Cleaning The Print Head - Canon 3301B002 On-Screen Manual

Cleaning the Print Head

> Routine Maintenance
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Cleaning the Print Head
Clean the Print Head if lines are missing or if horizontal white streaks are present in the printed nozzle
check pattern. Cleaning unclogs the nozzles and restores the print head condition. Cleaning the Print
Head consumes ink, so clean the Print Head only when necessary.
You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper
1.
Make sure that the power is turned on.
Operation Panel .
See
2.
Make sure that one or more sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper are loaded in
the Cassette.
3.
Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
4.
Clean the Print Head.
Press the Menu button.
(1)
Use the (Left) or
(2)
button.
The Settings screen will appear.
Use the (Left) or
(3)
button.
OK
The Maintenance screen will appear.
Use the (Up) or
(4)
The confirmation screen will appear.
Use the (Up) or
(5)
The machine starts cleaning the Print Head.
Do not perform any other operations until the machine completes the cleaning of the Print Head. This takes
about 1 minute 30 seconds.
The pattern print confirmation screen will appear.
Use the (Up) or
(6)
The nozzle check pattern will be printed.
5.
Check the nozzle check pattern.
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
See
>
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect
(Right) button to select Settings
(Right) button to select Maintenance
(Down) button to select Cleaning, and press the
(Down) button to select Yes, and press the
(Down) button to select Yes, and press the
.
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> Cleaning the Print Head
, and press the OK
, and press the
button.
OK
button.
OK
button.
OK
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