Manual Jet Mapping Each of the printheads used by the printer has 512 ink jet nozzles (jets). If any one of these jets is clogged or has a bad electrical connection, print quality may be affected. A certain number of
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The printer automatically maps out missing jets that are not firing for electrical reasons. Jets that are missing or misfiring for other reasons are usually detected during the AutoSet or AutoJet calibrations. You may also map jets manually using the following procedure.
Tip | AutoSet incorporates an automatic version of this |
| calibration. Try AutoSet first before running this |
| manual calibration (see “AutoSet” on page |
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Tip | For best results, before performing this procedure, |
| clean the printhead jets as described in “Cleaning |
| Ink Jets” on page |
| sometimes can be recovered by carefully wiping the |
| electrical contacts on the printhead and their corre- |
| sponding contacts on the printhead carriage with a |
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1.Press the (Menu) key from the Front Page screen on the control panel to display the menus.
2.Press the (Menu In) key display the Calibrate Printer menu.
3.Press the key to highlight Manual Calibration.
4.Press the (Menu In) key.
5.Press the key to highlight Manual Jet Mapping.
6.Press the (Menu In) key to select the option.
The control panel displays this message:
Print Jet Map
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