- Make sure there are no errors on the LCD screen and the CD/DVD tray is not inserted for printing.
- Load a few sheets of plain paper in Cassette 2.
- Press the
home button, if
necessary. - Select Maintenance. You see a screen like this:
- Select Print Head Cleaning. You see a screen like this:
- Select Start to clean
the print head. The
power light flashes throughout
the cleaning cycle and stays on when the cleaning cycle is
finished. When the cleaning cycle is finished, you see a message on
the screen.
Caution:Never turn off the product or open the scanner unit during a cleaning cycle or you may not be able to print. - Select Check.
- Select Print to print a nozzle check pattern and confirm that the print head is clean.
- Check the printed pattern
to see if there are gaps in the lines.
Print head is clean
Print head needs cleaning
Print head needs Power Cleaning
- Do one of the
following:
- If there are no gaps, select O.
- If there are gaps or the pattern is faint, select X and then select Cleaning.
- If all or most of the lines are missing, select X and then select Power Cleaning.
- Follow the instructions on
the screen to clean the print head or run a power cleaning.
Caution:Never turn off the product or open the scanner unit during a cleaning cycle or you may not be able to print.
