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the nozzle test again. Run the test a third time if necessary. - ink cartridges

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9. Maintenance Troubleshooting Improving Print Quality 3 Compare the diagonal line above the printed bars to the diagonal line below the printed bars. • Look for a break in the diagonal line above the bars. A break indicates clogged nozzles. Breaks in the diagonal line at the top of the page indicate clogged nozzles. HEAD CLEANING PAGE YOU CAN CHECK THE INK FLOW FOR EACH NOZZLE ON THE INK CARTRIDGES BY CHECKING THE PRINT SAMPLES BELOW. IF THE THIN DIAGONAL, HORIZONTAL, COLOR LINES (AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE) ARE BROKEN, THEN PRINT THUS HEAD CLEANING PAGE AGAIN. Cyan, magenta, yellow and black purge lines (shown here in black and white) print when ink is forced through the print nozzles to unclog them. If any of these colors do not print, you may need to replace your print cartridge. Unbroken lines at the bottom of the page indicate the nozzles were cleaned. 4 If the bottom diagonal line still has breaks, repeat Steps 1 and 2 to run the nozzle test again. Run the test a third time if necessary. • If the print quality is satisfactory after running the nozzle test three times, the nozzles are clean. • If the print quality is still not satisfactory after running the test a third time, continue with Step 5. 109

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Improving Print Quality
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9. Maintenance
Troubleshooting
3
Compare the diagonal line above the printed bars to the diagonal line
below the printed bars.
•
Look for a break in the diagonal line above the bars. A break
indicates clogged nozzles.
Breaks in the diagonal line at the top of
the page indicate clogged nozzles.
Unbroken lines at the
bottom of the page indicate
the nozzles were cleaned.
Cyan, magenta,
yellow and black
purge lines (shown
here in black and
white) print when ink
is forced through the
print nozzles to
unclog them. If any
of these colors do
not print, you may
need to replace your
print cartridge.
HEAD CLEANING PAGE
YOU CAN CHECK THE INK FLOW FOR EACH NOZZLE ON THE INK CARTRIDGES BY CHECKING THE PRINT SAMPLES BELOW. IF THE THIN
DIAGONAL, HORIZONTAL, COLOR LINES (AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE) ARE BROKEN, THEN PRINT THUS HEAD CLEANING PAGE AGAIN.
4
If the bottom diagonal line still has breaks, repeat Steps 1 and 2 to run
the nozzle test again. Run the test a third time if necessary.
•
If the print quality is satisfactory after running the nozzle test three
times, the nozzles are clean.
•
If the print quality is still not satisfactory after running the test a
third time, continue with Step 5.