Printing Without a Computer35Cleaning the Print HeadYou can perform print head cleaning by making sure the printer is on, then keeping theRESUME/CANCEL button pressed down. Release it when the power lamp blinks once.To clean the print head from the Operation Panel:1. Press the Maintenance button. Theicon appears in Required Sheets.2. Press the (right) button twice.The icon is displayed.3. Press the Print button. Print head cleaningstarts. When cleaning ends, theicon appears.4. Press the Maintenance button to exit.5. Print a nozzle check pattern, and make surethe pattern prints correctly. See “Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern” onpage 34.• If there is no improvement, repeat head cleaning up to three times.• If there is still no improvement, perform head refreshing. See “Refreshingthe Print Head” on page 35.Refreshing the Print HeadIf print head cleaning is not effective, perform print head refreshing, which is astronger cleaning process. Perform this operation only when necessary.To refresh the print head:1. Press the Maintenance button. Theicon appears in Required Sheets.2. Press the (right) button three times. Theicon appears.3. Press the Print button. Print head refreshingstarts. When refreshing is completed, theicon is displayed.4. Press the Maintenance button to exit.5. Print a nozzle check pattern, and make surethe pattern prints correctly. See “Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern” onpage 34.