Canon printer PIXMA MG5622 User Manual

							Maintenance
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect
Performing Maintenance from a Computer
Cleaning the Machine
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							When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect
Maintenance Procedure
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Cleaning the Print Head
Cleaning the Print Head Deeply
Aligning the Print Head
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							Maintenance ProcedureIf print results are blurred, colors are not printed correctly, or print results are unsatisfactory (e.g. misalignedprinted ruled lines), perform the maintenance procedure below.
Important
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Do not rinse or wipe the print head and ink tank. This can cause trouble with the print head and ink
tank.
Note
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Make sure that the orange protective tape does not remain on the ink tank.
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Open the operation panel and make sure that the lamp on the ink tank is lit. If the lamp is flashing or off,
take appropriate action.
Checking the Ink Status with the Ink Lamps
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Increasing the print quality in the printer driver settings may improve the print result.
Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data
When the Print Results Are Blurred or Uneven:
Step1  Print the nozzle check pattern.
From the machine
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
From the computer
Use Your Computer to Print a Nozzle Check Pattern
Step2  Examine the nozzle check pattern .
If there are missing lines or horizontal white streaks in the pattern:
Step3  Clean the print head.
From the machine
Cleaning the Print Head
From the computer
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							Cleaning the Print Heads from Your Computer
After cleaning the print head, print and examine the nozzle check pattern: 
 Step1
If the problem is not resolved after performing from step 1 to step 3 twice:
Step4  Clean the print head deeply.
From the machine
Cleaning the Print Head Deeply
From the computer
Cleaning the Print Heads from Your Computer
Note
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When you have performed the procedure until step 4 and the problem has not been resolved, turn off the power and clean the print head deeply again after 24 hours.
If the problem is still not resolved, the print head may be damaged. Contact the service center.
When the Print Results Are Not Even such as the Ruled Lines Are Misaligned:
Step  Align the print head.
From the machine
Aligning the Print Head
From the computer
Aligning the Print Head Position from Your Computer
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							Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrint the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzle.
Note
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If the remaining ink level is low, the nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly. Replace the ink
tank  whose ink is low.
You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper
1.
Make sure that the power is turned on.
2.
Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the cassette. After pushing the cassette back, the paper information registration screen is displayed on the LCD.
Select  A4 or  Letter  for Page size  and Plain paper  for Type , then press the  OK button.
If a message is displayed on the screen, follow the directions in the message to complete registration.
3.
Open the paper output tray gently.
4.
Print the nozzle check pattern.
1.
Select  Setup  on the  HOME screen.
LCD and Operation Panel
The setup menu screen will appear.
2.
Select   Maintenance , then press the  OK button.
The  Maintenance  screen will appear.
3.
Select Print nozzle check pattern , then press the OK button.
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							The confirmation screen will appear.
4.
Select Yes, then press the  OK button.
The nozzle check pattern will be printed and two pattern confirmation screens will appear on the LCD.
5.
Examine the nozzle check pattern .
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							Examining the Nozzle Check PatternExamine the nozzle check pattern, and clean the print head if necessary.1.
Check if there are missing lines in the pattern (C) or horizontal white streaks in the pattern
(D).
(A) No missing lines/No horizontal white streaks
(B) Lines are missing/Horizontal white streaks are present (E) Number of sheets printed so far
2.
Select the pattern that is closer to the printed nozzle check pattern on the confirmation
screen.
 
For (A) (no missing lines or no horizontal white streaks) in both the pattern (C) and pattern (D):
1.
The cleaning is not required. Select  All A, then press the  OK button.
2.
Confirm the message, then press the  OK button.
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							The screen will return to the Maintenance screen.
For (B) (lines are missing or horizontal white streaks are present) in the pattern (C) or pattern (D), or in both patterns:1.
The cleaning is required. Select  Also B, then press the  OK button.
The cleaning confirmation screen will appear.
2.
Select  Yes, then press the  OK button.
The machine starts cleaning the print head.
Cleaning the Print Head
Note
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The total number of sheets printed so far is shown in increments of 50 sheets on the printout of the nozzle check pattern.
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							Cleaning the Print HeadClean the print head if lines are missing or if horizontal white streaks are present in the printed nozzle checkpattern. Cleaning unclogs the nozzles and restores the print head condition. Cleaning the print head
consumes ink, so clean the print head only when necessary.
You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper1.
Make sure that the power is turned on.
2.
Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the cassette. After pushing the cassette back, the paper information registration screen is displayed on the LCD.
Select  A4 or  Letter  for Page size  and Plain paper  for Type , then press the  OK button.
If a message is displayed on the screen, follow the directions in the message to complete registration.
3.
Open the paper output tray gently.
4.
Clean the print head.
1.
Select  Setup  on the  HOME screen.
LCD and Operation Panel
The setup menu screen will appear.
2.
Select   Maintenance , then press the  OK button.
The  Maintenance  screen will appear.
3.
Select Cleaning , then press the  OK button.
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							The confirmation screen will appear.4.
Select Yes, then press the  OK button.
The machine starts cleaning the print head.
Do not perform any other operations until the machine completes the cleaning of the print head. This takes about 1 minute.
The pattern print confirmation screen will appear.
5.
Select  Yes, then press the  OK button.
The nozzle check pattern will be printed.
5.
Examine the nozzle check pattern .
Note
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If the problem is not resolved after cleaning the print head twice, clean the print head deeply.
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