Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
137
B
CAUTION
DO NOT touch the print head. Touching the
print head may cause permanent damage
and may void the print head's warranty.
Note
Checking the print alignment
B
You may need to adjust the print alignment
after transporting the machine if your printed
text becomes blurred or images become
faded.
a
Press
Ink
.
b
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Test Print
.
Press
OK
.
c
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Alignment
.
Press
OK
.
d
Press
Black Start
or
Color Start
.
The machine starts printing the
Alignment Check Sheet.
e
Check the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi test
prints to see if number 5 most closely
matches number 0.
f
Do one of the following:
„
If the number 5 samples of both the
600 dpi and 1200 dpi test prints are
the best matches, press
1
(
Yes
) to
finish the Alignment Check.
Go to step
„
If another test print number is a
better match for either 600 dpi or
1200 dpi, press
2
(
No
) to choose it.
g
For 600 dpi, press the number of the test
print that most closely matches the
number 0 sample (1-8).
h
For 1200 dpi, press the number of the
test print that most closely matches the
number 0 sample (1-8).
i
Press
Stop/Exit
.
Checking the ink volume
B
Although an ink volume icon appears on the
LCD, you can use the
Ink
key to see a large
graph showing the ink that is left in each
cartridge.
a
Press
Ink
.
b
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Ink Volume
.
Press
OK
.
The LCD shows the ink volume.
c
Press
Stop/Exit
.
Note
You can check the ink volume from your
computer. (See
Printing
for Windows
®
or
Printing and Faxing
for Macintosh
®
in the
Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)
i
When a print head
nozzle is clogged
the printed
sample looks like
this.
After the print
head nozzle is
cleaned, the
horizontal lines
are gone.