Canon MP500 Guida Utente

Chapter 10

Routine Maintenance

Check the status of the Print Head.

After Print Head cleaning finishes, the nozzle check confirmation screen is displayed. Print 
the nozzle check pattern to verify that the Print Head nozzles are clean. See 

“Printing the 

Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 95

.

„ Print Head Deep Cleaning

If print quality does not improve by standard Print Head cleaning, try Print Head deep cleaning, 
which is a more powerful process. Print Head deep cleaning consumes ink, so perform this 
procedure only when necessary.

Press [ON/OFF] to turn on the machine.

See 

“Turning on the Machine” on page 19

.

Perform deep cleaning of the Print Head.

(1) Display the Maintenance screen.

See

“Performing Maintenance” on page 94

.

(2) Use [

] or [

] to select <Deep cleaning> and then press [OK].

The confirmation screen is displayed.

(3) Use [

] or [

] to select <Yes> and then press [OK].

The machine starts the Print Head deep cleaning.

Do not perform any other operations until the Print Head cleaning 
finishes. This takes about 40 seconds.

If you perform cleaning and nozzle check twice and the result does not 
improve, then perform Deep cleaning.

See

“Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 98

.

Ensure that the Inner Cover is closed.