Lexmark 9500 Series Printer User Manual


 
Maintaining the printer
Understanding the Maintenance menu
The Maintenance menu lets you check ink levels and handle various tasks related to print cartridges.
1 From the control panel, press or repeatedly until Maintenance is highlighted.
2 Press .
From here You can
View Ink Levels See the current ink levels for both print cartridges.
Clean Cartridges Clean the print cartridge nozzles of both cartridges.
Align Cartridges Align both cartridges to improve print quality.
Change Print Cartridges See a short video on the display with instructions on how to change print
cartridges.
Print Test Page Print a test page to see if the printer is functioning properly. The test page
lists some information about the printer.
Call Diagnostics Run modem diagnostic routines.
Reset Defaults Reset all of your previously defined user default settings to the factory
default settings.
Note: Items such as phone lists, time, date, and country code are not reset.
All other user default settings are reset. For more information, see
“Resetting factory default settings” on page 107.
Installing print cartridges
1 Remove the used print cartridge or cartridges. For more information, see “Removing a used print cartridge” on
page 180.
2 If you are installing new print cartridges, remove the tape from the back and bottom of the black cartridge, and
insert the cartridge in the left carrier.
Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the gold contact area on the back or the metal nozzles on the
bottom of the cartridge.
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