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Routine Maintenance, When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect - print head removal

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Routine Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, the print head nozzles on FINE Cartridges are probably clogged. Print the nozzle check pattern to confirm the condition of the nozzles and then perform Print Head Cleaning. If print results are not satisfactory, performing Print Head Alignment may improve print quality. Note Before performing maintenance z Make sure that the orange protective tape is removed from the bottom of a FINE Cartridge. z If the ALARM lamp is flashing orange, see "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange" on page 50. z Increase the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings. See "Print Results Not Satisfactory" on page 44. Step 1 See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 15. If lines are missing or if white streaks appear Step 2 See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 19. If the problem is not resolved after performing Print Head Cleaning twice After cleaning the Print Head, print and examine the nozzle check pattern. Step 3 See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 21. If the problem is not resolved after performing Print Head Deep Cleaning twice Step 4 See "Replacing a FINE Cartridge" on page 26. Note If the straight line is misaligned or the Print Head position is misaligned, align the Print Head position. See "Aligning the Print Head" on page 23. 14 Routine Maintenance

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Routine Maintenance
Routine Maintenance
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect
When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, the print head nozzles on FINE Cartridges are
probably clogged. Print the nozzle check pattern to confirm the condition of the nozzles and then
perform Print Head Cleaning.
If print results are not satisfactory, performing Print Head Alignment may improve print quality.
Note
Before performing maintenance
Make sure that the orange protective tape is removed from the bottom of a FINE Cartridge.
If the
ALARM
lamp is flashing orange, see “ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange” on page 50.
Increase the
Print Quality
setting in the printer driver settings.
See “Print Results Not Satisfactory” on page 44.
Step 1
See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 15.
If lines are missing or if white streaks appear
After cleaning the
Print Head, print
and examine the
nozzle check
pattern.
Step 2
See “Print Head Cleaning” on page 19.
If the problem is not resolved after performing
Print Head Cleaning twice
Step 3
See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 21.
If the problem is not resolved after performing
Print Head Deep Cleaning twice
Step 4
See “Replacing a FINE Cartridge” on page 26.
Note
If the straight line is misaligned or the Print Head position is misaligned, align the Print Head position. See
“Aligning the Print Head” on page 23.