Chapter 12. When Warning or Fault Occurs 
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12.4. Action to be Taken in Event of Printing Failure 
 
●  If a printing failure occurs, take action appropriate to the symptom according to the solution table below. 
●  If the action does not solve the problem, the board or circulation system may be faulty. 
Contact your nearest local distributor. 
 
Action to be taken in event of printing failure 
*1: See the Technical Manual. 
Printing failure 
description (symptom) 
Some print dots are 
missing. 
(minus deflection electrode 
side) 
 
 
Ink or foreign matter is attached 
to the gutter. 
●  Clean the gutter. 
●  Replace the recovery filter. 
Ink or foreign matter is attached 
to the charge or deflection 
electrode. 
●  Clean the charge or 
deflection electrode. 
Ink or a foreign matter is 
attached to the ink ejection port. 
●  Remove the ink or foreign 
matter. 
The ink stream is positioned 
incorrectly 
The ink pressure is high. 
●  Adjust the ink pressure to 
the standard value. 
The ink has deteriorated. 
Some print dots are 
missing. 
(plus deflection electrode 
side) 
 
 
Ink or foreign matter is attached 
to the charge or deflection 
electrode. 
●  Clean the charge or 
deflection electrode. 
Ink or a foreign matter is 
attached to the ink ejection port. 
●  Remove the ink or foreign 
matter. 
The nozzle is a little clogged. 
The character height is large. 
●  Set a smaller character 
height. 
●  Adjust the ink pressure to 
the standard value. 
The ink has deteriorated.