Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles | Dell 964 specs

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Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles

You may need to clean the nozzles when:

•White lines appear in graphics or solid black areas.

•Print appears smudged or too dark.

•Colors fade, do not print, or do not print completely.

•Vertical lines appear jagged or edges appear rough. To clean the ink cartridge nozzles:

1Load the paper. For more information, see "Loading Paper" on page 22.

2In Windows XP, click Start→ Control Panel→ Printers and Other Hardware→ Printers and

Faxes.

In Windows 2000, click Start→ Settings→ Printers.

3Right-click the Dell Photo AIO Printer 964 icon.

4Click Printing Preferences.

The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.

5Click the Maintenance tab.

6Click Clean Print Cartridges.

7If the print quality has not improved, click Print Again.

8Print your document again to verify the improved print quality.

9If you are still not satisfied with the print quality, wipe the ink cartridge nozzles, and then print your document again.

NOTE: You can also clean the ink cartridge nozzles from the printer’s operator panel by selecting Clean Cartridges from the Maintenance menu.

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Dell 964 owner manual Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles, Click Clean Print Cartridges

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Look Inside For Korea Australia LuxembourgAustria Malaysia United States Government Restricted Rights W . d e l l . c o m s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m Contents Copying Saving Photos to Your Computer Setting Up the Printer With Equipment Faxing Using the Printer Operator Panel Using the Dell All-In-One Center Removing and Reinstalling SoftwareCleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles Blocking Faxes Without Caller ID 101 102129 Dell Software License Agreement 129 Contents Page W . d e l l . c o m s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m About Your Printer Understanding the Printer Parts Number Part Description Using the Memory Card Manager on Right side connector 151617 Setting Up Your Printer Initial Setup MenuUpdating Settings Setup menu Understanding the Operator Panel Using the Operator PanelNumber Part Purpose Begun entering the number Operator Panel Menus Quality/Speed settingsUnderstanding the Automatic Paper Type Sensor Right-click the Dell Photo AIO Printer 964 icon Click Printing Preferences Loading Paper Load Plain Paper Into the Paper Support About Your Printer Load an Original Document Into the ADF Placing Your Original Document on the Scanner Glass Print Media Guidelines for the Paper Support Print Media GuidelinesLoad up to Make sure Removing plain paper Paper Guidelines for the ADF Printing a Document Printing Photos Printing Borderless Photos Printing Photos From a PictBridge-Enabled Camera Printing Photos From a Memory Card Viewing or Printing Photos Saving Photos to Your Computer Viewing a Slide Show Printing All Photos on Media Card or USB Key Printing Collated Copies of Your Document Printing Last Page First Printing More Than One Page on a Sheet of Paper Printing an Image as a Multi-page Poster Printing a Banner Printing Copying Documents Using the Operator Panel Copying Documents Using Your Computer Copying Photos Using the Operator Panel Copying Photos Using Your ComputerSelect a copy quantity 1-99 and color setting Click See More Copy Settings to Collating Copies Using the Operator Panel Select a copy quantity and color setting Changing Copy SettingsClick this tab Using the Operator Panel Using the Printer Software Scanning Photos Scanning to Your Computer Over a Network From the Scan section, click See More Scan Settings Scanning Multiple Pages or Images Editing Scanned Text Using Optical Character Recognition OCR Scanned text appears Edit your document Save your document Editing Scanned Images Saving an Image on Your ComputerWith most graphics programs, you can customize your image Computer Mailing a Scanned Image or Document Click Attach Now Enlarging or Reducing Images or Documents Setting Up the Printer With Equipment Equipment Benefits See this section Connecting directly to a telephone wall jack Connecting to a telephone Connecting to an answering machine Connecting to a computer modem What if I Have a Digital Subscriber Line DSL? Faxing Using the Printer Operator Panel Send a Fax Send a Broadcast Fax Select Receive a Fax AutomaticallyRinging and Answering menu opens Receive a Fax Manually Connecting Cables Sending a Fax From the Computer Send a Fax Using the Dell All-In-One Center Send Fax Using Dell Printer Fax ToolsFaxing Through the Printer Modem Click File→ Print Click the Dell Printer Fax Tools icon Access the Printer Setup Utility Printer Setup Utility TabsOn this tab You can Configure Fax Console Windows XP Only Install Fax Console Windows XP OnlyFaxing Through the Computer Modem Close the Add/Remove Programs window Open your file to be faxed Configure Fax Service Management Windows 2000 OnlyClick File →Print Open the file you just scanned and saved Receive a Fax Using Fax Console or Fax Service ManagementClick File → Print Create a Speed Dial List From the Operator Panel Speed DialAdd New Phonebook Entry menu opens Create a Group Dial List From the Operator Panel Create a Speed Dial List From the ComputerPhonebook Add Group menu opens Use a Speed or Group Dial List Send a Delayed Fax Create a Blocked Fax List Blocking FaxesBlocked Fax Add Entry screen opens Turning Fax Blocking On Blocking Faxes Without Caller ID Changing the Pickup Code Using Auto Fax Convert Dialing and Sending menu opens Using the Dell All-In-One Center Understanding the Software This section You can This section You can Using Printing Preferences To access Printing Preferences Tab Options Printing Preferences TabsFor all Black Printing Using the Memory Card Manager Using Dell Picture StudioPaint Shop Pro Studio Dell Ink Management System Understanding the Software Removing and Reinstalling Software Windows XP, click Start→ My Computer Understanding the Software Ink Cartridge Maintenance Replacing Ink Cartridges Ink Cartridge Maintenance Ink Cartridge Maintenance Ink Cartridge Maintenance Aligning Ink Cartridges Click Print Ink cartridges align when the page printsClick Align Print Cartridges Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles Click Clean Print Cartridges Setup Problems Computer Problems Windows XP, click Start→ My Computer Printer Problems For more information, see Error Messages and Lights on General Problems Fax Problems Paper Problems Near the ADF Near the paper exit tray 1 Raise the printer unit Network Problems Click Start→ Control Panel→ Windows Firewall Error Messages and Lights Error Message What it indicates Solution Cartridge carrier Install the correct Color Improving Print Quality Troubleshooting Technical Assistance 101 Automated Order-Status Service Contacting Dell 103 104 105 Canada North York, OntarioCayman Islands Chile Santiago 106 China XiamenColombia Costa Rica 107 108 Area Codes Local Numbers, Toll-Free Numbers 109 110 Ireland Cherrywood Website support.euro.dell.comItaly Milan Website support.euro.dell.com Jamaica Japan Kawasaki Website support.jp.dell.com 111Korea Seoul 112 Latin AmericaLuxembourg Website support.euro.dell.com Macao 113 114 115 116 Spain Madrid Website support.euro.dell.comSweden Upplands Vasby Website support.euro.dell.com Switzerland Geneva Website support.euro.dell.com 117 Taiwan Website support.ap.dell.comThailand Website support.ap.dell.com Trinidad/Tobago Bracknell Website support.euro.dell.com 118Uruguay 119 A. Austin, TexasBusiness Virgin Islands Contacting Dell Terms and Conditions of Sale 121 122 Software 123 Headings What is covered by this limited warranty? What is not covered by this limited warranty?Limited Warranties and Return Policy 124 What do I do if I need warranty service? How long does this limited warranty last?125 What if I purchased a service contract? May I transfer the limited warranty?What will Dell do? How will you fix my product? Total Satisfaction Return Policy U.S. Only 127 Dell Printer Consumables Limited Warranties Consumables Limited Warranty U.S. Only128 Limited Warranty Export RegulationsDell Software License Agreement 129 Regulatory Notices Government Restricted RightsGeneral 130 FCC Notices U.S. Only 131 Appendix D ex 133 Index 135 136