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Maintaining the printer
Maintaining ink cartridges
In addition to the following tasks that you can perform, your printer performs an automatic maintenance cycle every week if it is plugged into an electrical outlet. It will briefly come out of Power Saver mode or will temporarily power on if it is turned off.
Checking ink levels
Using the printer control panel
1From the printer control panel, press .
2Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Maintenance, and then press .
3Press again to select Check Ink Levels.
Using the printer software
1Click or Start.
2Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.
3Select Printer Home.
4Choose your printer from the printer
5From the Maintenance tab, click Check ink levels.
Aligning the printhead
If the characters or lines on your printer image appear jagged or wavy, then you may need to align the printhead.
Using the printer control panel
1Load plain paper.
2From the printer control panel, press .
3Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Maintenance, and then press .
4 Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Align Printer, and the press . An alignment page prints.
Note: Do not remove the alignment page until printing is finished.
Using the printer software
1Load plain paper.
2Click or Start.
3Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.
Maintaining the printer
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