Canon iP3300 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect

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. Print the nozzle check pattern to confirm the condition of the nozzles
and then perform Print Head Cleaning.
If the ruled lines are shifted after running print head maintenance, align the Print Head.
Note
Before performing maintenance
Open the Top Cover and make sure that all lamps for the ink tanks are lit red.
- If any one of the lamps is flashing slowly, the associated ink tank is running low. You
can continue printing for a while, but we recommend you to have a replacement ink
tank available.
- If any one of the lamps is flashing fast, the associated ink tank is empty. Replace the
ink tank. See Replacing Ink Tanks.
If an ink lamp is flashing fast even though ink remains in that ink tank, it is inserted in
the wrong position. Make sure that the ink tank of the correct color is inserted in each
position, matching the label. See Replacing an Ink Tank.
- If the ink lamp is not lit, the tank is not set properly. Press the mark on the ink
tank until the tank clicks into place. Make sure that all packaging material is peeled off
the ink tank. See Prepare the replacement tank..
Increase the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings.
See Print Results Not Satisfactory.
Step 1
See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern.
If lines are missing or if white streaks appear After cleaning the Print
Head, print and examine
the nozzle check pattern.
Step 2 See Print Head Cleaning.
If the problem is not resolved after
performing
Print Head Cleaning twice
Step 3
See Print Head Deep Cleaning.
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