User's Guide
7. When cleaning is finished, print the nozzle check pattern again. Repeat cleaning and printing the pattern until
all lines are printed completely.
Related Information
"Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette" on page 45
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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head - Windows
1. Load A4-size plain paper in the printer.
2. Access the printer driver window.
3. Click Nozzle Check on the Maintenance tab.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Related Information
"Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette" on page 45
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"Accessing the Printer Driver" on page 64
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Checking and Cleaning the Print Head - Mac OS
1. Load A4-size plain paper in the printer.
2. Select System Preferences from the
then select the printer.
3. Click Options & Supplies > Utility > Open Printer Utility.
4. Click Nozzle Check.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Related Information
"Loading Paper in the Paper Cassette" on page 45
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Running Power Cleaning
The Power Cleaning utility allows you to replace all of the ink inside the ink tubes. In the following situations, you
may need to use this feature to improve the print quality.
❏ You printed or performed head cleaning when the ink levels were too low to be seen in the ink tank windows.
❏ You performed the nozzle check and head cleaning several times and then waited for at least 12 hours without
printing, but print quality still did not improve.
Before running this feature, read the following instructions.
Maintaining the Printer
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and
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