Cleaning The Printhead - Canon BJC-S820D Quick Start Manual

Cleaning the Printhead

You can perform printhead cleaning by making sure the printer is on, then keeping
the RESET button pressed down. Release it when the power lamp blinks once.
To clean the printhead from the Operation Panel:
1.
Press the Maintenance button. The
icon appears in Required Sheets.
2.
Press the
The
3.
Press the Print button. Printhead cleaning
starts. When cleaning ends, the
icon appears.
4.
Press the Maintenance button to exit.
5.
Print a nozzle check pattern, and make sure
the pattern prints correctly. See "Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern" on
page 40.
•
If there is no improvement, repeat head cleaning up to three times.
•
If there is still no improvement, perform head refreshing. See "Refreshing
the Printhead" on page 41.
Refreshing the Printhead
If printhead cleaning is not effective, perform printhead refreshing, which is a
stronger cleaning process. Perform this operation only when necessary.
To refresh the printhead:
1.
Press the Maintenance button. The
icon appears in Required Sheets.
2.
Press the
icon appears.
3.
Press the Print button. Printhead refreshing
starts. When refreshing is completed, the
icon is displayed.
4.
Press the Maintenance button to exit.
5.
Print a nozzle check pattern, and make sure
the pattern prints correctly. See "Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern" on
page 40.
(right) button twice.
icon is displayed.
(right) button three times. The
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