When your print quality seems poor, and you are next to the printer, this is a simple method to address the issue. Make sure there is paper in the input tray or a roll loaded. Go to the front panel, swipe down the dashboard and touch the settings icon, then scroll down the menu and touch Printer maintenance > Clean printhead.

When your print quality seems poor, and you are next to the printer, this is a simple method to address the issue. Make sure there is paper in the input tray or a roll loaded. Go to the front panel and tap, then Printer Maintenance > Clean the Printhead.

To run a nozzle check for your printer on Windows 11, follow the step 1-4 in the instruction above to open the Printing preferences of your printer in Windows 11. Then, go to the Maintenance tab, and select the Nozzle Check option. Click on Print Check Pattern to print a pattern that lets you see whether the print head nozzles are clogged.

To clean the printheads, go to the control panel and tap the Menu icon, then the Tools icon, then Troubleshooting > Clean printheads. You can also clean the printheads from the Embedded Web Server, go to Color > Optimize print quality. If you have gone through the Image Quality Diagnostic print process, you know which colors are failing.

To clean the printheads, go to the front panel and press, then, then Image Quality Maintenance > Clean printheads. If you have gone through the Image Quality Diagnostic print process, you know which colors are failing. Select the pair of printheads which contain the failing colors.