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Clean the print head deeply, Align the print head – Canon MAXIFY GX5020 Wireless MegaTank Inkjet Color Printer User Manual

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If the problem is not resolved after performing from step 1 to step 3 twice:

Step4

Clean the print head deeply.

From the printer

Deep Print Head Cleaning

From the computer

• For Windows:

Cleaning the Print Heads

• For macOS:

Cleaning the Print Heads

After deep print head cleaning, print and examine the nozzle check pattern:

Step1

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, perform ink flush.

Ink flush consumes a great amount of ink. Frequent ink flush can rapidly consume ink, so perform ink flush
only when necessary.

Important

• If ink flush is performed when the remaining ink level is insufficient, it may cause a failure. Be sure to

check the remaining ink level before performing ink flush.

From the printer

How to Perform Ink Flush

From the computer

Ink Flush

If the symptom still persists, the print head may be defective. Contact your nearest Canon service center to
request a repair.

When the Print Results Are Not Even such as the Ruled Lines Are
Misaligned:

Step

Align the print head.

From the printer

Aligning the Print Head

From the computer

• For Windows:

Adjusting Print Head Position Automatically

• For macOS:

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