Canon MP140 Guida All'Installazione Rapida
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Routine Maintenance
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect
When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, the print head nozzles on FINE Cartridges 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.
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.
Note
Before performing maintenance
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Make sure that the orange protective tape is removed from the bottom of a FINE Cartridge.
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Increase the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings.
See “Print Results Not Satisfactory” on page 42.
See “Print Results Not Satisfactory” on page 42.
Step 1
If lines are missing or if white streaks appear
After cleaning the
Print Head, print
and examine the
nozzle check
pattern.
Step 2
If the problem is not resolved after performing
Print Head Cleaning twice
Step 3
If the problem is not resolved after performing
Print Head Deep Cleaning twice
Step 4
Note
If the straight line is misaligned or the Print Head position is misaligned, align the Print
Head position. See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 22.
Head position. See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 22.