Cleaning Your Printer
This section describes the cleaning procedure that is needed to maintain your printer.
Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers (Roller Cleaning)
Clean the paper feed rollers if paper is not fed properly. Cleaning the paper feed rollers will wear the rollers, so perform this only when necessary.
Note
Make sure that the Inner Cover is closed.
1 Make sure that the printer is turned on, and then remove any paper from the Auto Sheet Feeder and Cassette.
2 Press the Open Button to open the Paper Output Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension.
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Press the Paper Feed Switch to select the paper source to clean.
Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button and release it when the POWER lamp flashes green three times.
The Paper Feed Rollers will rotate as they clean.
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Repeat step 4 twice.
Load three or more sheets of A4 or
7 Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button and release it when the POWER lamp flashes green three times.
The paper cleans the Paper Feed Rollers as it feeds through the printer.
8 Repeat step 7 three times.
If there are no signs of improvement after performing cleaning three times, contact a Canon service representative.
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