Lexmark X5450 Setup Solutions - Page 18

3 Remove and reinsert the cartridges. For more information, see "Removing a used print cartridge" on page 15 and "Installing print cartridges" on page 16. If print quality has not improved, continue to step 4. 4 Wipe the print cartridge nozzles and contacts. For more information, see "Wiping the print cartridge nozzles and contacts" on page 19. If print quality is still not satisfactory, replace the cartridge. For more information, see "Ordering supplies" on page 20. Aligning print cartridges 1 Load plain or heavyweight matte paper. 2 From the control panel, press Copy Mode. 3 Press . 4 Press or repeatedly until Tools appears. 5 Press . 6 Press or repeatedly until Maintenance appears. 7 Press . 8 Press or repeatedly until Align Cartridges appears 9 Press . An alignment page prints. If you aligned the cartridges to improve print quality, print your document again. If print quality has not improved, clean the print cartridge nozzles. Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles 1 Load plain paper. 2 Press Copy Mode. 3 Press . 4 Press or repeatedly until Tools appears. 5 Press . 6 Press or repeatedly until Maintenance appears. 7 Press . 8 Press or repeatedly until Clean Cartridges appears. 9 Press . A page prints, forcing ink through the print cartridge nozzles to clean them. 10 Print the document again to verify that the print quality has improved. 11 If print quality has not improved, try cleaning the nozzles up to two more times. 18