Chapter 9

5.Remove the printhead by lifting it straight up.

6.Clean the printhead.

There are three areas of the printhead that need to be cleaned: the plastic ramps on both sides of the ink nozzles, the edge between the nozzles and the electrical contacts, and the electrical contacts.

1Plastic ramps on the sides of the nozzles

2Edge between nozzles and contacts

3Electrical contacts

CAUTION: Touch the nozzle and the electrical contact areas only with cleaning materials and not with your finger.

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