Aligning the Printhead | Canon W2200 guide

Aligning the Printhead

If you notice broken vertical lines or deviation in colors in your prints, print a printhead alignment patterns and align the printhead. Before printing a printhead alignment pattern, load A4 or Letter size paper in Cassette 1.

Follow the procedure below to align the printhead.

Important

z Always load A4 or Letter sized paper in Cassette 1. If a smaller size is loaded, it may smear ink inside the printer and onto other media.

z You do not need to select the media size on the operation panel. The media is force fed from Cassette 1 to print the pattern.

1 Press the Power button to switch theprinter on.

After a few seconds “Ready” is displayed in the operation panel and the

Online lamp lights.

2 Press the Online button to switch theOnline lamp off.

The printer is set offline.

Aligning the Printhead

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Contents

Graphic Color Printer Copyright 2003 Canon Inc. all rights reserved Conventions Notations About Text Legal Notice Abbreviations Safety Warnings and Precautions Power SupplyLocation An Emergency Cleaning the PrinterPacemakers Printer location Printhead and Ink Tanks Moving the Printer General Caution Contents How to Perform Menu Settings Canceling a Print JobMenu Settings Summary Tables Viewing Help Options Uninstalling the SoftwarePage Before Using the Printer Printer Printer Part Names Tray Back View Connector coverOutput tray extension Cassette cover Parallel port Power connectorUnder the Back Upper Cover Printhead lock lever Printhead lock cover Ink tank PM ink tank PC ink tank Bk ink tank Under the Right Cover Guide pins Paper feed unit connectorPaper Feed Unit option Paper feed unit Switching the Printer On and Off Switching the Printer OnPress the Power button Switching the Printer Off Setting the Printer Online and Offline Setting the Printer OnlinePress the Online button to switchthe Online lamp on Press the Online button to switch theOnline lamp off Setting the Printer Offline Print Media You Can Use Types of Print Media Print Media That Can Be UsedPlain Paper Coated Paper Professional Photo Paper Matte Photo PaperHigh Gloss Photo Film Transparencies OHP Film Proofing Paper Quick Dry Transparencies 13x22 Tray Option Cassette Paper Sizes Maximum Stack Size Handling Print Media Printing Area Loading Paper Cassettes Loading the Paper CassetteRemove the cassette from the printer Loading Paper Cassettes Print Media You Can Use Set the paper cassette in the printer Install the cassette cover Print Media You Can Use Selecting the Print Media Size and Type Print Media Name Operation Panel Setting Media Type Press the Set Media button Press the Online button to switch offthe Online lamp Press or to select the cassette then press Select the cassettePress or to display Media Size and press Press or to display the media size and press Press or to display the media type loaded and press Lamp From the computer, select Manual for Media Source Loading the Tray Print Media You Can Use 44 45 47 A3+/13x19 Print Media You Can Use Press the Online button Print Media You Can Use Printing from Windows Printing Print Procedure Canceling a Print Job Viewing Online Help Opening Online HelpPrinter Properties window, click the Help button Printing from a Macintosh Selecting the Printer Mac OS 8.6/9.xFrom the Apple menu, select Chooser This completes the selection of the printer Mac OS If the name of the printer is in the list, go to Step Click the Print button Software application, select Print from the File menu Canceling a Background Print Job Select Resume Printing from the File menu Printer re-enters print mode and is ready for operation Select the Finder then select Applications from the Go menu Queue list for the printer is displayed Print job in progress is canceled Canceling a Foreground Print Job Opening Help Viewing Help Printing from a Macintosh UsingPanel the Operation Reading the Display What’s On the Operation Panel?Standby Print Job Processing Error Message Display Menu DisplayCurrent Selection Setup button Using the Operation Panel ButtonsCancel Job/Utility button Set Media button Reset/Enter button Power buttonOnline button Ink Replace button Reading Operation Panel LampsOnline lamp Message lamp Function Menus Types of MenusPrinter Function Priorities Menu Flow Summaries Setup Menu Flow Utility Menu Flow Set Media Menu Flow Set Media Setting the Printer Online and Offline How to Perform Menu SettingsOnline Offline Press the Set Media button b Press the Online button f to switch the Online lamp onPress or to display Cassette 1, then press Press or to display Media Type, then press Setup Menu Menu Settings Summary Tables Adjustment value. For fine Utility Menu Media Set Menu Using the Operation Panel Maintenance When to Replace an Ink Tank When the Ink Check Message is DisplayedReplacing Ink Tanks When the Replace Tank Message Is Displayed Handling Ink Tank Precautions Replacing an Ink Tank Press the Ink Replace buttonOpen the right cover Remove the new ink tank from its package Maintenance Replacing Ink Tanks Executing Print Job Switching Off Ink Level Detection Cleaning the Printer Maintenance Replacing the Printhead Handing Printhead Precautions Press the Power button to set the printer on How to Replace the Printhead Press or to display Replace Head then press Press the Cancel Job/Utility button Maintenance After removing the cover, the display reads Rep. P.Head OK Remove the old printhead Replacing the Printhead Open the right cover Replacing the Printhead Printer is ready for operation Troubleshooting Having a problem? Printer not Operating Correctly Printer not switched onCannot Print Printer is on but not online Cannot install Windows printer driver Cannot Install Macintosh DriverSystem does not recognize the printer Printer not Operating Correctly Printing Does Not Start No error message displayed Error message is displayed Problem 3 Paper outMedia does not feed Blank paper ejected from the printer Printing Halts During Print Job Poor Print Quality Print Job Results AbnormalPrinting is faint Ink smeared White or Dark Streaks Visible Edges smeared with ink Broken lines visible Print Results Do Not Match Print Job ContentRandom, bizarre characters are printing Thickness of Lines Different Colors Wrong Only one color is printingWrong colors are printing Ink consumption exceedingly high Other Problems Do not remove the ink tank Place the removed ink tank in a plastic bag and seal the bag Garo Error nnnn Error MessagesReplace x Tank Ink Tank NG Ink Check Ext. I/F ErrorInk level ? Cover Open Install P.head Press Online Key Service CallRep. Waste Ink Printhead NG Press Online Key Media Jam No MediaManualLoad Media Remove Media Remove the front upper cover Removing Paper Jams Removing Paper Jams Troubleshooting Removing Paper Jams Troubleshooting Performing Print Test Press the Power button to switch theprinter on Press or to display Nozzle Check then press Lamp on Cleaning the Printhead Types of Printhead CleaningHead Cleaning Procedure Cleaning the Printhead Press or to select the head cleaning method, then press Aligning the Printhead Press or to select Position Adjust then press Press or to select Adjust Printer then pressPress or to select Adj. Printhead then press Press or to select Print Pattern then press Press or to select Adj. Setting a then press Correcting Banding Press the Power button to switchtheprinter on Press or to display Band Adjust then press Press or to display Adjust Printer then pressPress or to display Adj. Setting G then press Press or to display Print Pattern then press Lines conspicuous Adjusting the Amount of Line Feed Press or to display Adj. Printhead then press Press or to display LF Adjust then press Press or to display Adj. Setting then press Adjusting the Amount of Line Feed for Each Media Press or to display Paper Adjust then press Press or to select the type of the media, then pressPress or to display Print Pattern a then press A i n P a p e r J . S e t t i n g Other Important Information Options Paper Feed UnitsUniversal Cassettes Exclusive for Proof Paper Deleting Old USB/IEEE 1394 Printer Drivers Uninstalling the Software Uninstall begins Windows Uninstalling the Printer DriverMacintosh Mount the User Software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive Uninstalling the LPR Port Uninstalling Garo Status Monitor Other Important Information Print Capacity Specifications Main Unit Index Ink tanks 6-2 Online button 1-10 Reset/Enter button