When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect | Canon iP5000

Printing Maintenance

When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect

When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the Print Head nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles.

If the ruled lines are shifted after running the print head maintenance, align the Print Head.

Before printing the nozzle check pattern or cleaning the Print Head, check the following;

zOpen the Top Cover, and make sure that the ink tank contains ink. If it is out of ink, replace it.

zEnsure that all the orange tape of the ink tank has been peeled off.

zPress on the mark on the ink tank and ensure that the ink tank is installed securely.

zEnsure that each ink tank is installed at the correct location.

zIncrease the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings. See “Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors” on page 67.

Step 1

See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 49

If white stripes appear	After print head
	cleaning, print the
	nozzle check pattern.

Step 2

See “Print Head Cleaning” on page 53

If the problem remains after performing print head cleaning three times

Step 3

See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 57

If Print Head Deep Cleaning does not resolve the problem, contact the Customer Care Center.

zIf the ruled lines are shifted

Step 1

See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 61

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Contents

Quick Start Guide Photo Printer Series Getting Help from Canon Photo Printer Quick Start Guide Copyright Contents Turning on the Printer Press the Power buttonBasic Printing „ Print Media to Avoid Loading PaperNon-Canon branded paper „ Using the Sheet Feeder and the Cassette „ Loading Plain Paper in the Sheet Feeder Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading itPrepare to load paper Sheet Feeder Lamp Basic Printing Load the paper Load Limit Mark „ Loading 4 x 6-Sized Paper in the Sheet Feeder You can load up to 20 sheets of 4 x 6-sized paper „ Loading Plain Paper in the Cassette Do not load beyond this Load Limit Mark Basic Printing Insert the Cassette into the printer Basic Printing Prepare the Paper Output Tray Cassette Lamp „ Loading 4 x 6-Sized Paper in the Cassette „ Photo Quality Media Using Specialty MediaDocuments „ Canon Specialty Media Sheet Feeder Cassette For Media Type Printing with Windows Turn on the printerLoad the paper in the printer Ensure that the proper paper source is selected Specify the required settings Basic Printing Open the printer properties dialog boxProperties Paper Source See Canceling Printing on Print the document Printing with Macintosh Load the paper on the printer Select Paper Size See Adjusting Print Quality on Press the RESUME/CANCEL button while printing Canceling PrintingBasic Printing Print the document Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera Advanced Printing Set up the printer Turn on the printer „ Connecting to a Digital CameraConnect the digital camera to the printer Default Camera Settings „ Direct Printing from PictBridge-compatible Digital Cameras About Paper size and Paper type Paper size settingPaper loaded in printer About Image optimize About Date print Media Types for Digital Camera Media Type Your application, select the command to print a document Accessing the Printer DriverDouble-click the icon of your printer „ Adjusting Print Quality Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs„ Improving the Quality of Printed Images To manually adjust Print Quality settings To automatically optimize the image Click the Effects tabWindows Me or Windows To use Vivid Photo option Advanced Printing Advanced Printing Click OK Click OK on the Profiles tab „ Saving and Recalling Printer Driver SettingsClick Add to Profiles Retrieving the registered driver settings Changing the registered drivers settingsRetrieving profile Deleting unwanted profile Using the Bundled Software „ Easy-PhotoPrint Windows/Macintosh„ PhotoRecord Windows „ Easy-WebPrint Windows Printing Borderless Photographs Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing Start Easy-PhotoPrint Select photographs Select the paper Click the Paper Selection tab Advanced Printing Select the layout and print the photograph Select Borderless full Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank „ Knowing When to Replace Ink Tank When Low Ink is Detected Checking the ink level „ Replacing Ink Tanks Remove the empty ink tank Printing Maintenance Prepare a replacement tank Printing Maintenance Insert the ink tank Close the Inner Cover and the Top Cover When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect Step „ Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrinting the Nozzle Check Pattern Without a Computer Printing Maintenance Print the Nozzle Check Pattern Click Nozzle Check Printing Maintenance Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box „ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern See Replacing an Ink Tank on Start Print Head Cleaning Print Head CleaningCleaning the Print Head Without a Computer Select the ink group to be cleaned Ensure that the printer is on Click Cleaning Select the ink group to be cleaned Printing Maintenance Start Print Head Deep Cleaning Print Head Deep CleaningClick Deep Cleaning Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Start Print Head Deep Cleaning See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on Aligning the Print Head Print the patternAligning the Print Head Without a Computer Click Print Head Alignment Read the message and click Print Head Alignment Read the message and click Print Head Alignment Printing Maintenance Check the printed pattern Troubleshooting When an Error Occurs Cannot Install the Printer Driver Reinstall the printer driverClick Start Over on the Installation CD-ROM icon Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors Setting See Cleaning the Inside of the Printer in the User’s Guide With Borderless PrintingWindows XP or Windows Select Prevent paper abrasion Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Documents in the Printer menu Printing is not Use reducedArea Paper Does Not Feed Properly Paper Jams Paper Jams Problem Possible Cause Paper jams inside the Duplex Transport Section Handling Error Messages Press the RESUME/CANCEL button Power lamp flashesIf the problem remains, contact the Customer Care Center Ten flashes Cannot print on An Error Message Appears on the Screen Uninstall Serial Bus controllers, and USB Printing Support Print Center Opened while Again Error No Printing Specified period Inner Cover is Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera Troubleshooting Appendix Installing the Printer Driver When Using Mac OSClose the Chooser Page User’s Guide Table of Contents Printing resolution Print speed SpecificationsPrinter Camera Direct Print Canon Bubble Jet Direct BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements Camera Direct Print PictBridgeAdditional Systems Requirements for Electronic Manuals Safety Precautions Service Purchased the printerThinners, etc. on top of the printer Damage the printer Regulatory Information Color Printer Model K10244 Canon U.S.A., INC. 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