User`s guide

Maintaining Your Product 23
Maintaining Your Product
Follow the instructions in this chapter to check and clean the print head nozzles, check ink
levels, and replace ink cartridges. If you need to align the print head or replace the
maintenance box, see the online User’s Guide.
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
If your printouts are faint or have gaps in them, some of the nozzles in the print head may
be clogged or ink may be running low in one or more of the ink cartridges. Follow the
steps below to check the print head nozzles.
1. Load a few sheets of plain paper in the cassette.
2. Press if necessary, then press l or r and select
Setup.
3. Select
Maintenance, then Nozzle Check.
4. Press one of the x buttons. The nozzle check is printed.
5. Check the printed pattern to see if there are gaps in the lines.
6. If there are no gaps, the print head is clean. Select
Done.
If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, select
Clean the Print Head. Then follow the
instructions on the screen to clean the print head (see page 24).
Nozzles are clean
Nozzles need cleaning
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