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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.

To clean the printhead
a
. Lightly dampen a clean, lint-free cloth and wipe the electrical contact area

from the bottom to the top. Do not go past the edge between the nozzles and
the electrical contacts. Clean until no new ink shows on the cloth.

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