Washing the White Ink Tubes (White Edition)

The printer's White ink tubes can build up sediment, causing the whiteness to decline or become uneven if you continue printing with white ink. For best results, wash the white ink tube periodically. A message appears on the control panel when the White ink tube needs washing.
Note: Make sure to clean the suction cap before performing the tube washing process. You do not need to perform tube washing for color ink. However, tube washing can help to clear clogged nozzles if they are not cleared even after performing head cleaning several times. If this is the case, try washing the tubes for the target ink.

Before you clean the ink tube, you may want to have new ink and cleaning cartridges handy (in case you run out of ink) and a new waste ink bottle (if a message prompts you that there is not enough free space in the current bottle).

Note: If you start the tube washing process and do not have enough cleaning liquid in the cartridges, you will not be able to use your printer until new cleaning cartridges are installed.
  1. Unpack the cleaning cartridges.
  2. Turn on the printer.
  3. Press the  maintenance button. The Maintenance menu appears.
  4. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight Tube Washing, and press the right arrow button.
  5. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight White Ink, and press the right arrow button.
    Note: If you need to wash the color ink tube to help clear a clogged nozzle, select Color Ink.
  6. Press the up or down arrow button to highlight Yes, and press the OK button.
  7. Press the OK button again to start washing the tube.
  8. Open the left ink cartridge cover.


  9. Place your finger in the indentation on top of the ink cartridge and pull it straight out.


    Note: Removed ink cartridges may have ink around the ink supply port, so be careful not to get ink on the surrounding area.
  10. Hold a cleaning cartridge with the label side facing the side of the printer and slide it all the way into the slot.


    Note: Do not touch the IC chip on the top of the cartridge, or the cartridge may not be recognized or the printer may not print properly.
  11. Close the ink cartridge cover.


  12. Press the OK button twice to start charging the cleaning solution.
  13. When the message on the LCD screen tells you to open the cartridge cover, follow the instructions on the screen to replace the cleaning cartridge with the ink cartridge.
    Note: Make sure to shake the ink cartridge before you insert it into its slot.
  14. When ink recharging is complete, the LCD screen returns to Standby mode.
Parent topic: Maintenance
Related tasks
Shaking and Replacing the Ink Cartridges
Cleaning the Suction Cap