Printing Maintenance; When Printing Becomes Faint Or Colors Are Incorrect - Canon PIXMA iP90 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 the nozzles.
Step 1
"Printing 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"Aligning the Print Head"
• If ink tank replacement does not resolve the problem, the Print Head may be
worn out. Contact the Customer Care Center.
"Print Head Cleaning"
"Print Head Deep Cleaning"
If the problem still remains
"Replacing an Ink Tank"
on page 42
After Print Head cleaning, print
the nozzle check pattern.
If the print quality is poor, perform
a Print Head cleaning
If the pattern is printed normally,
click Exit.
on page 47
on page 52
on page 61
on page 57.
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