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Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern

Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether ink is being ejected correctly from the print head nozzles.

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Note

  • If ink runs out as the nozzle check pattern is printed, an error message appears on the LCD.

What you will need: one sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper

  1. Make sure the printer is on.

  2. Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in cassette 1.

    After you insert the cassette, a screen for registering paper information is displayed on the LCD. Select A4 or Letter in Size: and Plain paper in Type:, and then press the OK button.

    Important

    • Nozzle check patterns cannot be printed from cassette 2. Load paper in cassette 1.

  3. Pull out the output tray extension and open the paper output support.

  4. Press the Setup button, use the Left or Right button to select Maintenance, and then press the OK button.

  5. Use the Left or Right button to select Nozzle check, and then press the OK button.

    The nozzle check pattern is now printed.

  6. Examine the nozzle check pattern.