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Maintenance Tab Description

The Maintenance tab allows you to perform printer maintenance or check the settings of the printer.

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Print Nozzle Check Pattern
Prints a nozzle check pattern.
Perform this function if printing becomes faint or a specific color fails to print. Print a nozzle check pattern, and check whether the print head is working properly.
If the print result for a specific color is fainted, or if there are any unprinted sections, use Print Head Cleaning to clean the print head.
Paper Source
Displayed using the Media Type, Page Size and Roll Width for each currently set paper feed position.
Print Head Cleaning
Performs print head cleaning.
Print head cleaning removes any blockage in the print head nozzles.
Perform cleaning when printing becomes faint, or a specific color fails to print, even though all ink levels are sufficiently high.
There are two head cleaning functions, which are described below.
Cleaning
Perform cleaning when printing becomes faint, or a specific color fails to print, even though all ink levels are sufficiently high.
System Cleaning
System Cleaning is a more powerful cleaning function. Execute this function if the condition does not improve even after you repeat Cleaning several times.

Important

  • System Cleaning consumes an extremely large amount of ink.
    Executing system cleaning frequently will rapidly deplete your printer's ink supply. Therefore, execute system cleaning only when necessary.
Paper Feed Amount Adjustment
This function adjusts the paper feed amount if the print result is faint or contains streaks.
View Status
This function displays printer information and setting values.