Maintaining the printerMaintaining ink cartridgesIn addition to the following tasks that you can perform, your printer performs automatic maintenance cycles if it isplugged into a properly grounded, working electrical outlet. It will briefly come out of Sleep mode or will temporarilyturn on if it is turned off.Checking ink levelsUsing the printer control panelFrom the printer control panel, navigate to:> Setup > >Maintenance > > Check Ink Levels >Using the printer softwareFor Windows users1 Click or Start.2 Click All Programs or Programs, and then select the printer program folder from the list.3 Navigate to:Printer Home > select your printer > Maintenance tab > Supplies StatusFor Macintosh users1 From the Apple menu, navigate to:System Preferences > Print & Fax > select your printer2 Click Options & Supplies or Print Queue.3 Click Supply Levels.Aligning the printheadIf the characters or lines on your printed image appear jagged or wavy, then you may need to align the printhead.1 Load plain paper.2 From the printer control panel, navigate to:> Setup > >Maintenance > > Align Printer >An alignment page prints.Note: Do not remove the alignment page until printing is finished.If you aligned the cartridges to improve print quality, then print your document again. If print quality has not improved,then clean the printhead nozzles.Maintaining the printer 117
