Aligning print cartridges, Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles – Lexmark 7500 Series User Manual

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3

Press down on the cartridge carrier latch to raise the cartridge carrier lid.

4

Remove the used print cartridge.

Note: If you are removing both cartridges, repeat step 3 and step 4 for the second cartridge.

Related topics:

“Installing print cartridges” on page 144

Aligning print cartridges

1

Load plain paper.

2

Press

repeatedly until Maintenance is highlighted.

3

Press .

4

Press

repeatedly until Align Cartridges is highlighted.

5

Press .

An alignment page prints.

If you aligned the cartridges to improve print quality, print your document again. If print quality has not improved,
clean the print cartridge nozzles.

Related topics:

“Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles” on page 146

“Wiping the print cartridge nozzles and contacts” on page 147

“Improving print quality” on page 148

Cleaning the print cartridge nozzles

1

Load plain paper.

2

From the Finder desktop, double-click the Lexmark 7500 Series folder.

3

Double-click the Lexmark 7500 Series Utility icon.

4

From the Maintenance tab, click Clean Print Nozzles.

A page prints, forcing ink through the print cartridge nozzles to clean them.

5

To verify that the print quality has improved, print the document again.

6

If print quality has not improved, try cleaning the nozzles up to two more times.

Maintaining the printer

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