The Alt button alters the functions of the other buttons. Hold down the Alt button and press another button to change the functions as follows:

Reset (Alt + Pause)

Clears the printer’s buffer and initializes the printer settings to their factory settings. See “Initialization” in Appendix A.

Black print head cleaning (Alt + Load/Eject)

Starts the black print head cleaning cycle. See “Cleaning the Print Heads” on page 5-6 for details.

Color print head cleaning (Alt + Economy/Condensed)

Starts the color print head cleaning cycle. See “Cleaning the Print Heads” on page 5-6 for details.

Note:

❑Cleaning the print head uses ink. Don’t do it unless print quality declines.

❑When you clean a print head, the printer ejects the page you are currently printing.

Paper-thickness adjust (Alt + Font)

For special papers, such as envelopes and transparencies, you should change the paper-thickness setting using this function. See “Loading Envelopes” on page 2-6 for details.

The Control Panel 4-5