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The
P
power light flashes while the printer performs the
cleaning cycle. This operation takes about two minutes to
complete.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer while
P
power light is flashing.
Doing so may damage the printer.
4. When the
P
power light stops flashing, click the
Confirmation
button in the Head Cleaning dialog box to
print a nozzle check pattern and to reset the cleaning cycle.
Use the check pattern to confirm the head is clean. See page
8-28 to see a sample of the nozzle check pattern.
In the check pattern, if you find that any segments are missing
from the test lines, you may need to repeat the head cleaning
and print the nozzle check pattern again. If print quality hasn’t
improved after repeating this procedure four or five times, try
other recommendations listed in this chapter. If the quality still
has not improved, contact your dealer.
Using the control panel
To clean the print head using the control panel buttons, follow
these steps.
1. Make sure that the printer is on and the
B
and
A
ink out
lights are off.
2. Press the
R
cleaning button for three seconds. The
P
power
light begins flashing, and the printer ejects any paper in the
paper path and starts cleaning the print head. This
operation takes about two minutes to complete.
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Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the
P
power light is
flashing. Doing so may damage the printer.
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