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Chapter 12 Maintenance 12-9
Maintenance
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To help ensure the maximum life of your BJ cartridges, always follow the guidelines for
cartridge maintenance. (1 p. 2-13)
For optimum printing results and to avoid printing problems, Canon recommends that you
only use the Canon BJ cartridges and tanks described in this guide.
For BJ cartridge yields, 1 p. A-4.
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1 Print the nozzle check
pattern. (1 p. 12-10)
2 There is no problem with
the BJ cartridge or tanks.
Try adjusting the print
settings. (1 MultiPASS
Suite User’s Guide)
3 Print the nozzle check
pattern again. (1 p. 12-10)
2 Perform normal print head
cleaning (HEAD CLEANING
setting). (1 p. 12-11)
You should now be able to
print properly.
You can clean the print head
up to five consecutive times if
necessary.
4 Perform deep print head
cleaning (HEAD REFRESHING
setting). (1 p. 12-11)
5 Print the nozzle check
pattern again. (1 p. 12-10)
You should now be able to
print properly.
6 Replace the BJ cartridge or
tank(s). (1 pp. 12-12, 12-18)
After replacing the BJ cartridge,
be sure to align the print head.
(1 p. 12-16)
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