Canon W2200 Cleaning the Printhead, Types of Printhead Cleaning, Head Cleaning Procedure, 7-28

Cleaning the Printhead

When the ink nozzles of the printhead become clogged, you can restore normal operation by cleaning the printhead.

Cleaning the printhead consumes ink, so clean the printhead only when it is necessary.

Types of Printhead Cleaning

There are 3 methods for printhead cleaning.

THead Cleaning A

Perform when the printing is faint or when dust has collected on the printhead. This cleaning method consumes the least amount of ink. Head Cleaning A requires about 1 minute to complete.

THead Cleaning B

Perform when the printing is blank or when Head Cleaning A does not correct the problem. Head Cleaning B requires about 2 minutes to complete.

THead Cleaning C

Note

Perform when the printer has not been used for a long period, or when Head Cleaning B does not correct the problem. This cleaning method consumes the most ink. Head Cleaning C requires about 3 minutes.

When there is little ink remaining, printhead cleaning B or C would not be performed properly. Check the ink tanks to make sure that more than 40% of all inks remain, before you clean the printhead. If there is little ink remaining, replace the ink tank with new tank before you perform printhead cleaning.

Head Cleaning Procedure

Follow the procedure below to clean the printhead. The procedure is basically the same for all 3 methods for cleaning the printhead.

•If 1 execution of Head Cleaning A does not correct the problem, perform Head Cleaning B.

•If Head Cleaning B does not correct the problem, repeat Head Cleaning B 2 or 3 times.

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