Printheads
CleaningthePrinthead
CleaningthePrintheadmayhelpclearnozzlesthatareclogged.
Note
•Youcanspecifyanumberofpagesintheprinter’sNoz.CheckFreq.menuforautomaticnozzle
checkingandcleaningeverytimeyounishprintingthatquantity.(→P.50)
•YoucanstartHeadCleaningAbyholdingdowntheInformationbuttonforthreesecondsormore.
•PrintheadcleaningisnotpossibleifPOPBoard(1.5mm[0.06in]thick)isloadedintheFrontPaper
FeedSlot.Removethepaperbeforecleaning.
CleaningthePrinthead
1.PresstheMenubuttontodisplayMAINMENU.
2.Press▲or▼toselectHeadCleaning,andthenpressthe►button.
3.Press▲or▼toselectthetypeofcleaning,andthenpresstheOKbutton.
•HeadCleaningA
UseHeadCleaningAifprintingisfaintorcontainsforeignsubstances.Thismethodofcleaning
consumestheleastamountofink.Ittakesaboutfourminutestocomplete.
•HeadCleaningB
UseHeadCleaningBifnoinkcomesoutoftheprinthead,orifHeadCleaningAdoesnotsolvethe
problem.Ittakesaboutveminutestocomplete.
Theprintheadiscleaned,andtheprintergoesonline.
4.Printatestpatterntocheckthenozzles,anddeterminewhethercleaninghasclearedthe
nozzles.(→P.625)
Note
•IfprintingdoesnotimproveafterHeadCleaningA,tryHeadCleaningB.Ifthisdoesnotsolve
theproblem,repeatHeadCleaningBtwoorthreetimes.Ifthisstilldoesnotimproveprinting,the
Printheadmayhavereachedtheendofitsusefullife.ContactyourCanondealer.
Caution
•DonotremovetheMaintenanceCartridgeorInkTanksduringcleaning.
626Maintenance
