i470D Direct Printing Guide

Troubleshooting
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 Ink does not come out/ Printing is Blurred/ Colors are Wrong/ White
Streaks
Note
Display/Non-display of Remaining Ink Level
The ?
??
? mark is displayed beside the ink tank icon from the moment an ink tank is
replaced with a new one to the moment the relevant ink tank is reset. If you do
not want to display the ?
??
? mark and remaining ink level, follow the procedure
below.
1. Press the Maintenance
MaintenanceMaintenance
Maintenance button.
2. Press five times to display 06
0606
06, then
press the Set
SetSet
Set button.
3. Using the cursor buttons, display 2
22
2.
1
11
1: The remaining ink level is displayed.
2
22
2: The remaining ink level is not
displayed.
4. Press the Set
SetSet
Set button.
When 2
22
2 is selected, the remaining ink
level is not displayed.
5. Press the Maintenance
MaintenanceMaintenance
Maintenance button.
You can exit the maintenance mode.
Possible Cause Try This
Ink tank is not seated properly Check that the ink tanks are firmly seated in the print head and reseat them if
necessary.
Print head nozzles clogged or
misaligned
Print the nozzle check pattern to check for uneven ink output.
When a specific color is missing from the nozzle check pattern, clean the print
head.
• If ink supply is uneven: See “Print Head Cleaning” on page 30.
• If straight lines are misalign: See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 32.
Media not loaded print-side up Check that your paper is loaded with the correct print side facing up.
Incorrect paper type On the operation panel, confirm that the Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type
Media Type selected matches the paper
loaded.
Note
Follow the instructions packaged with your specialty media for
loading and handling.