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Checking the Printer’s Condition 4-5
R4C5980
Rev. C
A5 size Condi.fm
7/12/01 Pass 3
R
Proof Sign-off:
DAI A. Kobayashi T. Morita
K. Nishi
DAI K. Ramsey
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.
Nozzle Check Pattern
Note:
Actual tests are printed in color.
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.
Good Condition: Print head cleaning was successf ul.
Poor condition: Print heads require further cleaning.