After the Nozzle Check Pattern is printed, check the linear pattern (the top 4 patterns with the letter titles: K, C, M, and Y) to see if any lines are missing.

On the MultiPASS control panel, press repeatedly until appears on the display.

Print a Nozzle Check Pattern to confirm whether the inks are being correctly ejected from the printhead nozzles and whether the printhead is correctly aligned. When inserting an ink tank into the printhead, press firmly on the ink tank's tab until it clicks into place.Ĭlick here to check the status of the printhead. If the ink tank is not seated correctly, ink will not flow out of the chamber into the printhead.

Check that the tops of the ink tanks are aligned properly.

Failure to do so may shorten the life of the printhead.

If an ink tank is low or has run out of ink, replace the ink tank.

If a minus (-) appears, this indicates the 'Low Ink Warning' setting is turned off.

If a question mark (?) appears, this indicates the Ink counter was not reset.

If a symbol of 3 bar graphs appears and 1 of the 3 graphs is black, this indicates the tank is empty.

If a symbol of 3 bar graphs appears and 2 of the 3 graphs are completely black, this indicates the tank is approximately 30 % full.

If a symbol of 3 bar graphs appears and all 3 graphs are completely black, this indicates the tank is approximately 100 to 30 % full.

The symbols will indicate if the tanks are full or empty or if the low ink warning setting was turned off.

The display will show the current ink level for the color and black ink tanks.

Press repeatedly until appears on the display.

If there are missing colors, or no colors appear on the paper, it may be due to one of the following reasons: Printer attempts to print but no ink is on the paper (F20) Printer attempts to print but no ink is on the paper (F20)

Canon printer ink test