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5. Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed. Each staggered line should be solid, with no gaps, as shown. ■ If your printout looks okay, you're done. Press Back to return to the Setup menu. ■ If you see any gaps, as shown below, press OK and follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print head. Cleaning the Print Head Follow these steps to clean the print head so it can deliver ink properly. Print head cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines. Note: You can also clean the print head using the printer software. Click the ? or Help button on your printer settings screen for instructions on running the print head cleaning utility. 1. Make sure the Stylus Photo RX700 is turned on but not printing. 2. Press the Setup button. 3. Use the u and d buttons to select Head Cleaning. 4. Press the OK button, then press OK again to start cleaning. Cleaning takes about a minute, and you see a message on the RX700 screen indicating that cleaning is in progress. 5. When cleaning finishes, press OK to print a nozzle check pattern to check the results (see page 72). If you don't see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the solutions beginning on page 78. You can also turn the Stylus Photo RX700 off and wait overnight-this allows any dried ink to soften-and then try cleaning the print head again. Checking and Cleaning and Print Head 73

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Checking and Cleaning and Print Head
73
5.
Examine the nozzle check pattern you printed. Each staggered line should be
solid, with no gaps, as shown.
■
If your printout looks okay, you’re done. Press
Back
to return to the Setup
menu.
■
If you see any gaps, as shown below, press
OK
and follow the instructions
on the screen to clean the print head.
Cleaning the Print Head
Follow these steps to clean the print head so it can deliver ink properly. Print head
cleaning uses ink, so clean it only if quality declines.
Note:
You can also clean the print head using the printer software. Click the
?
or
Help
button
on your printer settings screen for instructions on running the print head cleaning utility.
1.
Make sure the Stylus Photo RX700 is turned on but not printing.
2.
Press the
Setup
button.
3.
Use the
u
and
d
buttons to select
Head Cleaning
.
4.
Press the
OK
button, then press
OK
again to start cleaning.
Cleaning takes about a minute, and you see a message on the RX700 screen
indicating that cleaning is in progress.
5.
When cleaning finishes, press
OK
to print a nozzle check pattern to check the
results (see page 72).
If you don’t see any improvement after cleaning three or four times, check the
solutions beginning on page 78. You can also turn the Stylus Photo RX700 off
and wait overnight—this allows any dried ink to soften—and then try cleaning
the print head again.