Cleaning the printhead, Aligning the printhead, Ink level view – Samsung SF-340 Series User Manual

Page 59: Shading adjustment

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8.4

Cleaning the printhead

If the nozzles seem to be clogged and characters are not printing completely, clean the printhead as described

below:

1

Press

Menu

repeatedly until

MAINTENANCE

appears, and press

Enter

.

2

Scroll to

Clean Head

by pressing < or >, and press

Enter

.

3

Examine the printed test pattern.

• If print quality does not improve, reinstall the cartridge and repeat Clean Head.
• If the line is still broken, wipe the nozzles and contacts.

For more information, see "Wiping the print nozzles and contacts" on page 8.5.

Aligning the printhead

When the vertical line does not seem to be straight or you want to improve the print quality, you may need to

align the cartridge.

1

Press

Menu

repeatedly until

MAINTENANCE

appears, and press

Enter

.

2

Scroll to

Align Head

by pressing < or >, and press

Enter

.

• The machine prints a form.

3

Enter the number which represents the straightest line, and press

Enter

.

Ink level view

Your machine allows you to check the amount of ink remaining. To view the current ink level:

1

Press

Menu

repeatedly until

MAINTENANCE

appears, and press

Enter

.

2

Scroll to

View Ink Level

by pressing < or >, and press

Enter

.

• The machine displays a fractional number. For examples, ‘1/8’ means that ink is low and you need to replace the

cartridge.’8/8’ means that a new cartridge is installed.

Shading adjustment

The shading is adjusted at the factory. If, however, you drop and damage your machine while moving, we rec-

ommend you adjust shading for optimized lightness.

To adjust shading, do as follows:

1

Press

Menu

repeatedly until

MAINTENANCE

appears, and press

Enter

.

2

Scroll to

Adjust Scanner

by pressing < or >, and press

Enter

.

3

Load a plain WHITE sheet of paper (no writing or graphics) into the loading slot, and press

Enter

.

• The machine starts to scan the document to adjust shading.
• Printing quality may be unexpectedly worse if you do not use a plain WHITE paper for the adjustment.

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