Printing The Nozzle Check Pattern; Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern - Canon iP6700D - PIXMA Color Inkjet Printer Printing Manual

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern

Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head
nozzles. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect.
Ensure that the inner cover is closed.
1
With the printer on, load a sheet of A4/Letter-sized paper in the printer.
2
Press the Feed Switch
the paper.
3
Print the nozzle check pattern.
(1) Press the Menu
(2) Use the
button.
(3) Use the

(6) Examining the nozzle check pattern.

See below.
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer, and clean the print head when
necessary.
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 48.
Feed Switch button to select the paper source in which you loaded Feed Switch Feed Switch
Menu button. Menu Menu
buttons to select Maintenance/settings
buttons to select Maintenance
(4) Use the
(5) Use the
• When all the patterns are printed normally, select All A
press the OK
The screen returns to the Maintenance
• When a white stripe exists on any of the printed patterns,
select Also B
The confirmation screen is displayed.
Select Yes
See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 54.
Maintenance/settings Maintenance/settings Maintenance/settings and then press the OK
Maintenance and then press the OK
Maintenance Maintenance
buttons to select Nozzle check
and then press the OK OK OK button. OK
The pattern print confirmation screen is
displayed.
buttons to select Yes
OK button. OK
OK OK
The nozzle check pattern is printed.
Do not open the cover while printing.
OK button. OK OK
Also B and press the OK
Also B Also B
Yes and press the OK Yes Yes
OK button.
OK OK
Nozzle check
Nozzle check Nozzle check
Yes and then press the Yes Yes
Maintenance Maintenance screen. Maintenance
OK button.
OK OK
OK OK button to start head cleaning. OK
OK OK OK
All A and
All A All A
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