Canon mp610 Benutzerhandbuch

Routine Maintenance

When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the print 
head nozzles are probably clogged. Print the nozzle check pattern to confirm the condition of the 
nozzles and then perform Print Head Cleaning.
If print results are not satisfactory, performing Print Head Alignment may improve print quality.

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Before performing maintenance
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Open the Scanning Unit (Printer Cover) and make sure that all lamps for the ink tanks are lit red.

If not, see “Getting the Ink Status Information” on page 46 and take the appropriate action.

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Increase the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings.
See “Print Results Not Satisfactory” on page 75.

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You can also perform the maintenance operation from your computer. For details, refer to the PC 

Printing Guide on-screen manual.

See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 53.

If lines are missing or if white streaks appear

After cleaning the 

Print Head, print 

and examine the 

nozzle check 

pattern.

See “Print Head Cleaning” on page 56.

If the problem is not resolved after performing

Print Head Cleaning twice

See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 57.

If Print Head Deep Cleaning does not resolve the problem, the Print Head may be damaged. Contact your 

Canon service representative.

See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 58.