HP Deskjet 695c Printer - Manual (Page 74)

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Cleaning the print cartridges
Cleaning your print cartridges can improve the quality of printing.
If your printed page is missing lines or dots, perform Procedure 1 below. If
your printed page contains streaked ink, perform Procedure 2.
Procedure 1: Correcting missing lines or dots
Clean the print cartridges when you notice that the lines or dots are
missing from your printed text and graphics, as shown in the left margin.
The print cartridges can be cleaned from the HP Toolbox.
Note Do not clean the print
cartridges unnecessarily,
as this wastes ink and shortens
the life of the print cartridge.
To clean the print cartridges from the HP Toolbox:
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Double-click the HP Toolbox icon on the computer screen.
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Click the Printer Services tab.
Note MS-DOS users can
clean print cartridges from
the HP DeskJet Control Panel
for MS-DOS (see page 64).
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Click Clean the print cartridges and follow the directions on
the screen.
If the preceding procedure does not improve the print quality, your
print cartridges might be low on ink. Replace the print cartridges.
Procedure 2: Eliminating ink streaks
Customers using HP DeskJet printers in dusty environments might
occasionally experience ink streaks or smearing because of a small
accumulation of debris inside the printer. This debris can include dust,
hair, carpet, or clothing fibers. Ink streaking is easily prevented or
corrected by doing scheduled cleaning to three areas of the printer:
the print cartridges, the print cartridge cradle, and the service station.
HP recommends that you perform this cleaning every 3 months.
Materials you will need
Before you begin, make sure you have the following materials available:
● Cotton swabs or any soft material that will not come apart or leave
fibers (for example, a piece of clean cotton cloth).
● Distilled, filtered, or bottled water (tap water might contain
contaminants that can damage the print cartridges).
● Scrap paper or paper towels to set the print cartridges on while you
are working.
Caution Be careful not to get ink on your hands or clothing.
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