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Print Head Cleaning
Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be clogged. Cleaning the print
head consumes ink, so perform print head cleaning only when necessary.
1 Ensure that the printer is on.
2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start MenuOpening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu"
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page 11.
3 Start Print Head Cleaning.
(3) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK
OKOK
OK.
Important Do not perform any other operations until the print head
cleaning finishes. This takes about 60 seconds.
Note
z After print head cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to
verify that the print head nozzles are clean.
See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrinting the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern"
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z If the problem persists, perform print head deep cleaning.
See "Print Head Deep Cleaning
Print Head Deep CleaningPrint Head Deep Cleaning
Print Head Deep Cleaning"
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(1) Click the
Maintenance
MaintenanceMaintenance
Maintenance tab.
(2) Click Cleaning
CleaningCleaning
Cleaning.