cNever turn off the printer while the Power light is flashing. Doing so may damage the printer.

3.When the Power light stops flashing, print a few lines from a

document to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the cleaning cycle.Caution:

If print quality hasn’t improved after repeating this procedure four or five times, one or both of your ink cartridges may be old or damaged and may need to be replaced. To replace an ink cartridge before it is empty, see “Replacing an Old or Damaged Ink Cartridge” in the online User’s Guide.

If the print quality still has not improved after replacing the ink cartridges, contact your dealer.

Aligning the Print Head

If you notice a misalignment of vertical lines, you may be able to solve this problem with the printer’s control panel buttons.

Note:

You can also align the print head from your computer using the Print Head Alignment utility in your printer software.

Follow these steps to align the print head with the buttons:

1.Hold down the Index button and press the P Power button to turn the printer on. After the All and Index lights begin flashing, release the Index button.

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