Pixma G3270 - spontaneous nozzle wiping?

[DougKerr]

Is it true that on the Pixma G3270 if the printer has been inactive for a long time (and I have the Automatic ON feature enabled) it will on its own do some sort of nozzle "wiping" operation to avoid nozzle clogging?

Best regards,

Doug Kerr

[jrhoffman75]

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@DougKerr wrote:

Is it true that on the Pixma G3270 if the printer has been inactive for a long time (and I have the Automatic ON feature enabled) it will on its own do some sort of nozzle "wiping" operation to avoid nozzle clogging?

Best regards,

Doug Kerr

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I don't own that printer, but my Pro-100 does not execute any sort of cleaning function when the printer is idle.

It does go through various degrees of cleaning cycles when a print job is executed. The degree of the cleaning is related to how long the printer has been idle, but any period longer than a few days always triggers the maximum cycle.

[DougKerr]

Hi, John,

Thanks.

Best regards,

Doug Kerr

[DougKerr]

In another thread, specifically with regard to the Pixma G3270, Arthur J, "Product Expert" from Canon, wrote:

"If the printer is left on, it will do a quick clean cycle at random intervals to prevent any nozzle clogging issues. . ."

I assume that if the printer is OFF, but automatic ON is enabled, it will wake up long enough to do that.

Maybe.

Doug

[DougKerr]

So, if in fact the G3270 "wipes its nose" periodically, and I use it to print infrequently, do I still need to run, for example, a nozzle check print every couple of weeks to keep the nozzles from clogging?

Thanks.

Doug