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Basic Operations
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Test Printing
Test Printing
Print a test pattern to check that there are no discharging
defects such as nozzle clogging (slight touching of ink or
nozzle missing).
In addition, you can select the orientation of the test pattern
to print from two types in order to perform test printing
repeatedly. Select one depending on your use.
1
Press the key in LOCAL.
• Press to change the test pattern orientation.
2
Press the key.
3
Press , to select NOZZLE RECOVERY
function ON/OFF.
ON : Print the pattern of nozzles with recovered nozzles by other nozzles, which have been registered
by the nozzle recovery of the maintenance function.
OFF : Print the pattern without recovering the clogged nozzles.
4
Press the key.
• Test printing starts.
• When the printing has been completed, the screen returns to step1.
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Check the printed test pattern.
• When the result is normal, end the operation.
• When the result is abnormal, perform head cleaning.( P.2-12)
Check before test printing.
• If a media has been set
P.2-5
• If the origin position has been
set
• If the head height has been adjusted
P.3-6
• Operation of this procedure can not be set if the nozzle recovery of maintenance function is
not registered or “CONFIRM MENU” of nozzle recovery is OFF.
Media-feeding
: When the set value is "FEED DIR."
: When the set value is "SCAN DIR."
TEST PR I NT
( FEED D I R . ) [ ENT ]
TEST PR I NT
NOZ Z L E RECOVERY : ON
** PRINTING * *
PLEASE WA I T
TEST PR I NT
( FEED D I R . ) [ ENT ]
Abnormal pattern
Clogged with ink
Normal pattern
Nozzles are dirty