Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern

FAQ ID: 8201135600

Release date: 22 July 2011

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Solution

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern

Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzle.

REFERENCE
  • If the remaining ink level is low, the nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly. Replace the ink tank whose ink is low.



-> [ Replacing an Ink Tank ]

You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper

1. Make sure that the power is turned on.

2. Make sure that one or more sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper are loaded in the cassette.

3. Open the paper output tray gently, and open the output tray extension.


IMPORTANT
If the inner cover is open, close it.



4. Print the nozzle check pattern.
(1) Select Setup on the HOME screen.
The setup menu screen will appear.
(2) Select Maintenance, then press the OK button.
The Maintenance screen will appear.
(3) Select Print nozzle check pattern, then press the OK button.


The confirmation screen will appear.
(4) Select Yes, then press the OK button.
The nozzle check pattern will be printed and two pattern confirmation screens will appear on the LCD.

5. Examine the nozzle check pattern.
-> Refer to [ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ] within this webpage.

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examine the nozzle check pattern, and clean the print head if necessary.

1. Check if there are missing lines in the pattern (1) or horizontal white streaks in the pattern (2).

(A) No missing lines/No horizontal white streaks
(B) Lines are missing/Horizontal white streaks are present

2. Select the pattern that is closer to the printed nozzle check pattern on the confirmation screen.

For (A) (no missing lines or no horizontal white streaks) in both the pattern (1) and pattern (2):
(1) The cleaning is not required. Select All A, then press the OK button.
(2) Confirm the message, then press the OK button.
The screen will return to the Maintenance screen.


REFERENCE
  • Press the HOME button to exit Setup and display the HOME screen.


For (B) (lines are missing or horizontal white streaks are present) in the pattern (1) or pattern (2), or in both the pattern (1) and pattern (2):
(1) The cleaning is required. Select Also B, then press the OK button.
The cleaning confirmation screen will appear.
(2) Select Yes, then press the OK button.
The machine starts cleaning the print head.
-> [ Cleaning the Print Head ]


REFERENCE
  • The total number of sheets printed so far is shown in increments of 50 sheets on the printout of the nozzle check pattern.

Applicable Models

  • PIXMA MG5340
  • PIXMA MG5350

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