Cleaning The Printhead - Canon SmartBase MPC190 Quick Reference Manual

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Cleaning the printhead

If the printed nozzle check pattern is broken, missing, or a specific colour is not printed,

clean the printhead.

NOTE

• Cleaning the printhead consumes a small amount of ink. Cleaning too often reduces

the amount of ink in the ink tanks.

• You can also clean the printhead from your computer (1 Software Guide ).

Follow this procedure to clean the printhead from the machine:

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Press [Menu] repeatedly until <MAINTENANCE> is displayed.

7 . M A I N T E N A N C E

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Use [O O O O ] or [

] or [P P P P ] to select the cleaning setting you want.

Use [

] or [

• Select:

– <HEAD CLEANING> for normal printhead cleaning.

– <HEAD REFRESHING> for deep printhead cleaning.

• For details on which to select, see p. 7-7.

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Press [OK].

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N O Z Z L E C H E C K

] to select the cleaning setting you want.

Maintenance

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