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How to access the Printer Monitor
q Under Windows® 3.1/3.11:
You can access the Printer Monitor from your
printer driver group at any time, by double-
clicking its icon.
q Under Windows® 95:
You can access the Printer Monitor in either of the
following ways:
(a) Click Start, highlight Programs and then the
printer name in the sub-menu which opens.
(b) Click the Printer Monitor icon.
OR:
(a) Click Start, highlight Settings, and then click
Printers in the sub-menu which opens.
(b) Click your printer name to highlight it.
(c) Click your right mouse button.
(d) Select the option "Run the Printer Monitor" in the
menu which opens.
With the Printer Monitor displayed on your PC
screen, click the Printer Care tab:
1. Click on both the "New Print Head" check
boxes ONLY if you did NOT press POWER
and PAPER when you inserted the print
heads.
2. Click the Align button, to check the accuracy
of bidirectional printing; follow the instruc-
tions displayed.
3. Click the Demo button, to print the demo
page; follow the instructions displayed.
Once you have completed these operations, you
can reduce the Printer Monitor to an icon.
Installation Guide
T h e Printer Care tab also has two other
functions:
q Cleaning the print head (Clean)
If you notice a deterioration in the print quality,
before changing the print head or replacing the
ink cartridge, run the "Clean" function.
1. Click the printer monitor icon, then the Printer
Care tab, (if necessary).
2. Click the Clean button, then follow the
instructions displayed.
q Running the print test (Test)
The print test gives you a print-out of the printer's
functional characteristics (firmware release, print
head tests, current settings).
1. Click the printer monitor icon, then the Printer
Care tab, (if necessary).
2. Click the Test button, then follow the
instructions displayed.
Your printer is now ready for use.
If you have had problems with any of the
printer installation procedures, check that
you have followed the instructions as given.
I f a r e p e t i t i o n o f t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s i s
unsuccessful, see the appropriate topic in the
Troubleshooting section that follows.
If you have problems with any operating
procedure, or are unable to perform a specific
function, always check that you have followed
the instructions as given. If a repetition of the
inst ruct ions is unsuccessful, see the
appropriate section in "Troubleshooting" in
the On-line Guide loaded with the printer
driver.
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