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Maintenance
How to clean the print head
Head cleaning is a function for cleaning the surface of the print head to maintain the print quality. Run head cleaning
if the printing becomes faint or gaps appear in the printing.
There are the following two ways to run head cleaning.
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Running it from a PC
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Running it using the control panel on the product
Running it from a PC
1
Display the printer driver setup screen.
See “Displaying the printer driver screen” on page 64 in this guide for details on how to display the printer
driver screen.
2
Click [Head Cleaning] in the [Utility] screen.
Then, follow the on-screen instructions.
The BUSY LED flashes, and head cleaning starts.
When head cleaning is finished, the BUSY LED goes off.
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Do not open the ink cartridge cover while cleaning the print head. Print head cleaning stops
if the cover is opened.
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Print head cleaning consumes ink. Note that if you run head cleaning more than necessary,
the lifetime of the ink cartridges is reduced.
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If there is a job being published, head cleaning starts after processing of the job is finished.
