Maintenance Procedure
If print results are blurred, colors are not printed correctly, or print results are unsatisfactory (e.g. misaligned printed ruled lines), perform the maintenance procedure below.
Important
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Do not rinse or wipe the print head. This can cause trouble with the print head.
Note
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Check if ink remains in the ink tank.
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If the Alarm lamp lights or flashes, see An Error Occurs.
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Increasing the print quality in the printer driver settings may improve the print result.
When the Print Results Are Blurred or Uneven:
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Step1 Print the nozzle check pattern.
From the printer
From the computer
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If there are missing lines or horizontal white streaks in the pattern:
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Step3 Clean the print head.
From the printer
From the computer
After cleaning the print head, print and examine the nozzle check pattern:
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If the problem is not resolved after performing from step 1 to step 3 twice:
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Step4 Clean the print head deeply.
After deep print head cleaning, print and examine the nozzle check pattern:
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When you have performed the procedure until step 4 and the problem has not been resolved, turn off the power and clean the print head deeply again after 24 hours. Do not unplug the power cord when turning off the power.
If the problem is still not resolved, perform ink flush.
Ink flush consumes a great amount of ink. Frequent ink flush can rapidly consume ink, so perform ink flush only when necessary.
Important-
If ink flush is performed when the remaining ink level is insufficient, it may cause a failure. Be sure to check the remaining ink level before performing ink flush.
If the nozzle check pattern is not printed correctly even after performing ink flush, see Check Installation of Print Head.
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When the Print Results Are Not Even such as the Ruled Lines Are Misaligned:
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Step Align the print head.
From the printer
From the computer
