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Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Maintaining your printer Cleaning the print nozzles The print cartridge nozzle cleans the print cartridge by forcing ink through the nozzles to clear any clogged nozzles. A test line prints so you can see if the cleaning process was successful. Run the nozzle test when: • Characters are not printing completely. • White dashes appear in graphics or printed text. • Print is smudged or too dark. • Colors do not print correctly. To run the nozzle test: 1 Load plain paper in the printer. 2 Open the Control Panel. For help, see page 27. 3 Click the Cartridge tab. 37

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Maintaining your printer
Maintaining your printer
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Index
Steps to basic printing
Cleaning the print nozzles
The print cartridge nozzle cleans the print cartridge by forcing ink
through the nozzles to clear any clogged nozzles. A test line prints
so you can see if the cleaning process was successful. Run the
nozzle test when:
•
Characters are not printing completely.
•
White dashes appear in graphics or printed text.
•
Print is smudged or too dark.
•
Colors do not print correctly.
To run the nozzle test:
1
Load plain paper in the printer.
2
Open the Control Panel. For help, see
page 27
.
3
Click the Cartridge tab.