Pitney Bowes DM550 Cleaning the Printer Nozzle, Select Maintenance, Maintaining and Updating

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Printing a Test Pattern

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8.Once the cleaning operation completes, the “Print Test Pattern” screen appears again.

9.Repeat steps 5 and 6 again. If the print pattern still has broken or miss- ing lines, you may need to replace the ink cartridge (see Replacing the Ink Cartridge) or printhead (see Changing the Printhead).

If the test pattern is ok, go to step 10.

10.Press the left arrow key to return to the postage screen.

Cleaning the Printer Nozzle

You can clean the printer nozzle at any time by following these steps:

1.From the IntelliLink® Control Center, press the Menu key.

2.Select Maintenance.

3.Select Clean Printer Nozzle. The “Cleaning Print Nozzle” screen dis- plays until the cleaning operation completes.

4.Once the cleaning operation completes, the “Print Test Pattern” screen appears.

5.Print a test pattern as described above in Printing a Test Pattern to verify that you can print a clean and clear meter stamp.

6.Repeat this operation at least one more time.

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