i470D Quick Start Guide

Printing Maintenance
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1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter paper in the printer.
2 Open the Printer Utility dialog box.
(1) Select Page Setup...
Page Setup...Page Setup...
Page Setup... in the File
File File
File menu.
(2) Click Utilities
UtilitiesUtilities
Utilities to open the Printer Utility
Printer UtilityPrinter Utility
Printer Utility dialog box.
3 Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
(3) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK
OKOK
OK.
See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examining the Nozzle Check PatternExamining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 27.
 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly.
Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer.
(1)
(1)(1)
(1) Select Test Print
Test PrintTest Print
Test Print from the
pull-down menu.
(2)
(2)(2)
(2) Click Nozzle Check
Nozzle CheckNozzle Check
Nozzle Check.
(1)
(1)(1)
(1) Lines missing here indicate the print head
requires cleaning.
See "Print Head Cleaning
Print Head CleaningPrint Head Cleaning
Print Head Cleaning" on page 28.
(2)
(2)(2)
(2) Unevenness in these patterns indicates the print
head reguires alignment.
See "Aligning the Print Head
Aligning the Print HeadAligning the Print Head
Aligning the Print Head" on page 32.