Aligning Ink Cartridges; Cleaning The Ink Cartridge Nozzles - Dell 720 Color Printer User Manual

15. Click Next.
16. If you installed a new cartridge, continue with

Aligning Ink Cartridges

Typically, you only align print cartridges after installing or replacing a cartridge. However, you may also need
to align ink cartridges when characters are not properly formed or are not aligned at the left margin, or when
vertical or straight lines appear wavy.
To align the ink cartridges:
1. Load plain paper. For more information, see
2. Click Start Programs or All Programs
Printer Solution Center.
3. Click the Maintenance tab.
4. Click Align to fix blurry edges.
5. Click Print.
The alignment page prints.
6. Look at each row on the alignment page. Find the darkest arrow in each row, and then enter the
number under the arrow in the fields on the screen.
7. When you have entered all the values, click OK.
The ink cartridges are aligned.

Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles

You may need to clean the nozzles when:
White lines appear in graphics or solid black areas.
Print appears smudged or too dark.
Colors fade, do not print, or do not print completely.
Vertical lines appear jagged or edges appear rough.
To clean the ink cartridge nozzles:
1.
2.
Aligning Ink Cartridges.
Loading Paper.
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