Owner manual

Printheads
Checking for Nozzle Clogging
If printing is faint or is af fected by streaks in dif ferent colors, make sure the Printhead nozzles are clear by printing
a test pattern to check the nozzles.
Note
• Y ou can specify a number of pages in the printer ’ s Nozzle Check menu for automatic nozzle checking
every time you nish printing that quantity . ( → P .51)
1. Load unused paper Letter-sized or larger .
• Loading Rolls on the Roll Holder (→P .1 14)
• Loading Rolls in the Roll Feed Unit (→P .1 16)
• Loading the Roll in the Printer (→P .1 17)
• Loading Sheets in the Cassette (→P .152)
• Loading Sheets Manually (→P .155)
2. Press the Menu button to display MAIN MENU .
3. Press ◄ or ► to select T est Print , and then press ▼ .
MAIN MENU
T est Print ↓
4. Press ▲ or ▼ to select Nozzle Check , and then press the OK button.
The printer goes online and prints a test pattern.
5. Check the printing results.
The Printhead L prints the test pattern for nozzle checking on the top line for each color , and the
Printhead R prints the test pattern on the bottom line.
If the horizontal lines are not faint or incomplete, the nozzles are clear .
If some sections of the horizontal lines are faint or incomplete, the nozzles for those colors
are clogged.
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