Preparation

1.

Remove all orange tape and protective materials from the inside and outside of the machine.

2.

Make sure all the following items are supplied.
Some accessories (1) are stored within the Paper Output Tray (A). Open the Paper Output Tray to remove them.
(1) Print Head
(2) Ink tanks (5: BK, M, C, PGBK, Y)
(3) Manuals
(4) 8 cm disc adapter
(5) Disc tray
(6) Power cord
(7) Setup CD-ROM (containing the drivers, applications and on-screen manuals)
(8) Matte Photo Paper MP-101 (for Automatic Print Head Alignment)
(9) Other documents

3.

Insert the power cord into the connector on the machine and into the wall outlet firmly.

4.

Press the ON button (B), then adjust the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) (C) to a comfortable viewing angle.

5.

Use the or button (D) on the Operation Panel to select the language for the LCD, then press the OK button.

6.

When the above screen is displayed, press the OK button and go to the next step.

Install the Print Head

1.

Lift the Scanning Unit (Cover) (A) until it stops.
Close the Document Cover (B) and lift it with the Scanning Unit (Cover).

2.

The Print Head Holder (C) moves to the installation position.
If the Print Head Holder does not move, make sure that the machine is turned on.
For details, refer to 3 to 6 in [ Preparation ]

3.

Firmly lift the part (D) of the Print Head Lock Lever in the Print Head Holder until it stops.

4.

Remove the Print Head from the silver package.

5.

Remove the orange protective cap.

6.


Tilt the Print Head forward and set it in place as shown.

7.

Hold the Print Head Lock Lever firmly and lower it completely.

Install the Ink Tanks

1.

(1) Remove the orange tape completely.
(2) Remove the protective film completely.

2.

Hold the ink tank with the orange protective cap (A) pointing up while being careful not to block the L-shape air hole (B).

3.

Hold the ink tank by its sides and slowly twist the orange protective cap 90 degrees horizontally to remove it off.
Do not push the sides of the ink tank.

4.

Tilt the ink tank, then insert it under the label and against the back end of the slot.
Make sure that the color of the label matches the ink tank.

5.

Press the PUSH mark on the ink tank firmly until it clicks.
When the installation is completed properly, the Ink lamp lights red.

6.

Install all the other ink tanks in the same way according to the color order indicated on the label.
Make sure all the Ink lamps light red.

• Incomplete installation

7.

Lift the Scanning Unit (Cover) (E) slightly, then gently close it.
Make sure the Inner Cover (F) is closed.

8.

Make sure that the LCD changes as shown in the illustration and go to the next step.
Do not press the OK button yet.

• It takes about 4 minutes before the LCD changes.

Align the Print Head

1.

Prepare the Paper Support (A).
(1) Open it.
(2) Withdraw it upwards.
(3) Tilt it back.

2.

Move the Paper Guides (B) to both edges.

3.

Load a sheet of supplied specialty paper for Print Head Alignment (Matte Photo Paper MP-101) in the Rear Tray (C).
Load paper so that the cut corner (D) is at the top right.

4.

Slide the left and right Paper Guides against both edges of the paper.

5.

Make sure the Paper Output Tray (E) is open, then open the Output Tray Extension (F).
If printing starts while the Paper Output Tray is closed, it will automatically open.

6.

Press the OK button.
Print Head Alignment starts.

• Print Head Alignment takes about 5 minutes to complete.

7.

When the blue and black pattern is printed, remove the printed paper.
Print Head Alignment is now complete.

8.

Confirm the above message, then go to the next step.

Load Paper

• How to load specialty paper in the Rear Tray

This section describes how to load plain paper in the Cassette. For details on how to load specialty paper in the Rear Tray, refer to 1 to 4 in [ Align the Print Head ]

Loading specialty paper

• Load paper in portrait orientation with the printing side facing up.
• Make sure that the height of the paper stack does not exceed the line (C).

1.

(1) Close the Output Tray Extension (D).
(2) Close the Paper Output Tray (E).

2.

Pull out the Cassette (F).

3.

Move the left Paper Guide (G) to the edge.

4.

Slide the front Paper Guide (H) to align with the actual size of the paper.
The front Paper Guide will click and stop when it aligns with the corresponding mark of paper size.

5.

Load plain paper.
Load paper with the printing side facing down.

6.

Align the paper to the right side of the Cassette (1), and slide the left Paper Guide completely against the left edge of the paper (2).
Make sure that the height of the paper stack does not exceed the line (I).

7.

Insert the Cassette slowly into the machine until it clicks into place.

8.

Confirm the message on the LCD, then press the OK button.
The HOME screen appears.

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