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Checking the Print Head Nozzles

The nozzle check function allows you to check whether the print heads are working properly by printing a nozzle check pattern. Print the pattern if printing becomes faint, or if a specific color fails to print.

The procedure for printing a nozzle check pattern is as follows:

Nozzle Check

1.Open the printer driver setup window

2.Click Nozzle Check on the Maintenance tab

The Nozzle Check dialog box opens.

To display a list of items that you should check before printing the check pattern, click Initial Check

Items.

3.Load paper in the printer

Load a sheet of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the cassette.

4.Print a nozzle check pattern

Make sure that the printer is on and click Print Check Pattern.

The nozzle check pattern is printed.

Click OK when the confirmation message appears.

The Pattern Check dialog box opens.

5.Check the print result

Check the print result. When the print result is normal, click Exit.

If the print result is smudged or if there are any unprinted sections, click Cleaning to clean the print head.

Related Topic

Cleaning the Print Heads

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