Canon BJ-10sx - Manual (Page 65)

Storing Ink Cartridges
The printer automatically cleans the print head when you follow
these steps:
1. Make sure the printer is turned off
2. Press and hold the
FWD ADJ and REV ADJ buttons, and
press the POWER button until you hear the printer beeps.
3. When the printer beeps, release the POWER button.
4. When the printer beeps again, release the FWD ADJ and
REV ADJ buttons.
After several seconds, the ON LINE indicator light starts to
blink. It blinks for about five seconds while the printer cleans the
print head. When complete, the
ON LINE indicator light stops
blinking and stays on.
You can repeat this procedure if your printed output includes
white streaks, missing dots, or irregular dots. If you have
continual print quality problems, see Chapter 7, Troubleshooting,
for a more detailed procedure that allows you to visually check
the results of the print head cleaning.
NOTE: Cleaning the print head consumes a small amount of ink.
Repeating this procedure unnecessarily reduces the life of the ink
cartridge.
Follow these guidelines when storing your ink cartridges:
z Keep a new ink cartridge in its sealed container until you are
ready to use it.
z Store the ink cartridge at room temperature.
z Install the ink cartridge in the printer immediately after you open
the sealed container.
z After installing the ink cartridge, be sure to perform the print head
cleaning procedure.