Instruction manual

Advanced Guide
Troubleshooting
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> Routine Maintenance >
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect
> Cleaning the Print Head
Cleaning the Print Head
Clean the Print Head if lines are missing or if horizontal white streaks are present in the printed nozzle
check pattern. Cleaning unclogs the nozzles and restores the print head condition. Cleaning the Print
Head consumes ink, so clean the Print Head only when necessary.
1.
Make sure that the power is turned on.
See
Operation Panel
.
2.
Clean the Print Head.
(1)
Press the
Menu
button repeatedly until Maintenance appears.
(2)
Use the
(-) or
(+) button to select Cleaning, and press the
OK
button.
The machine starts cleaning the Print Head.
Do not perform any other operations until the machine completes the cleaning of the Print Head. This takes
about 1 minute 30 seconds.
3.
Check the print head condition.
See
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
.
Note
If the problem is not resolved after cleaning the Print Head twice, clean the Print Head deeply.
See
Cleaning the Print Head Deeply
.
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