Printing Maintenance Check the printed pattern | Canon iP5000

Printing Maintenance

4 Check the printed pattern.

If the pattern is printed as shown below, the Print Head is aligned automatically. The printer is now ready to use.

z If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the Top Cover and Inner Cover, and ensure that the ink tanks are correctly installed.

zIf the pattern is still not printed successfully, refer to “Eleven flashes” in “Handling Error Messages” on page 75.

zIf results of Automatic Print Head Alignment is not satisfactory, refer to “Aligning the Print Head” in “Routine Maintenance” of the User’s Guide and align the Print Head manually.

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Canon iP5000 quick start Printing Maintenance Check the printed pattern

Contents

Quick Start Guide Photo Printer Series Getting Help from Canon Photo Printer Quick Start Guide Copyright Contents Basic Printing Press the Power buttonTurning on the Printer Non-Canon branded paper Loading Paper„ Print Media to Avoid „ 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 Documents Using Specialty Media„ Photo Quality Media „ 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 Basic Printing Print the document Canceling PrintingPress the RESUME/CANCEL button while printing Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera Advanced Printing Connect the digital camera to the printer „ Connecting to a Digital CameraSet up the printer Turn on the printer Default Camera Settings „ Direct Printing from PictBridge-compatible Digital Cameras Paper loaded in printer Paper size settingAbout Paper size and Paper type About Image optimize About Date print Media Types for Digital Camera Media Type Double-click the icon of your printer Accessing the Printer DriverYour application, select the command to print a document „ Improving the Quality of Printed Images Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs„ Adjusting Print Quality To manually adjust Print Quality settings Windows Me or Windows Click the Effects tabTo automatically optimize the image To use Vivid Photo option Advanced Printing Advanced Printing Click Add to Profiles „ Saving and Recalling Printer Driver SettingsClick OK Click OK on the Profiles tab 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 Without a Computer Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern„ Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 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 Cleaning the Print Head Without a Computer Print Head CleaningStart Print Head Cleaning Select the ink group to be cleaned Ensure that the printer is on Click Cleaning Select the ink group to be cleaned Printing Maintenance Click Deep Cleaning Print Head Deep CleaningStart Print Head 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 Area Use reducedPrinting is not 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 Close the Chooser Installing the Printer Driver When Using Mac OSAppendix Page User’s Guide Table of Contents Printer SpecificationsPrinting resolution Print speed Camera Direct Print Canon Bubble Jet Direct Additional Systems Requirements for Electronic Manuals Camera Direct Print PictBridgeBJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements 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. Limited Warranty --- USA Only Canon U.S.A., Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc Index IndexMedia Specialty Nozzle Check Pattern Examining Printing 17, 29 Printing Borderless Photographs Ordering Information Canon U.S.A., Inc Canon IncCanon Canada, Inc Canon Latin America, Inc