Cleaning the printhead nozzles

Poor print quality is sometimes due to clogged printhead nozzles. Cl ean the printhead nozzles to improve the quality
of your prints.
Notes:
Cleaning the printhead nozzles uses ink, so clean them only when neces sary.
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 Pr inthead or Deep Clean Printh ead, 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 w all 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 cab les to the printer before proceeding.
2Remove all paper from the printer.
Maintaining the printer
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