Print Head Cleaning

Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be clogged. Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so perform print head cleaning only when necessary.

1 Ensure that the printer is on.

2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

See Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu

3  Start Print Head Cleaning.

(1) Click the Maintenance tab.

(2) Click Cleaning.

(3) Select the ink nozzles to be cleaned, and then click Execute.

All colors: All nozzles
Black: Black ink nozzles
Color: Color ink nozzles

1 Ensure the printer is on.

2 Open the Printer Utility dialog box.

(1) Select Page Setup... in the File menu.

(2) Click Utilities to open the Printer Utility dialog box.

3  Start Print Head Cleaning.

(1) Select Cleaning from the pull-down menu.

(2) Click Cleaning.

(3) Select the ink nozzles to be cleaned, and then click OK.

All colors: All nozzles
Black: Black ink nozzles
Color: Color ink nozzles

(4) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK.

Important

Do not perform any other operations until the head cleaning finishes. This takes about 50 seconds.

Note

Print head cleaning can be performed also from the printer itself. Ensure the printer is on. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes once.  After print head cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the print head nozzles are clean. See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern