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    Routine Maintenance
    Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
    Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the  printer, and clean the Print Head if necessary.
    1Confirm the printed nozzle check pattern.
    (1)If lines of this pattern are missing, the print head nozzle needs cleaning.
    Example: When lines are missing (Black ink)
    (2) If these patterns have white streaks, the print head nozzle needs cleaning.
    Example: When white streaks appear (Color ink)
    Note
    The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Replace the FINE 
    Cartridge if the remaining amount of ink is insufficient.
    See “Replacing a FINE Cartridge” on page 26.
    (2)
    (1)
     
    						
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    2When cleaning is necessary, click  Cleaning on the Pattern Check  dialog box.
    To proceed to cleaning of the Print Head, go to step 3-(3) of the Windows or Macintosh Print 
    Head Cleaning procedure, depending on your  platform. See “Print Head Cleaning” on 
    page 19.
    If no lines of the group (1) pattern are missing and the group (2) patterns have no white 
    streaks, click  Exit (Windows) or  Quit (Macintosh) to exit nozzle  check pattern examination.
     
    						
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    Routine Maintenance
    Print Head Cleaning
    Clean the Print Head if lines are missing or if  white streaks appear in the printed nozzle check 
    pattern. Cleaning unclogs the nozzle s and restores the print head condition. Note that cleaning the 
    Print Head causes used ink to be absorbed in t he ink absorber. Cleaning the Print Head consumes 
    ink, so perform Print Head Cleaning only when necessary.
    If you click  Cleaning on the Pattern Check  dialog box that is displayed after printing the nozzle 
    check pattern, Print Head Cleaning starts. Go to step 3-(3).
    1Make sure that the printer is on.
    2Open the printer properties dialog box.
    Refer to “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Bo x Directly from the Start Menu” in “Opening 
    the Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows)” of the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
    3Start Print Head Cleaning .
    (1)Click the  Maintenance  tab.
    (2) Click  Cleaning .
    Print Head Cleaning starts when the  POWER lamp starts flashing green.
    Do not perform any other operations until Pr int Head Cleaning finishes. This takes about 
    60 seconds.
    (3) Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder and set the 
    Paper Thickness Lever to the left. For detai ls on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to 
    “Front View” in “Main Components” of the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
    (4) Confirm the displayed message and click  Print Check Pattern.
    The nozzle check pattern is printed.
    Do not perform any other operations until  the nozzle check pattern finishes printing.
    4Check the print head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern, and take 
    appropriate action.
    See “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 17.
    If you click Cleaning on the Pattern Check  dialog box that is displayed after printing the nozzle 
    check pattern, the dialog box shown in of st ep 3-(3) in the following procedure will appear.
    1Make sure that the printer is on.
    Note
    The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Replace the FINE 
    Cartridge if the remaining amount of ink is insufficient. See “Replacing a FINE Cartridge” on 
    page 26.
    Note
    If the problem is not resolved after performing steps 3 and 4 twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. 
    See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 21.
     
    						
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    2Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility  dialog box.
    Refer to “Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh)” in the  User’s Guide on-screen 
    manual.
    3Start  Print Head Cleaning .
    (1)Make sure that  Cleaning is selected in the pop-up menu.
    (2) Click  Cleaning .
    (3) Confirm the displayed message and click  OK.
    Print Head Cleaning starts when the  POWER 
    lamp starts flashing green.
    Do not perform any other operations until Print 
    Head Cleaning finishes. This takes about 60 seconds.
    (4) Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder and set the 
    Paper Thickness Lever to the left. For detai ls on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to 
    “Front View” in “Main Components” of the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
    (5) Confirm the displayed message and click  Print Check Pattern.
    The nozzle check pattern is printed.
    Do not perform any other operations until  the nozzle check pattern finishes printing.
    4Check the print head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern, and take 
    appropriate action.
    See “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 17.
    Note
    Clicking Initial Check Items  displays the items to be checked before cleaning.
    Note
    The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Replace the FINE 
    Cartridge if the remaining amount of ink is insufficient. See “Replacing a FINE Cartridge” on 
    page 26.
    Note
    If the problem is not resolved after performing steps 3 and 4 twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. 
    See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 21.
    (3)
     
    						
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    Routine Maintenance
    Print Head Deep Cleaning
    If print quality does not improve by standard  Print Head Cleaning, try Print Head Deep Cleaning, 
    which is a more powerful process. Note that cl eaning the Print Head causes used ink to be absorbed 
    in the ink absorber. Print Head Deep Cleaning consumes more ink than standard Print Head 
    Cleaning, so perform this procedure only when necessary.
    1Make sure that the printer is on.
    2Open the printer properties dialog box.
    Refer to “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Bo x Directly from the Start Menu” in “Opening 
    the Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows)” of the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
    3Start Print Head Deep Cleaning .
    (1)Click the  Maintenance  tab.
    (2) Click  Deep Cleaning .
    (3) Confirm the displayed message and click 
    Execute .
    (4) Confirm the displayed message and click  OK.
    Print Head Deep Cleaning starts when the  POWER lamp starts flashing green.
    Do not perform any other operations until Pr int Head Deep Cleaning finishes. This takes 
    about one to two minutes.
    4Check the condition of the Print Head.
    (1) Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder and set the 
    Paper Thickness Lever to the left. For detai ls on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to 
    “Front View” in “Main Components” of the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
    (2) Print the nozzle check pattern to check the print head condition.
    See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 15.
    (3) If the print head nozzles are still not clean, perform Print Head Deep Cleaning again.
    (4) If this does not solve the problem, a FINE Cart ridge may have run out of ink. Replace it 
    with a new one. See “Replacing a FINE Cartridge” on page 26.
    1Make sure that the printer is on.
    2Open the  Canon IJ Printer Utility  dialog box.
    Refer to “Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh)” in the  User’s Guide on-screen 
    manual.
    Note
    Clicking  Initial Check Items  displays the items to be 
    checked before deep cleaning.(3)
     
    						
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    3Start Print Head Deep Cleaning.
    (1)Make sure that  Cleaning is selected in the pop-up menu.
    (2) Click  Deep Cleaning .
    (3) Confirm the displayed message and click  OK.
    Print Head Deep Cleaning starts when the 
    POWER  lamp starts flashing green. 
    Do not perform any other operations until Print 
    Head Deep Cleaning finishes. This takes about 
    one to two minutes.
    4Check the condition of the Print Head.
    (1) Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder and set the 
    Paper Thickness Lever to the left. For detai ls on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to 
    “Front View” in “Main Components” of the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
    (2) Print the nozzle check pattern to check the print head condition.
    See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 15.
    (3) If the print head nozzles are still not clean, perform Print Head Deep Cleaning again.
    (4) If this does not solve the problem, a FINE Cart ridge may have run out of ink. Replace it 
    with a new one. See “Replacing a FINE Cartridge” on page 26.
    Note
    Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be checked before deep cleaning.
    (3)
     
    						
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    Aligning the Print Head
    If ruled lines are printed misaligned or print results are otherwise unsatisfactory, adjust the print head 
    position.
    1Make sure that the printer is on, and then load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain 
    paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder.
    Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the left. For details on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to 
    “Front View” in “Main Components” of the User’s Guide on-screen manual.
    2Open the printer properties dialog box.
    Refer to “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu” in “Opening 
    the Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows)” of the User’s Guide on-screen manual.
    3Click the Maintenance tab and then Print Head Alignment.
    4Confirm the displayed message and click OK.
    The print head alignment pattern is printed.
    5After the pattern is printed, click Ye s.
    Important
    Do not open the Front Cover while printing.
     
    						
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    6Look at the printout. From the patterns, select the most even, least irregular 
    patterns for each column and enter their numbers. Click OK.
    (A) Less noticeable vertical white streaks
    (B) More noticeable vertical white streaks
    (C) Less noticeable horizontal white streaks
    (D) More noticeable horizontal white streaks
    7When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK.
    1Make sure that the printer is on, and then load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain 
    paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder.
    Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the left. For details on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to 
    “Front View” in “Main Components” of the User’s Guide on-screen manual.
    2Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box.
    Refer to “Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh)” in the User’s Guide on-screen 
    manual.
    3Select Test Print in the pop-up menu.
    Note
    If it is difficult to pick the best pattern, pick the setting that produces the least noticeable white 
    streaks.
    Note
    When you turn off the printer, be sure to press the POWER button on the printer. Otherwise, the 
    settings made here will not be saved.
    (A) (B)
    (C) (D)
     
    						
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    4Click Print Head Alignment.
    5Confirm the displayed message and click OK.
    The print head alignment pattern is printed.
    6Look at the printout. From the patterns, select the most even, least irregular 
    patterns for each column and enter their numbers. Click Send.
    (A) Less noticeable vertical white streaks
    (B) More noticeable vertical white streaks
    (C) Less noticeable horizontal white streaks
    (D) More noticeable horizontal white streaks
    Important
    Do not open the Front Cover while printing.
    Note
    If it is difficult to pick the best pattern, pick the setting that produces the least noticeable white 
    streaks.
    Note
    When you turn off the printer, be sure to press the 
    POWER button on the printer. Otherwise, the settings 
    made here will not be saved.
    (A) (B)
    (C) (D)
     
    						
    							26Routine Maintenance
    Replacing a FINE Cartridge
    If there is no improvement with the quality of printing following such maintenance as Print Head 
    Cleaning, a FINE Cartridge is probably empty. When ink runs out, replace the FINE Cartridge. The 
    printer will not print properly if the wrong type of FINE Cartridge is used, or if it is installed in the 
    incorrect position.
    For information on available FINE Cartridges, see the back cover of this guide.
    „Getting the Ink Level Information
    The printer considers as ink is full when new FINE Cartridge is installed, and then starts counting 
    a remaining level of ink. Even if new FINE Cartridges are not installed, the function for detecting 
    the remaining ink will work. However, with such cartridges, the detection may not be correct. 
    Refer to the ink level information for those only as a guide.
    Open the Canon IJ Status Monitor to check the ink level information.
    (1)Open the printer properties dialog box.
    Refer to “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu” in 
    “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows)” of the User’s Guide on-screen 
    manual.
    (2)Click View Printer Status on the Maintenance sheet.
    The following message is displayed.
    *1 Confirm whether any symbols are displayed here.
    Ink is low:
    The “!” symbol appears above a FINE Cartridge with low ink. Prepare a new replacement 
    FINE Cartridge.
    Ink is out:
    The “x” symbol appears above a FINE Cartridge that has run out of ink. Replace the 
    FINE Cartridge with a new one immediately.
    Ink may have run out:
    The “?” symbol appears above a FINE Cartridge that may have run out of ink. Replace 
    the FINE Cartridge with a new one.
    * To confirm the FINE Cartridge information, click the Ink Details menu.
    * You can also display the Canon IJ Status Monitor by clicking the Canon IJ Status Monitor 
    icon which appears on the taskbar during printing.
    *1
     
    						
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