3Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Maintenance, and then press .
4Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Ali gn Printer, and the press .
An alignment page prints.
Note: Do not remove the alignment page until printing is finished.
Using the printer software
For Windows users
1Load plain paper.
2Click or Start.
3Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.
4Select Printer Home.
5Choose your printer from the printer drop-down list.
6From the Maintenance tab, click Align cartridges.
7Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
For Macintosh users
1Load plain paper.
2From the Finder desktop, double-click the printer pr ogram folder.
3Select Printer Utility from the list.
4From the Maintenance tab of the Printer Utility dialog, click Print Alignment Page.
5Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
If you aligned the cartridges to im prove print quality, then prin t your document again. If p rint quality has not
improved, then clean the printhead nozzles.
Cleaning the printhead nozzles
Poor print quality is sometimes due to clogged printhead nozzles. Clean the printhead nozzles to improve the quality
of your prints.
Notes:
Cleaning the printhead nozzles uses ink, so clean them only when necessary.
Deep cleaning uses more ink, so try the Clean Pr inthead option first to save ink.
If the ink levels are too low, you must replace the in k cartridges before you can clean the printhea d nozzles.
Using the printer control panel
1From the printer control panel, press .
2Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Maintenance, and then press .
Maintaining the printer
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