Canon PIXMA G600 Series Online Manual page 275

• From the computer •
◦ ◦ For Windows:
Clean the print head deeply
◦ ◦ For macOS:
Clean the print head deeply
If it does not improve, turn off the printer, wait for more than 24 hours, and go to the next step.
Clean the print head deeply again.
Step5
After cleaning the print head deeply again, print the nozzle check pattern and check the result.
If it still does not improve, go to the next step.
Perform ink flush.
Step6
After performing ink flush, print the nozzle check pattern and check the result.
Ink flush consumes a great amount of ink. Frequent ink flush can rapidly consume ink, so perform it only when necessary.
How to Perform Ink Flush
Important
• • Performing ink flush when the remaining ink level is not enough may damage the printer.
Before performing ink flush, check the remaining ink level of all colors.
How to Perform Ink Flush
If the nozzle check pattern is not printed correctly even after performing ink flush, check the installing condition
of the print head.
Check Installation of Print Head
When an ink tank runs out of ink, refill the ink tank.
Check4
If the remaining ink level is below the lower limit line (A), refill the ink tank with the corresponding color of ink.
If you use the printer until the ink tank becomes empty, perform ink flush after refilling the ink tank.
Refilling Ink Tanks
How to Perform Ink Flush
Note
• The color of the printed image may differ from the color on the screen due to different coloration methods
between the display and the printer. Also, colors may vary depending on the environment in which you
are viewing the display and the color adjustment. For these reasons, the print result may not be the
same color.
Perform print head alignment.
Check5
If printed lines are misaligned/distorted or print results are otherwise unsatisfactory, adjust the print head
position.
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