User`s guide

Chapter 7
Problem Solver
Troubleshooting
Printer stops printing unexpectedly
Head cleaning, ink charging, or ink drying is in progress
During head cleaning, ink charging, and ink drying, CLEANING PLEASE WAIT, CHARGING INK,
and INK DRYING appears on the LCD panel respectively. Wait until the printer resumes printing.
An error has occurred
Many common printer problems can be identified by the messages on the LCD panel.
You can also check the lights on the control panel for errors. See “Lights” on page 120.
For other messages not included in the following table, see “Messages” on page 121.
Error messages
Message Description What to do
REPLACE MAINTENANCE
CARTRIDGE SOON
The maintenance cartridge is almost
full.
Although you can continue printing, you
need to replace the maintenance cartridge
with a new one immediately. See “Replacing
the Maintenance Cartridge” on page 166.
NOT ENOUGH
EMPTY SPACE
REPLACE THE
MAINTENANCE
CARTRIDGE
The maintenance cartridge is almost
full.
Replace the maintenance cartridge with a
new one. See “Replacing the Maintenance
Cartridge” on page 166.
INK LOW The ink cartridge is nearly expended. Replacement of the ink cartridge is nearly
needed.
Although you can continue printing in INK
LOW situation, it may decline the print quality.
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