Dell IP2600 Routine Maintenance, When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect

Routine Maintenance

When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect

When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, the print head nozzles on FINE Cartridges are probably clogged. Print the nozzle check pattern to confirm the condition of the nozzles and then perform Print Head Cleaning.

If print results are not satisfactory, performing Print Head Alignment may improve print quality.

Note

Before performing maintenance

zMake sure that a FINE Cartridge has not run out of ink. See “Getting the Ink Status Information” on page 31.

zMake sure that a FINE Cartridge is installed properly. See “Replacing FINE Cartridges” on page 33.

zMake sure that the orange protective tape is removed from the bottom of a FINE Cartridge.

zIf the Alarm lamp flashes orange, see “Alarm Lamp Flashes Orange” on page 53.

zIncrease the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings. See “Print Results Not Satisfactory” on page 46.

Step 1

See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 19.

If lines are missing or if white streaks appear

Step 2

See “Print Head Cleaning” on page 22.

If the problem is not resolved after performing

Print Head Cleaning twice

After cleaning the Print Head, print and examine the nozzle check pattern.

Step 3

See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 25.

If the problem is not resolved after performing

Print Head Deep Cleaning twice

Step 4

See “Replacing a FINE Cartridge” on page 31.

Note

If the straight line is misaligned or the Print Head position is misaligned, align the Print Head position. See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 27.

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