Canon PIXMA iP4200 iP4200 Quick Start Guide - Page 59

Printing Maintenance, Check the Print Head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern. - print head cleaning

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Printing Maintenance (3) Select the ink group to clean. When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to clean the nozzles of CLI-8BK. Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be checked before cleaning. (4) Click OK. Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking green. Do not perform any other operations until the Print Head Cleaning finishes. This takes about 40 seconds. (5) Read the message and click Print Check Pattern to print the nozzle check pattern. The nozzle check pattern is printed. Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern printing finishes. The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of ink is insufficient. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 37. 4 Check the Print Head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 50. If the problem remains after performing Print Head Cleaning twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 56. 55

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Printing Maintenance
55
Print Head Cleaning
starts when the
POWER
lamp starts blinking green.
Do not perform any other operations until the
Print Head Cleaning
finishes. This takes about 40 seconds.
(5)
Read the message and click
Print Check Pattern
to print the nozzle check pattern.
The nozzle check pattern is printed.
Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern
printing finishes.
The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not
enough ink. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of ink is
insufficient.
See
Replacing an Ink Tank
on page 37.
4
Check the Print Head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern.
See
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
on page 50.
If the problem remains after performing
Print Head Cleaning
twice, try
Print Head Deep Cleaning
.
See
Print Head Deep Cleaning
on page 56.
(3) Select the ink group to clean.
When cleaning the nozzles of black
ink tanks: select
Black
to clean the
nozzles of PGI-5BK,
Color
to clean the
nozzles of CLI-8BK.
Clicking
Initial Check Items
displays the items to be checked
before cleaning.
(4) Click
OK
.