Canon iX7000 Series On-Screen Manual page 70

Cleaning the Print Head Deeply
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.
Note
Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be checked before cleaning the Print Head
deeply.
(5) Confirm the displayed message, and click OK.
The printer starts cleaning the Print Head deeply when the
Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the deep cleaning of the Print Head. This
takes about 2 minutes.
Confirm the displayed message, and click Print Check Pattern.
(6)
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.
Examining the Nozzle Check
See step 1 in
If a particular color is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of that color.
See Replacing an Ink Tank
If the problem is not resolved, open the Top Cover to confirm that the ink is remaining, turn off the power, then
clean the Print Head deeply again after 24 hours.
If the problem is still not resolved, the Print Head may be damaged. Contact the service center.
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.
Important
You cannot feed paper from the Front Tray for printing the nozzle check pattern. Load paper in
the Cassette.
3.
Open the Front Tray gently, and pull out the Front Tray Extension.
4.
Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility.
See Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility
Examining the Nozzle Check
Pattern.
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(Macintosh).
Pattern.
Power lamp starts flashing green.
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