Vii.6 Printing The Nozzle Check Pattern - GRAPHTEC SignJet JS310 Series Setup Manual

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
VII.6
Before performing any adjustments, print the nozzle check pattern and check the printing status of the
nozzles. If there are several non-firing nozzles, perform a printhead cleaning operation.
Use the printer in environment 20°C-28°C. If temperature is low, wait for about 15-20 minutes after
turning ON the power supply (PRINTER power and HEATER power), and then confirm printing.
VII.6.1 Print the nozzle check pattern
(1) From the main menu, select [Cleaning Tool] and then press the ENTER key.
(2) From the submenu, select [Jam Test] and then press the ENTER key.
(3) Printing of the nozzle check pattern will start automatically.
When there are non-firing nozzles
Satisfactory printing(no non-firing nozzles)
Please refer to the file "SIGNJET Set Up Guide_en_ver*.*.pdf" which is saved in the
"JS310-CDM01E" CD-ROM.
VII.6.2 Perform printhead cleaning.
(1) From the main menu, select [Cleaning Tool] and then press the ENTER key.
(2) From the submenu, select [Clean Post] and then press the ENTER key.
(3) The printhead carriage moves to the cleaning position.
(4) Check that the levers on the 3-way valves for each of the ink tanks are in the ink supply position.
(5) Press the Ink button located at the cleaning position to feed ink through the printheads.
(6) From the main menu, select [Cleaning Tool] and then press the ENTER key.
(7) From the submenu, select [Auto Clean] and then press the ENTER key.
(8) Negative pressure cleaning is executed, and then the printhead carriage returns to the Home
position automatically.
Print the nozzle check pattern once again and check the status of the nozzles. If several
nozzles are still not firing, repeat the nozzle check and cleaning procedures.
SignJet JS310 Series Set Up Guide
Non-firing areas(Missing dots and scratchy lines)
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