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TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE   

13 - 16

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 

Menu/Set

.

3

Press 

▲

 or 

▼

 to select 

Print Quality

.

Press 

Menu/Set

.

4

Press 

Color Start

.

The machine begins printing the Print Quality Check Sheet.

5

Check the sheet to see if the quality is OK by following these 
steps.

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 

1

 (

Yes

), and go to Step 10.

—

OR

—

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

2

 (

No

).

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

OK

Poor

Is Quality OK?
1.Yes 2.No

Black OK?
1.Yes 2.No