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Using and Caring for Your Inkjet Print Cartridges
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To Clean the Inkjet Print Cartridges from the HP DeskJet Toolbox
1 Double-click the HP DeskJet Toolbox icon on the computer screen.
2 Click the Printer Services tab.
3 Click Clean the print cartridges and follow the directions on the screen.
If print quality improves by going through this sequence once, but the quality is
still not quite good enough, repeat the procedure. Start at step 1, or click the Clean
Again button on the last cleaning window. There is no harm done but a little
wasted time and ink.
If this process does not improve the print quality, your inkjet print cartridges might
be low on ink. See the document provided with the black inkjet print cartridge for
how to use the ink level sensor to determine if the cartridge is low on ink. Replace
the inkjet print cartridges, if appropriate.
Also, dust fibers occasionally drag through the ink and streak it. If problems
persist, continue with Procedure 2.
Procedure 2: Eliminating Ink Streaks
Customers using HP DeskJet printers in dusty environments
might occasionally experience ink streaks because of a small
accumulation of debris inside the printer. This debris can
include dust, hair, carpet, or clothing fibers. Ink streaking is easily prevented or
corrected by cleaning two areas of the printer: the inkjet print cartridges and the
inkjet print cartridge cradle.
Materials You Will Need
Before you start, make sure you have the following materials available:
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Cotton swabs or any soft material that will not come apart or leave fibers (for
example, a piece of clean cotton cloth such as a man’s handkerchief).
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Distilled, filtered, or bottled water. (Tap water may contain contaminants that
can damage the inkjet print cartridges.)
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Scrap paper or paper towel on which to set the inkjet print cartridges while you
are working.
Be careful not to get ink on your hands or clothing.
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