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 Printhead option first to save ink.

If the ink levels are too low, you must replace the ink cartridges before you can clean the printhead nozzles.

Using the printer control panel

1From the printer control panel, navigate to:

> Maintenance >

2Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Clean Printhead or Deep Clean Printhead, and then press .

A cleaning page prints.

Using the printer software

For Windows users

1Click or Start.

2Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.

3Navigate to:

Printer Home > Maintenance tab > Clean Cartridges

For Macintosh users

Note: This feature is available only in Mac OS X version 10.5 or earlier.

1Load plain paper.

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

3Double-click the Printer Utility icon.

4From the Maintenance tab, select Clean Print Nozzles. A cleaning page prints.

Cleaning the exterior of the printer

1Make sure that the printer is turned off and unplugged from the wall outlet.

CAUTION—SHOCK HAZARD: To avoid the risk of electric shock when cleaning the exterior of the printer, unplug the power cord from the wall outlet and disconnect all cables to the printer before proceeding.

2Remove all paper from the printer.

Maintaining the printer

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