8-6
Maintenance
The
P power light flashes while the printer performs the
cleaning cycle. It takes about thirty seconds to complete.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the
P power light is flashing.
Doing so may damage the printer.
5. When the P power light stops flashing, click Print nozzle
check pattern in the Head Cleaning dialog box to confirm
that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle.
Below are nozzle check patterns:
Good sample
Print head needs to be cleaned
The above sample is in black and white, but the actual check pattern prints
in color.
In the check pattern, if you find that any segments are missing
from the test lines, you may need to repeat the head cleaning and
print the nozzle check pattern again.
If print quality hasn’t improved after repeating this procedure
four or five times, turn the printer off and leave it alone overnight.
Then do the head cleaning again.
segments are missing