Chapter 8
Printhead
The printhead dispenses the ink from the ink cartridges onto the paper. Printer maintenance involves:
Calibration
Clean the printhead
Calibration
The Kodak EasyShare AiO performs a calibration every time you install or replace a printhead. However,
you can run a calibration if you are seeing changes in the image quality. Calibration aligns the printheads
and performs a nozzle health check to enable high-quality prints.
1 Load the main tray or photo tray with photo paper.
IMPORTANT: If you don't have any photo paper, you can use plain paper, but photo paper is highly
recommended for calibrations.
2 Press Menu.
3 Press b until Calibrate Printer is selected.
4 Press OK. A new screen appears with Print Calibration Page selected.
5 Press Start and follow the instructions on the LCD screen to complete the calibration.
Clean Printhead
If you notice a degradation in the quality of prints, the printhead may need cleaning.
1 Press Menu to display the Main Menu.
2 Press b until Clean Printhead is selected.
3 Press OK to go to the Clean Printhead menu.
4 Press OK to perform a Basic Clean.
or
Press
b to select Deep Clean and press OK to perform a Deep Clean.
Replace Printhead
1 Make sure the AiO printer is on.
2 Open the printer access door. The carriage moves to a center position.
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