Canon iP5200 User Manual

Page 59

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Printing Maintenance

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Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking green.

Do not perform any other operations until the Print Head Cleaning
finishes. This takes about 50 seconds.

(5) Read the message and click Print Check Pattern to print the nozzle check pattern.

The nozzle check pattern is printed.

Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern
printing finishes.

The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not
enough ink. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of ink is
insufficient.
See

“Replacing an Ink Tank”

on page 37.

4

Check the Print Head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern.

See

“Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern”

on page 50.

If the problem remains after performing Print Head Cleaning twice, try
Print Head Deep Cleaning.
See

“Print Head Deep Cleaning”

on page 56.

(3) Select the ink group to clean.

When cleaning the nozzles of black
ink tanks: select Black to clean the
nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to clean the
nozzles of CLI-8BK.

Clicking Initial Check Items
displays the items to be checked
before cleaning.

(4) Click OK.

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