Canon PIXMA iP5300 Service Manual page 29

Part 1: MAINTENANCE
(3) Ink absorber counter setting
When the logic board ass'y is replaced, reset the ink absorber counter.
In addition, according to the ink absorber counter value, replace the ink absorber (ink absorber kit). The standard
counter value for ink absorber replacement is given in the table below.
Ink absorber counter
value
Less than 7%
7% or more
*1: Check the ink absorber counter value by service test print or EEPROM information print.
[See 3-3. Adjustment / Settings, (5) Service mode, for details.]
(4) User mode
Function
Print head manual cleaning
Print head deep cleaning
Paper feed roller cleaning
Nozzle check pattern
printing
Print head alignment
(automatic / manual)
Bottom plate cleaning
Print head replacement
*1
- Cleaning both Black and Color:
See "Standalone printer operation" below.
- Cleaning Black or Color separately, or both
Black and Color:
Perform from the printer driver's
Maintenance tab.
- Cleaning Black or Color separately, or both
Black and Color:
Perform from the printer driver's
Maintenance tab.
See "Standalone printer operation" below.
See "Standalone printer operation" below.
See "Standalone printer operation" below.
See "Standalone printer operation" below,
or perform from the printer driver's
Maintenance tab.
The print head is replaceable at the same
position as for ink tank replacement. (Open
the top cover. When the carriage stops at the
center, the print head can be replaced.)
Ink absorber kit replacement
Not required.
Required.
Procedures
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Remarks
Also available from the printer driver's
Maintenance tab.
Automatic alignment:
Use MP-101.
Manual alignment:
In Custom Settings of the printer
driver's Maintenance tab, manual
print head alignment (by selecting
the optimum values) as with the
conventional models can be
performed.
Cleaning of the platen ribs when the
back side of paper gets smeared.