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Introduction |
| When they are performing well, inkjet printers do a pretty good job. They tend to be less expensive than laser printers, especially when it comes to color output. The low printer costs have to be weighed against the higher per-page cost of inkjet ink compared to laser printer toner. Higher end color inkjets have the advantage of being able to produce fairly nice color prints from your digital photographs. | | | Unfortunately, in my experience inkjet printers rarely perform well for long. If you rarely use them, the ink cartridges have a distressing tendency to dry out. The result is poor print quality. | | | To remedy poor print quality, most printers have a built-in printhead cleaning command. The cleaning command consumes extra ink by forcing it through the print head, hopefully moistening up the dried ink and allowing it to once again flow freely. | | | When repeated printhead cleaning fails, the user manual advises replacing the ink cartridges. Not only is this wasteful of whatever ink remains, it is also expensive. This guide explains a simple procedure that might be able to revive clogged ink cartridges. |
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