Lexmark 4600 Checking ink levels, Using Windows, Using Macintosh, Using the printer control panel

3Press the arrow buttons until Clean Cartridges appears, and then press . A page prints, forcing ink through the print cartridge nozzles to clean them.

4Print the document again to verify that the print quality has improved.

Using Windows

1Load plain Letter-size paper.

2Do one of the following:

•In Windows Vista, click .

•In Windows XP and earlier, click Start.

3Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.

4From the printer folder, click Maintenance  Clean Cartridges.

5Click Print.

A page prints, forcing ink through the print cartridge nozzles to clean them.

6Print the document again to verify that the print quality has improved.

Using Macintosh

1Load plain Letter-size paper.

2From the Finder desktop, double click the printer folder.

3Double-click the printer utility icon.

4From the Maintenance tab, click Clean Print Nozzles.

A page prints, forcing ink through the print cartridge nozzles to clean them.

5Print the document again to verify that the print quality has improved.

If print quality has not improved, then try cleaning the nozzles up to two more times, or wipe the print cartridge nozzles and contacts.

Checking ink levels

Using the printer control panel

1From the printer control panel, press , and then press .

2Press again.

3 Press the arrow buttons until Color Ink appears, and then press . Check the ink level of the color cartridge. Install a new cartridge if necessary.

4Press .

5If a black cartridge is included in the box contents, and if you have installed a black cartridge in the printer, then press the arrow buttons until Black Ink appears, and then press .

Check the ink level of the black cartridge. Install a new cartridge if necessary.

6Press until you exit Setup, or press another mode button.

Maintaining the printer

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