Print Quality Service Check - Lexmark 6200 Series Service Manual

Print quality service check

FRU / Function
1 Print Cartridges
Action
Ensure the All-In-One contains good print
cartridges.
Clean the print cartridge nozzles when:
• Characters are not printing completely.
• White dashes appear in graphics or printed test.
• Print is smudged or too dark.
• Vertical, straight lines are not smooth.
• Color on print jobs are faded, or they differ from
the colors on the screen.
Cleaning the nozzles using the computer:
1. Load plain paper.
2. Open the Lexmark Solution Center.
3. From the Maintenance tab, click Clean to fix
horizontal streaks.
4. Click Print. A nozzle page prints, forcing ink
through the nozzles to clean the clogged
nozzles.
5. Print the document again to verify that print
quality has improved. If the print quality has not
improved, clean the print cartridge nozzles up to
two more times.
Cleaning the nozzles using the control panel:
1. Load plain paper.
2. Press Menu.
3. Press the Down Arrow button until you highlight
Clean Cartridge.
4. Press Select. A nozzle page prints, forcing ink
through the nozzles to clean the clogged
nozzles.
5. Print the document again to verify that print
quality has improved. If the print quality has not
improved, clean the print cartridge nozzles up to
two more times.
Diagnostic information
4411-XXX
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