Cleaning the Print Heads
The printer periodically cleans its print heads, so normally you should not need to clean them. However, if print quality diminishes, use the
You can clean either or both print heads. Each cleaning cycle takes about one minute. The Pause light flashes throughout the cycle and then stays on when the cleaning cycle is finished.
To clean the black print head:
1.Make sure the printer is turned on and press the Pause button.
2.Hold down the Alt button and press Load/Eject.
3.Press the Pause button to resume printing.
To clean the color print head:
1.Make sure the printer is turned on and press the Pause button.
2.Hold down the Alt button and press Economy/Condensed.
3.Press the Pause button to resume printing.
If the print quality does not improve after you clean the print heads three times, replace one or both ink cartridges as described in the next section.