Maintaining the printer
Maintaining ink cartridges
In addition to the following tasks that you can perform, your printer performs an automatic maintenance cycle every
week if it is plugged into an electrical outlet. It will briefly come out of Power Saver mode or will temporarily power
on if it is turned off.
Checking ink levels
Using the printer control panel
From the home screen, touch
.
The graphic of the ink levels appears on the display.
Using the printer software
For Windows users
1
Click
or
Start
.
2
Click
All Programs
or
Programs
, and then select the printer program folder from the list.
3
Navigate to:
Printer Home
> select your printer >
Maintenance
tab >
Check ink levels
For Macintosh users
1
From the Apple menu, navigate to:
System Preferences
>
Print & Fax
> select your printer
2
Click
Options & Supplies
or
Print Queue
.
3
Click
Supply Levels
.
Aligning the printhead
If the characters or lines on your printer image appear jagged or wavy, then you may need to align the printhead.
Using the printer control panel
1
Load plain paper.
2
From the home screen, navigate to:
>
More Options
>
Align Printer
An alignment page prints.
Note:
Do not remove the alignment page until printing is finished.
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