Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles

1. Load plain paper.

2. From the Finder desktop, double-click the Lexmark 1300 Series folder.

3. Double-click the Lexmark 1300 Series Utility icon.

4. From the Maintenance tab, click Clean Print Nozzles.

5. Click Print.

   A page prints, forcing ink through the print cartridge nozzles to clean them.

6. To verify that the print quality has improved, print the document again.

7. If print quality has not improved, try cleaning the nozzles up to two more times.

Related topics:

• Wiping the print cartridge nozzles and contacts

• Improving print quality