20 Maintaining Your Product
Maintaining Your Product
Follow the instructions in this chapter to check and clean the print head nozzles,
check ink levels, and replace ink cartridges. If you need to align the print head, see
the online User’s Guide.
Caution:
To keep your product 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 them, 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 a few sheets of plain paper in the paper cassette (see page 4).
2. Press Home, then press u, d, l, or r to
select Setup.
3. Press OK, press uor d to select Maintenance,
then press OK again.
4. Press uor d to select Nozzle Check, press OK,
then press the xStart button.
5. Check the nozzle check pattern that prints to see if there are gaps in the lines.
6. If there are no gaps, the print head is clean. Press OK and then press
Home to continue printing.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, press uor d to select Head Cleaning,
then press OK to clean the print head (see page 21).
Nozzles are clean Nozzles need cleaning