Canon 250, 350 quick start Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

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Printing Maintenance

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With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized paper in the printer.

Open the Printer Utility dialog box.

(1)Select Page Setup... in the File menu.

(2)Click Utilities... to open the Printer Utility dialog box.

Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.

(1) Select Test Print from the pull-down menu.

(2) Click Nozzle Check.

(3)When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 27.

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer.

Lines missing here indicates that the print head requires cleaning.

See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 28.

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Contents Color Bubble Jet Printer Quick Start Guide Copyright Contents Contents Basic Printing Press the Power buttonTurning on the Printer „ Print Media to Avoid Loading Paper„ Loading the Print Media Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading itLoad the paper Basic Printing Prepare to load paper„ Photo Quality Media Using Specialty MediaDocuments „ Canon Specialty MediaClick 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 Your application, select the command to print a document Accessing Printer DriverAdvanced Printing Select the Canon i350/i250 icon„ Improving the Quality of Printed Images Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs„ Adjusting Print Quality See Printing with Macintosh on To manually adjust Print Quality settingsOpen the Printer Properties dialog box To automatically optimize the image To use Vivid Photo option To reduce noise from images taken with a digital camera Click the Profiles tab Enter the new settings in Profiles „ Saving and Recalling Driver SettingsClick OK Click OK on the Profiles tab Click Add to ProfilesClick OK Click Close in the Register Settings dialog box Enter the print settings to registerAdvanced Printing Open the Print dialog box Click ApplyUsing Printer Driver Options „ Easy-WebPrint Windows Using the Bundled Software„ Easy-PhotoPrint Windows/Macintosh Select photographs Printing Photographs with WindowsStart Easy-PhotoPrint Select the layout Select the paperSelection tab Click the 3. Layout/ Print tab Select Borderless fullPrinting Photographs with Macintosh Click the 2. Paper Selection Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are IncorrectPrint Head Deep Cleaning on Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern onClick Nozzle Check Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrint the Nozzle Check Pattern „ 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 Remove the empty ink tank Replacing an Ink Tank„ Replacing an Ink Tank Close the front cover Printing Maintenance Prepare a replacement ink tankInsert the ink tank Select the replaced ink tank, and click OK „ Resetting the Ink CounterCheck the message, and click Yes or OK Click Ink Counter Reset „ How Low Ink Warning Setting WorksResetting the Ink Counter in Printer Properties dialog box How to Display Low Ink Warning Correctly When an Error Occurs TroubleshootingCD-ROM icon Cannot Install the Printer DriverSee Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on Print Quality is Poor or Contains ErrorsSee Paper Does Not Feed Properly on See Print Media to Avoid onDocuments in the Printer menu Troubleshooting Printer HardwareClick Utilities Click Roller CleaningPaper Does Not Feed Properly Number Flashes Possible Cause Try This Handling Error MessagesUninstall An Error Message Appears on the ScreenReplacement and click Send See Resetting the Ink Counter onOn the Maintenance tab, click Low Ink Warning Setting 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 SpecificationsBJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements Plain paper mode with Windows XP printer driverAdditional Systems Requirements for Users Guide USB interfaceSafety Precautions Service When moving the printer, carry the printer at both endsChoosing a location Close to a heating sourceColor 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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