Remove ink from your skin and clothing, Clean and maintain the printer, Clean the outside of the printer – HP Photosmart A320 Compact Photo Printer User Manual
Page 20: Automatically clean the print cartridge
Remove ink from your skin and clothing
Follow these instructions to remove ink from your skin and clothing:
Surface
Remedy
Skin
Wash the area with an abrasive soap.
White fabric
Wash the fabric in cold water and use chlorine
bleach.
Color fabric
Wash the fabric in cold water and use sudsy
ammonia.
CAUTION:
Always use cold water to remove ink from fabric. Warm or hot water can
set the ink into the fabric.
Clean and maintain the printer
Keep the printer and print cartridge clean and well maintained using the simple
procedures in this section.
Clean the outside of the printer
To clean the outside of the printer
1. Turn off the printer, and then disconnect the power cord from the back of the printer.
2. Wipe the outside of the printer with a soft cloth that has been lightly moistened with
water.
CAUTION:
Do not use any type of cleaning solution. Household cleaners and
detergents may damage the printer finish.
CAUTION:
Do not clean the interior of the printer. Keep all fluids away from the
interior.
Automatically clean the print cartridge
If you notice white lines or single-color streaks on your prints, you may need to clean the
print cartridge. Do not clean the cartridge more often than necessary, since cleaning uses
up ink.
There are three ways to automatically clean the cartridge: from the control panel of the
printer, from a connected PictBridge camera that has a Maintenance menu option for
cleaning the cartridge, and from the software. If you have the HP Photosmart software
installed, you can clean the print cartridge from the software. When cleaning the cartridge
from the printer, you can clean the cartridge up to three times each time you use the
procedure. Each successive cleaning is more thorough and uses more ink.
NOTE:
If you have installed the HP Photosmart software, HP recommends
performing the automatic print cartridge cleaning procedure from the software
because it is easier. See the electronic Help for instructions.
Chapter 5
18
Maintain and transport the printer