Print Head Cleaning; Make Sure That The Machine Is Turned On - Canon PIXM MX300 Series User Manual

Print Head Cleaning

Clean the Print Head if lines are missing or if white streaks appear in the printed nozzle check
pattern. Cleaning unclogs the nozzles and restores the print head condition. Note that cleaning the
Print Head causes used ink to be absorbed in the ink absorber. Cleaning the Print Head consumes
ink, so perform Print Head Cleaning only when necessary.
1

Make sure that the machine is turned on.

2
Start Print Head Cleaning.
Press the Menu button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE appears.
(1)
Press the
(2)
Print Head Cleaning starts.
Do not perform any other operations until Print Head Cleaning finishes. This takes about
50 seconds.
3
Confirm the condition of the Print Head.
When Print Head Cleaning finishes, the LCD returns to the standby mode.
Print the nozzle check pattern to check the print head condition.
See Printing the Nozzle Check
Note
If the problem is not resolved after performing Print Head Cleaning twice,
try Print Head Deep Cleaning. See
or button to select CLEANING, then press the OK button.
Pattern.
Print Head Deep Cleaning.
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