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Straight vertical stripes
White vertical streaks
User Check
- Check whether the recording paper being used is within the
specification.
- Clean the related rollers by printing blank paper.
- Clean the platen.
Step Cause Solution
1 Foreign materials in the carriage
rail
Remove foreign materials.
2 Recording paper path
contaminated
Clean the recording paper path.
3 CR encoder strip stained Clean the CR encoder strip.
4 Carriage flat cable not mounted in
place
Set the Carriage flat cable into place.
5 Ink supply tubes not mounted in
place
Set the ink supply tubes guide into place.
6 CR encoder strip defective Replace the CR encoder strip.
User Check
- Carry out head cleaning.
Step Cause Solution
1 Foreign materials in the carriage
rail
Remove foreign materials.
2 CR encoder strip stained Clean the CR encoder strip.
3 Non-discharge of ink from head Perform the recommended purge procedures.
Refer to "Recommended purge procedures" in
Chapter 5, Section 1.3.29 "Purge Operation
(Maintenance mode 76)."
4 CR encoder strip defective Replace CR encoder strip
5 Carriage motor defective Replace the carriage motor ASSY.
6 Head defective Replace the head/carriage unit.