Apple Color StyleWriter 2500 - Manual (Page 86)

Printing the test page
To print the test page, follow these steps:
1 Turn off the printer.
2 Make sure you’ve loaded U.S. letter-size or A4 paper into the printer.
3 Press and hold down the power button until the power light starts to blink.
4 Release the power button and wait for the test page to print.
5 Examine the nozzle test pattern for broken or missing horizontal lines.
The nozzle test pattern appears near the bottom of the test page. The test
pattern for the four-color ink cartridge looks like this:
The test pattern for the black-only ink cartridge looks like this:
6 If you see a broken line, try the following:
m If you see a missing color, replace the ink tank containing the missing
color. (Or replace the black-only ink cartridge if that’s what you used to
print the test page.)
m If you see a broken line, clean the print head. (For instructions, see the
previous section, “Cleaning the Print Head.”)
Yellow
Magenta
A broken line means a nozzle on
the print head needs to be cleaned. A missing color means you need to
replace an ink tank (or the black-only cartridge).
Cyan
Black
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