Open the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension.

1 Make sure that the printer is turned on, and then remove any paper from the Rear Tray.

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3 Fold a single sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in half widthwise, and then unfold the paper.

4 Load this and only this sheet of paper in the

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Rear Tray with the open side to the front.

 

Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the left.

For details on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to “Front View” in “Main Components” of the User’s Guide on-screen manual.

(A) Load the paper after unfolding it.

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Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box.

Make sure that Cleaning is selected in the pop-up menu.

Click Bottom Plate Cleaning.

Confirm the displayed message and click Execute.

The paper cleans the inside of the printer as it feeds through the printer.

Check the folded part of the ejected paper. If it is smudged with ink, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning again.

If the problem is not resolved after performing cleaning twice, the protrusions inside the printer may be stained. Clean them according to instructions. See “Cleaning the Protrusions Inside the Printer” on page 51.

Important

Do not perform any other operation while the bottom plate is being cleaned.

Note

When performing Bottom Plate Cleaning again, make sure to use a new piece of paper.

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