Cleaning the Print Head Using the
Product Control Panel
You can
clean the print head using the control panel on your product.
Make sure there are no errors on the LCD
screen.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in the
product.
Press the home button, if
necessary.
Select Setup.
Select Maintenance. You see a screen like
this:
Select Print Head
Cleaning. You see a screen like this:
Press the Color button to clean the print
head. When the cleaning cycle is finished, you see a message
on the screen.
Caution:
Never turn off the product or open the
front cover during a cleaning cycle or you may not be able to
print.
Select Print Nozzle Check
Pattern.
Press the Color button to confirm that the print
head is clean.
If you don’t
see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 4 times,
wait at least 6 hours without printing or longer if printing. Then
try cleaning the print head again. If quality
still does not improve, one of the ink cartridges may be old or
damaged and needs to be replaced.