Canon Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II Series User Manual

Printhead Nozzle MaintenanceChecking Nozzle PerformanceIntroductionIt is important that nozzle performance is evaluated to determine if the printer is ready forproduction. To evaluate the nozzle jetting performance of each printhead the nozzle check printmust be printed.The nozzle check print shows the performance of each individual nozzle in each color channel.This information is critical in determining how to proceed in recovering nozzles with theautomatic maintenance system (AMS).[19] A Section of the Nozzle Check print that shows the condition of the Cyan and Black printheadsA single color channel is made up of 6 rows of separate printheads. Each printhead is divided into 2 jetting packages (A&B). Each jetting package has a total of 318 active nozzles. This is why inthe nozzle check print there are 12 separately labeled jetting areas in each color channels.Procedure1. Place a piece of clean media on the vacuum table.2. Select the Nozzle Check print icon from the user interface. Input the appropriate settings forprinting (offsets, media thickness, lamp power, etc).3. Print and evaluate the Nozzle Check Print.The typical procedure for evaluating the nozzle check print is to closely examine the jettingperformance in each jetting package.NOTETip:Circle nozzle outs in each jetting package with a marker to better evaluate overallperformance.Each color channel is comprised of 3816 active nozzles. The printer has been designed to producegood quality prints even with a number of nozzle outs. To help determine when to do an AMS ona specific color channel the following guidelines are provided.Do Automatic Maintenance on the required color channel if:Printhead Nozzle Maintenance154 Chapter 9 - Printer Maintenance