Printing Maintenance; When Printing Becomes Faint Or Colors Are Incorrect - Canon PIXMA iP1700 Series Quick Start Manual

Printing Maintenance

When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect

When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, the Print Head Nozzles are probably
clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean these nozzles.
Step 1
"Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern"
Step 2
If the problem remains after performing Print Head Cleaning twice
Step 3
If the problem still remains after performing Print Head Deep Cleaning twice
Step 4
If ruled lines appear misaligned when printed, adjust the Print Head position.
Note
See
"Print Head Cleaning"
"Print Head Deep Cleaning"
"Replacing a FINE Cartridge"
"Aligning the Print Head"
on page 20
After Print Head Cleaning, print
the nozzle check pattern.
If the print quality is poor,
perform Print Head Cleaning.
If the pattern is printed normally,
click Exit.
on page 25
on page 29
on page 39
on page 34.
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