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Checking the Printer’s Condition 5-5
R4C4860
Startup Guide Rev. C
CONDI.FM A5 size
11/29/00
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Proof Sign-off:
DAI K.A. Kobayashi T. Morita
K. Nishi
DAI K. Ramsey
1. Make sure the lights on the control pa nel do not indicate that
ink is low or ink is out.
2. Access the printer software. See “Accessing the printer
utilities” on page 5-2.
3. Click the Head Cleaning button.
4. Follow the messages on your screen.
The Pause light of the printer flashes during the cleaning
cycle, which takes about one minute to c omplete.
cCaution:
Never turn off the printer until the cleaning cycle is finished
and the Pause light has stopped flashing. Doing so may
damage the printer.
5. When the Pause light is on, click Print nozzle check pattern
(Windows) or the Confirmation button (Macintosh) in the
Head Cleaning dialog box, or print a few lines from a
document, to confirm that the heads are clean.
In the check pattern, if you find that segments are still missing
from the test lines, you may need to repeat head cleaning and
print the nozzle check pattern again.
If print quality does not improve even after repeating this
procedure several times, turn the printer of f leave it alone
overnight. Then, clean the head again.
If print quality remains a problem after replacing the ink
cartridges, contact your dealer.