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Print Head Cleaning
If missing lines or white stripes are found in the printed nozzle check pattern, perform Print
Head cleaning to unclog the Print Head Nozzles. Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so
perform Print Head cleaning only when necessary.
1 Ensure that the printer is turned on.
2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
See "OOpening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" on
page 14.
3 Start Print Head Cleaning.
(3) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OOK.
(4) If you want to print the nozzle check pattern, click P
Print Check Pattern.
Otherwise, click C
Cancel to finish.
See "E
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 29.
Note
If you pressed the Cleaning button on the Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
screen displayed after nozzle check pattern printing, start the Print Head
cleaning procedure from 3-(3).
Important Do not perform any other operations until the Print Head cleaning
finishes. This takes about 40-50 seconds.
(1) Click the MMaintenance tab.
(2) Click CCleaning.
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