Print Head Cleaning / Head Refreshing
If the printed nozzle check pattern is broken, missing, or a specific color is not printed, clean the print head (Cleaning) or print head deep cleaning (Deep Cleaning).
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Cleaning the print head consumes a small amount of ink. Cleaning too often reduces the amount of ink in the ink tanks.
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Print head cleaning is performed when you connect the power cord. Your machine may perform print head cleaning periodically to avoid clogging.
Overview:
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Step1:
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Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
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To check whether the print head nozzles are clogged, print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
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If the print quality is poor, perform print head cleaning.
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Step 2:
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Perform print head cleaning.
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This unclogs the print head nozzles
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Print the Nozzle Check Pattern again.
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To check whether the print head nozzles are clogged, print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
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If the print quality is still poor, perform two print head cleanings.
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Print the Nozzle Check Pattern again.
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Step 3:
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Perform deep print head cleaning.
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This is a more powerful cleaning.
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Displaying the Maintenance screen
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Ensure that the printer is powered on.
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Press the <Menu> button.
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Press the left or right cursor to select [Maintenance/settings], then press <OK>.
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Press the left or right cursor to select [Maintenance], then press <OK>.
Return to Nozzle Check Pattern procedure
Return to Print Head Cleaning procedure
Return to Deep Cleaning procedure
Print Nozzle Check Pattern
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Press the Open button to open the output tray.
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Load letter-sized plain paper in the auto sheet feeder (ASF) or the cassette.
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Display the Maintenance screen on the printer.
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Press the up or down cursor to select [Nozzle check], then press the <OK>.
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Press the up or down cursor to select [Yes], then press <OK>. (The nozzle check pattern is printed.)
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Confirm the nozzle check pattern.
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< 1 > The normal nozzle check pattern
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< 2 > The abnormal nozzle check pattern
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< 3 > Some black ink lines are broken.
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< 4 > White lines are present in the color ink pattern.
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< 5 > black and color inks are not present.
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When all patterns are printed normally, press the up / down cursor button to select "All A" and press the OK button.
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When any patterns are printed abnormally, press the up / down cursor button to select "Also B" and press the OK button.
Print Head Cleaning:
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Display the Maintenance screen on the printer.
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Press the up or down cursor to select [Cleaning], then press <OK>.
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Press the up or down cursor to select [Yes], then press <OK> to start print head cleaning.
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Do not do any other operations until print head cleaning is completed.
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Print the nozzle check pattern and check the print head status.
Deep (Print Head) cleaning:
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Display the Maintenance screen.
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Press the up or down cursor to select [Deep cleaning], then press <OK>.
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Press the up or down cursor to select [Yes], then press <OK> to start print head deep cleaning.
Note:
Do not do any other operations until print head deep cleaning is completed.
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Print the nozzle check pattern and check the print head status.
Note:
If the printed result does not improve even after doing print head deep cleaning, turn off the printer. Then, after 24 hours or later, do print head deep cleaning again. (After a given time interval, ink could dissolve itself, resulting in ink unclogging.)
