Canon printer MAXIFY MB2120 User Manual

							Maintenance
IfPrintingIsFaintorUneven
PerformingMaintenanceFunctionsfromYourComputer(Windows)
PerformingMaintenanceFunctionsfromYourComputer(MacOS)
Cleaning
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							IfPrintingIsFaintorUneven
MaintenanceProcedure
PrintingtheNozzleCheckPattern
ExaminingtheNozzleCheckPattern
CleaningthePrintHead
DeepPrintHeadCleaning
AligningthePrintHead
AligningthePrintHeadManually
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							MaintenanceProcedureFollow these steps to restore print quality if printing becomes faint or uneven, colors are incorrect, or printingresults are not as expected (as when parallel lines are not printed parallel).
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							PrintingtheNozzleCheckPatternPrint the nozzle check pattern to determine whether ink is being ejected correctly from the print head
nozzles.
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							7.Select Yes, and then press the  OK button.
After the nozzle check pattern is printed, two pattern confirmation screens are displayed.8.
Examine the nozzle check pattern .
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							ExaminingtheNozzleCheckPatternExamine the nozzle check pattern and clean the print head if necessary.1.
Check for any missing lines in pattern C or horizontal white streaks in pattern D.
A: No missing lines or horizontal white streaks
B: Some missing lines and horizontal white streaks
E: Number of pages printed to date
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On the checking screen, select patterns that most resemble the printed nozzle check
pattern.
 
InthecaseofA(nomissinglinesorhorizontalwhitestreaks)inbothpatterns(CandD):
No cleaning is required. Select  AllA, and then press the  OK button.
Check the message, and then press the  OK button.
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							The Maintenance  screen is now displayed again.
InthecaseofB(somemissinglinesorhorizontalwhitestreaks)ineitherpattern(CorD)orboth patterns:
Cleaning is required. Select  AlsoB, and then press the  OK button.
A cleaning confirmation screen is displayed.
Select  Yes, and then press the  OK button.
The machine now starts cleaning the print head.
Cleaning the Print Head
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							CleaningthePrintHeadClean the print head if the nozzle check pattern has missing lines or horizontal white streaks. Cleaning
unclogs nozzles and restores the print head to a better condition. However, because print head cleaning
consumes ink, this operation is advisable only when necessary.
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							Afterward, a confirmation screen is displayed for printing a nozzle check pattern.6.
Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the cassette.
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