iPF6400S Basic Guide
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Important
• Do not remove the Maintenance Cartridge or ink tanks during either
Head Cleaning A
or
Head
Cleaning B
.
Ink may leak or an error may occur.
• If printing does not improve even if you execute
Head Cleaning B
, try repeating
Head
Cleaning B
once or twice. If this still does not improve printing, the Printhead may have
reached the end of its useful life. Contact your Canon dealer for assistance.
Note
• By default, nozzles are checked at fixed intervals.
Configure the settings on the Control Panel menu in
Nozzle Check
.
(See "Menu Settings.")
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Perform cleaning as follows.
1
On the
Tab Selection screen
of the Control
Panel, press
◀
or
▶
to select the Settings/Adj.
tab (
).
Note
• If the
Tab Selection screen
is not displayed, press the
Menu
button.
2
Press the
OK
button.
The
Set./Adj. Menu
is displayed.
3
Press
▲
or
▼
to select
Maintenance
, and then press the
OK
button.
4
Press
▲
or
▼
to select
Head Cleaning
, and then press the
OK
button.
5
Press
▲
or
▼
to select
Head Cleaning A
or
Head Cleaning B
, and then press the
OK
button.
Head cleaning is now executed.
6
Print a test pattern to check the nozzles, and determine whether cleaning has cleared the
nozzles. (See "Checking for Nozzle Clogging.")
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Cleaning the Spectrophotometer Unit (option) Parts
Clean the Spectrophotometer Unit parts as follows.
Cleaning the White Calibration Tile
1
Turn the printer off.
(See "Turning the Printer On and Off.")
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