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Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles

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Lexmark Z13 Lexmark Z23 Lexmark Z33 Printer overview Basic printing Printing ideas Maintenance Troubleshooting Notices Index Troubleshooting 86 Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles forces ink through the nozzles to clear any that are clogged. A test page prints so you can see if the cleaning process is successful. Clean the nozzles when: • Printed characters are improperly formed or misaligned. • White dashes appear in graphics or printed text. • Print is smudged or too dark. • Colors on print jobs are faded or they differ from the colors on the screen. • Vertical, straight lines are not smooth. To clean the print nozzles: 1 Load plain paper in the printer. For help, see Load the paper. 2 From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels. 3 Choose the Control Panel for your printer. www.lexmark.com

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Troubleshooting
Lexmark Z13
Lexmark Z23
Lexmark Z33
Printer overview
Basic printing
Printing ideas
Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Notices
Index
Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles
Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles forces ink through the nozzles to clear any that are
clogged. A test page prints so you can see if the cleaning process is successful.
Clean the nozzles when:
Printed characters are improperly formed or misaligned.
White dashes appear in graphics or printed text.
Print is smudged or too dark.
Colors on print jobs are faded or they differ from the colors on the screen.
Vertical, straight lines are not smooth.
To clean the print nozzles:
1
Load plain paper in the printer. For help, see
Load the paper
.
2
From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels.
3
Choose the Control Panel for your printer.