Canon printer are rugged, efficient, and proficient to perform intensive quality printouts for home and office use. However, like any other machine they need constant attending to to ensure they operate optimally at all times. In this article, we’ve gathered basic care tips that can assist you in maximizing the performance of your Canon printer ,avoiding serious issues and damage that would require you to pay big bucks to have them fixed.

The following are some of the simple maintenance guidelines that we at TechSupport Dubai have come up with for any Canon printer that will help it to remain in the best state as is require.

Clean the Printer Regularly:

First and obvious task that can be recommend as a regular activity to perform with regards Canon printer repair Dubai is cleaning it. Ignorance to this part may result in excessive collection of dust. And debris in areas such paper tray as well as the print head. It is usually this buildup that causes paper jam, poor quality prints and other related problems.

Steps for cleaning:

1. Wipe the exterior of the printer with a clean, very soft and lint free cloth.
2. Always check and clean paper tray and feeder rollers so as to avoid a problem with the flow of paper.
3. Turn on the printer and then blow compressed air inside the printer to remove all small particles such as dust.
4. For the print head, one should use the printer-compatible cleaning solution and should clean the nozzle and the print head by following Canon’s guidelines on how to clean the print head manually.
5. Do not use the chemical or directly rinse any part of the printer as this would harm the printer.

Maintain the Printer Firmware and Drivers Folder:

It is therefore important to check from Canon site for new firmware and drivers since these are release to enhance the performance of your printer. Many of these updates may be something like bug, fix or security patch or even an improvement on the printer’s functionalities.

How to check for updates:

1. Go to Canon’s home page and type your printer model in search.
2. You should download the newer firmware and drivers when possible.
3. For most Canon printers, the manufacturer releases software that informs you of updates and updates automatically and check if yours has this option enabled.
4. In ensuring that the efficiency of the printer is maintain you should always make sure that the printer has the most update software to meet new operating systems or applications.

Use Quality Paper and Ink:

Despite the fact that low cost paper and third party ink cartridge is cheaper in most cases, it is advisable to avoid it at all costs because it always messes up with the Canon printers. Using low quality papers will eventually lead to paper jam, and using other companies ink cartridges may cause poor quality print outs in the short term and may in the long term affect the print head.

Why using quality materials matters:

1. Original Canon ink cartridges in Canon printer have been manufacture to function optimally with genuine Canon ink cartridges.
2. These are well calibrate in an effort to produce the best prints and at the same time avoiding blocking or damaging the printhead.
3. Thick paper is not easy to jam, tear or misfeed and therefore does not exert much pressure on the printers moving parts.
4. If possible, use the recommended papers to that of the recommended specifications that are compatible with your printer, together with genuine Canon ink.

Switch off the printer:

if one is not in use for sometime usually this will reduce on the amount of printing we do hence reduce our expenses.
Most individuals switch their printers on even if they are not in constant use for many weeks, believing it does not make a difference on the printer. Nonetheless, this can cause excessive straining of internal parts, augment power use and also dry up ink in cartridges.

Benefits of turning off the printer:

1. They help to breakdown the continuous stress exerted onto the internal parts of a printer and thus prolongs their lifespan.
2. Frees the ink cartridges from drying and does not allow ink clogging.
3. Uses less energy and this in a way means that the cost of operating the automobiles will drop after sometime in the long run.
4. It will also be wise to switch off the Canon printer once it’s not in use say at night or for a few hours in practice.

Preventing paper jams is easy so far as the methods of loading paper are being follow appropriately.

Paper jams which are among the most frequent printer problems can be very annoying at times. However, a good number of paper jams can be avoide just through good paper handling and loading practices.

Tips for avoiding paper jams:

1. In my case, I made sure to always fawn the papers before putting them in the tray so as not to jam the printer.
2. Make sure its placed well in the paper tray without packing too many papers on it.
3. The recommended paper size and type varies depending on the type of Canon printer. So always read the label carefully to avoid damaging your printer.
4. In the event that the printer has a paper jam find the procedure of removing the jam without straining the components from the manual then go ahead to remove it.

Conclusion:

Fortunately, the process of Canon printer support is not as strenuous and boring as most people think. By following these simple tips, you can significantly prolong the time period before your printer needs repairs or replacement. And get excellent print quality during this time. The four best practices identified which would help maintain your printer and keep it in good shape for years include. The following; – cleaning it regularly and using high quality products, updating the software, and handling papers appropriately.

If you are looking for professionals who can maintain your office. And home technology at their best, then welcome to TechSupport Dubai. Please do not hesitate to contact us +971 4549 0505 if you have any problems that may require repair work which cannot be address through simple do it yourself maintenance projects on the Canon printers. Use the above tips and your printer will be working without a glitch for the longest time!