Cleaning print nozzles – Lexmark Z53 User Manual

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Maintaining your printer

Cleaning print nozzles

1111 Load plain paper in the printer.
2222 From the Control Program’s Cartridges

Cartridges

Cartridges tab, select Clean

Clean

Print Nozzles

Print Nozzles. For help, see page 21.
The printer feeds a sheet of paper and prints a nozzle test

pattern, similar to the one shown:

3333 Compare the diagonal line above the printed bars to the

diagonal line below the printed bars.
Look for a break in the diagonal lines above the printed
bars. A broken line indicates clogged nozzles.
If the bottom line still has breaks, run the test up to two more

times.

•••• If the print quality is satisfactory after running the test

three times, the print nozzles are clean. You do not
need to complete the remaining steps.

•••• If the print quality of both lines is not satisfactory after

running the test three times, continue with step 4.

4444 Remove and reinstall the print cartridges.

Broken lines at the

top of the page

indicate clogged

nozzles.

Unbroken lines at the

bottom of the page

indicate the nozzles

were cleaned.

Cyan, magenta,

yellow, and

black purge

lines (shown

here in black

and white) print

when ink is

forced through

the print

nozzles. If any

of these colors

do not print,

you may need

to replace your

print cartridge.