Printheads
ReplacingthePrinthead
WhentoreplacethePrinthead
ReplacethePrintheadinthefollowingsituations.
•IftheprintingqualitydoesnotimproveevenafteroneortwocyclesofHeadCleaningBfromthe
printermenu
•IftheDisplayScreenindicatesOpentopcoverandreplacetheprinthead.
•IfyourCanondealerhasadvisedyoutoreplacethePrinthead
Compatibleprintheads
Forinformationoncompatibleprintheads,see“Printhead”.(→P.630)
PrecautionswhenhandlingthePrinthead
TakethefollowingprecautionswhenhandlingthePrinthead.
Caution
•Forsafety,keepthePrintheadoutofthereachofchildren.
•Ifinkisaccidentallyingested,contactaphysicianimmediately.
•DonottouchthePrintheadimmediatelyafterprinting.ThePrintheadbecomesextremelyhot,and
thereisariskofburns.
Important
•TheremaybeinkaroundthenozzlesofthePrintheadyouremove.HandlethePrintheadcarefully
duringreplacement.Theinkmaystainclothing.
•DonotopenthePrintheadpouchuntilimmediatelybeforeinstallation.AfterremovingthePrinthead
fromthepouch,installitrightaway.IfthePrintheadisleftafterthepouchisopened,thenozzles
maydryout,whichmayaffectprintingquality.
Maintenance633
