Clean the print head if lines are missing or if horizontal streaks are present in the printed nozzle check pattern. Cleaning unclogs the nozzles and restores the
print head condition. Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so clean the print head only when necessary.
When
performing the print head cleaning, check
the free space in the maintenance cartridge. If there is not enough free space, replace
with a new maintenance cartridge. In the case of shortage of free space in the maintenance cartridge, a message is displayed and the cleaning cannot be performed.
You will need a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper.
- Make sure the printer is powered on.
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Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the rear
tray.
- Select Maintenance on the HOME screen.
- Select Cleaning.
The confirmation screen will appear.
- Select Yes.
The printer starts cleaning the print head.
Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the cleaning of the print head. This
takes about 1 to 2 minutes.
The pattern print confirmation screen will appear.
- Select Yes.
- Press the OK button.
The nozzle check pattern will be printed.
- Select Next.
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Examine the nozzle check pattern.
If
the problem is not resolved after cleaning the print head twice, clean the print head deeply.
If print quality does not improve by the standard cleaning of the print head, clean the print head deeply. Cleaning the print
head deeply consumes more ink than the standard cleaning of the print head, so clean the print head deeply only when necessary.
When
performing the print head deep cleaning, check
the free space in the maintenance cartridge. If there is not enough free space, replace
with a new maintenance cartridge. In the case of shortage of free space in the maintenance cartridge, a message is displayed and the cleaning cannot be performed.
You will need a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper.
- Make sure the printer is powered on.
-
Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the rear tray.
- Select Maintenance on the HOME screen.
- Select Deep Cleaning.
The confirmation screen will appear.
- Select Yes.
The printer starts cleaning the print head deeply.
Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the deep cleaning of the print head. This
takes about 3 minutes.
The pattern print confirmation screen will appear.
- Select Yes.
- Press the OK button.
The nozzle check pattern will be printed.
- When the completion message appears, select OK.
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Examine the nozzle check pattern.
If the problem is not resolved, turn off the power and clean the print head deeply again after 24 hours.
Replace Ink in Print Head consumes a great amount of ink.
Frequent Replace Ink in Print Head can rapidly consume ink, so perform it only when necessary.
Before
performing Replace Ink in Print Head, check the remaining ink level of all colors. If the remaining ink level is below the single dot (A), refill
the ink tank of corresponding color.
Before
performing Replace Ink in Print Head, check
the free space of the maintenance cartridge. Replace Ink in Print Head consumes a lot of ink, and the consumed ink is
discharged to the maintenance cartridge. If the free space is low, replace
it with a new maintenance cartridge. If the available capacity of the maintenance cartridge is low, a message is displayed and Replace Ink in
Print Head cannot be performed.
Perform Replace Ink in Print Head following the procedure below.
- Make sure the printer is powered on.
- Select Maintenance on the HOME screen and press the OK button.
- Select Replace Ink in Print Head and press the OK button.
- Select All colors and press the OK button.
- Check the displayed message and press the OK button.
- Check the displayed message and press the OK button.
- Check the displayed message, select Yes and press the OK button.
- Check the displayed message, select Yes and press the OK button.
Replace Ink in Print Head starts.
Do
not perform any operations while Replace Ink in Print Head is in progress.