Start Print Head Cleaning | Canon 350, 250 manual

Printing Maintenance

Print Head Cleaning

Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be clogged. Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so perform print head cleaning only when necessary.

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Ensure that the printer is on.

Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

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

3Start Print Head Cleaning.

(1) Click the

Maintenance tab.

(2) Click Cleaning.

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

Important

Note

Do not perform any other operations until the print head cleaning finishes. This takes about 60 seconds.

zAfter print head cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the print head nozzles are clean.

See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 26.

zIf the problem persists, perform print head deep cleaning.

See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 30.

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Canon 350, 250 quick start Start Print Head Cleaning

Contents

Color Bubble Jet Printer Quick Start Guide Copyright Contents Contents Press the Power button Turning on the PrinterBasic Printing „ Loading the Print Media Loading Paper„ Print Media to Avoid Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it Basic Printing Prepare to load paper Load the paper Documents Using Specialty Media„ Photo Quality Media „ 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 Advanced Printing Accessing Printer DriverYour application, select the command to print a document Select the Canon i350/i250 icon Adjusting 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 OK Click OK on the Profiles tab „ Saving and Recalling Driver SettingsClick the Profiles tab Enter the new settings in Profiles Click Add to Profiles Advanced Printing Open the Print dialog box Enter the print settings to registerClick OK Click Close in the Register Settings dialog box Click Apply Using Printer Driver Options Using the Bundled Software „ Easy-PhotoPrint Windows/Macintosh„ Easy-WebPrint Windows Printing Photographs with Windows Start Easy-PhotoPrintSelect photographs Selection tab Select the paperSelect the layout Click the 3. Layout/ Print tab Select Borderless full Printing Photographs with Macintosh Click the 2. Paper Selection Print Head Deep Cleaning on When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are IncorrectPrinting Maintenance Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Print 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 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 Troubleshooting When an Error Occurs Cannot Install the Printer Driver CD-ROM icon See Paper Does Not Feed Properly on Print Quality is Poor or Contains ErrorsSee Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on See Print Media to Avoid on Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Documents in the Printer menu Click Roller Cleaning Paper Does Not Feed ProperlyClick Utilities Handling Error Messages Number Flashes Possible Cause Try This An Error Message Appears on the Screen Uninstall See 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 Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS Appendix User’s Guide Table of Contents Specifications Printer Additional Systems Requirements for Users Guide Plain paper mode with Windows XP printer driverBJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements USB interface Safety Precautions Choosing a location When moving the printer, carry the printer at both endsService 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