Printing Maintenance

(5)When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK.

Print Head Deep Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking green.

Do not perform any other operation until the Print Head Deep

Cleaning finishes. This takes about 120 seconds.

4 Print the nozzle check pattern to check the Print Head condition.

See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 46.

If a particular color is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of that color. See “Replacing an Ink Tank” on page 36.

z If the print head nozzles are still not clean, turn off the printer. Be sure to perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning 24 hours after turning off the printer.

zIf this does not solve the problem, the Print Head may be worn out. Contact the Customer Care Center.

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Ensure that the printer is on.

Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box.

(1)Select Applications from the Go menu, and then double-click the Utilities folder.

(2)Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon.

When using Mac OS X v.10.2.8, double-click the Print Center icon.

(3)Select the name of your printer from the Name list and click Utility.

When using Mac OS X v.10.2.8, select the name of your printer from the Name list and click Configure.

(4)Select the name of your printer from the Product list and click Maintenance.

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