When Printing Becomes Faint Or Colors Are Incorrect - Canon PIXMA MP800 User Manual

When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect

When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the Print
Head nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles.
If the ruled lines are shifted after running the Print Head maintenance, align the Print Head.
Before printing the nozzle check pattern or cleaning the Print Head, check the
Note
following;
Step 1
See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 102
If missing lines or white stripes appear
Step 2
See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 104
If the problem remains after performing Print Head
cleaning twice
Step 3
See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 105
If Print Head Deep cleaning does not resolve the problem, contact the Canon
Note
Customer Care Center.
If the ruled lines are shifted
Step 1
See "Aligning Print Head automatically" on page 106
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- Open the Scanning Unit (Printer Cover), and make sure that all the ink tanks
click into place and then their lamps light red.
- If any one of the lamps is flashing, the associated ink tank is empty or
running low. See "Getting the Ink Level Information" on page
If an ink tank lamp is flashing even though ink remains in that ink tank, it is
inserted in the wrong position. Make sure that the correct ink tank color is
inserted in each position. Open the Scanning Unit (Printer Cover) and make
sure all the ink tank lamps are lit. See
- If the ink tank lamp is unlit, press the
clicks to fully insert it. Make sure that all packaging material is peeled off the
ink tank. See "Replacing Ink Tanks" on page
"Replacing an Ink Tank" on page
mark on the ink tank firmly until it
96.
After Print Head
cleaning, print the
nozzle check
pattern.
Routine Maintenance
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