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HP Officejet 6500 User Manual

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5. Remove the printhead by lifting it straight up.

6. Clean the printhead.

There are three areas of the printhead that need to be cleaned: the plastic ramps on
both sides of the ink nozzles, the edge between the nozzles and the electrical
contacts, and the electrical contacts.

1 Plastic ramps on the sides of the nozzles

2 Edge between nozzles and contacts

3 Electrical contacts

CAUTION: Touch the nozzle and the electrical contact areas only with cleaning
materials and not with your finger.

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