44 Maintenance
Tasmania
shortset.bk Rev. C
A5 size MAINT.FM
10/7/99 Pass 2
LProof Sign-off:
K. Nishi _______
N.Nomoto _______
J.Hoadley _______
3. Follow the messages on your screen.
For Macintosh users
1. Click the Utility icon button in the Print dialog box. Then click
the Head Cleaning button.
2. Follow the on-screen messages.
Using the control panel buttons
1. Make sure that the
P power light is on and that both the
B
and
A ink out lights are off.
Note:
If the
B or
A ink out lights are flashing or on, you cannot clean th e
head. The printer will automatically start the ink cartridge
replacement procedure. If you do not want to replace an ink cartridge
at the time, press the
R cleaning button to return the print head
to its home position.
2. Hold down the
R cleaning button for three second s.
The printer starts cleaning the print h ead and the
P power
light begins flashing. Print head cleaning takes about one
minute to complete.
cCaution:
Never turn off the printer while the
P power light is flashing.
Doing so may damage the printer.
3. When the
P power light stops f lashi ng, print a few line s fr om
a document to confirm that the head is clean and to reset the
cleaning cycle.
If print quality hasn’t improved after repeating this procedure
four or five times, turn the printer off and leave it alone overnight.
Then do the head cleaning again.