User Setup Information

Testing the Printer

Before continuing, test the printer to ensure it is functioning

properly. For the self test, use paper that is at least 8.25 inches

(210 mm) wide.

1. Press the

POWER

switch to turn off the printer.

Caution:

Never turn off the printer by unplugging it or turning off

a power strip. Always turn off the printer by pressing the

POWER

switch.

2. Hold down the

Load/Eject

button while you press the

POWER

switch to turn on the printer. Keep holding down

Load/Eject

until the printer feeds a page.

The 360 dpi self test begins by printing in black ink on the

first and last lines of the first sheet of paper to measure the

page length. Then it prints character samples on the next

sheet using the available fonts and colors.

3. To end the self test, press the

Pause

button and then turn

off the printer. Otherwise, the test continues until the paper

in the sheet feeder runs out. (If a partial page feeds before

you press

Pause

, press

Load/Eject

to clear the paper path.)

Caution:

Do not turn off the printer before pressing the

Pause

button.

If the quality of the test output is not good, clean the print

heads as described in Chapter 3 of the

Reference Guide

. (It may

take as many as five cleaning cycles to fully solve the problem.)

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