Cleaning The Printhead - Canon iPF8300S User Manual

Maintenance and Consumables
2.
On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to select the Settings/Adj. tab (
3.
Press the OK button.
The Set./Adj. Menu is displayed.
4.
Press ▲ or ▼ to select Test Print, and then press the OK button.
5.
Press ▲ or ▼ to select Nozzle Check, and then press the OK button.
The printer now prints a test pattern for checking the nozzles.
6.
Check the printing results.
If the horizontal lines are not faint or incomplete, the nozzles are clear.
If some sections of the horizontal lines are faint or incomplete, the nozzles for those colors are clogged.
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If horizontal lines are faint or incomplete, follow the steps below and check again for nozzle clogging.
1.
Clean the Printhead. (See "Cleaning the Printhead.")
2.
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles.
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Cleaning the Printhead

If printing is faint, cleaning the Printhead may improve results.
Choose one of two Printhead cleaning modes ( Head Cleaning A or Head Cleaning B ), depending on the problem to
resolve.
• Head Cleaning A
Cleaning the Printhead
> Printheads >
Note
• If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button.
Important
• If you repeat these steps several times but the horizontal lines are still faint or incomplete, contact
your Canon dealer.
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