Print Head Cleaning - Canon Pixma iP6700D Direct Printing Manual

Print Head Cleaning

Clean the print head if missing lines or white stripes appear in the printed nozzle check pattern.
Note that cleaning the print head causes ink used for cleaning to be absorbed in the ink absorber.
Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so perform print head cleaning only when necessary.
Ensure that the inner cover is closed.
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Ensure that the printer is on.
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Start print head cleaning.
(1) Press the Menu button.
(2) Use the
(3) Use the
Do not perform any other operations until the print head cleaning finishes. This takes about 30-50
seconds.
After print head cleaning finishes
After print head cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the print head nozzles
are clean. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 28.
When ink is low, the nozzle check pattern is not printed correctly. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on
page 23.
If the print quality remains poor, repeat print head cleaning twice.
If the print quality still remains poor, perform print deep head cleaning. See "Print Head Deep
Cleaning" on page 30.
buttons to select Maintenance/settings and then press the OK button.
buttons to select Maintenance and then press the OK button.
(4) Use the
(5) Use the
buttons to select Cleaning and then
press the OK button.
The confirmation screen is displayed.
buttons to select Yes and then press the
OK button.
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