Canon PIXMA iP1500 iP1500 Quick Start Guide - Page 33

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern - not printing black

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Printing Maintenance (4) Confirm the nozzle check pattern. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 29. (5) If you want to start Print Head cleaning, click Cleaning on the Pattern Check screen. Otherwise, click Quit to finish. „ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer. When with lines missing (black ink) Lines missing or white stripes in this pattern require running Print Head cleaning. See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 31. When white stripes appear (color ink) Note If the ink level is low, the nozzle check pattern is not printed properly. Replace an ink tank. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 41. Lines missing or white stripes in this pattern require running Print Head cleaning. Click the Cleaning button on the Pattern Check screen to proceed to Print Head cleaning. See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 31. 29

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Printing Maintenance
29
(4)
Confirm the nozzle check pattern.
See
"
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
"
on page 29.
(5)
If you want to start Print Head cleaning, click
Cleaning
on the
Pattern Check
screen. Otherwise, click
Quit
to finish.
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly.
Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer.
Lines missing or white stripes in this pattern require running Print Head cleaning.
Click the
Cleaning
button on the
Pattern Check
screen to proceed to Print Head cleaning.
See
"
Print Head Cleaning
"
on page 31.
Note
If the ink level is low, the nozzle check pattern is not printed
properly.
Replace an ink tank.
See
"
Replacing an Ink Tank
"
on page 41.
Lines missing or white stripes in this pattern
require running Print Head cleaning.
See
"
Print Head Cleaning
"
on page 31.
When with lines missing (black ink)
When white stripes appear (color ink)