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You see a menu like the following:

Caution: Don’t run a cleaning cycle while thick media is loaded in the printer.

Windows

Macintosh

3.Select the Nozzle Check icon.

4.Follow the instructions on the screen.

5.After the pattern is printed, use at least a 30× eye loupe to examine it.

If the pattern looks good as shown below, the print head is clean.

If any dots or segments are missing or deflected as shown below, run a cleaning cycle from your computer or by pressing and holding the r button for at least 3 seconds. Then print another nozzle check pattern to make sure the nozzles are clean.

If the nozzles are still clogged after three cleaning cycles, run a power cleaning cycle as described page 131.