Canon MP730, MP700 manual Printing the nozzle check pattern, Cleaning the printhead

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Printing the nozzle check pattern

The nozzle check pattern shows if each printhead nozzle is operating properly.

NOTE

• You can also print the nozzle check pattern from your computer ( Software Guide).

Follow this procedure to print the nozzle check pattern from the machine:

1Load letter-size plain paper in the multi-purpose tray.

2Press [Menu].

3Use [2] or [3] to select <MAINTENANCE>.

4Press [Set] twice.

Nozzle check pattern

If the pattern is broken, missing, or a specific color is not printed, see Cleaning the printhead, below.

Printhead position

If the pattern is not uniform, align the printhead ( p. 9-5).

If lateral lines are visible, align the printhead ( p. 9-5).

Cleaning the printhead

If the printed nozzle check pattern is broken, missing, or a specific color is not printed, clean the printhead.

NOTE

•Cleaning the printhead consumes a small amount of ink. Cleaning too often reduces the amount of ink in the ink tanks.

• You can also clean the printhead from your computer ( Software Guide).

Follow this procedure to clean the printhead from the machine:

1

2

3

Press [Menu].

Use [2] or [3] to select <MAINTENANCE>.

Press [Set].

M A I N T E N A N C E

1 . NOZZLE CHECK

4Use [2] or [3] to select the cleaning setting you want.

•Select:

–<HEAD CLEANING> for normal printhead cleaning.

–<HEAD REFRESHING> for deep printhead cleaning.

•For details on which to select, see p. 9-3.

5Press [Set].

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Maintenance

Chapter 9

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Contents Quick Reference Guide Preface Trademarks CopyrightQuick Reference Guide This guide How to use the documentation providedInstalling the Utility Software Reading the documentationViewing the documentation on the CD-ROM To not copy the documentation to your computer To copy the documentation to your computerType conventions Machine safely, always pay attention to these warningsMachine Contents Troubleshooting Machine settingsAppendixSpeciﬁcations Location Safety informationPower Supply Handling Maintenance Location Pre-installation requirements for Canon facsimile equipmentPower requirements Users in the U.S.AFCC Notice Connection of the equipmentCase of equipment malfunction Rights of the telephone companyUsers in Canada XVI Quick Reference Guide IntroductionUnpacking your machine Multi-purpose traySystem requirements Main components of the machine Operation panel of the machine @2Fax Model Redial/Pause key 4Scan key5Photo Print key 6Numeric keysIntroduction Documents Print media DocumentsDocument requirements Lift the document cover Place your document face down on Using the platen glassFax Model Using the ADF Loading documentsLoading requirements Print mediaSetting the print media size and type Setting the paper thickness leverUse 2 or 3 to select the print media type Loading print mediaUse 2 or 3 to select the print media size Press SetDocuments and print media Load paper in the printer Printing from yourComputer Printing documentsSetting the paper type and print quality/Main tab Print Advisor More informationGrayscale Printing Preview before printingPrinting from your computer -Basic operation Photo printing from a Memory cardBefore printing from a memory card Insert a memory card into the appropriate slot Inserting/removing a memory cardInserting a memory card Make sure the machine is onRemoving a memory card Select a printing method Printing methodsPrinting an index Load the correct print media in the multi-purpose trayUse 2 or 3 to select Index Press Set Printing all frames Press StartUse 2 or 3 to select ALL Frames Press Set Use 2 or 3 to select borderless printing Printing a single frame Use 2 or 3 to select Single Frame Press SetUse the numeric keys to enter the frame number Use 2 or 3 to view your settings in the LCD Enabling/disabling overwriting memory card data Reading data from or writing data to a memory cardMore information Photo printing from a memory card -Basic operation Making copies Setting color or black & white copyingCopying Before copyingPress Exposure Use 2 or 3 to select the exposure Press Set Adjusting the image quality resolutionAdjusting the exposure density Press Image Quality Use 2 or 3 to select the image qualitySending a fax PC FaxingCharacters and symbols for fax numbers Character/symbol ExplanationClick Send Now Before sending faxes Sending faxes from your machineLetters Number Press Set twiceMemory sending Sending methodsUse 2 or 3 to select a one-touch speed dialing key 01 to Use 2 or 3 to select the resolutionSpeed dialing Registering one-touch speed dialingUse 2 or 3 to select Coded Speed Dial Press Set Registering coded speed dialingTo change or delete an entry Refer to the User’s Guide Press Menu Use 2 or 3 to select User Data Press Set twiceUsing speed dialing One-touch speed dialingCoded speed dialing Before receiving faxes to your machine Receiving faxes to your machineReceiving faxes manually Canceling receivingUsing the Scan key on the operation panel ScanningScanning methods Scanning -Basic operation Guidelines MaintenanceWhen to replace an ink tank Replacing ink tanksReplacing an ink tank If there is no improvement Flowchart of printhead maintenanceMaintaining the printhead Out correctlyPrinting the nozzle check pattern Cleaning the printheadPress Menu Use 2 or 3 to select Maintenance Press Set Use 2 or 3 to select the cleaning setting you wantAligning the printhead Use 2 or 3 to select Align Print Head Press SetPress T Press Set Repeat steps 12 and 13 for column M Removal of the software was completed, but Canon remains TroubleshootingMP Drivers/MP Toolbox Cannot install the software 10-1Cannot print at all Cannot use the software after upgrading to Windows XPDevice Manager, green mark ? is displayed Windows Me Computer will not startPaper does not feed properly 10-3Cannot print to a shared printer Printing stops in the middlePrintout is rubbed or stained Meaningless characters and symbols are printingPaper curls White streaks appear on the printoutPrint the nozzle check pattern Maintaining the printhead, p 10-5Paper comes out but there is nothing copied on it Is the document loaded correctly?Copy quality is poor or documents are printed with streaks Cannot scan a document10-6 If an error occurs when scanning an image in Photoshop Computer has hung up or frozenQuit other open applications and try again Cannot scan correctly with multi-scan See below if you are having problems receiving faxesWhite margins appear around the scanned image White lines appear on the left side of the imageCannot receive a fax, cannot print a fax 10-9Cannot receive faxes automatically Cannot receive a fax in ECM modeRepeated errors occur when you receive a fax 10-10TroubleshootingCannot send a fax in ECM mode Cannot send a faxFax sent is dirty or documents are printed with streaks Memory card is not recognized Repeated errors occur when you send a faxCannot dial Telephone disconnects during a callUnplug/Eject icon does not appear Windows Removable disk does not appear in Windows ExplorerIf nothing displays in the LCD if there is no power 10-14TroubleshootingWindows Explorer, you cannot display Thumbnails Windows Removing jams from the machine’s interior If the power disconnects unexpectedlyRemoving jammed paper Removing jams in the paper output trayRemoving jammed documents If there are repeated paper jamsPaying attention to the following points, reload the paper Chapter Troubleshooting LCD messages If you cannot solve the problemIf the nozzle check pattern does not print properly Interpreting the messages11-1 Machine settingsPrinting a list to check the current settings Accessing the machine settings11-2 SettingsName Description Setting Details Function key CopyMM/DD/YYYY 11-311-4 33600bps15 SEC 11-5 SwitchFax Model Menu Memory Reference Function key Fax Function key Fax11-6 11-7 Menu Photo Print Mode Function key Photo Print11-8 General speciﬁcations SpeciﬁcationsPrintable areas Paper printable areasEnvelope printable areas System requirements Ink speciﬁcations Banner paper printable areasScanned area Print speciﬁcations Photo print speciﬁcationsCopy speciﬁcations Fax Model Fax speciﬁcations Telephone speciﬁcations Scan speciﬁcationsIndex 2Index Index 4Index Limited Warranty-U.S. Only Carry-In/ Mail-In InstantExchange†Index Sending from computer problems 10-11 Index Chapter Quick Reference Guide

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