Chapter
8
Maintaining Your Printer
8-5
To wipe the printheads
1) Remove the print cartridge from the printer.
If you need help, see ‘To Remove the Print
Cartridges’ on page 8-2.
2) Use a clean, damp cloth or cotton swab to
gently wipe the entire copper contact area
and the printheads as shown.
3) Allow the copper contact area to dry.
4) Reinstall the print cartridges.
If you need help, see ‘Installing the Print Cartridges’ on page 2-10.
5) Close the Cartridge Compartment Cover.
56 Close the Scanner Bed.
7) Repeat the cleaning printheads test.
If you need help, see ‘To clean the printheads’ on page 8-4.
To clean the Scanner Bed
The printer slows down copying and scanning performance if the
Scanner Bed is dirty. Keep the bed clean.
1) Unplug the power cord.
2) Lift the Printer Top Cover.
3) Use a clean, damp cloth to
clean the bed.
Scanner
Bed
When cleaning
the color print
cartridge, wipe
the printheads
in one direction
so the colors
do not mix.
Printhead
Copper Contact
Area
cleaning
direction
