Instructions in this chapter tell you how to do the following to maintain and care for your printer:
❑Clean the print heads
❑Replace the ink cartridges
❑Clean the printer
❑Transport the printer.
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Cleaning the Print Heads
The printer periodically cleans its print heads, so normally you should not need to manually activate a cleaning cycle. However, the ink nozzles in the print head may become clogged occasionally, reducing the print quality. If this happens, you can initiate a print head cleaning cycle to clear the print head nozzles so they deliver ink properly.
Note:
Because the cleaning cycle uses ink, do not clean the print head(s) unless you notice a decline in print quality.
You must clean the print heads one at a time. Each cleaning cycle takes about one minute. During the cleaning cycle, the carriage moves back and forth and you can hear the printer recharging the print heads. The Pause light flashes throughout the cleaning cycle and then stays on when the cycle is finished.
Follow these steps to clean either or both print heads:
1.Make sure the printer is turned on and open the cover.
2.Press the Pause button. (Make sure the Pause light comes on.)