Testing And Cleaning The Bj Cartridge Print Head - Canon B160 User Manual

Testing and cleaning the BJ cartridge print
head ______________________________________
The print head in the BJ cartridge contains nozzles through which ink is propelled onto the paper. To
maintain the best possible print quality, these nozzles need to be cleaned from time to time. Your fax is
equipped with a print head cleaning function that does this.
Printing the nozzle check pattern
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Before cleaning the print head, you may want to print the nozzle check pattern to test the print head of the
BJ cartridge installed in the fax. This test shows if each print head nozzle is operating properly.
Follow the procedure below to print the nozzle check pattern.
1
Press [Function].
Press [Cleaning].
2
Press [Set].
The fax prints the nozzle check pattern.
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Print the nozzle check pattern again after cleaning the BJ cartridge print head to check if cleaning corrected
the problem.
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Periodic cleaning
Function
Cleaning
Set
Nozzle check pattern
If the pattern is broken or
missing, clean the BJ cartridge
print head. (see p. 9-8)
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