Using and Caring for Your Print Cartridges | 3 |
Manually Cleaning the Print Cartridges and Print Cartridge Cradle
In order to properly clean the print cartridges and cradle, you will need distilled or bottled water and cotton swabs or a similar
Warning
Caution
Manually Cleaning the Print Cartridges
1Press the Power Button 
to turn the printer on, then lift the top cover.
2After the print cartridges move into an accessible position, unplug the power cord from the back of the printer.
Keep new and used print cartridges out of the reach of children.
3Remove the print cartridges and set them on a piece of paper with the ink nozzle plate facing up.
Do NOT touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connection. Also, do NOT remove the copper strips; these are required electrical contacts.
4Dip a clean cotton swab into distilled water and squeeze any excess water from the swab.
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. |
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