Sharp AJ2000 manual Test Print Head, Check the result of the test, Change the print head

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Test Print Head

Maintenance

If you are not satisfied with the print quality, print a test page following the steps shown below.

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Make sure that Letter sized paper is set in the tray.

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Select "Print" from the "File" menu of your

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application, and then click the "Maintenance"

 

button ( ).

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Click the "Start" button of "Test print head".

 

 

 

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Click the "Print" button.

A test page will be printed.

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Check the result of the test page.

If the print quality is poor, go to the next step.

Click the "Start" button of "Auto head cleaning" to clean the print heads.

If you cannot get a good result printing a test page even after cleaning the print head five times, change the print head. Reference:Cleaning the Print Head

Change the print head.

Replace the black print head if white lines appear in the black portion of your test page. If you find white lines in portions of colors except black, replace the color print head.

Reference:Changing the Print Head

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MaintenanceTroubleshooting

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Contents Page Contents How to Use the Online Manual How to Use the Online ManualOutline of the Printer Driver Copies Printer Driver FunctionsMake additional changes Paper Settings Dialog Box partCustom Paper Paper SizeZoom% OrientationMain Menu Settings part Order Up PrintingReferenceGuaranteed area and printable area Paper Menu Settings partMedia Type Paper SelectionOutput Paper Guaranteed area and printable areaDraft Advanced Menu SettingsColorSync Output Quality Dialog BoxWatermark Menu Settings part Edit Fonts button TextAbout button Version Menu SettingsRemaining ink indicator window Maintenance Dialog BoxPrint Printing OverviewSelect the AJ-1800/2000 printer icon Using the ChooserSelect Chooser from the Apple menu Close the Chooser Basic Printing part Click the OK button in the Paper Settings dialog boxTo print a single copy of a document, confirm 1 Printing a Watermark How to Print a WatermarkAutomatic Zooming to the Loaded Paper Enlarge/Reduce the Printed ImagePrinting Multiple Pages on One Printing a Photograph Background Printing To Setup Background PrintingPrint Monitor When background printing is OffWhen background printing is On Print Monitor Functions Time to Change the Ink Tank Ink low error message is displayedMaintenance Open the front cover Remove the old ink tank Changing Ink Tank partProperly align the tab when inserting Confirm the ink lamp is not blinking Change the print head Test Print HeadCheck the result of the test Cleaning the Print Head Open the front cover Raise the print head latch Changing the Print Head partLower the print head latch Removecase. the new print head from its protectiveHead, always align the print head Close the front coverTo maintain print quality after changing the print Select a pattern sample for Pattern a Aligning the Print Head partDialog box Click the OK button in the Align print headKeeping the Printer Clean Troubleshooting Identifying Printer ProblemsTrouble feeding stiff envelope or heavy Paper is not Fed into the Printer partCHECK1 Is there too much paper in the paper tray? Is the loaded paper too thick or too thin?Paper tray? Is the printer on a flat surface?Is the paper curled or folded? Press the paper button Paper JamClose the jam cover, insert the output tray If all the lamps keep blinking CHECK1 Is the power cord connected?Printer Inoperative Nothing Prints part CHECK10 Has the printer driver been installed properly? Restart your computer Select the item you want to delete in the boxIf the print output is faint or uneven Faint, Uneven or Smeared Print OutputCHECK3 Is the paper loaded correctly? CHECK2 Is the orientation of document setting correct?Align the print head Driver.Specify the print quality setting in the printerCHECK1 Is the printer driver set to the color print option? Unit does not Print in ColorPrinting is too Slow Index Index