Canon i80 i80 Quick Start Guide - Page 41

Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the print head nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles. Step 1 "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 38 After print head cleaning, print the nozzle check pattern. If the print quality is poor, perform print head cleaning If the pattern is printed normally, click OK. Step 2 "Print Head Cleaning" on page 41 If the problem remains after performing print head cleaning three times Step 3 "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 44 Still the problem remains Step 4 "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 50 Note z If ruled lines are printed misaligned, adjust the print head position. See "Aligning the Print Head" on page 46. z If ink tank replacement does not resolve the problem, the print head may be worn out. Contact the Customer Care Center. 37