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Maintaining Your Printer
Follow the instructions in this chapter to keep your printer working at its best and to
prepare it for moving, if necessary:
■ “Cleaning the Print Head” below
■ “Replacing an Ink Cartridge” on page 80
■ “Aligning the Print Head” on page 84
■ “Cleaning the Printer” on page 86
■ “Transporting the Printer” on page 87
Cleaning the Print Head
If your printouts are unexpectedly light, or dots or lines are missing, you may need
to clean the print head. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink properly.
Print head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines.
Caution: When you don’t turn on your printer for a long time, print quality can
decline, so turn it on at least once a month to maintain good print quality.
This section explains how to clean the print head using the Auto Nozzle Check and
Cleaning utility and the Head Cleaning utility. Use the Auto Nozzle Check and
Cleaning utility first, to let the printer check and clean the nozzles. If you still notice
problems with quality, you can manually clean the print head.
Note: You can also clean the print head by holding down the H ink button on the
printer for three seconds (when the red
H ink light is off).