Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 155

Windows XP: Click Start and select Control Panel. Double-click Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer icon and select

Printing Preferences. Click the Utility tab.

You see a menu like the following:

3. Select the Nozzle Check icon and follow the instructions on the screen.

4. After the pattern is printed, use at least a 10× 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 as described on page 157. Then print another

 

 

nozzle check pattern to make sure the nozzles are clean.

Caution: Don’t run a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cleaning cycle while

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thick media is loaded in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the printer.

If the nozzles are still clogged after three cleaning cycles, run a power

 

 

cleaning cycle as described on page 157.