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Routine Maintenance

Check 3: Is the orange tape or protective film remaining?

Make sure that all of the protective film is peeled off and the air hole is exposed, as illustrated in (A).

If the orange tape is left as in (B), pull the orange tape and remove it.

Check 4: Print the Nozzle Check Pattern and perform any necessary

maintenance operations such as Print Head Cleaning.

Print the Nozzle Check Pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head
nozzles.

Refer to

Routine Maintenance

for the Nozzle Check Pattern printing, Print Head Cleaning, and Print

Head Deep Cleaning.

If the Nozzle Check Pattern is not printed correctly:
Check to see if a particular color's ink tank is not empty.
If the Nozzle Check Pattern is not printed correctly though ink is sufficient, perform the Print Head
Cleaning and try printing the Nozzle Check Pattern again.
If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Cleaning twice:
Perform the Print Head Deep Cleaning.
If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Deep Cleaning, turn off the
machine and perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning after 24 hours. When you turn the
machine off, do not unplug it from the power supply.
If the problem is not resolved after performing the Print Head Deep Cleaning twice:
If Print Head Deep Cleaning does not resolve the problem, the Print Head may be damaged.
Contact the service center.

Check 5: When using paper with one printable surface, make sure that

the paper is loaded with the printable side facing up.

Printing on the wrong side of such paper may cause unclear prints or prints with reduced quality.

Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the paper for detailed information on the printable side.

Check 6: Is the Platen Glass dirty?

Clean the Platen Glass.

Cleaning the Platen Glass and Document Cover

When copying, see also the sections below:

Check 7: Check that the original is loaded correctly on the Platen Glass

or in the ADF.

Loading Paper / Originals

Check 8: Is the original document is loaded with the proper side facing

up?

When loading the original on the Platen Glass, the side to be copied should be face down. When
loading the original in the ADF, the side to be copied should be face up.

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