Nozzle Check And Cleaning - MUTOH VJ-426UF Startup Manual

Nozzle check and cleaning

Run the nozzle check printing, and if there is nozzle clogging, carry out cleaning.
This printer has the following 2 kinds of nozzle checks:
• Nozzle Check - Prints the nozzle check patterns
• Nozzle Check B - checks the nozzle for white ink. Prints the nozzle check patterns on a colored background, to make it easy
to see the white ink nozzle's status.
Note
"Nozzle Check B" will only appear in the menu if 6-color is set.
1.
Nozzle check steps
[1] Set the media to be used for the nozzle check on the table, and carry out the procedure as far as setting the origin
position.
• Set an A4 size media sideways on the table.
[2]
1
Press!
2
[3]
Menu2:
[4]
Test1:
Test2:
[5]
No nozzle clog
No nozzle clog
26 Test printing
Media Set
Low speed
Set Media
Test Print>
Nozzle Check
Nozzle Check B
Nozzle clogged
Nozzle clogged
Press the [Menu] key
• Press the [ - ] key several times, to bring up the display on the left.
• Press the [>] key.
• Press the [Enter] key.
• To select Nozzle Check B, press the [ - ] key to display "Nozzle Check
B", then press the [Enter] key.
• Nozzle check patterns will be printed.
Check the patterns.
• If there is nozzle clog, go to
• If there is none, go to "Sleep Mode"
With Nozzle Check B, the patterns will look like the pictures on the left.
Note
For the nozzles other than white ink, the background will be white.
"Cleaning steps" P.27.
P.28.