To improve the life of your printer you need to take care of the Print Heads and Nozzles of your Printer. For this you will need to clean nozzles, and printheads regularly. For this you can either use the inbuilt system configuration panel or the canon printer software to clean the print head, clean the nozzles, and align the printer. It helps with clear printing and no ink spillage. The tools can be found in Printer utility tools for Canon.
Here is how your printer can have a long life and have consistent quality in day-to-day printing.
- Make sure the Printer is always on a stable and flat surface.
- Always check for jammed paper in the printer, it can damage the printheads.
- Make sure the page is not too crushed for the printing.
- Keep the printer away from dusty and wet area.
- Run nozzle checks every week, Keeps the printer nozzles from clogging up.
- Use genuine Canon ink for best performance
- Update printer drivers from the official Canon website
Make sure you clean the printer everyday and wipe it off with a clean dry cloth to make sure the dust does not build up and fall into the printer and cause problem with the rollers, you can also clean rollers once a week to make sure the rollers run smoothly.