page 49
See “Print Head Deep Cleaning
Print Head Deep Cleaning
Print Head Deep Cleaning
Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 53
See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 44
If white stripes appear
If the ruled lines are shifted
Step 1
See “Aligning the Print Head
Aligning the Print Head
Aligning the Print Head
Aligning the Print Head” on page 57
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