164Maintaining and Transporting the Printer

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control

Panel

You can print a nozzle check from the control panel and examine it to determine whether any nozzles are clogged or deflected. Then you can run a cleaning cycle if necessary.

1.

Press r Menu.

2.

Press d until TEST PRINT is selected, then press r. NOZZLE CHECK is

 

selected.

3.

Press r, then press OK to start printing the nozzle check pattern.

4.

After the pattern is printed, use at least a 10× eye loupe to examine it.

 

• If the pattern looks good, as shown below, the print head is clean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If any dots or segments are missing or deflected, as shown below,

 

 

run a cleaning cycle as described on page 165. Then print another

 

 

nozzle check pattern to make sure the nozzles are clean.

Caution: Don’t run a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cleaning cycle while

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thick media is loaded in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the printer.

• If the nozzles are still clogged after three cleaning cycles, run a power

 

 

cleaning cycle as described on page 165.

Automatically Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

The printer automatically checks the nozzles and cleans them if necessary. You can specify how often you want this to happen or turn this feature off. You can also have a nozzle check pattern printed on a regular basis, so you can check it yourself.

1. Press r Menu. PRINTER SETUP is selected. Press r again.

2. Press d until AUTO NOZZLE CHECK is selected, then press r.