8Troubleshooting

Light stripes on prints: cleaning the printhead

Approximate time to complete: 10 minutes

Symptom: Prints have narrow, lengthwise stripes that are faded or the wrong color, or prints have missing colors.

Solution: Run the automatic printhead-cleaning sequence from the printerÕs front panel.

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1.When the Ready message or the printerÕs name appears, press the Clean button. The printer displays the Þrst selection in the menu:

Clean:Light Stripes

<---- Clean Test

2.Press the Clean button again.

3.A series of front panel messages indicate the condition of the printer as it progresses through a sequence of automatic cleaning routines. The printer outputs a Cleaning Page (see page 7-16) at the end of the cleaning sequence that you may discard as normal ofÞce waste.

4.When the cleaning sequence is completed, the printer displays the following message:

Clean:Light Stripes

<---- Clean Test

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Tektronix 360 user manual Light stripes on prints cleaning the printhead, Approximate time to complete 10 minutes