Using and Caring for Your Print Cartridges
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Manually Cleaning the Print Cartridges and Print Cartridge Cradle
In order to properly clean the print cartridges and cradle, you will need distilled or 
bottled water and cotton swabs or a similar lint-free absorbent material that will 
not stick to the cartridges.
Manually Cleaning the Print Cartridges
1 Press the Power Button   to turn the printer on, then lift the top cover. 
2 After the print cartridges move into an accessible position, unplug the power 
cord from the back of the printer. 
Keep new and used print cartridges out of the reach of children.
3 Remove the print cartridges and set them on a piece of paper with the ink 
nozzle plate facing up.
Do NOT touch the print cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts. Touching 
these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connection. 
Also, do NOT remove the copper strips; these are required electrical 
contacts.
4 Dip a clean cotton swab into distilled water and squeeze any excess water from 
the swab.
5 Clean the face and edges of the 
print cartridge as shown. Do NOT 
wipe the nozzle plate.
6 Inspect the cartridge for fibers on 
the face and edges. If fibers are 
still present, repeat the cleaning 
process.
7 Repeat the cleaning process for the other print cartridge.
Once you’ve removed the print cartridges, make sure that they are not 
outside of the print cartridge cradle longer than 30 minutes.
Warning
Caution
Do NOT clean 
nozzle plate
Clean
Caution