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Printing and Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Article ID: ART116590 | Date published: 05/12/2015 | Date last updated: 08/09/2016
 

Description

This article contains information on printing and examining the nozzle check pattern for your printer.

Solution

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern

 Note

 If the remaining ink level is low, the nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly. Replace the ink tank whose ink is low.
 

You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper

  1. Make sure that the power is turned on.

  2. Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the front tray.
     
  3. Open the paper output tray gently.
     
  4. Print the nozzle check pattern.

(1) Select Setup on the HOME screen.

The setup menu screen will appear.

(2) Select Maintenance, then press the OK button.

The Maintenance screen will appear.

(3) Select Print nozzle check pattern, then press the OK button.

Figure: LCD

The confirmation screen will appear.

(4) Select Yes, then press the OK button.

The nozzle check pattern will be printed and two pattern confirmation screens will appear on the LCD.

 

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern, and clean the print head if necessary.

  1. Check if there are missing lines in the pattern (C) or horizontal white streaks in the pattern (D).

(A) No missing lines/No horizontal white streaks

(B) Lines are missing/Horizontal white streaks are present

(E) Number of sheets printed so far

  1. Select the pattern that is closer to the printed nozzle check pattern on the confirmation screen.

Figure: LCD Figure: LCD

For (A) (no missing lines or no horizontal white streaks) in the pattern (C) and pattern (D):

(1) The cleaning is not required. Select All A, then press the OK button.

(2) Confirm the message, then press the OK button.

The screen will return to the Maintenance screen.

 Note

 Press the HOME button to exit Setup and display the HOME screen.
 

For (B) (lines are missing or horizontal white streaks are present) in the pattern (C) or pattern (D), or in patterns:

(1) The cleaning is required. Select Also B, then press the OK button.

The cleaning confirmation screen will appear.

(2) Select Yes, then press the OK button.

The machine starts cleaning the print head.

 Note

 The total number of sheets printed so far is shown in increments of 50 sheets on the printout of the nozzle check pattern.

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