Printing a Nozzle Check PatternThe nozzle check function allows you to check whether the print head is working properly by printing anozzle check pattern. Print the pattern if printing becomes faint, or if a specific color fails to print.The procedure for printing a nozzle check pattern is as follows:Nozzle Check1. Open the printer driver setup window2. Click Nozzle Check on the Maintenance tabThe Nozzle Check dialog box opens.Click Initial Check Items to display the items that you need to check before printing the nozzle checkpattern.3. Load paper in the printerLoad one sheet of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the cassette 1.Important• The cassette 2 is not available for the nozzle check pattern printing. Be sure to load paper in thecassette 1.4. Print a nozzle check patternMake sure that the printer is on and click Print Check Pattern.Printing of the nozzle check pattern begins.Click OK when the confirmation message appears.The Pattern Check dialog box opens.5. Check the print resultCheck the print result. If the print result is normal, click Exit.If the print result is smudged or if there are any unprinted sections, click Cleaning to clean the printhead.Related TopicCleaning the Print Heads177
