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Clean the print cartridge nozzles

Clean the print 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 paper.
2. Open the Lexmark 2200 Series Utility.
3. From the Cartridges tab, click Clean Print Nozzles. A page prints, forcing ink through the nozzles to remove any clogs.
4. Print your document again to verify that your print quality has improved.
5. To further improve print quality, try wiping the nozzles and contacts, and then print your document again. For help, see Improve print quality.
6. If print quality has not improved, try cleaning the nozzles up to two more times.

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Maintaining your print cartridges

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