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Printing Maintenance „ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer. iP4000 The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of ink is insufficient. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 42. iP3000 (1) (1) (2) (2) (1) If lines of this pattern are missing, the "Black" print head nozzle needs cleaning. Example: When lines are missing (2) If these patterns have white stripes, the "Color" print head nozzle needs cleaning. Example: When white stripes appear Click Cleaning in the Pattern Check dialog box to start Print Head Cleaning. See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 53. If no lines of the group (1) pattern are missing, and the group (2) patterns have no white stripes, click Exit or Quit. Nozzle Check Pattern finishes. 52

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Printing Maintenance
52
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly.
Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer.
The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not
enough ink. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of ink is
insufficient.
See
“
Replacing an Ink Tank
”
on page 42.
(1)
If lines of this pattern are missing, the “
Black
” print head nozzle needs cleaning.
(2)
If these patterns have white stripes, the “
Color
” print head nozzle needs
cleaning.
Click
Cleaning
in the
Pattern Check
dialog box to start
Print Head Cleaning
.
See
“
Print Head Cleaning
”
on page 53.
If no lines of the group (1) pattern are missing, and the group (2) patterns have no
white stripes, click
Exit
or
Quit
.
Nozzle Check Pattern
finishes.
iP4000
(1)
(2)
(1)
(2)
iP3000
Example: When lines are missing
Example: When white stripes appear