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When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect
> Examining the Nozzle Check
Pattern
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examine the nozzle check pattern, and clean the Print Head if necessary.
1.
Check if there are horizontal white streaks in the pattern (1) and/or pattern (2).
If there are horizontal white streaks in the pattern
(1)
:
Cleaning the print head nozzles of ink group 1 (MBK, PBK, GY, PC, or PM) is required.
If there are horizontal white streaks in the pattern
(2)
:
Cleaning the print head nozzles of ink group 2 (R, G, C, M, or Y) is required.
If there are horizontal white streaks in both the pattern
(1)
and pattern
(2)
:
Cleaning the print head nozzles of all ink colors is required.
(A) Good (no horizontal white streaks)
(B) Bad (horizontal white streaks are present)
2.
Take the appropriate action.
When cleaning is not required
:
Click Exit (Windows) or Quit (Macintosh) on the Pattern Check dialog box to exit nozzle check
pattern examination.
When cleaning is required
:
(1)
Click Cleaning.
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