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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head, start Auto Cleaning.

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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head If your print quality is not as good as it used to be-if photos are too light, are missing colors, or have lines running through them-PictureMate's print head nozzles may need cleaning. You can check the nozzles and clean the print head if necessary. 1 Load paper in PictureMate. 2 Press the Menu button on the remote control. 3 Select Maintenance and press OK. 4 Select Nozzle Check and press OK. 5 Press Print. The nozzle check pattern is printed. 6 Check the pattern to see if there are any gaps or missing lines. OK Needs cleaning ● If the pattern is OK, press OK to finish. ● If the pattern has gaps or missing lines, select No and press OK. Continue pressing OK to start Auto Cleaning. Cleaning takes about 60 seconds. PictureMate makes some noise and you see an Auto Cleaning message. If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three times, see "Print Quality Problems" on page 73. 65

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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head
If your print quality is not as good as it used to be—if
photos are too light, are missing colors, or have lines
running through them—PictureMate’s print head
nozzles may need cleaning.
You can check the nozzles and clean the print head if
necessary.
1
Load paper in PictureMate.
2
Press the
Menu
button on the remote control.
3
Select
Maintenance
and press
OK
.
4
Select
Nozzle Check
and press
OK
.
5
Press
Print
. The nozzle check pattern is printed.
6
Check the pattern to see if there are any gaps or
missing lines.
If the pattern is OK, press
OK
to finish.
If the pattern has gaps or missing lines, select
No
and press
OK
. Continue pressing
OK
to
start Auto Cleaning.
Cleaning takes about 60 seconds. PictureMate
makes some noise and you see an
Auto
Cleaning
message.
If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three
times, see “Print Quality Problems” on page 73.
OK
Needs
cleaning