Printing Maintenance
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Print Head Cleaning
Clean the print head if missing lines or white stripes appear in the nozzle check pattern.
Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so perform the print head cleaning only when
necessary.
1
Ensure that the printer is turned on.
2
Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
See “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu” on
page 21.
3
Start the print head cleaning.
Notes
Ensure that the inner cover is closed.
The print head can also be cleaned from the printer itself. With the printer
on, hold down the RESUME
RESUME
RESUME
RESUME button until the POWER
POWER
POWER
POWER lamp flashes once.
Note
The print head cleaning dialog box of step 3-(3) is directly displayed when you
click Cleaning on the Pattern Check
Pattern Check
Pattern Check
Pattern Check dialog box.
See “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 47.
(1)
Click the Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance tab.
(2)
Click Cleaning
Cleaning
Cleaning
Cleaning.
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