Canon MultiPASS F80 MultiPASS F80 Comprehensive Guide - Page 92

Maintaining the printhead - print head

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Maintaining the printhead After you have printed the nozzle check pattern and checked the state of the nozzle, clean the printhead and align it. NOTE • Before doing the following, open the scanning unit, press "PUSH" on the ink tanks and check that they are securely inserted. Check how much ink is left and if there is none, replace the ink tank ( p. 11-4). Flowchart of printhead maintenance Step 1 Print the nozzle check pattern ( p. 11-7). This pattern allows you to check if the ink is coming out of the printhead nozzles correctly and if the printhead is aligned. The ink is not coming out correctly. The printhead is misaligned. Step 2 Perform normal printhead cleaning ( setting) ( p. 11-7). If there is no improvement. Step 2 Align the printhead ( p. 11-8). Step 3 Perform deep printhead cleaning ( setting) ( p. 11-7). NOTE • If the problem is still not solved If you have followed steps 1 to 3 above and there is no improvement, the printhead may be damaged. Contact the Canon Customer Care Center. 11-6 Maintenance Chapter 11

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11-6
Maintenance
Chapter 11
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Maintaining the printhead
After you have printed the nozzle check pattern and checked the state of the nozzle, clean
the printhead and align it.
NOTE
Before doing the following, open the scanning unit, press “PUSH” on the ink tanks and check that they
are securely inserted. Check how much ink is left and if there is none, replace the ink tank (
²
p. 11-4).
Flowchart of printhead maintenance
NOTE
If the problem is still not solved
If you have followed steps 1 to 3 above and there is no improvement, the printhead may be damaged.
Contact the Canon Customer Care Center.
The ink is not coming out correctly.
If there is no improvement.
The printhead is misaligned.
Print the nozzle check pattern (
²
p. 11-7).
This pattern allows you to check if
the ink is coming out of the printhead nozzles
correctly and if the printhead is aligned.
Perform normal printhead cleaning
(<HEAD CLEANING> setting) (
²
p. 11-7).
Perform deep printhead cleaning (<HEAD
REFRESHING> setting) (
²
p. 11-7).
Align the printhead (
²
p. 11-8).
Step 1
Step 2
Step 2
Step 3