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•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.

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

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If any dots or segments are missing or deflected, as shown below,

 

 

run a cleaning cycle as described on page 165. 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 165.