Technical information

Printing Maintenance
Printing Maintenance
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect
When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, the print head nozzles are probably
clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean these nozzles.
W Note Before Performing Maintenance
Remove the FINE Cartridge once, then insert it into place again. Refer to
"Replacing a FINE Cartridge" in the Direct Printing Guide.
Step 1
Refer to "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" in the Direct Printing Guide.
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After print head cleaning, print
the nozzle check pattern.
If the print quality is poor,
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perform print head cleaning.
If the pattern is printed normally,
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Step 2
Refer to "Print Head Cleaning" in the Direct Printing Guide.
If the problem remains after performing print head cleaning twice
Step 3
Refer to "Print Head Deep Cleaning" in the Direct Printing Guide.
If the problem still remains after performing print head deep cleaning twice
Step 4
Refer to "Replacing a FINE Cartridge" in the Direct Printing Guide.
W Note If ruled lines are misaligned, adjust the print head position.
Refer to "Aligning Print Head - Auto head align" in the Direct Printing Guide.
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