Print Quality

How to fix the Nozzle Defects

NOTE

The Printer will automatically request you to recover Printheads with a number of defective nozzles that may affect print quality, or replace them if the Printhead defect cannot be recovered.

NOTE

 

If your Printer has nozzle defects, it does not mean that you will

 

 

not get perfect print quality results.

 

 

 

 

1 Go to the Printheads submenu and press Enter.

LIGHT CYAN

LIGHT MAGENTA YELLOW CYAN MAGENTA BLACK

Press ENTER for printheads menu

Printheads

OK

OK

OK

(1420) RECOVER OK

OK

Printhead Menu

2Go to Recover Printheads.

3Select the Printhead color that is responsible for the problem. The Printer will try to ‘Recover’ the defective Printhead. Please wait as the process of recovery takes a few minutes.

4Reprint the Diagnostic Print to check that the defective nozzles have been corrected.

If the error is still present, replace the worst Printheads.

If your Printer displays a (xxxx)REPLACE or (XXXX)RECOVER message for a Printhead that has recently been changed or recovered successfully:

1Perform Service Station Calibration to verify the correct functioning

of the Drop Detector ⇒ Page 5-11.

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