Maintaining Your Printer
This chapter 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
■Replacing an Ink Cartridge on page 25
■Aligning the Print Head on page 29
■Cleaning the Printer on page 30
■Transporting the Printer on page 31
Cleaning the Print Head
If your printouts are unexpectedly light, 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.
Print head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines.
This section explains how to clean the print head using the Head Cleaning utility. This is the recommended method when the printer is connected directly to your computer (not over a network).
You can also clean the print head by holding down the b maintenance button on the printer for three seconds (when the red b error light is off).
When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, the print quality can decline. It’s a good idea to turn on your printer at least once a month to maintain good print quality.
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