54 Ink Cartridge Maintenance
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Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles
You may need to clean the nozzles when:
• White lines appear in graphics or solid black areas.
• Print appears smudged or too dark.
• Colors fade, do not print, or do not print completely.
• Vertical lines appear jagged, or edges appear rough.
To clean the ink cartridge nozzles:
1 Load plain paper. For more information, see "Loading Paper" on page 19.
2 In Windows XP, click Start→Control Panel→Printers and Other Hardware→Printers and
Faxes.
In Windows 2000, click Start→Settings→ Printers.
3 Right-click the Dell Photo AIO Printer 924 icon.
4 Click Printing Preferences.
The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.
5 Click the Maintenance tab.
6 Click Clean Print Cartridges.
7 If the print quality has not improved, click Print Again.
8 Print your document again to verify the improved print quality.
9 If you are not satisfied with the print quality, wipe the ink cartridge nozzles, and then print
your document again.