The Utilities dialog box appears.

Maintenance

Maintenance

Cleaning the Head

Clean the printer head when it is dirty, or whenever a test printing indicates it is necessary.

Since the head cleaning consumes ink, perform the head cleaning only when necessary.

You can clean the head with either one of the following two methods:

•Cleaning the head from the printer driver (page 40)

•Cleaning the head from the operation panel of the printer (page 41)

Cleaning the Head from the Printer Driver

Note

When there is a print job left to be done, the head cleaning is not performed. Start cleaning the head after the printing of the current job is completed.

1 Display the Sony LPR-1000MD Printing Preferences dialog box according to the operation procedure of “Displaying the Printing Preferences Dialog Box from the Windows Start Menu” on page 15.

2 Click the (Utility) button.

(Utility) button

3 Click the [Head Cleaning] button.

[Head Cleaning] button

The printer starts cleaning the head.

It takes one minute to one minute and 30 seconds to clean the head.

When the head cleaning is completed

Check the result of the head cleaning by printing a test page.

For detailed information on test printing, see “Printing a Test Page” on page 42.

If stain or smudges remain on the test sheet, repeat the head cleaning until the stain disappears.

If the printer cannot print a test page, the ink may have run out. Replace the ink cartridge.

For detailed information on replacing the ink cartridge, see “Replacing the Ink Cartridges” on page 43.

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