Dell 810 All In One Inkjet Printer User's Guide - Page 24

Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles - ink for 810 all in one printer

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3. Right-click the Dell AIO 810 icon. 4. Click Printing Preferences. The Printing Preferences dialog box opens. 5. Click the Maintenance tab. 6. Click Align Print Cartridge. 7. Click Print. A blue and black alignment page prints. 8. After the alignment page has finished printing, place the page face-down on the scanner glass. Make sure the upper left corner of the front of the page aligns with the arrow on the printer. 9. Press the Scan button . The page is scanned. When the scan is complete, the cartridge is aligned. You may discard the alignment page when the alignment is complete. Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles You may need to clean the nozzles when: l White lines appear in graphics or solid black areas. l Print appears smudged or too dark. l Colors fade, do not print, or do not print completely. l Vertical lines appear jagged, or edges appear rough. To clean the ink cartridge nozzles: 1. Load plain paper. For more information, see Loading Paper. 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 AIO 810 icon. 4. Click Printing Preferences. The Printing Preferences dialog box opens. 5. Click the Maintenance tab. 6. Click Clean Print Cartridge. 7. If the print quality has not improved, click Clean 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.

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3.
Right-click the
Dell AIO 810
icon.
4.
Click
Printing Preferences
.
The
Printing Preferences
dialog box opens.
5.
Click the
Maintenance
tab.
6.
Click
Align Print Cartridge
.
7.
Click
Print
.
A blue and black alignment page prints.
8.
After the alignment page has finished printing, place the page face-down on the scanner glass. Make sure the upper left corner of the front of the page
aligns with the arrow on the printer.
9.
Press the
Scan
button
.
The page is scanned. When the scan is complete, the cartridge is aligned. You may discard the alignment page when the alignment is complete.
Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles
You may need to clean the nozzles when:
l
White lines appear in graphics or solid black areas.
l
Print appears smudged or too dark.
l
Colors fade, do not print, or do not print completely.
l
Vertical lines appear jagged, or edges appear rough.
To clean the ink cartridge nozzles:
1.
Load plain paper. For more information, see
Loading Paper
.
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 AIO 810
icon.
4.
Click
Printing Preferences
.
The
Printing Preferences
dialog box opens.
5.
Click the
Maintenance
tab.
6.
Click
Clean Print Cartridge
.
7.
If the print quality has not improved, click
Clean 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.