Canon Pixma Mp140 Quick Start Guide

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Routine Maintenance
Routine Maintenance
List of Maintenance Codes
To perform maintenance of the machine, press the  Maintenance button repeatedly until the desired 
code is displayed on the LED, then press the  Black or Color  button.
Maintenance CodeOperationSee
Prints the nozzle check pattern. “Printing the Nozzle Check  Pattern” on page 19
Performs the Print Head Cleaning. “Print Head Cleaning” on  page 21
Performs the Print Head Deep Cleaning. “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on  page 21
Prints the head...

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When Printing Becomes Fain t or Colors Are Incorrect
When printing becomes faint or colors are incorre ct, the print head nozzles on FINE Cartridges are 
probably clogged. Print the nozzle check pattern  to confirm the condition of the nozzles and then 
perform Print Head Cleaning.
If print results are not satisfactory, performing Print Head Alignment may improve print quality.
Note
Before performing maintenance
z Make sure that the orange protective tape is removed from the bottom...

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Routine Maintenance
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whet her the ink ejects properly from the print head 
nozzles.
1Make sure that the machine is on, load a s heet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in 
the Auto Sheet Feeder.
Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the left. For det ails on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to 
“Inside View” in “Main Components” of the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
2Press the Maintenance  button repeatedly until  A appears....

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Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the  machine, and clean the Print Head if necessary.
(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...

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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.
1Make sure that the machine is on.
2Press the  Maintenance  button repeatedly until  H appears.
3 Press the...

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Aligning the Print Head
If ruled lines are printed misaligned or print result s are otherwise unsatisfactory, adjust the print head 
position.
1Make sure that the machine 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 det ails on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to 
“Inside View” in “Main Components” of the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
2Press the Maintenance  button repeatedly until  P...

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Routine Maintenance
(1) Column A
(2) Good example (Most solid box)
(3) Bad example (Least solid box)
5Load the checked sheet on the Platen Glass.
When loading the checked sheet,  place the front side down, and align the upper left corner of 
the sheet with the alignment mark on the lower right corner of the Platen Glass.
6Press the  Maintenance  button repeatedly until  U appears.
7Press the  Black or Color  button.
The machine scans the pattern and aligns the Print Head automatically.
Note
If you...

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Replacing a FINE Cartridge
This section explains the way to confirm the  ink status and the procedure to replace FINE 
Cartridges.
When ink runs out or other errors occur, the  Alarm lamp lights orange and an error code appears on 
the LED. For details, see “An Error Code Is Displayed on the LED” on page 37. 
When printing from your computer, error mess ages appear on your computer screen as well.
„Getting the Ink Status Information
You can confirm the status of FINE Cartridges in...

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„ With the Ink Lamps
Make sure that the LED is on the standby mode. You can confirm the status of each cartridge by 
the ink lamps. The diagrams below indicate the st atus of a Color FINE Cartridge as an example. 
The  Black Ink  lamp lights or flashes to indicate  the status of a Black FINE Cartridge.
(C) The Ink Lamp lights. Ink is low. You can continue printing for a while, but it is recommended to have 
a new FINE Cartridge available.
(A) The Alarm Lamp lights.
(C) The Ink Lamp...

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„With the Computer Screen
You can confirm the status of FINE Cartridge on  the printer status monitor (Windows) and Canon 
IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh).
(A) Confirm whether any sy mbols are displayed here.
Follow the procedure below to open each of the confirmation screens.
(1) Open the printer properties dialog box.
See “Opening the Printer Properties Dial og Box Directly from the Start Menu” in the 
User’s Guide  on-screen manual.
(2) Click  View Printer Status  on the...