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4. Press the up or down arrow button to choose one of the following cleaning options:
• All Nozzles: Select this option when you see faint printing or gaps in all rows of nozzles in the
check pattern. Go to step 6.
• Head1/Head2 (SC-S60600/S80600): Select this option when you see faint printing or gaps in only
one of the print heads. Go to step 6.
• Selected Nozzles: Select this option when you see faint printing or gaps in only certain rows of
nozzles in the check pattern. You can select to clean multiple nozzle rows, if necessary. Go to
step 5.
5. To select the nozzle rows for cleaning, press the up or down arrow button to highlight the row
number and press the OK button. Repeat for each row you want to clean.
6. Select Execute With Selection and press the OK button.
Print head cleaning starts. A confirmation message is displayed when cleaning is complete.
Note: If you paused printing to clean the print head, printing resumes when cleaning is finished.
7. Print a nozzle check pattern or check your printout to confirm that the nozzles are cleared.
Parent topic: Print Head Maintenance
Related references
Maintenance Precautions
Printer Setup Menu Settings
Maintenance Menu Settings
Related tasks
Checking for Clogged Print Head Nozzles
Performing Pre-storage Maintenance
Perform pre-storage maintenance if you are going to turn off the product and not use it for a long time.
This prevents the print head nozzles from becoming permanently clogged.
Perform pre-storage maintenance if the product will not be used for the following intervals:
• SC-S40600: 1 month or more (4 cleaning cartridges required)
• SC-S60600: 1 month or more (8 cleaning cartridges required)
• SC-S80600: a week or more for White (WH) and Metallic Silver (MS) ink cartridges (2 cleaning
cartridges required); two weeks or more for all ink cartridges (10 cleaning cartridges required)