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.

Note

Increasing the print quality in the printer driver settings may improve the print result.
- Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data

When the Print Results Are Blurred or Uneven:

Step1 Print the nozzle check pattern.

From the machine
- Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
From the computer
- Use Your Computer to Print a Nozzle Check Pattern
Step2 Examine the nozzle check pattern.
If there are missing lines or horizontal white streaks in the pattern:
Step3 Clean the print head.

From the machine
- Cleaning the Print Head
From the computer
- Cleaning the Print Heads from Your Computer
After cleaning the print head, print and examine the nozzle check pattern: Step1
If the problem is not resolved after performing from step 1 to step 3 twice:
Step4 Clean the print head deeply.

From the machine
- Cleaning the Print Head Deeply
From the computer
- Cleaning the Print Heads from Your Computer

Note

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, the print head may be damaged. Contact the service center.

When the Print Results Are Not Even such as the Ruled Lines Are Misaligned:

Step Align the print head.

From the machine
- Aligning the Print Head
From the computer
- Aligning the Print Head Position from Your Computer