16 Maintaining Your Printer
Maintaining Your Printer
Follow the instructions in this chapter for checking and cleaning the print head nozzles
and replacing ink cartridges. To align the print head, if necessary, see your online
User’sGuide.
Caution: To keep your printer looking like new, don’t place anything on top of the cover
or use it as a writing surface. If you need to clean the cover, use only a soft, non-
abrasive microfiber-type cloth.

Checking the Print Head Nozzles

If your printouts are faint or have gaps in th em, some of the nozzles in the print head may
be clogged or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink cartridges. Follow the
steps below to check the print head nozzles.
1. Load letter- or A4-size paper in the sheet feeder.
2. Press if necessary and select F Setup on the printer’s control panel.
3. Use the arrow buttons to select Maintenance and press OK, then select Nozzle
Check and press OK.
4. Press x to print the nozzle check pattern.
5. Check the pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines.
6. If there are no gaps, select Finish Nozzle Check and press OK.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, select Head Cleaning and press OK. Then
press x to clean the print head (see page17) .
Nozzles are clean
Nozzles need cleaning