31Routine Maintenance
1 Make sure that the printer is on and then load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain
paper in the Rear Tray.
2 Open the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension.
Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the left.
For details on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to “Front View” in “Main Components” of the
User’s Guide on-screen manual.
3 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box.
4 Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
(1) Select Test Print in the pop-up menu.
(2) Click Nozzle Check.
(3) Confirm the displayed message and click Print
Check Pattern.
The nozzle check pattern is printed. Do not open
the Top Cover while printing.
5 Examine the pattern and take the appropriate action.
See “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 32.
Note
Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to
be checked before printing the pattern.