Printhead - Kodak EasyShare 5300 User Manual

Chapter 7

Printhead

The printhead dispenses the ink from the ink cartridges onto the paper. Printer maintenance involves:
Calibration
Clean the printhead
Calibration
The Kodak EasyShare AiO performs a calibration every time you install or replace a printhead. However,
you can run a calibration if you are seeing changes in the image quality. Calibration aligns the printheads
and performs a nozzle health check to enable high-quality prints.
To calibrate from computer
Load the main tray or photo tray with photo paper.
1
IMPORTANT: If you don't have any photo paper, you can use plain paper, but photo paper is highly
recommended for calibrations.
Start the AiO Home Center.
2
Click to open the Help panel.
3
Under General Links, click Maintenance.
4
Click Calibration to make a calibration print.
5
Follow the instructions on the calibration print to calibrate the printer.
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To calibrate from control panel
Load the main tray or photo tray with photo paper.
1
IMPORTANT: If you don't have any photo paper, you can use plain paper, but photo paper is highly
recommended for calibrations.
.
2 Press Menu
until Calibrate Printer is selected.
3 Press
OK. A new screen appears with Print Calibration Page selected.
4 Press
Press Start and follow the instructions on the LCD screen to complete the calibration.
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Clean Printhead
If you notice a degradation in the quality of prints, the printhead may need cleaning.
To clean printhead from computer
Start the AiO Home Center.
1
Click to open the Help panel.
2
Under General Links, click Maintenance.
3
Click Printhead Cleaning.
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