Cleaning the Print Head Using the
Product Control Panel
You can
clean the print head using the control panel on your product.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in the
cassette.
Press the home button, if
necessary.
Select Setup.
Select Maintenance.
Select Print Head
Cleaning. You see this screen:
Press the Color button. When the cleaning
cycle is finished, you see a message on the screen.
Caution:
Never turn off the product during a
cleaning cycle or you may damage it.
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. 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.