Chapter 19: Cleaning The Printheads - Lexmark J110 User Manual

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Cleaning the printheads
If streaking or print quality problems occur, first check that the printheads are positioned correctly in the
carrier:
1
Press until you see the Utilities Menu
Menu>
2
Press
Select.
3
Press until you see Change Printhead.
Menu>
4
Press .
Select
5
Open the printer cover.
The carrier moves to the load position at the center of the printer.
6
Raise the carrier handle up and back down to reseat the printheads.
7
Close the cover.
If this does not solve the problem, a printhead may be plugged with dried ink. Doing a Short Clean
should fix most print quality problems:
1
Press until the Utilities Menu appears.
Menu>
2
Press .
Select
3
Press until Clean Printheads appears on the second line of the display.
Menu>
4
Press .
Select
Short Clean appears on the second line of the display.
5
Press .
Select
Once the Short Clean finishes, a test page prints four color bars.
If you do not see an improvement, do a Long Clean. Keep in mind, however, that a Long Clean uses a
substantial amount of ink and takes some time to run.
1
Press until the Utilities Menu appears.
Menu>
2
Press .
Select
3
Press until Clean Printheads appears on the second line of the display.
Menu>
4
Press .
Select
5
Press until Long Clean appears on the second line of the display.
Menu>
6
Press .
Select
.
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