Cleaning the print heads, Print head cleaning, Related topic – Canon imagePROGRAF GP-4000 User Manual
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Cleaning the Print Heads
The print head cleaning function allows you to clear up clogged print head nozzle. Perform print head
cleaning if printing is faint or a specific color fails to print, even though there is enough ink.
The procedure for print head cleaning is as follows:
Print Head Cleaning
1.
Open the
1.
2.
Click
Print Head Cleaning
on the
Utility
tab
2.
When the
Print Head Cleaning
dialog box opens, select the head cleaning to be performed from the
following:
Cleaning
Perform
Cleaning
if printing is faint or a specific color fails to print, even though there is enough
ink.
System Cleaning
System Cleaning
is a more powerful cleaning function. Perform
System Cleaning
if there is no
improvement even after repeating
Cleaning
several times.
Important
•
System Cleaning
consumes an extremely large amount of ink.
Executing system cleaning frequently will rapidly deplete your printer's ink supply. Therefore,
execute system cleaning only when necessary.
3.
Execute cleaning
3.
Make sure that the printer is on and then click
OK
.
Print head cleaning starts.
Note
• After
Cleaning
or
System Cleaning
is complete, perform
Print Nozzle Check Pattern
and check the
cleaning results.
Related Topic
Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern
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