Canon G1000 series Online Manual page 52

2. Click the Deep Cleaning icon
When the dialog opens, select the ink group for which deep cleaning is to be performed.
Before running Deep Cleaning, check that the printer power is on.
Then check the following item:
• Is there ink remaining?
3. Execute deep cleaning
Make sure that the printer is on and then click OK.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears.
Print head deep cleaning starts.
4. Complete deep cleaning
The Nozzle Check dialog opens after the confirmation message.
5. Check the results
To check whether the print quality has improved, click Print Check Pattern. To cancel the check
process, click Cancel.
Important
• Deep Cleaning consumes a larger amount of ink than Cleaning.
Cleaning the print head frequently will rapidly deplete your printer's ink supply. Consequently, perform
cleaning only when necessary.
System Cleaning
Execute System Cleaning if the status does not improve even after Deep Cleaning is performed.
1. Select Cleaning from the pop-up menu on the
2. Click the System Cleaning icon
When the dialog opens, select the ink group for which system cleaning is to be performed.
Before running System Cleaning, check that the printer power is on.
Then check the following items:
• When you ran Nozzle Check, were there areas where the print was smeared or unprinted
areas?
• Did the condition not improve even after Deep Cleaning was run?
• Are the remaining ink levels insufficient?
◦ Visually check whether the remaining ink levels are insufficient.
If System Cleaning is run when the remaining ink levels are insufficient, it may trigger a
failure.
◦ If you selected All Colors or Black for Ink Group, check that all remaining ink levels are at
least at the single dot position indicated on the ink tanks. (The color inks are consumed even
if Black was selected.)
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