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3. Press Menu, then press to start printing the nozzle check pattern.
The nozzle check pattern is printed and automatically read. If the printer
finds clogged nozzles, it runs a cleaning cycle.
Manually Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
If you turn off Auto Cleaning, you can print a nozzle check and manually
examine it to determine whether any nozzles are clogged or deflected. Then
you can run a cleaning cycle by pressing and holding the
Menu button.
1. Press the
Menu button. PRINTER SETUP is highlighted. Press Menu
again.
2. Press the d button until
AUTO CLEANING is highlighted, then press
Menu.
3. Press the d to select
OFF, then press to save the setting.
4. Press the
l button twice.
5. Press d to highlight
TEST PRINT, then press Menu. NOZZLE CHECK
is selected.
6. Press
Menu, then press to start printing the nozzle check pattern.
7. After the pattern is printed, use at least a 10
× eye loupe to examine it.
• If the pattern looks good, as shown below, the print head is clean.
• If any dots or segments are missing or deflected, as shown below,
run a cleaning cycle by pressing and holding the
Menu button for at
least 3 seconds. Then print another nozzle check pattern to make
sure the nozzles are clean.
Caution: Don’t run a
cleaning cycle while
thick media is loaded in
the printer.