Canon MP370 MultiPASS MP370/360 User's Guide - Page 87

Cleaning The Print Head, MAINTENANCE, CLEANING, HEAD REFRESHING

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Cleaning The Print Head If the printed nozzle check pattern is broken, missing, or a specific color is not printed, clean the print head. NOTE • Cleaning the print head consumes a small amount of ink. Cleaning too often reduces the amount of ink in the ink tanks. • Your machine performs print head cleaning every time you plug in the power cord. The machine also performs the cleaning periodically when it is ON. • PC You can also clean the print head from your computer. (See Software Guide, located on your Setup CD-ROM) Follow this procedure: 1 Press [Additional Functions]. 2 Use [W] or [X] to select . 3 Press [Set]. 4 Use [W] or [X] to select or as necessary. Ex: MAINTENANCE 2.CLEANING - : Performs normal print head cleaning. - : Performs deep print head cleaning. 5 Press [Set]. Ex: CLEANING IMPORTANT • If normal print head cleaning does not improve print quality, perform deep print head cleaning. NOTE • When cleaning has finished, the machine will return to standby mode and no document will be printed. Chapter 10 Maintenance 85

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Chapter 10
Maintenance
85
Cleaning The Print Head
If the printed nozzle check pattern is broken, missing, or a specific color is not printed, clean the
print head.
NOTE
• Cleaning the print head consumes a small amount of ink. Cleaning too often reduces the amount of ink in
the ink tanks.
• Your machine performs print head cleaning every time you plug in the power cord. The machine also
performs the cleaning periodically when it is ON.
You can also clean the print head from your computer. (See
Software Guide
, located on your Setup
CD-ROM)
Follow this procedure:
1
Press [Additional Functions].
2
Use [
] or [
] to select <
2.MAINTENANCE
>.
3
Press [Set].
4
Use [
] or [
] to select <
2.CLEANING
> or <
3.HEAD REFRESHING
> as
necessary.
–<
CLEANING
>:
Performs normal print head cleaning.
–<
HEAD REFRESHING
>: Performs deep print head cleaning.
5
Press [Set].
IMPORTANT
• If normal print head cleaning does not improve print quality, perform deep print head
cleaning.
NOTE
• When cleaning has finished, the machine will return to standby mode and no document will be
printed.
PC
Ex:
M
A
I
N
T
E
N
A
N
C
E
2
.
C
L
E
A
N
I
N
G
Ex:
C
L
E
A
N
I
N
G