From: Gel on
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.