Nozzle and Head Cleaning
Oct 6, 2015 13:12:50 #
Reply to: Printer Problem from the Main Photography Discussion section. I've posted it in this section for easy reference in the future.
Don't do a head cleaning unless you like to buy ink.
Head cleaning pulls ink from all the cartridges and should be done as a last resort. If one or two colors are the problem why waste ink from all the cartridges?
Do a Nozzle check and see what colors have a uneven pattern.
If you find a problem, go to the windows paint program and fill the work area with color similar to the one you're having problems with. It's done with the paint bucket.
Save as a JPEG image, then run it through the printer, using plain paper.
Keep the printer thinking you are still using photo paper.
Do another nozzle check, It might take several color runs with similar colors.
The nozzles should clean up.
When they do, Do several small prints using photo paper and see how they look before going for the big one.
Good Luck!
Don't do a head cleaning unless you like to buy ink.
Head cleaning pulls ink from all the cartridges and should be done as a last resort. If one or two colors are the problem why waste ink from all the cartridges?
Do a Nozzle check and see what colors have a uneven pattern.
If you find a problem, go to the windows paint program and fill the work area with color similar to the one you're having problems with. It's done with the paint bucket.
Save as a JPEG image, then run it through the printer, using plain paper.
Keep the printer thinking you are still using photo paper.
Do another nozzle check, It might take several color runs with similar colors.
The nozzles should clean up.
When they do, Do several small prints using photo paper and see how they look before going for the big one.
Good Luck!
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