From: Gel on 17 Dec 2009 02:26 On 15 Dec, 19:46, Al <albun...(a)mailinator.com> wrote: > On Dec 14, 9:17 pm, BF <B...(a)adelphia.net> wrote: > > > Why don't the printer manufacturers let you clean the particular head > > that is clogged instead of having to do a cleaning cycle on all of the > > heads, which uses ink for heads that aren't clogged? > > I know my method is not the same as the cleaning cycle, but if I have > one color that is not performing, I print blocks of that solid color > from MS Word and that usually solves the problem without wasting all > the other colors. In fact, the six color test page seems to work real > well as a head cleaner. I use that after refilling my Canon and HP 9XX > series printers. I think the secret is to buy cheap refill ink and > become knowledgeable about filling your carts. Then a little extra > wasted on cleaning cycles doesn't hurt so much. My Brother MF620 certainly has feature to clean just 1 of the 4 nozzles. |