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4. Press down the ink cartridge clamp until it locks in place.
5. If you need to replace the other ink cartridge, remove it as
described in “Removing an Empty Ink Cartridge” on page
13. Then follow steps 1 through 4 in this section.
6. Press the
R
cleaning button and close the printer cover.
The printer moves the print heads and begins charging the
ink delivery system. (Even if you don’t press the button,
ink charging begins 60 seconds after you close the clamp.)
Caution:
Never turn off the printer while the
P
power light is
flashing, unless the printer hasn’t moved or made any noise
for more than 5 minutes.
The
P
power light flashes and the printer makes various
sounds. Charging takes about two minutes. When it’s
finished, you can print again.
Caution:
The first time you install ink cartridges, charging can take
up to seven minutes. Do not turn off the printer or interrupt
this process.
Replacing an Outdated Ink Cartridge
If an ink cartridge is more than six months old, you may
need to replace it. How can you tell? You may notice that
your printouts don’t look as good as they used to. If print
quality doesn’t improve after cleaning and aligning the print
heads, you can replace one or both cartridges.
Follow these steps to replace an ink cartridge before the
B
black or
A
color ink out light is flashing or on:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on and not printing.
2. Lower the output tray and raise the printer cover.
Caution:
To avoid damaging the printer, never move the print heads
by hand.
3. Press the
E
load/eject button and hold it down for a few
seconds until the print heads move to the left.
4. Pull up the ink cartridge clamp. The cartridge rises up
from its holder.
5. Lift the cartridge out of the printer and dispose of it
carefully.
6. Follow the steps in the previous section, “Installing the
New Cartridge,” to install the new ink cartridge.
Printer Care
Cleaning the Print Heads
Caution:
Don’t use the cleaning sheets that may be included with
your special media; they may damage the printer.
If your printed image is unexpectedly light or faint, or dots
are missing from the image, you may need to clean the print
heads. This unclogs the nozzles so they can deliver ink
properly.
Cleaning the print heads uses ink, so clean them only if print
quality declines. You can use either of the following to
clean the print heads:
❏ The Head Cleaning utility in your printer software (if the
printer is on a local port rather than a network)
❏ The printer’s control panel buttons.
Using the Head Cleaning Utility
Follow these steps to run the utility from a Windows
computer or a Macintosh:
1. Make sure the printer is turned on but not printing, and the
B
black and
A
color ink out lights are off.
2. Access the Main printer settings dialog box.
3. Click the
Utility
tab (Windows) or the
Utility
button
(Macintosh). You see the Utility menu.
4. Click the
Head Cleaning
icon.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to clean the print
heads. Cleaning takes about two minutes, during which the
printer makes some noise and the
P
power light flashes.
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