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.