i9100 Quick Start Guide

Printing Maintenance
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 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.
Print Head Cleaning
Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be clogged. Cleaning the print
head consumes ink, so perform print head cleaning only when necessary.
1 Ensure that the printer is 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 MenuOpening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" on
page 22.
(1)
(1)(1)
(1) Lines missing here indicates that the
print head requires cleaning.
See "Print Head Cleaning
Print Head CleaningPrint Head Cleaning
Print Head Cleaning" on page 39.
(2)
(2)(2)
(2) Unevenness in these patterns indicates
that the print head requires alignment.
See "Aligning
Aligning Aligning
Aligning the
the the
the Print Head
Print HeadPrint Head
Print Head" on page 44.