Canon PIXMA iP5000 iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 57

Print Head Cleaning - waste ink absorber

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Printing Maintenance Print Head Cleaning Clean the Print Head if missing lines or white stripes appear in the nozzle check pattern. Note that cleaning the Print Head causes waste ink to be absorbed in the waste ink absorber. Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform Print Head Cleaning only when necessary. z Ensure that the Inner Cover is closed. Cleaning the Print Head Without a Computer z The Print Head can also be cleaned from the printer itself. With the printer on, hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes once. The Print Head Cleaning dialog box of step 3-(3) is directly displayed when you click Cleaning on the Pattern Check dialog box. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 52. 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Open the printer properties dialog box. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" on page 28. 3 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Cleaning. 53

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Printing Maintenance
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Print Head Cleaning
Clean the Print Head if missing lines or white stripes appear in the nozzle check pattern.
Note that cleaning the Print Head causes waste ink to be absorbed in the waste ink
absorber. Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform
Print Head Cleaning
only when
necessary.
Ensure that the Inner Cover is closed.
Cleaning the Print Head Without a Computer
The Print Head can also be cleaned from the printer itself. With the printer on,
hold down the
RESUME/CANCEL
button until the
POWER
lamp flashes once.
The
Print Head Cleaning
dialog box of step 3-(3) is directly displayed when you
click
Cleaning
on the
Pattern Check
dialog box.
See
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
on page 52.
1
Ensure that the printer is on.
2
Open the printer properties dialog box.
See
Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu
on
page 28.
3
Start Print Head Cleaning.
(1) Click the
Maintenance
tab.
(2) Click
Cleaning
.