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Checking and cleaning the print head | 37 Caution: Don't run a cleaning cycle while thick media is loaded in the printer. • If the pattern looks good, as shown below, the print head is clean. • If any dots or segments are missing or deflected, as shown below, run a cleaning cycle as described on page 39. Then print another nozzle check pattern to make sure the nozzles are clean. Checking the print head using a computer Follow these steps to use your printer software to check the print head nozzles and clean them if necessary: 1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer. 2. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities: • OS X: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select System Preferences. Select Printers & Scanners, Print & Fax or Print & Scan, select your product, and select Options & Supplies. Select Utility and select Open Printer Utility. • Windows: Double-click the icon in the bottom right corner of your screen (the taskbar).

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Checking and cleaning the print head
|
37
Caution:
Don’t run a cleaning cycle while thick media is loaded in the printer.
•
If the pattern looks good, as shown below, the print head is clean.
•
If any dots or segments are missing or deflected, as shown below, run a cleaning cycle as described
on page 39. Then print another nozzle check pattern to make sure the nozzles are clean.
Checking the print head using a computer
Follow these steps to use your printer software to check the print head nozzles and clean them if necessary:
1.
Make sure paper is loaded in the printer.
2.
Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:
•
OS X
: In the Apple menu or the Dock, select
System Preferences
. Select
Printers & Scanners
,
Print & Fax
or
Print & Scan
, select your product, and select
Options & Supplies
. Select
Utility
and select
Open Printer Utility
.
•
Windows:
Double-click the
icon in the bottom right corner of your screen (the taskbar).