Canon S830D S830D Quick Start Guide - Page 37

Cleaning the Print Head, Refreshing the Print Head

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Printing Without a Computer Cleaning the Print Head You can perform print head cleaning by making sure the printer is on, then keeping the RESUME/CANCEL button pressed down. Release it when the power lamp blinks once. To clean the print head from the Operation Panel: 1. Press the Maintenance button. The icon appears in Required Sheets. 2. Press the The (right) button twice. icon is displayed. 3. Press the Print button. Print head cleaning starts. When cleaning ends, the icon appears. 4. Press the Maintenance button to exit. 5. Print a nozzle check pattern, and make sure the pattern prints correctly. See "Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 32. • If there is no improvement, repeat head cleaning up to three times. • If there is still no improvement, perform head refreshing. See "Refreshing the Print Head" on page 33. Refreshing the Print Head If print head cleaning is not effective, perform print head refreshing, which is a stronger cleaning process. Perform this operation only when necessary. To refresh the print head: 1. Press the Maintenance button. The icon appears in Required Sheets. 2. Press the (right) button three times. The icon appears. 3. Press the Print button. Print head refreshing starts. When refreshing is completed, the icon is displayed. 4. Press the Maintenance button to exit. 5. Print a nozzle check pattern, and make sure the pattern prints correctly. See "Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 32. 33

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Printing Without a Computer
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Cleaning the Print Head
You can perform print head cleaning by making sure the printer is on, then keeping the
RESUME/CANCEL
button pressed down. Release it when the power lamp blinks once.
To clean the print head from the Operation Panel:
1.
Press the
Maintenance
button. The
icon appears in Required Sheets.
2.
Press the
(right) button twice.
The
icon is displayed.
3.
Press the
Print
button. Print head cleaning
starts. When cleaning ends, the
icon appears.
4.
Press the
Maintenance
button to exit.
5.
Print a nozzle check pattern, and make sure
the pattern prints correctly. See “Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern” on
page 32.
If there is no improvement, repeat head cleaning up to three times.
If there is still no improvement, perform head refreshing. See “Refreshing
the Print Head” on page 33.
Refreshing the Print Head
If print head cleaning is not effective, perform print head refreshing, which is a
stronger cleaning process. Perform this operation only when necessary.
To refresh the print head:
1.
Press the
Maintenance
button. The
icon appears in Required Sheets.
2.
Press the
(right) button three times. The
icon appears.
3.
Press the
Print
button. Print head refreshing
starts. When refreshing is completed, the
icon is displayed.
4.
Press the
Maintenance
button to exit.
5.
Print a nozzle check pattern, and make sure
the pattern prints correctly. See “Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern” on
page 32.