Maintenance Procedure. Canon PIXMA TS8040, PIXMA TS8051, PIXMA TS8052, PIXMA TS8050, PIXMA TS8053

Maintenance Procedure

If print results are blurred, colors are not printed correctly, or print results are unsatisfactory (e.g. misaligned printed ruled lines), perform the maintenance procedure below.

Important

• Do not rinse or wipe the print head and ink tank. This can cause trouble with the print head and ink tank.

Note

• Make sure that the orange protective tape does not remain on the ink tank.

• Open the scanning unit / cover and make sure that the lamp on the ink tank is lit. If the lamp is flashing or off, take appropriate action.

Checking the Ink Status with the Ink Lamps

• Increasing the print quality setting in the printer driver may improve the print result.

• For Windows:

Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data

• For Mac OS:

Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data

When the Print Results Are Blurred or Uneven:

Step1

Print the nozzle check pattern.

From the printer

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern

From the computer

• For Windows:

Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern

• For Mac OS:

Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern

Step2

Examine the nozzle check pattern

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If there are missing lines or horizontal white streaks in the pattern:

Step3

Clean the print head.

From the printer

Cleaning the Print Head

From the computer

• For Windows:

Cleaning the Print Heads

• For Mac OS:

Cleaning the Print Heads

After cleaning the print head, print and examine the nozzle check pattern: Step1

If the problem is not resolved after performing from step 1 to step 3 twice:

Step4

Clean the print head deeply.

From the printer

Deep Print Head Cleaning

From the computer

• For Windows:

Cleaning the Print Heads

• For Mac OS:

Cleaning the Print Heads

Note

• When you have performed the procedure until step 4 and the problem has not been resolved, turn off the power and clean the print head deeply again after 24 hours.

If the problem is still not resolved, the print head may be damaged. Contact the service center.

When the Print Results Are Not Even such as the Ruled Lines Are

Misaligned:

Step

Align the print head.

From the printer

Aligning the Print Head

From the computer

• For Windows:

Adjusting Print Head Position

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• For Mac OS:

Adjusting Print Head Position

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