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... Advanced Printing Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device 28 Accessing the Printer Driver (Windows 35 Using the Bundled Software 36 Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank 37 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect 46 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 47 Print Head Cleaning 52 Print Head Deep Cleaning... An Error Message Appears on the Screen 79 Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera 81 Appendix Specifications 86 Safety Precautions 90 Regulatory Information 92 CANON U.S.A., INC.
... Advanced Printing Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device 28 Accessing the Printer Driver (Windows 35 Using the Bundled Software 36 Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank 37 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect 46 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 47 Print Head Cleaning 52 Print Head Deep Cleaning... An Error Message Appears on the Screen 79 Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera 81 Appendix Specifications 86 Safety Precautions 90 Regulatory Information 92 CANON U.S.A., INC.
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z You can use general copy paper or Canon's Super White Paper. z You can load up to the instructions packaged with the print side facing UP. (2) Align the paper stack against the left side ...of the paper stack. (1) Load the paper into the Auto Sheet Feeder with your media. 8 z Do not touch the printed surfaces until the ink dries. Ensure that the Cover Guide stands when you load paper in the Paper Output Tray. For specific drying times, refer to 150 sheets of...
z You can use general copy paper or Canon's Super White Paper. z You can load up to the instructions packaged with the print side facing UP. (2) Align the paper stack against the left side ...of the paper stack. (1) Load the paper into the Auto Sheet Feeder with your media. 8 z Do not touch the printed surfaces until the ink dries. Ensure that the Cover Guide stands when you load paper in the Paper Output Tray. For specific drying times, refer to 150 sheets of...
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... Paper Output Tray. The Paper Output Tray automatically opens. 2 Pull out the Paper Output Tray 1 Extension completely. z Do not touch the printed surfaces until the ink dries. Cassette Lamp 2 14 (2) Press the Paper Feed Switch so that the Cassette lamp lights. Push the Cassette all the way into the printer. For...
... Paper Output Tray. The Paper Output Tray automatically opens. 2 Pull out the Paper Output Tray 1 Extension completely. z Do not touch the printed surfaces until the ink dries. Cassette Lamp 2 14 (2) Press the Paper Feed Switch so that the Cassette lamp lights. Push the Cassette all the way into the printer. For...
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Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank Replace ink tank(s) if they are Incorrect" on page 46. 37 When replacing them, check the model numbers and their installation positions. With this printer, the ink tanks must be installed in the order (from left to right) indicated below: z Black: CLI-8BK z Black: PGI-5BK z Yellow: CLI-8Y z Magenta: CLI-8M z Cyan: CLI-8C Should missing characters or white streaks appear despite sufficient ink levels, refer to "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are out of ink.
Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank Replace ink tank(s) if they are Incorrect" on page 46. 37 When replacing them, check the model numbers and their installation positions. With this printer, the ink tanks must be installed in the order (from left to right) indicated below: z Black: CLI-8BK z Black: PGI-5BK z Yellow: CLI-8Y z Magenta: CLI-8M z Cyan: CLI-8C Should missing characters or white streaks appear despite sufficient ink levels, refer to "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are out of ink.
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...)" on the Maintenance tab. Click View Printer Status on page 35. 2. Ink Level Indication on the PC Open the Canon IJ Status Monitor to "Handling Error Messages" on page 77. Ink is low. Click Ink Details to show the ink tank information, then replace the ink tank with a new one . 38 Printing Maintenance Getting the...
...)" on the Maintenance tab. Click View Printer Status on page 35. 2. Ink Level Indication on the PC Open the Canon IJ Status Monitor to "Handling Error Messages" on page 77. Ink is low. Click Ink Details to show the ink tank information, then replace the ink tank with a new one . 38 Printing Maintenance Getting the...
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... and click Utility. Confirm whether any symbols are displayed here. Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. The Canon IJ Printer Utility launches. 5. Click About ink to check the ink level information. 1. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, select the name of your printer from the Name... and click Maintenance. Ink is low. The following dialog box is displayed. Select Applications from the pop-up menu. Printing Maintenance Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility to show the ink tank information, then replace the ink tank with a new one. 39 Select Ink Level Information from the...
... and click Utility. Confirm whether any symbols are displayed here. Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. The Canon IJ Printer Utility launches. 5. Click About ink to check the ink level information. 1. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, select the name of your printer from the Name... and click Maintenance. Ink is low. The following dialog box is displayed. Select Applications from the pop-up menu. Printing Maintenance Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility to show the ink tank information, then replace the ink tank with a new one. 39 Select Ink Level Information from the...
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...finished, you can continue printing for a while by pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button on your PC. Ink tank with a new one. Check to see which ink tank is out of ink, and replace it with no ink 40 Be sure to press the RESUME/CANCEL button with a new one . z Click Cancel ...Knowing When to Replace Ink Tanks The ALARM lamp flashes orange four times once any of the ink tanks are removed. However, you continue printing with an empty ink tank, it with the ink tanks installed. * Continuing to print in the out of ink state will be displayed incorrectly in the Canon IJ Status Monitor....
...finished, you can continue printing for a while by pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button on your PC. Ink tank with a new one. Check to see which ink tank is out of ink, and replace it with no ink 40 Be sure to press the RESUME/CANCEL button with a new one . z Click Cancel ...Knowing When to Replace Ink Tanks The ALARM lamp flashes orange four times once any of the ink tanks are removed. However, you continue printing with an empty ink tank, it with the ink tanks installed. * Continuing to print in the out of ink state will be displayed incorrectly in the Canon IJ Status Monitor....
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... installed. Be sure to press the RESUME/CANCEL button with the ink tanks installed. * Continuing to print in the Canon IJ Printer Utility. Click Stop Job to be displayed incorrectly in the out of ink state will need to replace it may damage the printer. * Printing does not resume if any of ...the ink tanks are removed. Click Stop All Jobs to cancel the current ...
... installed. Be sure to press the RESUME/CANCEL button with the ink tanks installed. * Continuing to print in the Canon IJ Printer Utility. Click Stop Job to be displayed incorrectly in the out of ink state will need to replace it may damage the printer. * Printing does not resume if any of ...the ink tanks are removed. Click Stop All Jobs to cancel the current ...
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... moves to avoid staining clothing or the surrounding area. Do not touch the lock lever; remove only the ink tank. z Discard empty ink tanks according to the local laws and regulations regarding disposal of ink, replace it using the following steps. 1 Ensure that the printer is on, and then open for more than... 10 minutes, the Print Head Holder moves to the center. 3 Remove the ink tank whose lamp is left open the Paper Output Tray. Be sure to replace ink tanks one by one when replacing more than one ink tank. 42 Close and reopen the Top Cover to return the holder to the...
... moves to avoid staining clothing or the surrounding area. Do not touch the lock lever; remove only the ink tank. z Discard empty ink tanks according to the local laws and regulations regarding disposal of ink, replace it using the following steps. 1 Ensure that the printer is on, and then open for more than... 10 minutes, the Print Head Holder moves to the center. 3 Remove the ink tank whose lamp is left open the Paper Output Tray. Be sure to replace ink tanks one by one when replacing more than one ink tank. 42 Close and reopen the Top Cover to return the holder to the...
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... z Ensure that all the orange tape has been peeled off the orange tape. Printing Maintenance Do not touch the electrical contacts. (1) Unpack the new ink tank and completely pull off along the perforation. Then, remove the film completely. (2) Remove the orange protective cap from being ejected properly. z Do not...your clothes and hands. z Do not squeeze the side of ink tanks as failure to follow this may prevent the ink from the bottom of the orange tape, ink may stain your clothes and hands. If there remains a part of the ink tank and discard it . z Be sure to remove the ...
... z Ensure that all the orange tape has been peeled off the orange tape. Printing Maintenance Do not touch the electrical contacts. (1) Unpack the new ink tank and completely pull off along the perforation. Then, remove the film completely. (2) Remove the orange protective cap from being ejected properly. z Do not...your clothes and hands. z Do not squeeze the side of ink tanks as failure to follow this may prevent the ink from the bottom of the orange tape, ink may stain your clothes and hands. If there remains a part of the ink tank and discard it . z Be sure to remove the ...
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Printing Maintenance 5 Insert the ink tank. Lamp lights red (1) Insert the ink tank into the Print Head. (2) Press on the mark on the ink tank until the ink tank snaps firmly into place. (3) Ensure that all the ink tanks are installed in the order directed by the label. The printer cannot be used unless all the ink tanks are installed. 44 Ensure that the ink tank lamp lights red.
Printing Maintenance 5 Insert the ink tank. Lamp lights red (1) Insert the ink tank into the Print Head. (2) Press on the mark on the ink tank until the ink tank snaps firmly into place. (3) Ensure that all the ink tanks are installed in the order directed by the label. The printer cannot be used unless all the ink tanks are installed. 44 Ensure that the ink tank lamp lights red.
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... installation process is not installed properly. Do not perform any other operations until the Print Head Cleaning finishes. Printing will cause the ink tank to dry out and the printer may occur even when black-and-white or grayscale printing is consumed in the open . Open... closed . The POWER lamp flashes green during cleaning. 45 z The ALARM lamp still flashes orange after replacing the ink tank, the printer executes Print Head Cleaning automatically. z Color ink consumption may not operate properly if it out in the head cleaning and deep cleaning, which are installed in the ...
... installation process is not installed properly. Do not perform any other operations until the Print Head Cleaning finishes. Printing will cause the ink tank to dry out and the printer may occur even when black-and-white or grayscale printing is consumed in the open . Open... closed . The POWER lamp flashes green during cleaning. 45 z The ALARM lamp still flashes orange after replacing the ink tank, the printer executes Print Head Cleaning automatically. z Color ink consumption may not operate properly if it out in the head cleaning and deep cleaning, which are installed in the ...
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... Center. Follow the procedures below to fully insert it is empty or running the print head maintenance, align the Print Head. Replace the ink tank. See "Print Results Not Satisfactory or Contains Errors" on page 37. If the ruled lines are shifted after performing print head cleaning...clean the nozzles. 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 shifted Step 1 See "Aligning the Print Head" on page 60 46 z Increase the Print ...
... Center. Follow the procedures below to fully insert it is empty or running the print head maintenance, align the Print Head. Replace the ink tank. See "Print Results Not Satisfactory or Contains Errors" on page 37. If the ruled lines are shifted after performing print head cleaning...clean the nozzles. 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 shifted Step 1 See "Aligning the Print Head" on page 60 46 z Increase the Print ...
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... printer on , load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder or Cassette. 2 Press the Paper Feed Switch to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the Print Head nozzles. Printing Maintenance Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Print the nozzle check pattern to select the paper source in...
... printer on , load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder or Cassette. 2 Press the Paper Feed Switch to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the Print Head nozzles. Printing Maintenance Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Print the nozzle check pattern to select the paper source in...
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...nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is not enough ink. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of this pattern are missing (2) If these patterns have white stripes, the "Color" print head nozzle needs cleaning. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 37. 1 Confirm ...the printed nozzle check pattern. (1) (2) (1) If line of ink is insufficient. Example: When white stripes appear 50 The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly...
...nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is not enough ink. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of this pattern are missing (2) If these patterns have white stripes, the "Color" print head nozzle needs cleaning. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 37. 1 Confirm ...the printed nozzle check pattern. (1) (2) (1) If line of ink is insufficient. Example: When white stripes appear 50 The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly...
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...2 Open the printer properties dialog box. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the printer itself. Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform Print Head Cleaning only when necessary. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 35. 52 Printing Maintenance Print Head Cleaning ...Clean the Print Head if missing lines or white stripes appear in the waste ink absorber. The Print Head Cleaning dialog box of step 3-(3) is directly displayed when you click Cleaning on , hold down the RESUME/CANCEL...
...2 Open the printer properties dialog box. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the printer itself. Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform Print Head Cleaning only when necessary. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 35. 52 Printing Maintenance Print Head Cleaning ...Clean the Print Head if missing lines or white stripes appear in the waste ink absorber. The Print Head Cleaning dialog box of step 3-(3) is directly displayed when you click Cleaning on , hold down the RESUME/CANCEL...
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...: select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern printing finishes. The nozzle check pattern will not be checked before cleaning.... (4) Click Execute. 3 Start Print Head Cleaning. Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to clean the nozzles of ink is printed. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of CLI-8BK. The nozzle check pattern is insufficient. Printing Maintenance (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click ...
...: select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern printing finishes. The nozzle check pattern will not be checked before cleaning.... (4) Click Execute. 3 Start Print Head Cleaning. Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to clean the nozzles of ink is printed. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of CLI-8BK. The nozzle check pattern is insufficient. Printing Maintenance (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click ...
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...Items displays the items to print the nozzle check pattern. Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern printing finishes. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of PGI-5BK, Color to clean. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 56. 55 This takes...to be printed correctly if there is printed. See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 50. The nozzle check pattern is not enough ink. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 37. 4 Check the Print Head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern. Do not perform any other operations until...
...Items displays the items to print the nozzle check pattern. Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern printing finishes. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of PGI-5BK, Color to clean. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 56. 55 This takes...to be printed correctly if there is printed. See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 50. The nozzle check pattern is not enough ink. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 37. 4 Check the Print Head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern. Do not perform any other operations until...
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Ensure that the Inner Cover is closed. 1 Ensure that cleaning the Print Head causes waste ink to be absorbed in the waste ink absorber. Print Head Deep Cleaning consumes more powerful process. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" on . 2 Open the printer ... Printing Maintenance Print Head Deep Cleaning If print quality does not improve by standard Print Head Cleaning, try Print Head Deep Cleaning, which is a more ink than standard Print Head Cleaning, so perform this procedure only when necessary.
Ensure that the Inner Cover is closed. 1 Ensure that cleaning the Print Head causes waste ink to be absorbed in the waste ink absorber. Print Head Deep Cleaning consumes more powerful process. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" on . 2 Open the printer ... Printing Maintenance Print Head Deep Cleaning If print quality does not improve by standard Print Head Cleaning, try Print Head Deep Cleaning, which is a more ink than standard Print Head Cleaning, so perform this procedure only when necessary.
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...Print Head may be checked before cleaning. (4) Click Execute. (5) When the confirmation message is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of CLI-8BK. Printing Maintenance (3) Select the ink group to check the Print Head condition. z If the print head nozzles are still not clean, open the Top Cover ...POWER lamp starts blinking green. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 37. Be sure to be worn out. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 47. Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning 24 hours after turning off the ...
...Print Head may be checked before cleaning. (4) Click Execute. (5) When the confirmation message is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of CLI-8BK. Printing Maintenance (3) Select the ink group to check the Print Head condition. z If the print head nozzles are still not clean, open the Top Cover ...POWER lamp starts blinking green. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 37. Be sure to be worn out. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 47. Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning 24 hours after turning off the ...