Canon imagePROGRAF iPF760 Basic Guide - Page 42

Head Cleaning A, Head Cleaning B, Nozzle, Check, Tab Selection screen, Set./Adj. Menu, Maintenance,

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Maintenance and Consumables Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Printhead iPF760 • Head Cleaning A Use this mode if printing is faint or contains foreign substances. This method of cleaning consumes the least amount of ink. It takes about three and a half minutes to complete. • Head Cleaning B Use this mode if no ink is ejected at all, or if Head Cleaning A does not solve the problem. It takes about four minutes to complete. • Do not remove the Maintenance Cartridge or ink tanks during either Head Cleaning A or Head Cleaning B. Caution • If printing does not improve after Head Cleaning B, try repeating Head Cleaning B once or twice. If this still does not improve printing, the Printhead may have reached the end of its useful life. Contact your Canon dealer for assistance. Note • Nozzles are periodically checked to ensure they are clear. Configure the settings on the Control Panel menu in Nozzle Check. (See "Menu Settings.") →User's Guide Perform cleaning as follows. 1 On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◀ or ▶ to select the Settings/Adj. tab ( ). • If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button. Note 2 Press the OK button. The Set./Adj. Menu is displayed. 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Maintenance, and then press the OK button. 4 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Head Cleaning, and then press the OK button. 5 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Head Cleaning A or Head Cleaning B, and then press the OK button. Head cleaning is now executed. 6 Print a test pattern to check the nozzles, and determine whether cleaning has cleared the nozzles. (See "Checking for Nozzle Clogging.") →User's Guide 42 Basic Guide

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Head Cleaning A
Use this mode if printing is faint or contains foreign substances. This method of cleaning consumes the least
amount of ink.
It takes about three and a half minutes to complete.
Head Cleaning B
Use this mode if no ink is ejected at all, or if
Head Cleaning A
does not solve the problem.
It takes about four minutes to complete.
Caution
Do not remove the Maintenance Cartridge or ink tanks during either
Head Cleaning A
or
Head Cleaning B
.
Note
If printing does not improve after
Head Cleaning B
, try repeating
Head Cleaning B
once or twice. If this still does not
improve printing, the Printhead may have reached the end of its useful life. Contact your Canon dealer for assistance.
Nozzles are periodically checked to ensure they are clear. Configure the settings on the Control Panel menu in
Nozzle
Check
.
(See "Menu Settings.")
→User's Guide
Perform cleaning as follows.
1
On the
Tab Selection screen
of the Control Panel, press
or
to select the Settings/Adj. tab (
).
Note
If the
Tab Selection screen
is not displayed, press the
Menu
button.
2
Press the
OK
button.
The
Set./Adj. Menu
is displayed.
3
Press
or
to select
Maintenance
, and then press the
OK
button.
4
Press
or
to select
Head Cleaning
, and then press the
OK
button.
5
Press
or
to select
Head Cleaning A
or
Head Cleaning B
, and then press the
OK
button.
Head cleaning is now executed.
6
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles, and determine whether cleaning has cleared the nozzles.
(See
"Checking for Nozzle Clogging.")
→User's Guide
Cleaning the Printhead
iPF760
Basic Guide
Maintenance and Consumables
Cleaning the Printer
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