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Troubleshooting
Step 2: Perform the head cleaning
(1) Perform a normal cleaning.☞ "7-2-2. Head cleaning >>P.201"
(2) Print out a nozzle check pattern (2nd time).
(3) Check the result of the printed nozzle check pattern (2nd time), and carry out the following procedures.
Existence or nonexistence of a
nozzle that does not eject any
ink-jet droplets
Recovery action
Such a nozzle does not exist that
does not eject any ink-jet droplets
Exit
Ten-or-less nozzles exist that do
not eject any ink-jet droplets
Perform the normal cleaning once again. Subsequently, proceed to (4).
Ten-or-more nozzles exist that do
not eject any ink-jet droplets
Perform the powerful cleaning. Subsequently, proceed to (4).
More than half of the nozzles of
the color heads have a problem
concerning firing of the print
heads.
Re-install the ink. ☞"9-2-8. Re-install the ink >>P.308"
Subsequently, proceed to (4).
More than half of the nozzles of
the white heads have a problem
concerning firing of the print
heads.
Clean the white heads. ☞"9-2-2. White head cleaning >>P.262"
Subsequently, proceed to (4).
(4) Print out a nozzle check pattern (3rd time).
(5) Check the result of the printed nozzle check pattern (3rd time), and carry out the following procedures.
Existence or nonexistence of a
nozzle that does not eject any
ink-jet droplets
Recovery action
Such a nozzle does not exist that
does not eject any ink-jet droplets
Exit
Such a nozzle exists that does not
eject any ink-jet droplets
Proceed to Step 3.