Checking the Nozzles Using the Product
Control Panel
You can
check the print head nozzles using the control panel on your
product.
Make sure roll paper or cut sheet
paper is loaded in the printer.
Press the home button, if
necessary.
Select Settings > Maintenance > Print
Head Nozzle Check. You see a screen like this:
If you want to change the paper source
that the nozzle check pattern prints on, select Paper Source. Otherwise, select Start to print the nozzle check pattern.
The nozzle check pattern prints.
Check
the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines.
Print head is clean
Print head needs cleaning
Do one
of the following:
If there are
no gaps in the pattern, select the icon.
If there are
gaps or the pattern is faint, select the icon on the Head Cleaning screen. Select Start to clean the print head.
If
you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head three
times, perform a Powerful
Cleaning.