Head Nozzle Check Menu - MUTOH ValueJet 1604 Service Manual

VJ-1604 Maintenance Manual
5.7.1

Head Nozzle Check Menu

In this menu, you can check if the head nozzles that have been charged can discharge ink correctly by printing
a sample printing. To check the head nozzle, follow the steps below.
1. Set media as necessary.
2. After media is set, the machine prints out head nozzle check patterns in the following modes.
• 1 pass, Uni-D
• PF: 360 dpi
• CR: 360 dpi
3. Check the printed head nozzle check patterns for the following points.
• Ink nozzle discharge amount (omission, discontinuity, meandering)
• Satellite
• T fence
• Nozzle alignment in vertical direction
• Nozzle alignment in horizontal direction
Nozzle check: Prints out the pattern in the order of A to H
Nozzle alignment in vertical direction: Prints out the pattern in the order of A to H
Nozzle alignment in horizontal direction (CW direction): Prints out the pattern in the order of A to H
Nozzle alignment in horizontal direction (CCW direction): Prints out the pattern in the order of A to H
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5 Self-Diagnosis Mode
Rev.-05