Printing Tips

Check status before printing

• Is the print head in good condition?

  Clogged print head nozzles make printing fainter, which affects print quality and wastes paper. To check the print head, print the nozzle check pattern.

  • Maintenance Procedure

• Is ink smeared inside the machine?

  After many print jobs, areas where paper passes through the machine may become smeared with ink. To clean the inside the machine, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning.

Confirm that paper is loaded correctly

• Is the paper loaded in the correct orientation?

  To load paper in a cassette, load paper printing-side DOWN.

  • Loading Paper
  

A: cassette 1

B: cassette 2

• Is the paper curled?

  The curled paper causes paper jam. Flatten the curled paper, and then reload it.

  • "Correct curl before loading paper." in Paper Is Smudged / Printed Surface Is Scratched