The printer will print a nozzle check pattern. Below are sample printouts.

Okay

Needs Cleaning

The above sample may be shown in black and white, but the actual test prints in color (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Red and Blue).

If the nozzle check page does not print satisfactorily (for example, if any segment of the printed lines is missing), there is a problem with the printer. This could be a clogged ink nozzle or a misaligned print head.

See the next section for details on cleaning the print head.

Cleaning the Print Head

If your print quality is not as good as it used to be, if your photos are light or faint, or you are missing colors in your prints, your print head nozzles may be clogged.

Note:

Print head cleaning consumes some ink. To avoid wasting ink, clean the print head only if print quality declines; for example, if the printout is blurry or the color is incorrect or missing.

Use the Nozzle Check function first to confirm that the print head needs to be cleaned. This saves ink.

You cannot clean the print head if the message “ink out” is displayed or the ink icon flashes to show ink low on the LCD panel.

1.Make sure that PictureMate is turned on and no warnings or errors are displayed on the LCD panel.

2.On the Main Menu, or after selecting photos, press

Menu.

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