Cleaning the Print Head
Clean the print head if lines are missing or if horizontal white streaks are present in the printed nozzle check
pattern. Cleaning unclogs the nozzles and restores the print head condition. Cleaning the print head
consumes ink, so clean the print head only when necessary.
1. Make sure that the power is turned on.
2. Hold down the
Stop
button until the
Alarm
lamp flashes twice, then release it immediately.
The machine starts cleaning the print head.
The cleaning will be complete when the
ON
lamp lights after flashing.
Do not perform any other operations until the machine completes the cleaning of the print head. This
takes about 1 minute.
3. Check the print head condition.
To check the print head condition,
print the nozzle check pattern
.
Note
• If the problem is not resolved after cleaning the print head twice,
.
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Summary of Contents for PIXMA G2160
Page 23: ...Using the Machine Printing Photos from a Computer Copying Originals 23 ...
Page 37: ...Loading Paper Loading Plain Paper Photo Paper Loading Envelopes 37 ...
Page 44: ...Loading Originals Loading Originals on the Platen Glass Originals You Can Load 44 ...
Page 48: ...Refilling Ink Tanks Refilling Ink Tanks Checking Ink Status 48 ...
Page 55: ...When an ink tank is out of ink promptly refill it Ink Tips 55 ...
Page 85: ...85 ...
Page 87: ...Safety Safety Precautions Regulatory Information 87 ...
Page 101: ...Main Components and Their Use Main Components Power Supply 101 ...
Page 102: ...Main Components Front View Rear View Inside View Operation Panel 102 ...
Page 124: ...Note The effects of the quiet mode may be less depending on the print quality settings 124 ...
Page 127: ...Changing Settings from Operation Panel Quiet setting Turning on off Machine Automatically 127 ...
Page 160: ...Printing Printing from Computer 160 ...
Page 207: ...Related Topic Displaying the Print Results before Printing 207 ...
Page 212: ...Note During Grayscale Printing inks other than black ink may be used as well 212 ...
Page 304: ...Printing Using Canon Application Software My Image Garden Guide 304 ...
Page 306: ...Copying Making Copies on Plain Paper Basics Switching Page Size between A4 and Letter 306 ...
Page 309: ...Scanning Scanning from Computer Windows Scanning from Computer Mac OS 309 ...
Page 379: ...Related Topic Scanning Originals Larger than the Platen Image Stitch 379 ...
Page 399: ...None Medium 399 ...
Page 468: ...Scanning Tips Resolution Data Formats Color Matching 468 ...