Lexmark S300 manual Cleaning the printhead nozzles

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Cleaning the printhead nozzles

Poor print quality is sometimes due to clogged printhead nozzles. Clean the printhead nozzles to improve the quality of your prints.

Notes:

Cleaning the printhead nozzles uses ink, so clean them only when necessary.

Deep cleaning uses more ink, so try the Clean Printhead option first to save ink.

If the ink levels are too low, you must replace the ink cartridges before you can clean the printhead nozzles.

Using the printer control panel

1From the printer control panel, press .

2Press the arrow buttons to scroll to Maintenance, and then press .

3Press the arrow buttons to scroll to Clean Printhead or Deep Clean Printhead, and then press .

4Press to clean the printhead nozzles. A cleaning page prints.

Using the printer software

For Windows users

1Click or Start.

2Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.

3Select Printer Home.

4From the Maintenance tab, click Clean Cartridges.

For Macintosh users

1From the Finder desktop, double-click the printer program folder.

2Select Printer Utility from the list.

3From the Maintenance tab, select Clean Print Nozzles. A cleaning page prints.

Ordering and replacing ink cartridges

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Contents April Lexmark Impact S300 Series Quick Reference GuideImportant safety information Contents Scanning Finding information about the printer Abo ut yo ur prin terMinimizing your printers environmental impact What are you looking for?Conserving energy Printer modelsConserving paper Conserving inkUse Printer featuresUnderstanding the parts of the printer Using the printer control panel Color/Black Using a memory card or flash drive with the printer Using memory cards and flash drivesFile Type Supported memory cards and file typesMemory Card Installing the printhead without the CD Page Ordering ink cartridges Orde rin g an d replac in g ink cartridgesReturn Program Cartridge1 Regular cartridge2Replacing ink cartridges Aligning the printhead Maintaining ink cartridgesCleaning the printhead nozzles Minimum system requirements Using th e printe r so f t w areInstalling the printer software Software installed during printer installation Using the Windows printer softwareUsing the World Wide Web Abbyy Sprint OCR Software resident in the Macintosh OS Using the Macintosh printer softwarePrinting a document Printing photos using the printer control panelPrin ting Printing documents from a memory card or flash drive If the printer is using a USB connectionCanceling print jobs Tips for copying Cop yingMaking copies Copying photosCanceling copy jobs Scanning to a local or network computer Scan ningTips for scanning Scanning to a flash drive or memory card Scanning directly to e-mail using the printer softwareCanceling scan jobs If Troubleshooting does not solve your problem Using the Service Center to solve printer problemsSetup troubleshooting Troublesho otingIncorrect language appears on the display Printhead errorsRemove and Reinsert the Printhead Print job does not print or is missing pages Software did not installPrinter is busy or does not respond Printer is printing blank pagesCannot print through USB Cannot delete documents from the print queuePrinting a network setup Network TroubleshootingTrademarks Edition notice