Some printers have printer heads located in the ink cartridges, while others have printer heads that are separate. If you have a printer that has separate printer heads, there is a good chance somewhere down the road you could be dealing with dried ink in one of the printer heads. Hot water and some cotton swabs are enough to dislodge any dried ink that has accumulated in the print heads.
Instructions
1. Turn on your printer and open the access cover. Remove the ink cartridges and keep the cover open. Unplug the printer from its power outlet.
2. Dip a cotton swab in the hot water and begin cleaning the printer heads. Watch out for the rubber seals some printers have around the printer heads. If you rub too hard you could cause a seal to come loose. If your printer features removable printer heads, you can take the printer heads out and soak them in hot water for an hour or so, then use a cotton swab to clean out any leftover ink.
3. Install the ink cartridges only after the printer heads have completely dried. Plug the power cord back in and close the printer's access door. Run some test pages to make sure any dried ink that was loosened but not completely removed does not ruin anything you print later.
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