Full ink tank cleaning

My Photosmart C410a printer a lot of ink tanks that are used to catch ink when the cartridges are cleaned or the preinter passes through a print prep cycle.  I need help on how to access these tanks to clean them.  These tanks are located under the printhead in the corner before right to the printer.

Well, if it is no longer under warranty, you can try to sop some of the ink. With the printer, open the access door as you would to change an ink cartridge. Once the carriage stops in the Middle, unplug the power cord at the back. This way the transport will remain in the Middle, and you will not work inside a live-powered device.

You can sop part of ink with q-tips or something similar. But, be patient and slow, this can be very messy. Don't let the ink on things that it is very very difficult to get out. Once you get it sopped up to your satisfaction, close the door. Connect the power cord to the back of the printer and run it.

Don't forget to not pick it up in the printer with the fixed supply cord, on the one hand, there is a time limit on transport sitting in the middle on some models, and if it is powered, it can itself reinstall to the right without prior notice. You don't want anything in fashion, like a finger, as appropriate. Leave the power cord only while you are there is the safest way.

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