Maintenance Menu Settings

The Maintenance menu lets you run nozzle checks, cleaning cycles, and other maintenance operations. You can access the menu directly by pressing the  maintenance button.
Caution:
Follow the instructions in the topic links below the table to use these menu settings correctly.
Setting Options Description
Nozzle Check Print At Right

Print At Center

Print At Left

Prints a nozzle check pattern in the specified location on the media.
Cleaning Cleaning (Light)

Cleaning (Heavy)

Preventive Cleaning

Lets you clean all or selected nozzles, based on the nozzle check pattern. Select the light cleaning level first. If nozzles are still clogged, select the heavy cleaning level.

If you anticipate automatic or periodic head cleaning will occur during a print job, select Preventive Cleaning to avoid the cleaning and continue the print job.

Head Maintenance Auto Head Maintenance Select Execute if nozzles are still clogged after head cleaning.
Regular Cleaning Select Move Head to position the print heads for cleaning.
Replace Ink Bottle View instructions on how to replace the waste ink bottle on the LCD screen.
Head Cleaning Set View information about the head cleaning set on the LCD screen.
Other Maintenance Grease Carriage Rod Select Yes if a message to apply carriage rod grease appears on the LCD screen.
Related tasks
Checking for Clogged Print Head Nozzles
Cleaning the Print Head
Replacing the Waste Ink Bottle
Replacing the Head Cleaning Set
Applying Carriage Rod Grease