Dell V505 All In One Inkjet Printer - Manual (Page 85)

In Windows ® XP, click Start® Control Panel® Printers and Other Hardware® Printers and Faxes.
In Windows 2000, click Start® Settings® Printers.
3. Right-click the Dell V505 icon.
4. Click Printing Preferences.
The Printing Preferences dialog box opens.
5. Click the Maintenance tab.
6. Click Align Ink Cartridges.
7. Click Print.
An alignment page prints. The ink cartridges align when the page prints. You may discard the alignment page when the
alignment is complete.
Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles
You may need to clean the nozzles when:
White lines appear in graphics or solid black areas.
Print appears smudged or too dark.
Colors fade, do not print, or do not print correctly.
Vertical lines appear jagged, or edges appear rough.
To clean the nozzles from the operator panel:
1. Load plain paper. For more information, see Loading Paper .
2. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to MAINTENANCE, and then press the Select button .
3. Use the left and right Arrow buttons to scroll to Clean Cartridges, and then press the Select button .
To clean the nozzles from the printer software:
1. Load plain paper.
2. In Windows Vista:
a. Click ® Control Panel.
b. Click Hardware and Sound.
c. Click Printers.
In Windows XP, click Start® Control Panel® Printers and Other Hardware® Printers and Faxes.
In Windows 2000, click Start® Settings® Printers.
3. Right-click the Dell V505 icon.