Dell 942 manual Aligning Ink Cartridges, Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles

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9.Lift the printer unit, and hold the scanner support up while lowering the printer unit until it is completely closed.

Aligning Ink Cartridges

Your printer can align the ink cartridges when they are installed or replaced. To verify your ink cartridges are aligned, you can print an alignment page. After you close the printer unit, press the Menu button. Scroll to Align Cartridges and press Select.The alignment page begins printing. During printing, the operator panel display reads Alignment page printing. The ink cartridges align when the page prints.

You may also need to align ink cartridges when characters are not properly formed or are not aligned at the left margin, or when vertical or straight lines appear wavy.

To align the ink cartridges:

1.Load plain paper. For more information, see Loading Paper.

2.Click Start Programs or All Programs Dell Printers Dell Photo AIO Printer 942 Dell Printer Solution Center.

3.Click the Maintenance tab.

4.Click Align to fix blurry edges.

5.Click Print.

The ink cartridges align when the page prints.

Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles

You may need to clean the nozzles when:

White lines appear in graphics or solid black areas.

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Contents Dell Photo All-In-One Printer 942 Users Guide What are you looking for? Finding InformationFind it here Click Start Help and Support About Your Printer Understanding the Printer PartsSetting Up Your Printer Number Part DescriptionReplacing the Operator Panel Using the Operator Panel Button Operator Panel Functionality Viewing Ink LevelsPreview Memory CardsMemory Card Manager Operator Panel MenusPictBridge Page Fax mode Factory default settingCopy mode Scan mode Print Media Guidelines Load up to Make surePage Loading Paper Greeting cards, index cards, postcards, or photo cardsUnderstanding the Automatic Paper Type Sensor Printing Preferences screen appears Placing Your Document on the Scanner Glass Page Using the Printer PrintingPrinting a Document Printing PhotosPrinting Borderless Photos Copying Printing Other ProjectsCopying Documents Without a Computer On the Print Layout tab, click BorderlessClick See More Copy Settings to Copying Documents Using Your ComputerCopying Photos Without a Computer Copying Photos Using Your Computer Enlarging or Reducing Images or DocumentsEnlarging Images Using Your Operator Panel Changing Copy SettingsEnlarging Images Using Your Computer Scanning Documents ScanningClick this tab Scanning Multiple Pages or Images Scanning PhotosDell All-In-One Center appears Click Preview Now Editing Scanned Text Using Optical Character Recognition Scan section, click See More Scan SettingsSaving an Image on Your Computer Mailing a Scanned Image or DocumentFaxing Installing Microsoft Fax Console in Windows XPAdd or Remove Programs dialog box, click Close To configure for fax Faxing a Paper Document Faxing Electronic DocumentsReceiving a Fax Using Fax Console or Fax Service Management Changing the Fax Configuration Using Your Printer in Photo ModeUsing Memory Cards Using a PictBridge-Enabled Digital Camera Memory card orientationWorking With Digital Photos Viewing or Printing PhotosSaving Photos to Your Computer Viewing a Slide ShowPrinting All Photos on Media Card How To tab Using the Dell Printer Solution CenterUnderstanding the Printer Software Contact Information tab Maintenance tabAdvanced tab Using the Dell All-In-One Center Using Printing Preferences This SectionYou can Select Fax NowTo access Printing Preferences You can change these settingsPrinting Preferences Tabs From this tabUsing Dell Picture Studio Using the Memory Card ManagerInk Management Page Ink Cartridge Maintenance Replacing Ink CartridgesPage Page Aligning Ink Cartridges Cleaning the Ink Cartridge NozzlesClick Align to fix blurry edges Click Clean to fix horizontal streaks Troubleshooting Setup ProblemsComputer Problems Windows XP, click Start My ComputerRemoving and Reinstalling Software Set your printer as the default printerPrinter Problems General ProblemsFax Problems Paper Problems Using your printer onlyError Message Error Messages and LightsWhat it indicates Solution PictBridge port error Improving Print QualityPrinter Specifications Environmental SpecificationsPower Consumption And Requirements Temperature/Relative HumidityPrint and Scan Mode Capabilities Fax Mode CapabilitiesOperating System Support Operating system Processor speed Mhz Memory Specifications and RequirementsHard disk MB Virtual memory MB Cables Page Regulatory Notices Regulatory InformationFCC Notices U.S. Only FCC Identification Information Class BFax Branding IC Notice Canada Only CE Notice European Union CE Mark Notice Class B ITEMIC Notice Republic of Korea Only Class B DevicePolish Center for Testing and Certification Notice Bsmi Notice Taiwan Only NOM Information Mexico Only Energy Star Compliance Energy Star EmblemMercury Statement Dell Technical Support Policy AppendixContacting Dell Warranty and Return Policy BSD License and Warranty Statements GNU License Licensing Notice
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