Printing A Nozzle Check Pattern - Canon TX-3000 Online Manual

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Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern

The nozzle check function allows you to check whether the print head is working properly by printing a

nozzle check pattern. Print the pattern if printing becomes faint, or if a specific color fails to print.

The procedure for printing a nozzle check pattern is as follows:

Print nozzle check pattern

1. Select Utilities from

2. Click Print nozzle check pattern

Before printing the nozzle check pattern, check the following items:

Check that the printer power is on. Then press the tank cover open button on the printer and open the

ink tank cover.

Check the following items for each ink. Then, if necessary, perform Print nozzle check pattern.

Is there ink remaining in the tank?

• Is the ink tank attached properly?

If the ink lamp is not lit, remove it and attach it again.

• Did you install the ink tanks in their correct positions?

3. Print a nozzle check pattern

Make sure that the printer is on and click Yes.

Printing of the nozzle check pattern begins.

4. Check the print result

Check the print result.

(A) As long as the horizontal lines are in line, and not missing, the nozzle is working normally.

(B) Where the horizontal lines are not in line or are missing, the color nozzle is blocked.

From the nozzle check pattern printing results, if it becomes patchy or there are areas that cannot be

printed, clean the print heads from Cleaning.

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