how to Clean The Print Head Nozzles (Windows)

The following contains instructions to check the nozzles for poor print quality and perform cleanings of the print head
nozzles as necessary. If print results are faint or streaks are printed, the print head nozzles may be clogged. Those
phenomena can be improved by performing print head cleanings or print head deep cleanings.
Print a Nozzle Check Pattern
1. Confirm that the printer is connected to the computer and the printer is turned on.
2. Complete or cancel any print jobs in progress.
3. Open the Printers folder.
4. Right-click the printer icon and select 'Properties'.
5. Click the Maintenance tab. (The Maintenance window opens.)
6. Insert a piece of letter-sized plain paper in the paper tray.
7. Verify the desired paper source for the Nozzle Check is selected on the unit by changing necessary.
8. Select 'Nozzle Check'.
9. When the confirming message is displayed, click 'OK'. (Nozzle Check printing will start.)
10. Examine the Nozzle Check output.
11. Determine whether the pattern is normal or not normal.
Click here if the pattern is normal.
If the pattern is not normal, perform a Cleaning.
Note: Perform this step first to clean the print head.
If the pattern is not normal after two Cleanings, perform up to two Deep Cleanings of the print head.
Caution: Cleaning consumes a certain amount of ink. Perform cleanings only when necessary.
When the output is normal
If the print head is performing as normal cleaning is not required. Click 'Exit' to return to the Maintenance window.
Click 'OK' to finish and exit the Properties window.
Perform a Cleaning of the print head:
Caution: Cleaning consumes a certain amount of ink. Perform Cleaning only when necessary.
Note: The pattern varies depending on the printer and version of Windows being used.
1. Click 'Cleaning' to perform print head cleaning from the Pattern Check window and proceed to step 3 of the print head
cleaning instructions. If the Pattern Check window is closed, skip this step and proceed to step
2. To perform a print head cleaning from the Maintenance window, click 'Cleaning'.
3. When the Print Head Cleaning window is displayed, select the target ink group for 'Cleaning'.
4. After selecting the target ink group click 'Execute' to perform the cleaning of the print head nozzles
5. When the confirming message is displayed, check the contents, and click 'OK'.
Caution: Although the Nozzle Check window is displayed, do not perform any other operations until Cleaning is
completed.. Cleaning will take about 40 seconds.
6. Print a Nozzle Check Pattern and examine.
7. Perform Cleaning again if necessary.
Perform Deep Cleaning of the print head
Caution: Deep Cleaning consumes a larger amount of ink than normal Cleaning. Perform Deep Cleanings only when
1. In the Maintenance window, click 'Deep Cleaning'.
2. When the Deep Cleaning window is displayed, select the target ink group for Deep Cleaning.
3. Click 'Execute'.
4. When the confirming message is displayed, click 'OK'. (The Power lamp will blink green and Deep Cleaning starts.
5. The blink stops when Deep Cleaning is over.)
When Deep Cleaning starts, check the contents, and click 'OK'.
Print Nozzle Check again

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