Replacing ink tanks, Low ink warning | Canon MP370, MP360 instruction

Chapter

10

Maintenance

Replacing ink tanks

Low ink warning

When ink is running low, the LCD will display <BLACK INK LOW>, <colour INK LOW>, or <BLACK/colour INK LOW> warning you to have a new ink tank ready before the ink runs out.

When copying or photo printing, if the machine stops printing when the warning appears, you can continue printing by pressing [OK/Set]. However, note that ink may run out (when printing from a computer, printing does not stop even if this warning message appears).

You can check the current ink level at any time. (See page 103.)

NOTE

•If the low ink warning does not display even when ink runs low (see page 103), set <LOW INK WARNING> to <ON>. (See page 147.)

When to replace an ink tank

In general, you will need to replace an ink tank when print quality deteriorates or printouts are blank. However before replacing, refer to the flowchart on page 104 to check whether print quality deterioration is due to another problem.

Compatible ink tanks

Ink tanks compatible with the machine are as follows:

zBlack ink tank: BCI-24 Black

zColor ink tank: BCI-24 Color

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Contents

SmartBase MP370/MP360 Power supply Safety informationLocation Maintenance Handling III Others Power supply Handling Print head/Ink tanks VII Copyright Trademarks Exif Print This guide is available on the Setup CD-ROM How to use the documentation providedRead this guide when starting to use the machine Be sure to read this guide first Reading the documentation Symbols used in this guideHighly recommended Keys used in this guide Terms used in this guide Contents Printing from Your Computer MaintenanceTroubleshooting Scanning Appendix Features of your machine Photo printer MP370 Copier PC Printer PC Scanner Machine Main components and their functionsExterior ZRear view and interior Operation panel Tray extensionMulti-purpose tray Card slot cover Power connector Access lampUSB connector for digital camera USB connector for computer Operation panel Color key Stop/Reset keyAlarm lamp Black key Size W x L Document requirementsDocument type Quantity Loading documents Gently close the document cover Plain paper High Resolution Paper*1Recommended print media and requirements Envelopes Photo Paper Pro*1 Matte Photo Paper*1Photo Paper Plus Glossy*1 Transparencies*1 Characteristics and applications of print media Guidelines and restrictions High Resolution Paper*1 Matte Photo Paper*1 Photo Paper Pro*1 Fine Photo Handling print media General print media guidelinesPaper types you cannot use Photo Paper Pro guidelines Lift the scan unit until it locks into place Setting the paper thickness leverPrint head holder moves to the middle Loading print media Setting the print media size and typeLoading paper other than envelopes Loading envelopes Set the paper thickness lever to the right Prepare the envelopes for loading Chapter Print Media Handling Documents you can copy Press OK/Set Use or Use or to select the print media type Load the document on the platen glass Adjust the settings for your document as necessaryMaking copies Press Copy Use or to select the number of copies max copies Press Menu repeatedly until 4.IMAGE Quality appears Adjusting image quality resolutionUse or to select the image quality Press Menu repeatedly until 3.DENSITY appears Adjusting exposure densityReducing or enlarging a copy Use or to select the exposure Press Menu repeatedly until 1.ENLARGE/REDUCE appears Using preset copy ratiosUse or to select Preset Ratio Use or to select the copy ratio Use or to select Zoom Using custom copy ratiosUse To select a copy ratio between 25% and 400% Copying an image to fit Advanced copy featuresUse or to select FIT-TO-PAGE Copying two pages on a single Press Menu repeatedly until 5.SPECIAL Copy appears Load the second document on the platen glass Borderless copying Use or to select Borderless Copy Press Color Repeating an image on a If you select Auto Use or to select Image RepeatUse or to select Auto or Manual If you select Manual Vertical Horizontal Creating a mirror image Shrinking an image to fit Use or to select Mirror Image Use or to select Entire Image Photo Printing from a Memory Card MP370 Compatible memory cards Left card slot Right card slot Inserting/removing a memory card Inserting a memory card Chapter Photo Printing from a Memory Card MP370 Press ON/OFF to turn OFF the machine Removing a memory cardRemove the memory card from the card slot To enable/disable borderless printing Setting borderless printingConvenient printing functions To enable/disable vivid photo printing Setting vivid photo printingTo select the width to be cropped for borderless printing Setting date printing To enable/disable date printing Printing by using the Photo Index Sheet Mark this to print all photographs, one copy each If 30 or fewer images are stored on the memory card Use or to select PrintIf 31 or more images are stored on the memory card If you select Last Image If you select ALL PagesIf you select Select Range Machine prints the Photo Index Sheets Chapter Photo Printing from a Memory Card MP370 Press Photo Index Sheet Use or to select Scan Printing all images Use or to select ALL Images Use Select whether to enable borderless printing or not. See Index printing Printing an index Insert the memory card. See Press Photo Use or to select Index INDEX13 PRO A4 Printing a single image Use or to select Single Image Use To select the image number Use or to view your settings on the LCD Printing a range of images Use or to select Select Range If you select Image Number Press OK/Set Use or to select Image Number or DateIf you select Date 4x6 Card size 5x7 A4 size Select Range PRO A4 Dpof Digital Print Order Format printing Machine starts printing according to the Dpof settings Photo Printing Directly from a Digital Camera MP370 Photo Paper Plus Glossy Media types for a digital cameraPhoto Paper Pro Photo Paper Pro or Photo Paper Plus Glossy Camera Direct COL BLK Press SET on the digital camera Machine starts printing Installing the software System requirements Chapter Becoming Familiar with the Software User authority when using Microsoft Windows 2000/XP MP Drivers Using the MP Toolbox to scan imagesSoftware components MP Toolbox Uninstalling, reinstalling the software Uninstalling the MP Toolbox Uninstalling the MP Drivers Reinstalling Before printing Is the software MP Drivers installed?Is the machine specified as Set as Default Printer? Is the correct paper set in the multi-purpose tray? Printing documents Cancelling before the machine starts printing Cancelling printingChanging print settings Cancelling after the machine starts printingPage About scanning images Before scanning Scanning methods Scanning using the MP ToolboxMP Toolbox opens Click the MP Toolbox button to be used Click Start Document is scanned Scanning from an application software Scanning with the operation panel of the machine Machine switches to scan modeLoad the document on the platen glass. See Press Scan Low ink warning When to replace an ink tankReplacing ink tanks Compatible ink tanks Replacing an ink tank Guidelines Open the inner cover Insert the ink tank into the empty slot on the print head 100If you need to replace another ink tank, repeat steps 4 to 101 LCD displays a message asking if you replaced an ink tank Use or to select 2.INK Count Reset Resetting the ink counterUse or to select 1.INK Volume 102 Checking the ink level Ink counter is now reset103 Maintaining the print head Flowchart of print head maintenance104 105 Use or to select 2.MAINTENANCEPrinting the nozzle check pattern Machine prints a nozzle check pattern If the pattern is not uniform Confirming the nozzle check pattern106 If white vertical lines are obvious in pattern Cleaning the print head 107 108 Aligning the print headMachine prints a print head position pattern 109 Repeat steps 8 and 9 for columns B to K Using the calibration function 110 Setting the Power Save Timer 111 Cleaning the exterior Cleaning your machineCleaning the platen glass and document cover 112 Machine starts cleaning the roller Cleaning the roller113 Clearing jams from the multi-purpose tray Removing jammed paperClearing jams in the paper output tray 114 Print media If there are repeated paper jamsRoller 115 Paper output tray cannot be closed Nothing displays on the LCD there is no powerInner cover cannot be closed Paper output tray cannot be opened Cannot print at all, cannot print correctly When copying or printing from a computer117 118 Paper curls When copying119 120 Outputting stops in-progressMemory card is not recognised ZPaper does not feed properly PC Cannot write to a memory card from PC Images on the memory card are not recognisedCannot print correctly from the memory card 121 PC The Unplug/Eject icon does not appear Windows PC Removable disk does not appear in Windows Explorer122 PC Computer cannot be started 123 124 MP Drivers/MP ToolboxMP Toolbox only ZOther applications are open Message Version conflict appears on your computer Windows Uninstallation of the MP Drivers takes too long Windows XPMP Drivers only Cannot use the software after upgrading to Windows XP 126 ZYou installed the applications with the MP Toolbox openDevice Manager, green mark ? is displayed Windows Me ZIn Device Manager, green mark ? is displayed 127 PC Cannot print to a shared printer 128 129 ZThe USB hub or repeater is defective 130 ZThe resolution is lowZThere is moire when you scan printed material ZMemory is insufficient ZThe scanning area is not specified 131ZThe monitor display colours are set too low ZThe scanned area does not cover the entire document 132 ZThe position or orientation of the documents is incorrect Cannot scan correctly with Multi-Scan133 ZThe document is not set flat on the platen glass 134 When the Alarm lamp flashesZThe resolution is too high or too low ZThe image is displayed large small in the application LCD messages 135 136 137 138 Guide 139 ZError message on camera Printer in useCannot print properly from a digital camera MP370 Printer warming up 140 If you cannot solve the problem 141 Example Accessing the machine settings142 If you press Copy or Photo MP370 When you have finished, press Stop/Reset, if necessary143 If you press Additional Functions Menu Density Function key Copy Menu ENLARGE/REDUCEMenu Paper Select Menu Image Quality Menu Special Copy Function key Photo MP370 Menu Photo Print Mode MP370145 Menu Select Range Menu ALL ImagesMenu Single Image Menu Dpof Menu Maintenance Function key Additional Functions Menu INK Volume147 Menu Card Protect Menu Quiet PrintingMenu Extension Amount Menu Display Language 149 Menu Power Save TimerFor copying Paper type displayed in LCD Suitable paper types For Photo Index Sheet printing MP370 Paper type settings available Suitable paper typesFor photo printing MP370 150 Index Numerics Load Paper Please Load Paper and Press SET or Start KEY Resolution See Image quality 32 Roller, cleaning