Cleaning the printhead – Canon imagePROGRAF iPF510 User Manual

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Cleaning the Printer

Cleaning the Printhead

Cleaning the Printhead may help clear nozzles that are clogged.

Note

You can perform automatic nozzle checking and cleaning every time you nish printing that quantity by

specifying a number of pages in the printer’s Nozzle Check menu. (→P.51)

You can start Head Cleaning A by holding down the Information button for three seconds or more.

If POP Board (paper thickness 1.5 mm [0.06 in]) is loaded in Front Paper Feed Slot, printhead cleaning

will not work correctly. Remove the paper before cleaning.

Cleaning the Printhead

1.

Press the Menu button to display MAIN MENU.

2.

Press or to select Head Cleaning, and then press .

MAIN MENU
Head Cleaning ↓

3.

Press or to select the type of cleaning, and then press the OK button.

Head Cleaning A

Use Head Cleaning A if printing is faint or contains foreign substances. This method of cleaning
consumes the least amount of ink. It takes about four minutes to complete.

Head Cleaning B

Use Head Cleaning A if no ink comes out of the printhead, or if Head Cleaning B does not solve the
problem. It takes about six minutes to complete.

The setting is updated, and an equals sign “=” is displayed at left.

Head Cleaning
= Head Cleaning A

The printhead cleaning is nished, and the printer goes online.

4.

Print a test pattern to check the nozzles, and determine whether cleaning has cleared the

nozzles. (→P.608)

Note

If printing does not improve after Head Cleaning A, try Head Cleaning B. If this does not solve

the problem, repeat Head Cleaning B two or three times. If this still does not improve printing, the

Printhead may have reached the end of its useful life. Contact your Canon dealer.

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