Cleaning The Print Head - Canon MG6400 SERIES Online Manual

Cleaning the Print Head

Clean the print head if lines are missing or if horizontal white streaks are present in the
printed nozzle check pattern. Cleaning unclogs the nozzles and restores the print head
condition. Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so clean the print head only when
necessary.
You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper
1. Make sure that the power is turned on.
2. Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the front tray.
3. Open the paper output tray gently.
4. Clean the print head.
(1) Select
LCD and Operation Panel
The setup menu screen will appear.
(2) Select
The Maintenance screen will appear.
(3) Select Cleaning, then press the OK button.
The confirmation screen will appear.
(4) Select Yes, then press the OK button.
The machine starts cleaning the print head.
Do not perform any other operations until the machine completes the cleaning of the
print head. This takes about 1 minute.
The pattern print confirmation screen will appear.
Setup on the HOME screen.
Maintenance, then press the OK button.
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