You see a screen like the following:

4. Click Print or Next. The nozzle check pattern prints:

Print head does not need to be cleaned:

Print head needs to be cleaned:

5.If there are no gaps or lines, click Finish.

If there are gaps or lines, or the test patterns are faint, click Clean. Then skip to step 3 on page 43 to clean the nozzles.

Running the Head Cleaning Utility

1.Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the red H ink light is off. (If the red H ink light is flashing or on, you need to replace a cartridge; see page 44 for details.)

2.Do one of the following:

■Windows: Right-click the printer icon on your taskbar (in the lower right corner of your screen). Select Head Cleaning.

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