36 Routine Maintenance5 Check the print head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern, and takeappropriate action.See “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 34.If you click Cleaning on the Pattern Check dialog box that is displayed after printing the nozzlecheck pattern, the Cleaning dialog box shown in of step 4-(3) in the following procedure will appear.1 Make sure that the printer is on.2 Open the Front Feeder and extend the Output Paper Support.3 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box.4 Start Print Head Cleaning.(1) Make sure that Cleaning is selected in the pop-up menu.(2) Click Cleaning.(3) Select the ink group to be cleaned.(4) Click OK.Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWERlamp starts flashing green.Do not perform any other operations until PrintHead Cleaning finishes. This takes about 50seconds.(5) Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder and set thePaper Thickness Lever to the left.(6) Click Print Check Pattern.The nozzle check pattern is printed.Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern finishes printing.NoteIf the problem is not resolved after performing steps 4 and 5 twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning.See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 38.NoteClicking Initial Check Items displays the items tobe checked before cleaning.NoteThe nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Replace the inktank if the remaining amount of ink is insufficient.See “Replacing an Ink Tank” on page 22.(3)(4)