Printing Maintenance

Print Head Cleaning

Clean the Print Head if white stripes appear in the nozzle check pattern. Note that cleaning the Print Head causes ink used for cleaning to be absorbed in the ink absorber. Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform Print Head Cleaning only when necessary.

z Ensure that the Inner Cover is closed.

Cleaning the Print Head Without a Computer

zThe Print Head can also be cleaned from the printer itself. With the printer on, hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes green once, and then release it immediately.

The Print Head Cleaning dialog box of (3) in step 3 is directly displayed when you click Cleaning on the Pattern Check dialog box.

See “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 49.

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Ensure that the printer is on.

Open the printer properties dialog box.

See “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu” on page 33.

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