Prinng Tests and Normal Cleaning
1. Perform a prinng test.
The print heads are important components that discharge ink. They require periodic and appropriate mainte-
nance. Before daily operaons, perform a prinng test to ensure that no dot drop-out or dot displacement occurs.
If dot drop-out or dot displacement occurs, perform cleaning of the print heads (normal cleaning).
MEMO
• This operaon is unnecessary if you will only perform cung.
• When performing prinng tests successively, you can select "SCAN" (vercal prinng) or "FEED" (horizontal prinng) as the print
posion for the 2nd and later tests in comparison to the 1st test.
P. 203「Performing Prinng Tests Arranged Horizontally」
Procedure
1. Load the media.
P. 30「Setup of Media」
2. Press [FUNCTION].
3. Press [▼], then [▶] to display the screen shown below.
4. Press [ENTER].
Prinng of the test paern starts.
5. Check whether there is dot drop-out or dot displacement in the test paern.
Missing blocks indicate dot drop-out. Collapsed or inclined blocks indicate dot displacement.
6. If you have opened the front cover, close it.
If no dot drop-out or dot displacement occurs, this operaon is nished. Press [FUNCTION] to go back to the
original screen.
Daily Print Head Check
228 2. Regular maintenance