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Adjusting Print Quality
If your printquality declines, you may need torun a utility to cleanor align the print head.
If running these utilitiesdoes not solve the problem,you may need to replace the ink cartridges.
Print Head Maintenance
Print Head Alignment
Cleaning the Paper Path
Print Head Maintenance
If your printouts become too light,or you seedark or light bands across them,you may need to clean the
print head nozzles. Cleaning uses ink, so cleanthenozzles only if print quality declines.
You cancheck for clogged nozzles beforeyou cleanthemso you don’t clean them unnecessarily.
Note: You cannot cleantheprinthead if an ink cartridge is expended, and may not be ableto clean it
when a cartridgeis low.You mustreplace the cartridge first.
Print Head Nozzle Check
Print Head Cleaning
Parent topic:AdjustingPrintQuality
Related tasks
Removing and Installing Ink Cartridges
Print Head Nozzle Check
You canprinta nozzle check patternto check for clogged nozzles.
Checking the Nozzles Using the Product Control Panel
Checking the Nozzles Using a Computer Utility
Parent topic:PrintHeadMaintenance
Checking the NozzlesUsing the Product Control Panel
You cancheck the printhead nozzles usingthecontrol panel onyour product.
1. Make surethe CD/DVD tray is notinserted for printing.
2. Load a few sheets of plain paper intheproduct.
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