Canon 250, 350 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect, Printing Maintenance

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Printing Maintenance

Printing Maintenance

When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect

When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the print head nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles.

Step 1

"Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 26

If the problem remainsIf white stripes are noticeable

Step 2					Step 2

"Print Head Cleaning" on page 28				"Aligning the Print Head" on page 33
If the problem remains

Step 3

"Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 30

If the problem still remains

Step 4

"Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 36

Note z If ink tank replacement does not resolve the problem, contact the Customer Care Center.

zYou will be alerted if low ink warning is enabled.

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Contents Color Bubble Jet Printer Quick Start Guide Copyright Contents Contents Press the Power button Turning on the PrinterBasic Printing Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it Loading Paper„ Print Media to Avoid „ Loading the Print MediaLoad the paper Basic Printing Prepare to load paper„ Canon Specialty Media Using Specialty Media„ Photo Quality Media DocumentsClick Preferences or Properties Printing with WindowsPrint the document Basic Printing Specify the required settingsCreate a document or open a file to print Select Paper Size Printing with MacintoshBasic Printing Select the Canon i350/i250 icon Accessing Printer DriverYour application, select the command to print a document Advanced PrintingAdjusting Print Quality for Photographs „ Adjusting Print Quality„ Improving the Quality of Printed Images To manually adjust Print Quality settings Open the Printer Properties dialog boxSee Printing with Macintosh on To automatically optimize the image To use Vivid Photo option To reduce noise from images taken with a digital camera Click Add to Profiles „ Saving and Recalling Driver SettingsClick the Profiles tab Enter the new settings in Profiles Click OK Click OK on the Profiles tabClick Apply Enter the print settings to registerClick OK Click Close in the Register Settings dialog box Advanced Printing Open the Print dialog boxUsing Printer Driver Options Using the Bundled Software „ Easy-PhotoPrint Windows/Macintosh„ Easy-WebPrint Windows Printing Photographs with Windows Start Easy-PhotoPrintSelect photographs Click the 3. Layout/ Print tab Select Borderless full Select the paperSelect the layout Selection tabPrinting Photographs with Macintosh Click the 2. Paper Selection Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are IncorrectPrinting Maintenance Print Head Deep Cleaning onPrinting the Nozzle Check Pattern Print the Nozzle Check PatternClick Nozzle Check „ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Start Print Head Cleaning Print Head CleaningSelect Cleaning from the pull- down menu Click Cleaning Start Print Head Deep Cleaning Print Head Deep CleaningSee Replacing an Ink Tank on Printing Maintenance Print the pattern Aligning the Print HeadPrinting Maintenance Align the Print Head Printing Maintenance Print the pattern Replacing an Ink Tank „ Replacing an Ink TankRemove the empty ink tank Printing Maintenance Prepare a replacement ink tank Insert the ink tankClose the front cover „ Resetting the Ink Counter Check the message, and click Yes or OKSelect the replaced ink tank, and click OK „ How Low Ink Warning Setting Works Resetting the Ink Counter in Printer Properties dialog boxClick Ink Counter Reset How to Display Low Ink Warning Correctly When an Error Occurs TroubleshootingCD-ROM icon Cannot Install the Printer DriverSee Print Media to Avoid on Print Quality is Poor or Contains ErrorsSee Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on See Paper Does Not Feed Properly onDocuments in the Printer menu Troubleshooting Printer HardwareClick Roller Cleaning Paper Does Not Feed ProperlyClick Utilities Number Flashes Possible Cause Try This Handling Error MessagesUninstall An Error Message Appears on the ScreenSee Resetting the Ink Counter on On the Maintenance tab, click Low Ink Warning SettingReplacement and click Send On the Maintenance tab, click Low Ink Warning Setting icon Troubleshooting Appendix Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OSUser’s Guide Table of Contents Printer SpecificationsUSB interface Plain paper mode with Windows XP printer driverBJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements Additional Systems Requirements for Users GuideSafety Precautions Close to a heating source When moving the printer, carry the printer at both endsService Choosing a locationColor Printer Model K10228 i350/i250 Regulatory InformationCanon Limited Warranty --- USA Only Canon U.S.A., Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY Appendix Index Index11, 26

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