Customer Maintenance - Canon iP4200 - PIXMA Photo Printer Service Manual

Note: DO NOT loosen the red screws at both ends of the carriage shaft, securing the print head position, as they are
not re-adjustable.
The red screws securing the paper feed motor may be loosened only at replacement of the paper feed motor
unit.
*1: Only for CD / DVD printing supported regions.
(2) Periodic maintenance
No periodic maintenance is necessary.
(3) Periodic replacement parts
There are no parts in this printer that require periodic replacement by a service engineer.
(4) Replacement consumables
There are no consumables that require replacement by a service engineer.

1-2. Customer Maintenance

Adjustment
Print head At print head replacement.
alignment
Print head When print quality is not
cleaning satisfying.
Print head deep When print quality is not
cleaning satisfying, and not improved by
print head cleaning.
Ink tank When an ink tank becomes
replacement empty. ("No ink error" via the
computer, or ink tank LED
flashing fast in red)
Paper feed roller When necessary
cleaning
CD / DVD print At CD / DVD printing, when
position
necessary
adjustment
Bottom plate When the back side of the paper
cleaning is smeared
ASF sub- roller When the paper fed from the
ASF is smeared due to ink mist
cleaning
attached to the ASF sub-rollers.
Timing
To ensure accurate dot
placement.
To improve nozzle conditions. - Printer buttons
To improve nozzle conditions. Computer (settings
To clean the paper feed
rollers.
To correct CD / DVD print
position.
To clean the platen ribs.
To clean the ASF sub-rollers.
Purpose
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1-2
Tool
- Printer buttons
- Computer
(automatic settings
via the printer
driver)
- Computer (settings
via the printer
driver)
via the printer driver)
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Printer buttons
Computer (application
5 min.
software)
- Plain paper
1 min.
- Computer (settings
via the printer
driver)
- Plain paper
1 min.
- Printer buttons
[See Part 2, 4. FAQ,
How to make and
set the ASF sub-
roller cleaning
sheet, for details]
Approx.
time
3 min.
1 min.
2 min.
2 min.
2 min.