Chapter 2 Printing
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From MENU on the touch panel, tap [MAINTENANCE].
• The Maintenance menu is displayed.
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Tap [Nozzle Recovery] > [Nozzle check before print].
• A dialog box appears.
(1) Nozzle check before print: Default is "Off"
Setting to "On" performs nozzle checking using the set [Interval].
(2) Interval page: Default is "30"
After the set number of prints, nozzles are checked before printing the next job.
(3) Cleaning: Default is "Soft"
Performs cleaning automatically when the nozzle check detects an error. This parameter sets
the type of head cleaning.
(4) Retry count: Default is "0"
If nozzle checking detects nozzle clogging in more nozzles than the number set for [Nozzle
judge condition], nozzle recovery (cleaning > nozzle checking) is performed for the specified
number of cycles.
The print sequence is automatically resumed once the number of clogged nozzles after
cleaning is fewer than the number set for [Nozzle judge condition].
(5) Nozzle judge condition: Default is "1"
Sets the number of clogged nozzles that is permissible to allow printing to continue. If the
number of clogged nozzles detected exceeds this setting, the system determines that
continued printing is not possible, and printing stops.
* Up to 64 nozzles can be set per color.
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Tap [SET].
• The [Nozzle check before print] setting is updated.
• After printing the number of pages set in [Interval page
*1
], nozzle checking is performed, and the
clogged nozzle locations are automatically registered.
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