How to clean HP printer which has dried ink

1. How to clean HP printer which has dried ink Dried ink for over a long time and dust can clog the ink nozzles and cause streaks on the paper. HP Deskjet printers have a process that is built in and that can clean dried ink from inside the cartridges. How to manually clean the printer which has dried ink. Switch on the HP printer. As soon as the ink cartridges moves to the middle of the printer, unplug the power cord and lift the cartridges out of the printer. Clean the edges around the nozzles on the bottom of the ink cartridges. Do not touch the nozzle plates or copper contacts with the cotton swabs. Clean the ink cartridge cradle inside the printer with damp cotton. Close the printer cover and plug in the power cord. Print a test page. How to perform automatic cleaning for an HP printer  Click on start and then move to all programs. Click on the HP printer which is available in the list to open the printer menu. Click the HP DeskJet icon on your desktop or on your taskbar.

2.  The printer services tab should be clicked. Click on clean the print cartridges. Click on clean to clean the printer and to print a test sheet.  Analyze the test sheet and click on done if you find the print quality to be good. A deeper clean can be performed by clicking on the Intermediate clean.  If you find the print quality to be good then click on done. Try cleaning the print cartridges. On the taskbar double click the HP Digital Imaging Monitor icon.  The HP solution center screen will open. From that screen click on the settings menu. The printer toolbox will open when you click on it. Clean the print cartridges by clicking on clean. Follow all the visual instructions.  The ink cartridges should be cleant only when it is required. Unecessary cleaning may reduce the life of the cartridges. Manually clean the printer by doing the below steps. Switch on the HP printer. As soon as the ink cartridges moves to the

3. middle of the printer, unplug the power cord and lift the cartridges out of the printer. Clean the edges around the nozzles on the bottom of the ink cartridges. Do not touch the nozzle plates or copper contacts with the cotton swabs. Clean the ink cartridge cradle inside the printer with damp cotton. Close the printer cover and plug in the power cord. Print a test page. If you have any clarifications, then refer to the user manual which is on our website. In case of issues, contact our technical support team and our experts will guide you. To get more solutions goto 123.hp.com