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Routine Maintenance
Print Head Deep Cleaning
If print quality does not improve by standard Print Head Cleaning, try Print Head Deep Cleaning,
which is a more powerful process. Note that cleaning the Print Head causes used ink to be absorbed
in the ink absorber. Print Head Deep Cleaning consumes more ink than standard Print Head
Cleaning, so perform this procedure only when necessary.
1
Make sure that the printer is on.
2
Press the Open button to open the Paper Output Tray and extend the Output Tray
Extension.
3
Open the printer properties dialog box.
4
Start
Print Head Deep Cleaning
.
(1)
Click the
Maintenance
tab.
(2)
Click
Deep Cleaning
.
(3)
Select the ink group to be deeply cleaned.
When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks:
Select
Black
to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK,
Color
to clean the nozzles of CLI-8BK.
(4)
Click
Execute
.
(5)
Confirm the displayed message and click
OK
.
Print Head Deep Cleaning starts when the
POWER
lamp starts flashing green.
Do not perform any other operations until Print Head Deep Cleaning finishes. This takes
about 90 seconds.
5
Check the condition of the Print Head.
(1)
Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Rear Tray or Cassette.
(2)
Press the
Paper Feed Switch
to select the paper source in which you loaded the paper.
(3)
Print the nozzle check pattern to check the print head condition.
See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 35.
If a particular color is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of that color.
See “Replacing an Ink Tank” on page 28.
Note
Make sure that the Inner Cover is closed.
Note
Clicking
Initial Check Items
displays the items to be checked before deep cleaning.
(3)
(4)
