Auto Sheet Feeder; Power Lamp And Alarm Lamp Flash Alternately - Canon iP6210D - PIXMA Color Inkjet Printer Printing Manual

Adjusting the Print Head Manually
If the automatic print head adjustment does not work or if you wish to adjust
the print heads manually, follow the procedure below.
1. With the printer on, load a sheet of A4/Letter-sized plain paper in the
2. Press the Configuration
3. Use the
SET VALUE

POWER Lamp and Alarm Lamp Flash Alternately

Possible Cause
An error that requires
contacting the Customer Care
Center may have occurred
Ink Does Not Come Out/ Printing is Blurred/Colors are Wrong/White
Streaks
Possible Cause
A FINE Cartridge is not seated
properly/FINE Cartridge is
empty
Incorrect media type
Print head nozzles clogged or
shifted
Media not loaded print-side
up
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auto sheet feeder.

Configuration button repeatedly to select MAINTENANCE
Configuration Configuration
buttons to select ALIGN PRINT HEAD
button.
A 0
Disconnect the printer cable from the printer, and then turn the printer off and unplug the printer
from the power supply. Plug the printer back in and turn the printer back on after leaving it for a
while.
If the problem remains, contact the Customer Care Center.
• Open the card slot cover first and the front cover next, and press up the FINE Cartridge to
install it properly.
• Ensure that the specified FINE Cartridge is installed. If the specified FINE Cartridge is not used,
good printing color quality cannot be expected.
See "Replacing a FINE Cartridge" on page 40.
On the operation panel, confirm that the media type selected matches the paper loaded.
Print the nozzle check pattern to check for uneven ink output.
When a specific color is missing from the nozzle check pattern, clean the print head.
• If ink supply is uneven: See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 38.
• If straight lines are shifted: See "Aligning the Print Head - Auto head align" on page 39.
Check that your paper is loaded with the correct print side facing up.
Follow the instructions packaged with your specialty media for loading and handling.
ALIGN PRINT HEAD and then press the OK
ALIGN PRINT HEAD ALIGN PRINT HEAD
4. Examine the printed pattern and enter the
number of column "A" with fewest white
stripes using the
5. Press the OK OK button.
OK OK
6. Repeat Steps (4) through (5) and enter
the pattern numbers up to column "N".
Try This
Try This
MAINTENANCE.
MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE
OK
OK OK
buttons.