Dell 964 All In One Photo Printer, Owner'S Manual

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88 Ink Cartridge Maintenance
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Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles
You may need to clean the nozzles when:
• White lines appear in graphics or solid black areas.
• Print appears smudged or too dark.
• Colors fade, do not print, or do not print completely.
• Vertical lines appear jagged or edges appear rough.
To clean the ink cartridge nozzles:
1
Load the paper. For more information, see "Loading Paper" on page 22.
2
In Windows XP, click Start
→
Control Panel
→
Printers and Other Hardware
→
Printers and
Faxes.
In Windows 2000, click Start
→
Settings
→
Printers.
3
Right-click the Dell Photo AIO Printer 964 icon.
4
Click Printing Preferences.
The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.
5
Click the Maintenance tab.
6
Click Clean Print Cartridges.
7
If the print quality has not improved, click Print Again.
8
Print your document again to verify the improved print quality.
9
If you are still not satisfied with the print quality, wipe the ink cartridge nozzles, and then
print your document again.
NOTE: You can also clean the ink cartridge nozzles from the printer’s operator panel by selecting
Clean Cartridges
from the Maintenance menu.