3Using and Caring for Your Print Cartridges

5Clean the face and edges of the print cartridge as shown. DO NOT wipe the nozzle plate.

6Inspect the cartridge for fibers on the face and edges. If fibers are still present, repeat the cleaning process.

Do NOT clean

nozzle plate

Clean

7Repeat the cleaning process for the other print cartridge.

Caution Once you’ve removed the print cartridges, make sure that they are not outside of the print cartridge cradle longer than 30 minutes.

Manually Cleaning the Print Cartridge Cradle

1Using clean, moistened swabs, wipe the underside of each wall of the cradle.

2 Repeat until no ink residue is seen on a clean swab.

3 Reinsert the print cartridges, then close the printer’s top cover.

4 Make sure white paper is loaded into the IN tray.

5Reinsert the electrical power cord into the back of the printer.

6Print a test page. Double-click the HP DeskJet 640 Series Utility icon in the Utilities folder on your hard drive’s main directory, click the Test panel, then click the Test button.

Note: If streaking still appears, repeat the procedure until the test printout is clean. You will find additional maintenance tips at

http://www.hp.com/support/home_products.

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