5.Check the printout. The following examples indicate when the print head needs to be cleaned.
Good: print head does not need to be cleaned yet.
Not Good: print head needs to be cleaned.
The actual printouts are printed in color (CMYK).
If the nozzle check result is not good, there is a problem with this product. It may be a clogged ink nozzle or a misaligned print head. To solve these problems, see the next two sections for details.
Cleaning the Print Head
If you find that the nozzle check result is unexpectedly faint or some dots in the printed image are missing, you may be able to solve these problems by cleaning the print head, which ensures that the nozzles are delivering ink properly.
Note:
❏Print head cleaning uses both color and black ink. To avoid wasting ink, clean the print head only if the copy quality drops (for example, blurred printout, incorrect or missing color).
❏Before cleaning the print head, perform the nozzle check first to see if it really needs to be cleaned. This saves ink.