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If spilled, the ink is very difficult to clean. Therefore, always follow these precautions and
carefully handle the ink cartridges.
Ink cartridges continually run out of ink
If your ink cartridges seem to run out of ink before you think they should, make sure you are following
these guidelines.
Make sure you turn off the printer only when the print head unit is in the home position. When in
the home position, the print head unit is capped; this protects the print head nozzles and ink
cartridges from damage or drying out.
Only transport the printer when the print head unit is in the home position.
Never unplug the printer or turn off a power strip to which the printer is attached when the
printer's power is turned on.
Try not to clean the print head unit unnecessarily. The print head cleaning procedure consumes a
small amount of ink.
Do not unplug the printer unnecessarily. The printer performs the print head cleaning operation,
which uses a small amount of ink, every time you plug it in.
Do not print documents with solid background colors. This consumes an excessive amount of ink.
See Chapter 5, Printing in Color, for other helpful hints.
Ink cartridges incorrectly installed
If you find that the ink cartridges are installed in the wrong slots, follow these steps:
1. Remove each ink cartridge that is in an incorrect slot.
2. Examine each cartridge to see if another color of ink has come into the cartridge and mixed with its
ink. If this has happened, replace the ink cartridge with a new one.
3. Install the ink cartridges in the correct slots.
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