Canon iP4700 Photo Printer User Manual


 
(3)
Select the ink group to clean.
Note
This printer has two kinds of black ink: PGBK (pigment ink) and BK (dye ink).
Check the nozzle check pattern, then click Black if there are missing lines in PGBK, or click
Color if there are horizontal white streaks in BK.
For details on the nozzle check pattern, see
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern.
(4)
Click Execute.
The printer starts cleaning the Print Head when the
Power
lamp starts flashing green.
Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the cleaning of the Print Head. This takes
about 1 minute 30 seconds.
Note
Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be checked before cleaning the Print Head.
(5)
Confirm the displayed message and click Print Check Pattern.
The nozzle check pattern will be printed.
Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the printing of the nozzle check pattern.
6.
Examine the nozzle check pattern.
See Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern.
Note
If the problem is not resolved after cleaning the Print Head twice, clean the Print Head deeply.
See
Cleaning the Print Head Deeply
.
If you click Cleaning on the Pattern Check dialog box that appears after printing the nozzle check pattern
(See
When cleaning is required:
.), the printer starts cleaning the Print Head. Make sure that one or more
sheets of A4 or Letter-sized paper are loaded in the Cassette, then go to (3) in step 5.
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