Maintenance
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4. Press
x
Start
.
The printer begins cleaning the print
head. Follow the message on the LCD
screen.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer while head cleaning
is in progress. You may damage it.
5. When cleaning finishes, a message is
displayed on the LCD screen. Press
x
Start
to print a nozzle check pattern to
check the results (
&
head” on page 30).
If there are still gaps or the test patterns
are faint, run another cleaning cycle and
check the nozzles again.
Note:
If you do not see any improvement after
cleaning about four times, turn off the printer
and wait for at least six hours. This lets any
dried ink soften. Then try cleaning the print
head again. If quality still does not improve,
one of the ink cartridges may be old or
damaged and needs to be replaced
(
&
“Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges”
Aligning the Print Head
If your printouts contain misaligned vertical
lines or horizontal banding, you may be
able to solve this problem by aligning the
print head.
1. Load A4-size plain paper (
&
).
2. Press
F
Setup
.
3. Select
Maintenance
, then press
OK
.
4. Select
Head Alignment
, then press
OK
.
5. Press
x
Start
. Four rows of alignment
patterns are printed.
6. Look at pattern #1 and find the patch
that is most evenly printed, with no
noticeable streaks or lines.
7. Select the number for that patch, then
press
OK
.
8. Enter the numbers for the other patterns
in the same way.
9. When you finish, press
OK
and you see a
message indicating alignment is
complete.