When the cleaning cycle is finished, you see a message on the screen.
Caution:
Never turn off the product or open the front cover during a cleaning cycle or you may not
be able to print.
8.
Select
Print Nozzle Check Pattern
.
9.
Press the
Color
button to confirm that the print head is clean.
If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning the print head up to 4 times, wait at least 6 hours without
printing or longer if printing. Then try cleaning the print head again. If quality still does not improve, one
of the ink cartridges may be old or damaged and needs to be replaced.
Parent topic:
Print Head Cleaning
Related tasks
Cleaning the Print Head Using a Computer Utility
Related topics
Loading Paper
Cleaning the Print Head Using a Computer Utility
You can clean the print head using a utility on your Windows or Mac computer.
1.
Load a few sheets of plain paper in the product.
2.
Do one of the following:
•
Windows:
Access the Windows Desktop and right-click the product icon in the Windows taskbar.
•
OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9
: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select
System Preferences
. Select
Print & Fax
,
Print & Scan
, or
Printers & Scanners
, select your product, and select
Options &
Supplies
. Select
Utility
and select
Open Printer Utility
.
•
OS X 10.5
: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select
System Preferences
. Select
Print & Fax
,
select your product, and select
Open Print Queue
. Select
Utility
.
3.
Select
Head Cleaning
.
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Summary of Contents for WF-8590
Page 1: ...WF 8590 User s Guide ...
Page 2: ......
Page 70: ...1 Open the feeder guard and pull up the paper support 2 Slide the edge guides outward 70 ...
Page 92: ...Note Secure the optional cassette to the cabinet as shown here 92 ...
Page 219: ...You see this window 219 ...
Page 242: ...4 Click OK Parent topic Scanning 242 ...
Page 245: ...DSL connection 1 Telephone wall jack 2 DSL filter 3 DSL modem 245 ...
Page 246: ...ISDN connection 1 ISDN wall jack 2 Terminal adapter or ISDN router 246 ...
Page 278: ...You see this window 3 Select Fax Settings for Printer Select your product if prompted 278 ...
Page 279: ...You see this window 4 Select Speed Dial Group Dial List 279 ...
Page 373: ...2 Open rear cover 1 D1 3 Carefully remove any jammed paper 373 ...
Page 378: ...4 Carefully remove any jammed pages 5 Close the ADF cover then raise the document cover 378 ...
Page 379: ...6 Carefully remove any jammed pages 7 Lower the document cover 379 ...