Cleaning Procedure
Guide
General advice relating
to the use of any brand inkjet cartridges.
Cleaning procedures
Cleaning instructions
You may need to consult
your operation manual for the specific
Alignment and Cleaning procedure that is
offered by your printer/printer software.
If there is still a
problem, perform the manual cleaning
procedure.
Ensure you have the
following before starting the procedure:
- Cotton buds or clean
lint free cloth
- Distilled or filtered
water (avoid tap water)
- Absorbent paper
kitchen towels
Manual cleaning
procedure
You may need to consult
your operation manual for the specific
cleaning process for your printer. This
process might need to be repeated a few times.
If this does not resolve
the problem, perform the manual cleaning
procedure. Ensure you have the following
before starting the procedure:
- Raise the top cover
of the printer and wait until the carriage
moves to the centre position.
- Unplug the printer
from the power supply.
- Remove the cartridge
from the printer.
- Take a cotton bud or
a clean lint free cloth. Dampen with some
warm water (squeeze out any excess liquid)
and gently wipe around the area of the print
head at the base of the cartridge. Do not
wipe the nozzle area.
- Dab the print head
onto a clean absorbent paper kitchen towel
until the ink begins to filter through. The
following should then be visible:
- Colour cartridge -
3 distinct oval or round shapes should be
seen Cyan, Magenta and Yellow
- Black cartridge - a
full Black oval shape
This process might need to be repeated a
few times.
- Take a cotton bud (or
a clean, dry paper kitchen towel) and gently
wipe the copper contact points at the back
of the cartridge and the contacts inside the
printer cartridge carriage to remove any
excess debris. Only wipe once from top to
bottom.
- Reinstall the
cartridge into the printer
- Reconnect the printer
to the power supply and close the top cover
of the printer.
- Perform a routine
cleaning cycle as per your printer
instruction booklet.
