How to Clean a Print Head on an HP 7260 Photosmart Printer

1. Open the HP Photosmart Series Toolbox by right clicking on the printer icon on your Windows task bar and selecting 'Open HP Photosmart Series Toolbox' from the menu.
2. Choose the 'Direct Services' tab.
3. Select the 'Clean the Print Cartridges' option that cleans the cartridges and print head.
4. Print a small test image in color and grey to confirm that the print head is clean.
Mac
1. Open the HP Inkjet Utility as follows: If you have version 10.1.x of Mac OS X, open the 'OS X HD' icon and the 'HP Printer Selector; select the HP 7260 and click 'Utilities'. If you have version 10.2.x of Mac OS X, open 'OS X HD' > 'Applications' > 'Utilities' and then 'Print Center,' and select 'HP 7260' and select 'Configure.' If you have versions 10.3.x and 10.4.x of Mac OS X, open 'OS X HD' > 'Applications' > 'Utilities,' then 'Set Up Printer Utility.' Select the 'HP 7260' and select 'Utility'.
2. Select 'Clean' (versions 10.1.x to 10.3.x) or 'Clean Printheads' (versions 10.3.9 to 10.4.11).
3. Click 'Clean' to start cleaning process.
4. Re-open the HP Toolbox, if closed, when the cleaning ends and click the 'Test' icon to print a test image to confirm that the print head is clean.