1 Perform a printing test.

Before you carry out actual printing, perform a printing test to ensure no dot drop-out or dot displacement occurs. If dot drop-out or dot displacement occurs, perform cleaning of the print heads (normal cleaning).
MEMO:

  • This operation is unnecessary if you will only perform cutting.

  • When performing printing tests successively, you can select "FEED" (vertical printing) or "SCAN" (horizontal printing) as the print position for the 2nd and later tests in comparison to the 1st test.

Performing Printing Tests Arranged Horizontally

  1. Load the media.
    Setup of Media
  2. Press FUNCTION.
  3. Press ▼, then ▶ to display the screen shown below.


  4. Press ENTER.
    Printing of the test pattern starts.
  5. Check whether there is dot drop-out or dot displacement in the test pattern.
    Missing blocks indicate dot drop-out. Collapsed or inclined blocks indicate dot displacement.


  6. If you have opened the front cover, close it.
    If no dot drop-out or dot displacement occurs, this operation is finished. Press FUNCTION to go back to the original screen.