Canon printer PIXMA iP4300 User Manual

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Routine Maintenance
1With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or  Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet 
Feeder or Cassette.
2Press the Open Button to open the Paper Ou tput Tray and extend the Output Tray 
Extension.
3Press the  Paper Feed Switch  to select the paper source in which you loaded the 
paper.
4Open the  Canon IJ Printer Utility  dialog box.
5Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
(1)Select  Test Print  in the pop-up menu.
(2) Click  Nozzle Check .
(3) Read the message and click  Print Check...

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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  Black print head nozzle needs cleaning.
Example: When lines are missing
(2) If these patterns have white streaks, the  Color print head nozzle needs cleaning.
Example: When white streaks appear
2When cleaning is necessary, click  Cleaning on the Pattern Check  dialog...

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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...

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5Check the print head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern, and take 
appropriate action.
See “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 38.
If you click Cleaning on the Pattern Check  dialog box that is displayed after printing the nozzle 
check pattern, the  Print Head Cleaning  dialog box shown in of step 4-(3) in the following procedure 
will appear.
1Make sure that the printer is on.
2Press the Open Button to open the Paper Ou tput Tray and extend the Output Tray...

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Routine Maintenance
5Check the print head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern, and take 
appropriate action.
See “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 38.
Note
The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Replace the ink 
tank if the remaining amount of ink is insufficient.
See “Replacing an Ink Tank” on page 26.
Note
If the problem is not resolved after performing steps 4 and 5 twice, try  Print Head Deep Cleaning. 
See “Print Head Deep...

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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.
1With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or  Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet 
Feeder or Cassette.
2Press...

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Routine Maintenance
1With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or  Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet 
Feeder or Cassette.
2Press the Open Button to open the Paper Ou tput Tray and extend the Output Tray 
Extension.
3Open the  Canon IJ Printer Utility  dialog box.
4Start Print Head Deep Cleaning.
(1)Make sure that  Cleaning is selected in the pop-up menu.
(2) Click  Deep Cleaning .
(3) Select the ink group to be deeply cleaned.
When cleaning the nozzles  of black ink tanks: 
Select  Black to...

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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.
„ Automatic Print Head Alignment
For Automatic Print Head Alignment, follow the procedure below.
1With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or  Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet 
Feeder.
2Press the Open Button to open the Paper Ou tput Tray and extend the Output Tray 
Extension.
3Open the printer properties dialog box.
4Print the...

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Routine Maintenance
(3) Read the message and click  Print Head 
Alignment .
The print head alignment pattern is printed. Do 
not open the Top Cover while printing. Printing 
takes about 4 minutes to complete. 
If the pattern is printed as shown to the right, the 
Print Head is aligned automatically. 
1With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or  Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet 
Feeder.
2Press the Open Button to open the Paper Ou tput Tray and extend the Output Tray 
Extension.
3Open the...

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4Print the pattern.
(1)Select  Test Print  in the pop-up menu.
(2) Click  Print Head Alignment .
(3) Read the message and click  Print Head 
Alignment .
The print head alignment pattern is printed. Do 
not open the Top Cover while printing. Printing 
takes about 4 minutes to complete. 
If the pattern is printed as shown to the right, the 
Print Head is aligned automatically. 
Note
Clicking  Check Setting  prints the current settings 
and finishes Print Head Alignment.
Note
z The...