Print Quality Service Check - Lexmark 6300 Series Service Manual

Print quality service check

FRU/Problem
Print Cartridges
Action
Ensure that the All-In-One contains good print
cartridges.
Clean the print cartridge nozzles when:
• Characters are not printing completely.
• White dashes appear in graphics or printed text.
• Print is smudged or too dark.
• Vertical, straight lines are not smooth.
• Color on print jobs are faded, or they differ from the
colors on the screen.
To clean the nozzles using the computer:
1. Load plain paper.
2. From the desktop, double-click the Imaging Studio
icon.
3. Click the Maintain/Troubleshoot button.
4. Click Maintenance.
5. Click Clean to fix horizontal streaks.
6. Click Print. A page prints, forcing ink through the
nozzles to clean the clogged nozzles.
7. Print the document again to verify that print quality
has improved. If the print quality has not improved,
clean the print cartridge nozzles up to two more
times.
To clean the nozzles using the control panel:
1. Load plain paper.
2. Press Menu.
3. Press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow until Clean
Cartridges is highlighted.
4. Press Select. A page prints, forcing ink through the
nozzles to clean the clogged nozzles.
5. Print the document again to verify that print quality
has improved. If the print quality has not improved,
clean the print cartridge nozzles up to two more
times.
Diagnostic information
4416-XXX
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