Select Cleaning from the pull- down menu Click Cleaning | Canon 250

Printing Maintenance

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Ensure that the printer is on.

Open the Printer Utility dialog box.

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

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

Start Print Head Cleaning.

(1) Select Cleaning from the pull- down menu.

(2) Click Cleaning.

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

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

Note z After 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 250, 350 quick start Select Cleaning from the pull- down menu Click Cleaning

Contents

Color Bubble Jet Printer Quick Start Guide Copyright Contents Contents Turning on the Printer Press the Power buttonBasic Printing Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it Loading Paper„ Print Media to Avoid „ Loading the Print Media Load the paper Basic Printing Prepare to load paper „ Canon Specialty Media Using Specialty Media„ Photo Quality Media Documents Click Preferences or Properties Printing with Windows Print the document Basic Printing Specify the required settings Create a document or open a file to print Select Paper Size Printing with Macintosh Basic Printing Select the Canon i350/i250 icon Accessing Printer DriverYour application, select the command to print a document Advanced Printing „ 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 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 tab Click Apply Enter the print settings to registerClick OK Click Close in the Register Settings dialog box Advanced Printing Open the Print dialog box Using Printer Driver Options „ Easy-PhotoPrint Windows/Macintosh Using the Bundled Software„ Easy-WebPrint Windows Start Easy-PhotoPrint Printing Photographs with WindowsSelect photographs Click the 3. Layout/ Print tab Select Borderless full Select the paperSelect the layout Selection tab Printing 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 on Print the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check PatternClick Nozzle Check „ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Start Print Head Cleaning Print Head Cleaning Select Cleaning from the pull- down menu Click Cleaning Start Print Head Deep Cleaning Print Head Deep Cleaning See Replacing an Ink Tank on Printing Maintenance Print the pattern Aligning the Print Head 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 When an Error Occurs Troubleshooting CD-ROM icon Cannot Install the Printer Driver See Print Media to Avoid on Print Quality is Poor or Contains ErrorsSee Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on See Paper Does Not Feed Properly on Documents in the Printer menu Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Paper Does Not Feed Properly Click Roller CleaningClick Utilities Number Flashes Possible Cause Try This Handling Error Messages Uninstall An Error Message Appears on the Screen 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 Appendix Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS User’s Guide Table of Contents Printer Specifications USB interface Plain paper mode with Windows XP printer driverBJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements Additional Systems Requirements for Users Guide Safety Precautions Close to a heating source When moving the printer, carry the printer at both endsService Choosing a location Color Printer Model K10228 i350/i250 Regulatory Information Canon Limited Warranty --- USA Only Canon U.S.A., Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY Appendix Index Index 11, 26