Step 1: Performing a Nozzle Drop-out 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).
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When performing printing tests successively, you can select Feed (vertical printing) or Scan (horizontal printing) as the print position for the second and later tests in comparison to the first test.

Performing Printing Tests Arranged Horizontally

Procedure
  1. Set up the media.
  2. Tap Panel_Icon_TestPrint Nozzle Drop-out Test on the home screen.
  3. Tap Execute next to Printing Test.
    Printing of the test pattern starts.
    MEMO To change the start position for the printing test, tap Change for Output Start Location and change the output start location. For details on this work, refer to Changing the Base Point.
  4. 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.
    VG4_TESTPRINT_NORMAL
    MEMO If the printing-test results are difficult to interpret

    Check the results in a bright location, changing your line of vision. They are visible using the reflection of the light.

  5. If dot drop-out or dot displacement is present, perform normal cleaning.

    Step 2: Performing Normal Cleaning

    If there is no dot drop-out or dot displacement, proceed to the next step.

  6. If you have opened the front cover, close it.
    If no dot drop-out or dot displacement occurs, preparations for output are finished.
  7. Tap Panel_Icon_Home.
    You are returned to the home screen.