Cleaning The Print Cartridge Nozzles - Lexmark 16M0497 - Z 55se Color Jetprinter Inkjet Printer User Manual

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Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles

To improve print quality, you may need to clean the print cartridge nozzles. Clean the nozzles
when:
• Characters are not printing completely.
• White dashes appear in graphics or printed
text.
• Print is smudged or too dark.
To clean the nozzles:
1
Load paper. For help, see
2
From the Apple menu, choose Control Panels
3
On the Cartridges tab, click Clean Print Nozzles.
A nozzle page prints, forcing ink through the nozzles to clean any that are clogged.
4
Print your document again to verify your print quality has improved.
5
To further improve print quality, try
contacts, and then print your document again. If the print quality has not improved,
try Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles
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• Vertical, straight lines are not smooth.
• Colors on print jobs are faded or they differ
from the colors on the screen.
Load the paper.
Lexmark Z55 Control Panel.
Wiping the print cartridge nozzles and
up to two more times.
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