Canon printer PIXMA iP6000D User Manual
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Printing Maintenance 49 Print Head Cleaning Clean the print head if missing lines or white stripes appear in the nozzle check pattern. Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so perform the print head cleaning only when necessary. 1Ensure that the printer is turned on. 2Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start MenuOpening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly...
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Printing Maintenance 50 (3)When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK OKOK OK. Print head cleaning starts when the POWER POWERPOWER POWER lamp starts blinking. (4)Read the message and click Print Check Pattern Print Check PatternPrint Check Pattern Print Check Pattern to print the nozzle check pattern. The nozzle check pattern is printed. 4Check the print head condition with the printed nozzle check condition. See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrinting the...
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Printing Maintenance 51 1Ensure that the printer is turned on. 2Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1)Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications ApplicationsApplications Applications folder, and the Utilities UtilitiesUtilities Utilities folder. (2)Double-click the Printer Setup Utility Printer Setup UtilityPrinter Setup Utility Printer Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v.10.2.x, double-click the Print Center Print CenterPrint Center Print Center...
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Printing Maintenance 52 (3)When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK OKOK OK. Print head cleaning starts when the POWER POWERPOWER POWER lamp starts blinking. (4)Read the message and click Print Check Pattern Print Check PatternPrint Check Pattern Print Check Pattern to print the nozzle check pattern. The nozzle check pattern is printed. 4Check the print head condition with the printed nozzle check condition. See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrinting the...
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Printing Maintenance
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Print Head Deep Cleaning
If print quality does not improve by standard print head cleaning, try
the print head deep
cleaning, which is a more powerful process. The print head deep cleaning consumes ink, so
perform this procedure only when necessary.
1Ensure that the printer is turned on.
2Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
See “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start...
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Printing Maintenance 54 (4)When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK OKOK OK. Print head deep cleaning starts when the POWER POWERPOWER POWER lamp starts blinking. 4Print the nozzle check pattern to check the print head condition. See“Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrinting the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 44. If a particular color is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of that color. See “Replacing an Ink Tank...
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Printing Maintenance 55 1Ensure that the printer is turned on. 2Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1)Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications ApplicationsApplications Applications folder, and the Utilities UtilitiesUtilities Utilities folder. (2)Double-click the Printer Setup Utility Printer Setup UtilityPrinter Setup Utility Printer Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v.10.2.x, double-click the Print Center Print CenterPrint Center Print Center...
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Printing Maintenance 56 Print head deep cleaning starts when the POWER POWERPOWER POWER lamp starts blinking. 4Print the nozzle check pattern to check the print head condition. See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrinting the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 44. If a particular color is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of that color. See “Replacing an Ink Tank Replacing an Ink TankReplacing an Ink Tank Replacing an Ink Tank” on...
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Printing Maintenance 57 Aligning the Print Head This operation must be carried out when using the printer for the first time. Aligning the print head allows you to print without shifts in the color registration. Print head alignment is performed either automatically or manually. This section deals with automatic print head alignment only. For details on how to align the print head manually, refer to the Users Guide. 1With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the sheet...
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Printing Maintenance 58 4If a message warning you not to perform other operations is displayed, click OK. 5Check the printed pattern. If the pattern is printed as shown below, the print head is aligned automatically. The printer is now ready to use. Notes If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the cover and ensure that the ink tanks are correctly installed. If the pattern is still not printed successfully, refer to “Eleven flashes” in “Handling Error Messages Handling Error...