Printing Maintenance; When Printing Becomes Faint Or Colors Are Incorrect - Canon PIXMA IP1500 Quick Start Manual

Printing Maintenance

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 the nozzles.
Step 1
"P P rinting the Nozzle Check Pattern"
Step 2
If the problem remains after performing Print Head cleaning three times
Step 3
Step 4
• If ruled lines are printed misaligned, adjust the Print Head position.
Note
See"A A ligning the Print Head"
• If ink tank replacement does not resolve the problem, the Print Head may be
worn out. Contact the Customer Care Center.
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"P P rint Head Cleaning"
"P P rint Head Deep Cleaning"
If the problem still remains
"R R eplacing an Ink Tank"
on page 27
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 31
on page 34
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on page 37.