Step - Canon iX7000 Series On-Screen Manual

Cleaning the Print Head
(3) Select the ink group to clean.
Note
This printer has two kinds of black ink: BK and PBK.
Check the nozzle check pattern, then select Black if there are missing lines in BK, or select
Color if there are horizontal white streaks.
For details on the nozzle check pattern, see
(4) Click Execute.
The printer starts cleaning the Print Head when the
Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the cleaning of the Print Head. This takes
about 1 minute.
Note
Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be checked before cleaning the Print Head.
Confirm the displayed message, and click Print Check Pattern.
(5)
The nozzle check pattern will be printed.
Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the printing of the nozzle check pattern.
6.
Examine the nozzle check pattern.
See Examining the Nozzle Check
Note
If the problem is not resolved after cleaning the Print Head twice, clean the Print Head deeply.
See Cleaning the Print Head Deeply
If you click Cleaning on the Pattern Check dialog box that appears after printing the nozzle check pattern
(See When cleaning is required:
sheets of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper are loaded in the Cassette, then go to (3) in step 5.
Examining the Nozzle Check
Power
Pattern.
.
.), the printer starts cleaning the Print Head. Make sure that one or more
Pattern.
lamp starts flashing green.
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