Printing Maintenance; When Printing Becomes Faint Or Colors Are Incorrect - Canon iP6220D - PIXMA Color Inkjet Printer Direct Printing Manual

Printing Maintenance

Printing Maintenance
Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance

When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect

When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, the print head nozzles are probably clogged.
Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles.
Before Performing Maintenance
Remove the FINE Cartridge once, then insert it into place again. See "Replacing
a FINE Cartridge" on page 54.
Step 1
"Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 49
If the pattern is
printed normally,
select All A All A. All A All A
If the print quality is poor, perform a print head cleaning.
Step 2
If the problem remains after performing print head cleaning twice.
Step 3
If the problem still remains after performing print head deep cleaning twice.
Step 4
If ruled lines are misaligned, adjust the print head position.
See "Aligning Print Head - Auto head align" on page 53.
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"Print Head Cleaning" on page 51
"Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 52
"Replacing a FINE Cartridge" on page 54
After print head cleaning, print
the nozzle check pattern.