Dell 944 All In One Inkjet Printer Owner's Manual - Page 76

Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles, Clean Print Cartridges

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles You may need to clean the nozzles when: • White lines appear in graphics or solid black areas. • Print appears smudged or too dark. • Colors fade, do not print, or do not print completely. • Vertical lines appear jagged, or edges appear rough. To clean the ink cartridge nozzles: 1 Load plain paper. For more information, see "Loading Paper" on page 23. 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 Photo AIO Printer 944 icon. 4 Click Printing Preferences. The Printing Preferences dialog box opens. 5 Click the Maintenance tab. 6 Click Clean Print Cartridges. 7 If the print quality has not improved, click Print 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 with a clean, dry cloth, and then print your document again. 76 Ink Cartridge Maintenance

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Ink Cartridge Maintenance
www.dell.com | support.dell.com
Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles
You may need to clean the nozzles when:
White lines appear in graphics or solid black areas.
Print appears smudged or too dark.
Colors fade, do not print, or do not print completely.
Vertical lines appear jagged, or edges appear rough.
To clean the ink cartridge nozzles:
1
Load plain paper. For more information, see "Loading Paper" on page 23.
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 Photo AIO Printer 944
icon.
4
Click
Printing Preferences
.
The
Printing Preferences
dialog box opens.
5
Click the
Maintenance
tab.
6
Click
Clean Print Cartridges
.
7
If the print quality has not improved, click
Print 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 with a
clean, dry cloth, and then print your document again.