Maintaining Your Printer
This section describes maintenance procedures to keep your printer working at its best and preparation steps for moving your printer. Follow the instructions here for:
■Cleaning the print head below
■“Aligning the Print Head” on page 24
■“Replacing an Ink Cartridge” on page 26
■“Cleaning the Printer” on page 29
■“Transporting the Printer” on page 30
For more details, see your electronic Reference Guide, as described on page 3.
Cleaning the Print Head
If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots or lines are missing from the image, you may need to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly.
You can check to see if any nozzles are clogged by running the Nozzle Check utility. Then, if you need to clean the print heads, you can do so from the utility. See the next section for instructions.
If you don’t want to check the nozzles first, you can run the Head Cleaning utility to clean the print head, as described on page 22.
Cleaning the print head uses ink, so clean it only if print quality declines.
When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, the print quality can
decline. It’s a good idea to plug in your printer at least once a month to 
maintain good print quality.
If any paper you buy comes with a cleaning sheet, don’t use the cleaning sheet with your printer; it may jam inside the printer.
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