Printing Maintenance

Printing Maintenance

When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect

When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the print head nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles.

Step 1

"Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 26

If the problem remainsIf white stripes are noticeable

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"Print Head Cleaning" on page 28

"Aligning the Print Head" on page 33

If the problem remains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3

"Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 30

If the problem still remains

Step 4

"Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 36

Note z If ink tank replacement does not resolve the problem, contact the Customer Care Center.

zYou will be alerted if low ink warning is enabled.

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