Customer Maintenance; Product Life - Canon PIXMA MP950 Service Manual

1-2. Customer Maintenance

Adjustment
Print head At print head replacement.
alignment
Print head When print quality is not satisfying.
cleaning
Print head deep When print quality is not satisfying,
cleaning and not improved by print head
cleaning.
Ink tank When an ink tank becomes empty.
replacement ("No ink error" displayed on the
monitor, or short flashing of an ink
tank LED)
Paper feed roller When paper does not feed properly.
cleaning
CD / DVD print At CD / DVD printing, when
position
necessary.
*1
adjustment
Bottom plate When the back side of the paper is
cleaning smeared.
Scanning area - When the platen glass is dirty.
cleaning
- When the FAU lamp is dirty.
- When the FAU protective sheet is
dirty.
ASF sub- roller When the paper fed from the ASF is
smeared due to ink mist attached to
cleaning
the ASF sub-rollers.
*1: Only for CD / DVD printing supported regions.

1-3. Product Life

(1) Machine
Specified print volume (I) or the years of use (II), whichever comes first.
(I) Print volume: 14,000 pages
Black 1,500 character pattern
Color
(II) Years of use: 5 years of use
(2) Print head
Print volume: 14,000 pages
Timing
A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern
A4, photo, borderless printing
4 x 6, photo, borderless printing
Postcard, photo, borderless printing
Purpose
To ensure accurate dot placement. - Machine buttons
To improve nozzle conditions.
To improve nozzle conditions.
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To clean the paper feed rollers.
To correct CD / DVD print
position.
To clean the platen ribs.
- Clean the platen glass.
- Clean the FAU lamp
- Clean the FAU protective sheet
To clean the ASF sub-rollers.
1-2
Tool
- Computer (automatic
settings via the MP
driver)
- Machine buttons
- Computer (settings via
the MP driver)
- Machine buttons
- Computer (settings via
the MP driver)
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Machine buttons
Computer (application
5 min.
software)
- Plain paper
1 min.
- Computer (settings via
the MP driver)
Clean and soft cloth 1 min.
- Plain paper
1 min.
- Machine buttons (paper
feed roller cleaning)
[See Part 2, 5. FAQ,
How to make and set
the ASF sub-roller
cleaning sheet, for
details]
6,000 pages
3,500 pages
400 pages
3,000 pages
1,100 pages
Approx.
time
3 min.
1 min.
2 min.
2 min.
2 min.