2 Clean the print head caps.

  1. Open the right cover.


  2. Clean the locations shown in the following figure.
    Be especially careful to clean away any fibrous dust (lint).
    1. After wiping off the hooked side of the wiper (a) with a cleaning stick, wipe off the opposite side (b).
    2. Wipe off the area in the figure with a cleaning stick.
    3. Use the wide surface of the cleaning stick, and then shift it to a different location, pressing the cleaning stick against the location to absorb the dirt there.


  3. Remove any hardened ink on top of the print head caps.
    Use a pair of tweezers to remove the pieces of hardened ink that are 3 mm (0.12 in.) or more in length.
    IMPORTANT:
    Do not use excessive force when pulling on pieces of hardened ink that are difficult to remove. Doing so may damage the print head caps.


  4. Close the right cover.
  5. Close the front cover.
  6. Press ENTER.


    The screen shown below appears, and then cleaning starts. The (approximate) remaining time for the procedure is displayed on the screen. (The display shown below is an example. "01:45" = "1 minute and 45 seconds")


    When cleaning finishes, the screen shown below appears again.


  7. Press FUNCTION to go back to the original screen.