Printing The Nozzle Check Pattern - Canon MP980 series On-Screen Manual

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern

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Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles.
You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper
Note
If the remaining ink level is low, the nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly. Replace the
ink tank whose ink is low.
Replacing an Ink Tank
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1.
Make sure that the power is turned on.
2.
Make sure that one or more sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper are loaded in
the Cassette.
3.
Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
Important
If the Inner Cover is open, close it.
4.
Print the nozzle check pattern.
Select Settings
(1)
Select Maintenance, and press the
(2)
Select Nozzle check pattern, and press the OK button.
(3)
Select Yes, and press the OK button.
(4)
The nozzle check pattern will be printed and two pattern confirmation screens appear on the LCD.
5.
Examine the nozzle check pattern.
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
See
>
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect
.
on the HOME screen, and press the OK
OK
.
Advanced Guide
> Printing the Nozzle Check
button.
button.
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