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   TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

Checking the print quality

If faded or streaked colors and text appears on your output, some of 
the nozzles may be clogged. You can check this by printing the Print 
Quality Check Sheet and looking at the nozzle check pattern.

1

Press 

(

Ink

)

.

2

Press 

 or 

 to select 

Test Print

.

Press 

Set

.

3

Press 

 or 

 to select 

Print Quality

.

Press 

Set

.

4

Press 

Color Start

.

The machine begins printing the Print Quality Check Sheet.

5

Follow the instructions given on the sheet to see if the quality is 
OK.

Color

block quality check

The LCD shows:

6

Check the quality of the four color 
blocks on the sheet.

7

If all lines are clear and visible, press 

 (

Yes

) and go to 

Step 10.

—

OR

—

If you can see missing short lines as shown below, 
press  

(

No

).

The LCD will ask you if the print 
quality is OK for black and three 
colors.

OK

Poor

Is Quality OK?

▲

 Yes 

▼

 No

Black OK?

▲

 Yes 

▼

 No