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Checking with Detect Clogging, Detect Clogging, Normal, Powerful

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Settings/Maintenance Checking with Detect Clogging The printer checks the status of the nozzles, and displays any clogged nozzles on the screen. Perform Print Head Unit cleaning according to the check results. Tip: The method for confirming the status of the nozzles also includes the method for printing a check pattern. U "Printing the check pattern" on page 32 A Click Detect Clogging. Clogging detection starts, and the status of each nozzle is indicated by the colors. Clogging detection takes about one minute. Reading the Results: Color Green Yellow Red The nozzles are not clogged. Clogging is detected. Perform Normal cleaning. Clogging is detected. Perform Powerful cleaning. Explanation Gray White Head cleaning is complete. Detect Clogging is still in progress. B Select the head where clogged nozzles were detected, and then click Normal or Powerful. To clean all of the print head units, check All. The color changes to gray for the heads that have been cleaned. Item Normal Powerful Explanation Cleans the surface of the head, and clears clogged nozzles. Cleans more powerfully if the results of Detect Clogging are still red or nozzles are clogged after repeating head cleaning several times. Because Powerful consumes more ink compared to Normal, prepare new ink cartridges before performing cleaning if ink levels are low. C Check the results after cleaning. Go back to step , and then use Detect Clogging to check the status of the nozzles. If any nozzles are clogged, perform step to clean the nozzles. 31

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Settings/Maintenance
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Checking with Detect Clogging
The printer checks the status of the nozzles, and displays any clogged nozzles on the screen. Perform Print Head
Unit cleaning according to the check results.
A
Click
Detect Clogging
.
Clogging detection starts, and the status of each nozzle is indicated by the colors.
Clogging detection takes about one minute.
Reading the Results:
B
Select the head where clogged nozzles were detected, and then click
Normal
or
Powerful
.
To clean all of the print head units, check
All
.
The color changes to gray for the heads that have been cleaned.
C
Check the results after cleaning.
Go back to step
, and then use
Detect Clogging
to check the status of the nozzles.
If any nozzles are clogged, perform step
to clean the nozzles.
Tip:
The method for confirming the status of the nozzles also includes the method for printing a check pattern.
U
“Printing the check pattern” on page 32
Color
Explanation
Green
The nozzles are not clogged.
Yellow
Clogging is detected.
Perform
Normal
cleaning.
Red
Clogging is detected.
Perform
Powerful
cleaning.
Gray
Head cleaning is complete.
White
Detect Clogging is still in progress.
Item
Explanation
Normal
Cleans the surface of the head, and clears clogged nozzles.
Powerful
Cleans more powerfully if the results of Detect Clogging are still red or nozzles are clogged after
repeating head cleaning several times. Because Powerful consumes more ink compared to
Normal, prepare new ink cartridges before performing cleaning if ink levels are low.