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Clean the print cartridge nozzles

Clean the cartridge nozzles when:

• Characters are not printing completely.
• White dashes appear in graphics or printed text.
• Print is smudged or too dark.
• Colors on the print job are faded or they differ from the colors on the screen.
• Vertical, straight lines are not smooth.

To clean the nozzles:

1. Load plain paper.
2. Open the Lexmark 810 Series Utility.
3. From the Cartridges tab, click Clean Print Nozzles. A nozzle page prints, forcing ink through the nozzles to clean any that are clogged.
4. Print your document again to verify your print quality has improved.
5. To further improve print quality, wipe the print cartridge nozzles and contacts. For help, see Improve print quality. Print your document again.
6. If print quality has not improved, try cleaning the nozzles up to two more times.

Related topic

Improve print quality

Lexmark 810 Series Utility

Cartridges tab

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