User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Printing with Mac OS X
- Printing with Windows
- Basic Settings
- Selecting Settings on the Main Tab
- Selecting the Media Type setting
- Selecting the Color setting
- Selecting the Print Quality setting
- Selecting the Mode setting
- Selecting the Advanced settings
- Paper Configuration
- Saving settings
- Deleting settings
- Exporting and importing settings
- Selecting the Paper Source setting
- Selecting the Borderless setting
- Selecting the Paper Size setting
- Selecting the Printable Area setting
- Selecting the Roll Paper Option settings
- Selecting the Save Roll Paper setting
- Checking Ink Levels
- Previewing your printout
- Using the Manual function
- Selecting Settings on the Page Layout Tab
- Using the Printer Utilities
- Getting Information Through On-screen Help
- Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs
- Increasing the Print Speed
- Sharing Your Printer
- Updating and Uninstalling the Printer Software
- The Control Panel
- Paper Handling
- Maintenance and Transportation
- Problem Solver
- Troubleshooting
- Printer stops printing unexpectedly
- The printer does not turn on or stay on
- The printer prints nothing
- Printouts are not what you expected
- Print quality could be better
- Color documents print in black ink only
- Printing could be faster
- Roll paper cannot be cut
- Paper feed or paper jam problems occur frequently
- Roll paper does not eject properly
- Clearing paper jams
- Managing Color with Profiles
- Paper Information
- Where To Get Help
- Troubleshooting
- Product Information
- Options and Consumable Products
- Safety Instructions
- Index
40 Printing with Mac OS X
3. Click Print if you want to visually check to see if any print head nozzles are
clogged. Click Auto if you want to perform an automatic nozzle check, and
if the nozzle check indicates it is necessary, perform an automatic head
cleaning.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to print a nozzle check pattern.
If the nozzle check shows missing dots, clean the print head as described
below.
Cleaning the print head
If you find that your printed image is unexpectedly faint or dots in the printed
image are missing, you may be able to solve the problem by using the Head
Cleaning utility to clean the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are
delivering ink properly.
Note:
❏ Do not start the Head Cleaning utility while printing is in progress; otherwise, your
printout may be marred.
❏ To save ink, use the Nozzle Check utility first to confirm that the print head needs
to be cleaned.
❏ When the ink status light is flashing or on, you cannot clean the print head.
Replace the appropriate ink cartridge first. See "Replacing Ink Cartridges" on
page 169.