Making Printer Settings

Maintaining the Printer Using Utilities

If you repeatedly print, print-heads will get dirty and print quality may degrade. Perform printer maintenance from the [Maintenance] tab in the printer properties dialog box.

Nozzle Check

Follow the procedure below to check whether the print-head nozzles are clogged up or not by printing a nozzle check test pattern.

To check the printed test pattern, proceed to step 7.

1.Open the printer properties dialog box.

2.Click the [Maintenance] tab.

3.Click [Nozzle Check].

4.Click [Next >].

5.Check that A4/Letter size paper is loaded in the paper tray.

6.Click [Next >].

7.Check the printed test pattern. Normal

When print-heads are clogged

8.Click [Finish].

If the printed test pattern is not clear, select the [Head-cleaning] check box, and then click [Next >].

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