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CleaningthePrinthead
Ifprintingisfaint,cleaningthePrintheadmayimproveresults.
ChooseoneoftwoPrintheadcleaningmodes(HeadCleaningAorHeadCleaningB),dependingon
theproblemtoresolve.
•HeadCleaningA
Usethismodeifprintingisfaintorcontainsforeignsubstances.Thismethodofcleaningconsumes
theleastamountofink.
Ittakesaboutthreeminutestocomplete.
•HeadCleaningB
Usethismodeifnoinkisejectedatall,orifHeadCleaningAdoesnotsolvetheproblem.
Ittakesaboutthreeandahalfminutestocomplete.
Caution
•DonotremovetheMaintenanceCartridgeorinktanksduringeitherHeadCleaningAorHead
CleaningB.
Note
•IfprintingdoesnotimproveafterHeadCleaningB,tryrepeatingHeadCleaningBonceortwice.Ifthis
stilldoesnotimproveprinting,thePrintheadmayhavereachedtheendofitsusefullife.Contactyour
Canondealerforassistance.
•Nozzlesareperiodicallycheckedtoensuretheyareclear.CongurethesettingsontheControlPanel
menuinNozzleCheck.(→P.49)
Performcleaningasfollows.
1.OntheTabSelectionscreenoftheControlPanel,press◄or►toselecttheSettings/Adj.
tab().
Note
•IftheTabSelectionscreenisnotdisplayed,presstheMenubutton.
2.PresstheOKbutton.
TheSet./Adj.Menuisdisplayed.
3.Press▲or▼toselectMaintenance,andthenpresstheOKbutton.
4.Press▲or▼toselectHeadCleaning,andthenpresstheOKbutton.
5.Press▲or▼toselectHeadCleaningAorHeadCleaningB,andthenpresstheOKbutton.
Headcleaningisnowexecuted.
6.Printatestpatterntocheckthenozzles,anddeterminewhethercleaninghasclearedthe
nozzles.(→P.630)
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