Maintaining the printerMaintaining ink cartridgesIn addition to the following tasks that you can perform, your printer performs an automatic maintenance cycle everyweek if it is plugged into an electrical outlet. It will briefly come out of Power Saver mode or will temporarily poweron if it is turned off.Checking ink levelsUsing the printer control panel1 From the printer control panel, press .2 Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Maintenance, and then press .3 Press again to select Check Ink Levels.Using the printer software1 Click or Start.2 Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.3 Select Printer Home.4 Choose your printer from the printer drop-down list.5 From the Maintenance tab, click Check ink levels.Aligning the printheadIf the characters or lines on your printer image appear jagged or wavy, then you may need to align the printhead.Using the printer control panel1 Load plain paper.2 From the printer control panel, press .3 Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Maintenance, and then press .4 Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Align Printer, and the press .An alignment page prints.Note: Do not remove the alignment page until printing is finished.Using the printer software1 Load plain paper.2 Click or Start.3 Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.Maintaining the printer104
