HP Officejet Pro 8100 User Guide - Page 78
Clean the printhead, To clean the printhead from HP Utility Mac OS X - review
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Chapter 5 Performing the aligning and cleaning procedures unnecessarily can waste ink and shorten the life of the cartridges. This section contains the following topics: • Clean the printhead • Align the printhead • Remove and reinstall the printhead Clean the printhead If your printed output is streaked or has any incorrect or missing colors, the printhead might need to be cleaned. There are two stages of cleaning. Each stage lasts about two minutes, uses one sheet of paper, and uses an increasing amount of ink. After each stage, review the quality of the printed page. You should only initiate the next phase of cleaning if the print quality is poor. If print quality still seems poor after you complete both stages of cleaning, try aligning the printer. If print quality problems persist after cleaning and aligning, contact HP support. For more information, see HP support. NOTE: Cleaning uses ink, so clean the printheads only when necessary. The cleaning process takes a few minutes. Some noise might be generated in the process. Before cleaning the printheads, make sure you load paper. For more information, see Load media. Not turning the printer off correctly can cause print quality problems. For more information, see Turn the printer off. To clean the printhead from the printer control panel 1. On the printer control panel, press and hold (Power) button. 2. Press (Cancel) button two times, and then press (Resume) button once. 3. Release (Power) button. To clean the printhead from Toolbox (Windows) 1. Open Toolbox. For more information, see Open the Toolbox. 2. Click Printer Preferences, click Maintenance Tasks, and then click Clean Printheads. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions. To clean the printhead from HP Utility (Mac OS X) 1. Open HP Utility. For more information, see HP Utility (Mac OS X). 2. In the Information And Support section, click Clean Printheads. 3. Click Clean, and then follow the onscreen instructions. 74 Solve a problem