Cleaning the Print Head Using the Product
Control Panel
You can
check the print head nozzles using the control panel on your
product.
Load a
few sheets of plain paper in the product.
From the
home screen, select Menu and press
the OK button.
You see this screen:
Press
the arrow buttons to select Maintenance and press the OK button.
Press
the arrow buttons to select Head
Cleaning and press the OK button. You see this screen:
Press
the OK button to clean
the print head. You see a message on the LCD screen during the
cleaning cycle.
Caution:
Never turn off the product during a cleaning
cycle or you may damage it.
When the cleaning cycle is finished, you see a message on the LCD
screen.
Select
Nozzle check and press the
OK button.
Press
the OK button again to
run a nozzle check and confirm that the print head is
clean.
If you
don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 2
times, turn off the product and 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.