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Printing Maintenance

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Knowing When to Replace Ink Tank

If an ink tank needs replacing, the POWER

POWERPOWER

POWER lamp will change from green to orange and

flash four times, as soon as printing begins. It is important to quickly identify the

empty tank using the BJ Status Monitor (Windows) or error messages (Macintosh) and

replace it.

The following message appears when an ink is empty. Printing will resume as soon as the

ink tank is replaced and the front cover is closed.

Note Should missing characters or white streaks appear despite

sufficient ink levels, refer to the section “When Printing Becomes

When Printing Becomes When Printing Becomes

When Printing Becomes

Faint or Colors are Incorrect

Faint or Colors are IncorrectFaint or Colors are Incorrect

Faint or Colors are Incorrect” on page 43.

Note When Low Ink is Detected

The BJ Status Monitor appears as soon as a print job starts. [!] indi-

cates a low ink level. Obtain a replacement tank as soon as possi-

ble.

The ink tank with [X] symbol is out of ink.

Replace with a new ink tank.

• Press the RESUME/CANCEL

RESUME/CANCELRESUME/CANCEL

RESUME/CANCEL button to

resume printing with an empty ink tank.

When printing is finished, replace the ink

tank immediately. If you continue printing

with an empty ink tank, problems may

occur.

• Menu screens will vary to some degree,

depending on your software environme nt.

Empty ink tank

Ink tank with low ink level

Click Cancel Printing

Cancel PrintingCancel Printing

Cancel Printing to cancel

the current print job.

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Contents

Main i Photo Printer Getting Help from Canon Help Us Help You Better Before you contact Canon, please record the following information. Customer Technical Support Sequence* Ordering Information Page Conten ts Conten tsConten ts Conten ts Basic Printing Basic PrintingBasic Printing Basic Printing Turning on the Printer 1 Loading Paper 4 Users Guide 1 2 5 3 drying times, refer to the instructions packaged with your media. Note Do not stack more than 50 sheets in the paper output tray. Using Specialty Media Photo Application Guide Users Guide. Page 9 Printing with Windows 1 (1) 10 3 11 4 12 Printing with Macintosh Paper SizePaper Size 1 2 Paper Size. 3 Page Page Advanced Printing Advanced PrintingAdvanced Printing Advanced Printing Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 16 1 2 3 4 17 Default Camera Settings 18 About Paper Size and Paper Type About Image optimize About Date print 1 2 Menu 1 2 3 21 Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs CD-ROM Setup Software & ? ?? ? 2 3 4 3 1 2 4 2 3 4 Page Page 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 Page Using the Printer Driver Options Page Using the Bundled Software Easy Setup Instructions Users Guide Photo Application Guide 32 1 2 33 3 4 Page 35 Printing Borderless Photographs with Macintosh Setup Software and Users Guide CD-ROM 1 2 37 3 4 Printing Maintenance Printing MaintenancePrinting Maintenance Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank Page Page 1 2 3 42 4 5 43 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect Step 2 Step 3 Step 1 3 45 3 Page Pattern Check dialog box on your screen. 48 Print Head Cleaning 3 Page 3 50 Page Print Head Deep Cleaning 3 Page 54 3 Page Aligning the Print Head 3 (3) (4) (5) (6) 4 59 2 BJBJ BJ Printer Utility Printer UtilityPrinter Utility Printer Utility dialog box. 3 4 (2) (3) (4) Troubleshooting TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Troubleshooting Cannot Install the Printer Driver Setup Software & Users Guide CD- ROM Easy Setup Instructions The USB 2.0 Hi-speed Connection Does Not Work Properly Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors Page Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Page Paper Does Not Feed Properly Handling Error Messages When a printer error occurs, the POWER/ERROR POWER/ERRORPOWER/ERROR Number of Flashes Possible Cause Try This Number of Flashes Possible Cause Try This An Error Message Appears on the Screen Page Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera Camera Error Message Possible Cause Try This Easy Setup Instructions Page Appendix AppendixAppendix Appendix 14 Setup Software & Users Guide CD-ROM 1 Users Guide Table of Contents Your printer's electronic User's Guide, located on the Index Setup Software and User's Guide CD- ROM Printing Media Specifications Printer Bubble Jet Direct Print Printer BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements Additional Systems Requirements for Electric Manuals Safety Precautions Caution You may cause injury or damage the printer if you ignore any of these safety precautions. Regulatory Informatio n CANON U.S.A., INC. LIMITED WARRANTY --- (USA Only) Page Index 85 Index A B C D R S T U V Getting Help from Canon Help Us Help You Better Before you contact Canon, please record the following information. Customer Technical Support Sequence* Ordering Information i Photo Printer