Click the down-arrow to select Test Print | Canon 8200 manual

A printout is unclear, faded

Macintosh

1. Make sure the printer is switched on, then load a sheet of plain paper in the printer.

• Loading plain paper or High Resolution Paper HR-101

Reference

(P.43)

2. In the software application from the File menu, select Page Setup.

• The procedure you use to open the printer driver may

Memo	differ slightly, depending on the software application

that you are using.

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5.

Click the Utilities button.

Click!

Click the down-arrow to select Test Print.

Click!

Click!

Click the (Nozzle Check Pattern) icon.

Memo	• To print a nozzle check pattern with the printer
Memo	operation panel, press down and hold the RESUME
	button until you hear two beeps then release it.

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7.

Read the message and click OK. The nozzle check pattern starts printing.

Check the nozzle check pattern.

•If part of pattern 1 is missing, clean the print head.

•If pattern 2 is not smooth, or if pattern 3 is streaked vertically with white, align the print head.

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2

3

				Click!
A	B	C	D	E
		F

Reference

• Cleaning the print head (P.70)

• Aligning the print head (P.62)

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Contents

User’s Guide QA7-0884-V01 Conventions Using the Printer Safely Always push the plug completely into the power outlet Never use flammable sprays near the printer Never attempt to disassemble or modify the printerNever place the printer on a thick carpet or rug Always grasp the plug when you unplug the power cord Never use an extension cord BJ Print Head and ink tanks Table of Contents Adjusting color Printout is unclear, faded Specifications Canon Technical Support Quick Start Guide About your guidesUser’s Guide on CD-ROM Reference Guides on CD-ROM On-line Help Is everything ready? Have you completed setting up the printer?Is the printer switched on? Is the printer ready to print? Printing photographs Summary of printing photographs Make sure that the printer is switched on Printing a photograph in Windows 98, Windows Printing Click the Properties buttonClick the OK button to start the print job Make sure the printer is switched on Printing a photograph with the Macintosh Select the Media Type for your print job Click the Photo icon for the Print Mode PrintingClick the Print button Using the Scanner Cartridge What you need Summary of the scanning procedures Switch on the printer and open the front cover Install the Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS-52Close the front cover Perform white level calibration Set the white level calibration sheet Click the OK button Scan the original photographClick the Scan button Install the BJ Print Head and print the image Saving the scanned image Start the print job Click the Cancel button Insert the white calibration sheet in the printer Click the OK button Set the original in the scanning holder Enter a file name and click the Save button Click the Close box to close is Scan Close the front cover Set the media in the printer Close the software application Printing a photograph from a digital camera Summary of the procedure for printing a digital photographNow let’s print a digital photograph Set the media in the printer Perform the printer driver settingsSave to a file the photograph taken with the digital camera Starting the print job Click the Photo icon for the Print Mode selection Make sure that the Print dialog is for the BJC-8200 Using the Printer Driver Operation Flow Using the Printer Driver Opening the printer driver Main tab Maintenance tabSelecting the printer driver options Layout tab Selecting a media type Choosing a print modeUsing the Printer Driver Changing the page size Open the Paper Setting dialog box Open the Utilities dialog box Print dialog box Setup dialog boxPrinter Utility dialog box Photo Selecting a print modeGraphic Manual Changing the paper size Loading Paper Canon media for quality image printing Paper or media you should never load in the printer Paper thicknessLoad limit and Paper Thickness Lever position Raise the paper thickness lever to Mark Setting media correctlyLoading Photo Paper Pro PR With the glossy side facing up, place the sheet of Photo Is aligned Loading plain paper or High Resolution Paper HRTray Slide the paper guide to the left edge of the stack Photo Film with the right side of the sheet feeder Loading High Gloss Photo Film HGTray Slide the paper guide completely to the left Insert the sheet into the printer until it stops Loading Glossy Photo Paper GP Loading Glossy Photo Cards FM Loading Envelopes Slide the paper guide to left edge of the stack Shirt Transfer TR-201 Other media for creative printingTransparencies CF-102 Banner Paper BP-101 Here is an overview of what is described in this chapter Troubleshooting Other software applications are running in the background Cannot install the printerMake sure the driver was installed correctly Confirm that the CD-ROM is operating normally Printer prints meaningless characters and symbols Cancelling a print job During printing, rapidly press the Power button twice Setting thick paper for printing Printing on thick paper Paper Jams Follow the procedure below to clear a paper jamPaper or media jammed during auto feed Paper jammed during manual feed Possible Low ink alertOpen the BJ Print Monitor to confirm the low ink alert Printer beeps and it does not print Beeps Error message appears BJ Status Monitor and BJ Print Monitor Error Messages Operating System Errors Adjusting the print mode settings Using the recommended paper or special mediaChanging the printer driver settings Printing quality is unsatisfactory Improving print quality with the Photo Optimizer Adjusting the Detailed SettingOpen the Print dialog box, click Aligning the print head Head Alignment icon Properties Click the Maintenance tab then click PrintRead the message and click the OK button Read the message and click the OK button to continue Click the Send button Reading the print head alignment pattern Horizontal Alignment Adjusting color Summary of correcting the problem Printout is unclear, faded Printing a nozzle check pattern Click the down-arrow to select Test Print Software application from the File menu, select Page SetupClick the Nozzle Check Pattern icon Cleaning the print head Software application, from the File menu, select Setup Deep cleaning the print head Click Print head deep cleaning icon Replacing an ink tank Remove the empty ink tank Check the position of the ink tanks in the BJ Print Head After cleaning the print head, print a nozzle check patternColor is strange Check the positions of the ink tanks in the BJ Print Head Is the scanner driver installed correctly? When connected via USBScanner Cartridge does not operate correctly Replacing the BJ Print Head Replace the BJ Print Head Replacing an ink tank P.74 Specifications Appendices Recommended printing area width x height Canon Technical Support About the operating environment Canon INC