Canon Pixma Ip1900 User Guide

							Advanced Guide > Maintenance > Cleaning Your Printer > Cleaning the Protrusions Inside the Printer
Cleaning the Protrusions Inside the Printer
If protrusions inside the printer are stained, wipe off any ink from the protrusions using a cotton swab or
the like.
caution
Be sure to turn off the power and disconnect the power plug before cleaning the printer.
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							Advanced Guide > Maintenance > Performing Maintenance from a Computer
Performing Maintenance from a Computer
Cleaning the Print Heads
Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers
Aligning the Print Head Position
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
Cleaning Inside the Printer
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							Advanced Guide > Maintenance > Performing Maintenance from a Computer > Cleaning the Print Heads 
Cleaning the Print Heads 
The print head cleaning function allows you to remove any blockages in the print head nozzles. Perform
print head cleaning if printing is faint or a specific color fails to print, even though there is enough ink. 
The procedure for cleaning the print heads is as follows: 
 Cleaning 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Make sure that the printer is on and then click Cleaning on the Maintenance tab 
Print head cleaning starts. 
3.Complete cleaning 
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
Next, the Nozzle Check dialog box opens. 
4.Check the results 
To check whether the print quality has improved, click Print Check Pattern. To cancel the check
process, click Cancel. 
If cleaning the head once does not resolve the print head problem, clean it once more. 
 Deep Cleaning 
Deep Cleaning is more thorough than Cleaning. Perform deep cleaning when two cleaning attempts do
not resolve the print head problem. 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Click Deep Cleaning on the Maintenance tab 
The Deep Cleaning dialog box opens. Follow the instruction shown in the dialog box. 
Click Initial Check Items to display the items you need to check before performing Deep Cleaning. 
3.Make sure that the printer is on and then click Execute. 
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
Print head deep cleaning starts. 
Important 
Cleaning consumes a small amount of ink. Deep Cleaning consumes a larger amount of ink than
Cleaning. 
Cleaning the print heads frequently will rapidly deplete your printers ink supply. Consequently,
perform cleaning only when necessary. 
Note 
If there is no sign of improvement after Deep Cleaning, switch off the printer and perform again. If
there is still no sign of improvement, the ink may have run out. For details on the remedial action to
be taken, see Machine Moves But Ink Is Not Ejected. 
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							Related Topic 
Checking the Print Head Nozzles
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							Advanced Guide > Maintenance > Performing Maintenance from a Computer > Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers 
Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers 
The feed roller cleaning function allows you to clean the paper feed roller. Perform feed roller cleaning
when there are paper particles sticking to the paper feed roller and paper is not fed properly. 
The procedure for cleaning the feed rollers is as follows: 
 Roller cleaning 
1.Prepare the printer 
Remove all sheets of paper from the rear tray. 
2.Open the printer driver setup window
3.Click Roller Cleaning on the Maintenance tab 
The confirmation message appears. 
4.Execute paper feed roller cleaning 
Make sure that the printer is on and click OK. 
Paper feed roller cleaning starts. 
5.Complete paper feed roller cleaning 
After the rollers have stopped, follow the instruction in the message, load three sheets of plain
paper into the rear tray, and click OK. 
Paper will be ejected and feed roller cleaning will be completed. 
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							Advanced Guide > Maintenance > Performing Maintenance from a Computer > Aligning the Print Head Position 
Aligning the Print Head Position 
Print head alignment corrects the installation positions of the print head and improves deviated colors
and lines. 
The procedure for performing print head alignment is as follows: 
 Print Head Alignment 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Click Print Head Alignment on the Maintenance tab 
A message appears. 
3.Load paper in the printer 
Set the paper thickness lever to the left, and load a sheet of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the
rear tray. 
4.Execute head alignment 
Follow the instruction in the message. 
The Print Head Alignment dialog box opens. 
5.Check the printed pattern 
Enter the numbers of the patterns with the least amount of streaks in the associated boxes. 
Clicking the patterns with the least amount of streaks in the preview window, will automatically set
their numbers in the associated boxes. 
When you have entered all the necessary values, click OK. 
Note 
If you look at the print results and still cannot determine which pattern is the one with the least
amount of streaks, see your printer manual. 
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							Advanced Guide > Maintenance > Performing Maintenance from a Computer > Checking the Print Head Nozzles 
Checking the Print Head Nozzles 
The nozzle check function allows you to check whether the print heads are working properly by printing a
nozzle check pattern. Print the pattern if printing becomes faint, or if a specific color fails to print. 
The procedure for printing a nozzle check pattern is as follows: 
 Nozzle Check 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Click Nozzle Check on the Maintenance tab 
The Nozzle Check dialog box opens. 
To display a list of items that you should check before printing the check pattern, click Initial Check
Items. 
3.Load paper in the printer 
Set the paper thickness lever to the left, and load a sheet of A4 size or Letter size plain paper into the
rear tray. 
4.Print a nozzle check pattern 
Make sure that the printer is on and click Print Check Pattern. 
The nozzle check pattern is printed. 
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
The Pattern Check dialog box opens. 
5.Check the print result 
Check the print result. If the print result is normal, click Exit. 
If the print result is smudged or if there are any unprinted sections, click Cleaning to clean the print
head. 
Related Topic 
Cleaning the Print Heads
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							Advanced Guide > Maintenance > Performing Maintenance from a Computer > Cleaning Inside the Printer 
Cleaning Inside the Printer 
The bottom plate cleaning function allows you to prevent smudges on the reverse side of a sheet of
paper. Perform bottom plate cleaning before you perform duplex printing. 
Also perform bottom plate cleaning if ink smudges caused by something other than print data appear on
the printed page. 
The procedure for performing bottom plate cleaning is as follows: 
 Bottom Plate Cleaning 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Click Bottom Plate Cleaning on the Maintenance tab 
The Bottom Plate Cleaning dialog box opens. 
3.Load paper in the printer 
As instructed in the dialog box, fold the A4 size or Letter size plain paper in half horizontally, and then
unfold the sheet. 
Load the paper into the rear tray in the portrait orientation with the crest of the crease facing down. 
4.Perform the bottom plate cleaning 
Make sure that the printer is on and click Execute. 
Bottom plate cleaning starts. 
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							Advanced Guide > Changing the Printer Settings
Changing the Printer Settings
Changing Printer Settings from Your Computer
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							Advanced Guide > Changing the Printer Settings
 > Changing Printer Settings from Your Computer
Changing Printer Settings from Your Computer
Changing the Print Options
Saving a Changed Printing Profile
Setting the Ink Cartridge
Managing the Printer Power
Reducing the Printer Noise
Changing the Printer Operation Mode
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