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136 | Maintaining and Transporting the Printer
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Windows XP: Click Start and select Control Panel. Double-click
Printers and Faxes. Right-click your printer icon and select
Printing Preferences. Click the Utility tab.
You see a menu like the following:
3. Select the
Nozzle Check icon.
4. Click
Auto and follow the instructions on the screen.
The nozzle check pattern is printed and automatically read. If the printer
finds clogged nozzles, it runs a cleaning cycle.
If the nozzles do not clear after a few cleaning cycles, run a power cleaning
cycle, as described on page 138.
Checking and Cleaning the Print Head Using the Control
Panel
Follow these steps to have the printer check the print head nozzles and clean
them if necessary.
1. Press the
Menu button.
2. Press the d button until
TEST PRINT is highlighted, then press Menu.
NOZZLE CHECK is selected.