Checking For Clogged Nozzles - Epson SureColor F7170 User Manual

Checking for Clogged Nozzles

We recommend that you check the nozzles for clogs each time you print to ensure quality
results.
Ways to Check for Clogs
There are two ways to check for clogs.
❏ Print Nozzle Pattern
At specified intervals, the printer prints a test pattern at the start of normal printing.
When printing is complete, you can visually inspect the pattern to determine whether
there may be faint or missing colors in the preceding or following printout.
See "The Printer Setup Menu" on page 124.
❏ On-Demand Nozzle Pattern
Nozzle patterns can be printed as required and inspected visually to determine whether
the nozzles are clogged.
Depending on the width of the loaded media, you can conserve the amount of media used
by printing patterns side by side in the margins of a printed pattern.
❏ From 51 inches to less than 64 inches: it is possible to print side by side up to 3 times
at the right side, center, and left side.
❏ From 34 inches to less than 51 inches: it is possible to print side by side up to 2 times
at the right side and left side.
Note that when the media width is less than 34 inches and Media Size Check is set to Off,
it is not possible to print side by side.
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