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If You See Ink Streaks, Manually Cleaning the Print Cartridges and Print Cartridge Cradle, Caution

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If You See Ink Streaks Clean the print cartridges and the print cartridge cradle by following the instructions below. or sn ame jstujn d diam noft juestk ut labore qusft vo ed kitft ghocknor 1 Open the HP DeskJet Toolbox. For more information, see "HP DeskJet Toolbox" on page 13. 2 Click Clean the Print Cartridges and follow the on-screen directions. If this does not prevent streaks, follow the instructions for manually cleaning the print cartridges in the next section. Caution Be careful not to get ink on your hands or clothing. Print Cartridges: Cleaning Print Cartridges Manually Cleaning the Print Cartridges and Print Cartridge Cradle In order to properly clean the print cartridges and cradle, you will need distilled or bottled water and cotton swabs or a similar lintfree absorbent material that will not stick to the cartridges. 1 Press the Power Button to turn the printer on, then lift the top cover. 2 After the print cartridges move into an accessible position, unplug the power cord from the back of the printer. Warning Keep new and used print cartridges out of the reach of children. 3 Remove the print cartridges and set them on a piece of paper with the ink nozzle plate facing up. Caution Do NOT touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connection. Also, do NOT remove the copper strips; these are required electrical contacts. 47

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Print Cartridges: Cleaning Print Cartridges
If You See Ink Streaks
Clean the print cartridges and the print cartridge
cradle by following the instructions below.
1
Open the
HP DeskJet Toolbox
. For more
information, see “HP DeskJet Toolbox” on page 13.
2
Click
Clean the Print Cartridges
and follow the
on-screen directions. If this does not prevent
streaks, follow the instructions for manually cleaning the print
cartridges in the next section.
Be careful not to get ink on your hands or clothing.
Manually Cleaning the Print Cartridges
and Print Cartridge Cradle
In order to properly clean the print cartridges and cradle, you will
need distilled or bottled water and cotton swabs or a similar lint-
free absorbent material that will not stick to the cartridges.
1
Press the Power Button
to turn the printer on, then lift the top
cover.
2
After the print cartridges move into an accessible position,
unplug the power cord from the back of the printer.
Keep new and used print cartridges out of the reach
of children.
3
Remove the print cartridges and set them on a piece of paper
with the ink nozzle plate facing up.
Do NOT
touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper
contacts. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink
failure, and bad electrical connection. Also,
do NOT
remove the
copper strips; these are required electrical contacts.
or sn ame jstujn d
diam noft juestk
ut labore qusft vo
ed kitft ghocknor
Caution
Warning
Caution