Cleaning Print Nozzles - Compaq IJ600 User Manual

Cleaning print nozzles

1 Load plain paper in the printer.
2 From the Control Program's Cartridges tab, select Clean
Print Nozzles. For help, see page 7.
The printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test
pattern similar to the one shown:
Cyan, magenta,
yellow, and
black purge
lines (shown
here in black
and white) print
when ink is
forced through
the print
nozzles to
unclog them. If
any of these
colors do not
print, you may
need to replace
your print
cartridge.
3 Compare the diagonal line above the printed bars to the
diagonal line below the printed bars. Look for a break in
the diagonal lines above the printed bars. A broken line
indicates clogged nozzles. If the bottom line still has
breaks, run the test up to two more times.
• If the print quality is satisfactory after running the test
• If the print quality of both lines is not satisfactory after
three times, the print nozzles are clean. You do not
need to complete the remaining steps.
running the test three times, wipe the print cartridge
nozzles. For help, see the next section.
Broken lines at the
top of the page
indicate clogged
nozzles.
Unbroken lines at the
bottom of the page
indicate the nozzles
were cleaned.
Maintaining your printer
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