Cleaning The Print Cartridge Nozzles; Wiping The Print Cartridge Nozzles And Contacts - Lexmark Z2300 Series User Manual

Using Macintosh
1
Load plain paper.
2
From the Finder desktop, double-click the printer folder.
3
Double-click the printer utility icon.
4
From the Maintenance tab, click Print Alignment Page.
5
Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
6
If you aligned the cartridges to improve print quality, print your document again. If print quality has not improved,
clean the print cartridge nozzles.

Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles

Using Windows
1
Load plain paper.
2
Click Start Programs or All Programs, and then click the printer folder.
3
From the printer folder, click Maintenance
4
Click Print.
5
Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
6
If print quality has not improved, then wipe the print cartridge nozzles and contacts.
Using Macintosh
1
Load plain paper.
2
From the Finder desktop, double click the printer folder.
3
Double-click the printer utility icon.
4
From the Maintenance tab, click Clean Print Nozzles.
A page prints, forcing ink through the print cartridge nozzles to clean them.
5
To test if the print quality has improved, print the document again.
6
If print quality has not improved, then try cleaning the nozzles up to two more times.

Wiping the print cartridge nozzles and contacts

1
Remove the print cartridge(s).
2
Dampen a clean, lint-free cloth with water, and then place the cloth on a flat surface.
Clean cartridges.
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