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Cleaning the print heads with the printer’s control panel
To clean the print heads with the software utilities, see page
8-36. To clean the heads using the printer’s control panel, read
the following.
Note:
If a color Ink Out light is flashing or on, you cannot clean the color
print head. If the black Ink Out light is flashing or on, you cannot
clean the color print head. See “Replacing an Ink Cartridge” on
page 7-2.
1. Make sure the printer is on.
2. Press the Pause button to turn the Pause light on.
3. Make sure the corresponding Ink Out light for the print head
you want to clean is off.
4. Press the Cleaning
B
(black) or Cleaning
A
(color) button
to clean the corresponding print head. The printer starts
cleaning the print head and the Pause light begins to flash.
If you want to clean the other print head, wait until the
Pause light stops flashing. It takes about two minutes to
clean each print head.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the Pause light is flashing.
Doing so may damage the printer.
Note:
You cannot clean both black and color print heads at the same
time.
5. After the Pause light stops flashing, resume printing (you
may need to press the Pause button).
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