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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
3 Start Print Head Cleaning.
(1) Click the Maintenance tab.
(2) Click Cleaning.
(3) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK.
Important Do not perform any other operations until the print head cleaning finishes. This takes
about 60 seconds.
Note 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
If the problem remains, try print head deep cleaning.
See Print Head Deep Cleaning
1 Ensure the printer is on.
2 Open the Printer Utility dialog box.
(1) Select Page Setup... in the File menu.
(2) Click Utilities... to open the Printer Utility dialog box.
3 Start Print Head Cleaning.
(1) Select Cleaning from the pull-down menu.
(2) Click Cleaning.
(3) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK.