Canon Pixma Mp140 Quick Start Guide
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17 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 alignment sheet. “Aligning the Print Head” on page 22 Scans the head alignment sheet. “Aligning the Print Head” on page 22 Prints the current head alignment setting. “Aligning the Print Head” on page 22 Cleans the paper feed roller. “Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers (Roller Cleaning)” on page 33 Cleans the bottom plate. “Cleaning the Bottom Plate (Bottom Plate Cleaning)” on page 33
18Routine Maintenance 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 of a FINE Cartridge. z Increase the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings. See “Print Results Not Satisfactory” on page 42. Step 1 See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 19. If lines are missing or if white streaks appearAfter cleaning the Print Head, print and examine the nozzle check pattern. Step 2 See “Print Head Cleaning” on page 21. If the problem is not resolved after performing Print Head Cleaning twice Step 3 See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 21. If the problem is not resolved after performing Print Head Deep Cleaning twice Step 4 See “Replacing a FINE Cartridge” on page 24. Note If the straight line is misaligned or the Print Head position is misaligned, align the Print Head position. See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 22.
19 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. 3Press the Black or Color button. The nozzle check pattern is printed. Do not open the Scanning Unit (Printer Cover) while printing. 4Examine the pattern and take the appropriate action. See “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 20.
20Routine Maintenance 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 Cartridge if the remaining amount of ink is insufficient. See “Replacing a FINE Cartridge” on page 24. (1) (2)
21 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 Black or Color button. 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 machine is on. 2Press the Maintenance button repeatedly until y appears. 3Press the Black or Color button. Note If normal Print Head Cleaning does not improve the print quality, perform Print Head Deep Cleaning. See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 21. Note If Print Head Deep Cleaning does not improve the print quality, contact a Canon service representative.
22Routine Maintenance 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 appears. 3Press the Black or Color button. The machine prints the head alignment sheet. 4Beginning from column A on the printout, fill in the appropriate circles ( ) with a dark pencil to select the most solid image. (1) (2) (3)
23 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 select L in step 2, the machine prints the current Print Head Alignment setting. Note If adjustment was not successful, E, 1, and 9 appear on the LED. For details, see “An Error Code Is Displayed on the LED” on page 37.
24Routine Maintenance 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 the following two ways: z“With the Ink Lamps” on page 25 z “With the Computer Screen” on page 26 Note z 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 machine will not print properly if the wrong type of FINE Cartridge is used, or if it is installed in the incorrect position. z For information on compatible FINE Cartridges, refer to the back cover of the Quick Start Guide. Note The ink level detector is mounted on the machine to detect the remaining ink level. The machine considers as ink is full when a new FINE Cartridge is installed, and then starts to detect a remaining ink level. If you install a used FINE Cartridge, the indicated ink level of it may not be correct. In such a case, refer to the ink level information only as a guide.
25 Routine Maintenance „ 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 flashes. z If “E, 4” is displayed on the LED, ink has run out. See “E, 4” (Ink has run out.) in “An Error Code Is Displayed on the LED” on page 37 and take appropriate action. z If “E, 1, 6” is displayed on the LED, ink may have run out. See “E, 1, 6” (Ink may have run out.) in “An Error Code Is Displayed on the LED” on page 38 and take appropriate action. (C) The Ink Lamp flashes. The function for detecting the remaining ink level is disabled. (A) Alarm Lamp (B) Black Ink Lamp (C) Color Ink Lamp (A)(B) (C) (C) (C) (A) (C)
26Routine Maintenance „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 Maintenance sheet. To confirm the FINE Cartridge information, click the Ink Details menu. (1)Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility . See “Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh)” in the User’s Guide on-screen manual. (2) Select Ink Level Information in the pop-up menu. To confirm the FINE Cartridge information, click Ink Details. Ink is low. You can continue printing for a while, but it is recommended to have a new FINE Cartridge available. Ink has run out. See “E, 4” (Ink has run out.) in “An Error Code Is Displayed on the LED” on\ page 37 and take appropriate action. Ink may have run out. See “E, 1, 6” (Ink may have run out.) in “An Error Code Is Displayed on the LED” on page 38 and take appropriate action. The function for detecting the remaining ink level is disabled. Note You can also display the printer status monitor by clicking Canon XXX Printer (where “XXX” is your machines name) which appears on the taskbar during printing. (A) (A)