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Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5-3 1 2 2 2 5 Image quality is poor This section describes corrective actions for image quality issues. Take the corrective action for the particular symptom. If the issue persists, contact your dealer, or our sales office or call center. Nozzles are clogged When nozzle clogging is not resolved even after head cleaning (P.2-9), check the following. Follow the steps in P.4-8 [Cleaning head nozzles]. Follow the steps in P.4-5 [Cleaning under the carriage]. Follow the steps in P.4-13 [Nozzle recovery function]. Ink cartridge warning appears If an ink cartridge issue occurs, the cartridge LED will light in red and a warning message is displayed. All operations involving ink discharge, such as printing and cleaning, are disabled. Replace with new ink cartridges. Displaying cartridge warning details Cartridge warning details can be checked as follows. 1 In local mode, press the [ENTER] key. 2 Press the [ENTER] key. Ink leakage occurs If ink leaks, turn off the main power switch, unplug the machine, and contact your dealer or our sales office or call center. Is the machine on? Turn on the machine. P.2-3 Yes Is the heater temperature set? Set the heater temperature. P.2-8 Symptom Corrective action White stripes/blurring/dark stripes occur (in the carriage scanning direction). (1) Perform head cleaning. P.2-9 (2) Perform maintenance in the station. P.4-4 (3) Execute the [FEED COMP.] function. P.2-10 (4) Remove any paper scraps or other debris adhering to areas over which the head passes, such as the media holder. Text is double- or triple-printed in the media feed direction. (1) Execute the [FEED COMP.] function. P.2-10 Misalignment occurs in bidirectional printing. (1) Execute the [DROP.POScorrect] function. P.2-11 Ink droplets drip during printing. (1) Clean the wiper. P.4-4 (2) Perform ink cap cleaning. P.4-4 (3) Clean the underside of the carriage. P.4-5 (4) Perform [NORMAL] head cleaning. P.2-9 (5) Set up [INTERVAL WIPING]. P.3-6 • Once an ink cartridge warning appears, do not leave the machine in that state over an extended period. Nozzle clog- ging prevention will be disabled. If the nozzles are clogged, the machine must be repaired by a Mimaki service engi- neer. No No