Maintaining ink cartridges
In addition to the following tasks that you can perform, your printer performs automatic maintenance cycles if it is plugged into a properly grounded, working electrical outlet. It will briefly come out of Sleep mode or will temporarily turn on if it is turned off.
Checking ink levels
Using the printer control panel
From the home screen, touch 
.
The graphic of the ink levels appears on the display.
Using the printer software
For Windows users
Click 
or Start.
Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.
Navigate to:
Printer Home > select your printer > Maintenance tab > Supplies Status
For Macintosh users
From the Apple menu, navigate to:
System Preferences > Print & Fax > select your printer
Click Options & Supplies or Print Queue.
Click Supply Levels.
Aligning the printhead
If the characters or lines on your printer image appear jagged or wavy, then you may need to align the printhead.
Load plain, unmarked paper.
From the home screen, touch > More Options > Align Printer.
An alignment page prints.
| Note: Do not remove the alignment page until printing is finished. |
Cleaning the printhead nozzles
Poor print quality is sometimes due to clogged printhead nozzles. Clean the printhead nozzles to improve the quality of your prints.
Notes:
- Cleaning the printhead nozzles uses ink, so clean them only when necessary.
- Deep cleaning uses more ink, so try the Clean Printhead option first to save ink.
- If the ink levels are too low, then you must replace the ink cartridges before you can clean the printhead nozzles.
From the home screen, touch > More Options.
Touch Clean Printhead or Deep Clean Printhead.
Select an option, and then wait until the printer is ready.