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1With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized paper in the printer.

2Open the Printer Utility dialog box.

(1) Select Page Setup...

Page Setup...Page Setup...

Page Setup... in the File

File File

File menu.

(2) Click Utilities...

Utilities...Utilities...

Utilities... to open the Printer Utility

Printer UtilityPrinter Utility

Printer Utility dialog box.

3Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.

(3) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK

OKOK

OK.

See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examining the Nozzle Check PatternExamining the Nozzle Check Pattern

Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern"

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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.

(1)

(1)(1 )

(1) Select Test Print

Test Pr intTest Pr int

Test Print from the

pull-down menu.

(2)

(2)(2)

(2) Click Nozzle Che ck

Nozzle CheckNozzle Check

Nozzle Check.

Lines missing here indicates that the print

head requires cleaning.

See "Print Head Cleaning

Print Head CleaningPrint Head Cleaning

Print Head Cleaning"

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Contents

Main Conten ts Conten tsConten ts Conten ts Page 3 Basic Printing Basic PrintingBasic Printing Basic Printing Turning on the Printer 1 4 1 5 2 3 Using Specialty Media Canon Speci alty Media Photo Quality Media Media Suited for Business Documents 7 1 2 8 3 4 9 Printing with Macintosh 1 2 3 Page 11 Advanced Printing Advanced PrintingAdvanced Printing Advanced Printing 2 Accessing Printer Driver Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program 3 User's Guide Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs Improving the Quality of Printed Images Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM Page Page Page Page 17 Saving and Recalling Driver Settings 1 2 3 4 5 18 1 2 3 4 5 Using Printer Driver Options User's Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM Using the Bundled Software Setup Software & Users Guide CD-ROM Easy Setup Instructions Easy-PhotoPrint (Windows/Macintosh) Easy-WebPrint (Windows) 1 2 22 3 4 23 Printing Photographs with Macintosh 1 2 24 3 4 25 Printing Maintenance Printing MaintenancePrinting Maintenance Step 1 Step 4 Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect 3 27 3 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 28 Print Head Cleaning 3 29 3 30 Print Head Deep Cleaning 3 31 3 Page 33 Aligning the Print Head 4 35 3 4 Replacing an Ink Tank Replacing an Ink Tank 1 2 3 4 5 Resetting the Ink Counter Message Prompting Confirmation of Ink Tank Replacement 1 2 How Low Ink Warning Setting Works Low Ink Warning Display How to Display Low Ink Warning Correctly Troubleshooting TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Troubleshooting Cannot Install the Printer Driver Easy Setup Instructions Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Paper Does Not Feed Properly Handling Error Messages Number of Flashes Possible Cause Try This An Error Message Appears on the Screen Easy Setup Instructions Users Guide Page Page Page Appendix AppendixAppendix Appendix Users Guide Table of Contents Your printer's electronic User's Guide, located on the Setup Software and User's Guide CD- ROM Printing Media Checking the Status of the Printer Specifications Printer BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements Printer Additional Systems Requirements for User's Guide Safety Precautions Caution You may cause injury or damage the printer if you ignore any of these safety precautions. Regulatory Informatio n CANON LIMITED WARRANTY --- (USA Only) Page Page Index 61 Index A B C D