Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern, Click Nozzle Check | Canon 350

Printing Maintenance

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern

Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles, and to verify print head alignment. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect.

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

Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" on page 11.

3Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.

(1) Click the Maintenance tab.

(2) Click Nozzle Check.

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

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Canon 350, 250 quick start Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern, Print the Nozzle Check Pattern, Click Nozzle Check

Contents

Color Bubble Jet Printer Quick Start Guide Copyright Contents Contents Turning on the Printer Press the Power buttonBasic Printing Loading Paper „ Print Media to Avoid„ Loading the Print Media Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it Basic Printing Prepare to load paper Load the paper Using Specialty Media „ Photo Quality MediaDocuments „ Canon Specialty Media Printing with Windows Click Preferences or Properties Basic Printing Specify the required settings Print the document Printing with Macintosh Create a document or open a file to print Select Paper Size Basic Printing Accessing Printer Driver Your application, select the command to print a documentAdvanced Printing Select the Canon i350/i250 icon „ Adjusting Print Quality Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs„ Improving the Quality of Printed Images Open the Printer Properties dialog box To manually adjust Print Quality settingsSee Printing with Macintosh on To automatically optimize the image To use Vivid Photo option To reduce noise from images taken with a digital camera „ Saving and Recalling Driver Settings Click the Profiles tab Enter the new settings in ProfilesClick OK Click OK on the Profiles tab Click Add to Profiles Enter the print settings to register Click OK Click Close in the Register Settings dialog boxAdvanced Printing Open the Print dialog box Click Apply Using Printer Driver Options „ Easy-PhotoPrint Windows/Macintosh Using the Bundled Software„ Easy-WebPrint Windows Start Easy-PhotoPrint Printing Photographs with WindowsSelect photographs Select the paper Select the layoutSelection tab Click the 3. Layout/ Print tab Select Borderless full Printing Photographs with Macintosh Click the 2. Paper Selection When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect Printing MaintenancePrint Head Deep Cleaning on Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on Print the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check PatternClick Nozzle Check „ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Print Head Cleaning Start Print Head Cleaning Select Cleaning from the pull- down menu Click Cleaning Print Head Deep Cleaning Start Print Head Deep Cleaning See Replacing an Ink Tank on Printing Maintenance Aligning the Print Head Print the pattern Printing Maintenance Align the Print Head Printing Maintenance Print the pattern „ Replacing an Ink Tank Replacing an Ink TankRemove the empty ink tank Insert the ink tank Printing Maintenance Prepare a replacement ink tankClose the front cover Check the message, and click Yes or OK „ Resetting the Ink CounterSelect the replaced ink tank, and click OK Resetting the Ink Counter in Printer Properties dialog box „ How Low Ink Warning Setting WorksClick Ink Counter Reset How to Display Low Ink Warning Correctly Troubleshooting When an Error Occurs Cannot Install the Printer Driver CD-ROM icon Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern onSee Paper Does Not Feed Properly on See Print Media to Avoid on Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Documents in the Printer menu Paper Does Not Feed Properly Click Roller CleaningClick Utilities Handling Error Messages Number Flashes Possible Cause Try This An Error Message Appears on the Screen Uninstall On the Maintenance tab, click Low Ink Warning Setting See Resetting the Ink Counter onReplacement and click Send On the Maintenance tab, click Low Ink Warning Setting icon Troubleshooting Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS Appendix User’s Guide Table of Contents Specifications Printer Plain paper mode with Windows XP printer driver BJ Printer Driver Systems RequirementsAdditional Systems Requirements for Users Guide USB interface Safety Precautions When moving the printer, carry the printer at both ends ServiceChoosing a location Close to a heating source Regulatory Information Color Printer Model K10228 i350/i250 Canon Limited Warranty --- USA Only Canon U.S.A., Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY Appendix Index Index 11, 26