Cleaning the Print Heads from Your Computer
The print head cleaning function allows you to clear up clogged print head nozzle. Perform print head
cleaning if printing is faint or a specific color fails to print, even though there is enough ink.
The procedure for cleaning the print head is as follows:
Cleaning
1. Open the
2. Click
Cleaning
on the
Maintenance
tab
When the
Print Head Cleaning
dialog box opens, select the ink group for which cleaning is to be
performed.
Click
Initial Check Items
to display the items you need to check before performing cleaning.
3. Execute cleaning
Make sure that the printer is on and then click
Execute
.
Print head cleaning starts.
4. Complete cleaning
The
Nozzle Check
dialog box opens after the confirmation message.
5. Check the results
To check whether the print quality has improved, click
Print Check Pattern
. To cancel the check
process, click
Cancel
.
If cleaning the head once does not resolve the print head problem, clean it once more.
Important
•
Cleaning
consumes a small amount of ink.
Cleaning the print head frequently will rapidly deplete your printer's ink supply. Consequently, perform
cleaning only when necessary.
Deep Cleaning
Deep Cleaning
is more thorough than cleaning. Perform deep cleaning when two
Cleaning
attempts do
not resolve the print head problem.
1. Open the
2. Click
Deep Cleaning
on the
Maintenance
tab
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