Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
03-Oct-2011
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Solution
Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles.
You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper
REFERENCE
- If the remaining ink level is low, the nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly. Replace the ink tank whose ink is low.
-> [ Replacing an Ink Tank ]
- Printing the nozzle check pattern without a computer
- You can also print the nozzle check pattern from the printer itself using the RESUME/CANCEL button.
(1) Make sure that the power is turned on and load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Rear Tray.
(2) Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and pull out the Output Tray Extension.
If the Inner Cover is open, close it.
* The Inner Cover is not present depending on the country or region of purchase.
(3) Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes white twice, then release it immediately.
The nozzle check pattern will be printed.
Do not perform any other operations until the printer completes the printing of the nozzle check pattern.
Examine the nozzle check pattern and take an appropriate action.
-> Refer to [ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ] within this webpage.
1. Make sure that the power is turned on.
2. Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Rear Tray.
IMPORTANT
- You cannot use the Manual Feed Tray to print the nozzle check pattern. Be sure to load paper in the Rear Tray.
3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and pull out the Output Tray Extension.
IMPORTANT
- If the Inner Cover is open, close it.
* The Inner Cover is not present depending on the country or region of purchase.
4. Open the printer driver setup window.
5. Print the nozzle check pattern.
(1) Click the Maintenance tab.
(2) Click Nozzle Check.
(3) Confirm the 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.
REFERENCE
- Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be checked before printing the nozzle check pattern.
6. Examine the nozzle check pattern.
1. Make sure that the power is turned on.
2. Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Rear Tray.
IMPORTANT
- You cannot use the Manual Feed Tray to print the nozzle check pattern. Be sure to load paper in the Rear Tray.
3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and pull out the Output Tray Extension.
IMPORTANT
- If the Inner Cover is open, close it.
* The Inner Cover is not present depending on the country or region of purchase.
4. Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility.
5. Print the nozzle check pattern.
(1) Select Test Print in the pop-up menu.
(2) Click Nozzle Check.
(3) Confirm the 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.
REFERENCE
- Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be checked before printing the nozzle check pattern.
6. Examine the nozzle check pattern.
Examine the nozzle check pattern, and clean the Print Head if necessary.
1. Check if there are horizontal streaks in the pattern.
Group 1
If there are horizontal streaks in this pattern, cleaning the print head nozzles of ink group 1 (GY, PBK, LGY, or DGY) is required.
Group 2
If there are horizontal streaks in this pattern, cleaning the print head nozzles of ink group 2 (PC, M, Y, or PM) is required.
Group 3
If there are horizontal streaks in this pattern, cleaning the print head nozzles of ink group 3 (MBK, C, R, or CO) is required.
(A) Good
(B) Bad (Horizontal streaks are present)
REFERENCE
- Because CO ink is colorless, its pattern is printed over the MBK ink pattern. Check for horizontal streaks in the dark gray bands of the pattern (C).
2. Take the appropriate action.
- When cleaning is not required:
Click Exit on the Pattern Check dialog box to exit the nozzle check pattern examination.
- When cleaning is required:
(1) Click Cleaning.
(2) Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Rear Tray.
Follow the procedure from (3) in step 5 in [ Cleaning the Print Head ] to clean the Print Head.