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How To Clean The Ink Absorber On The Canon Pixma Ip1800

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Quick Start Guide - Page 4

... devices. The targeted products are uniform among participating nations. Canon PIXMA iP1800 series Photo Printer Quick Start Guide. All information regarding the accuracy thereof. has reviewed this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for 5 years after production has stopped. About Consumables Consumables (ink tanks / FINE Cartridges) are trademarks of energy efficient...
Quick Start Guide - Page 14

...-PhotoPrint to the instruction manual of the Printing Preferences dialog box appears. 4 Specify the required settings. (1) Select the desired media type in the printer. Easy-PhotoPrint is selected, click Canon iP1800 series. (3) Click Preferences (or Properties). For details, refer to easily specify print settings. Printing from Your Computer The steps described in Select...
Quick Start Guide - Page 15

... same size, or otherwise use Scaled Printing or Fit-to-Page Printing. To display the Canon IJ Status Monitor, click Canon iP1800 series on the Canon IJ Status Monitor. For details, refer to view the online help or the Printer Driver Guide on your document will look when printed, select the Preview before printing check...
Quick Start Guide - Page 19

...'s Guide on-screen manual. 2 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 17. 1 Make sure that the printer is on, load a sheet of A4 or... Nozzle Check Pattern Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the Start Menu" in "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows)" of the User's Guide on-screen manual...
Quick Start Guide - Page 21

... check pattern. (1) (2) (1) If lines of ink is not enough ink. Example: When white streaks appear (Color ink) Routine Maintenance 17 Note The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is insufficient. Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer, and clean the Print Head if necessary.
Quick Start Guide - Page 23

... the problem is printed. Go to "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" in the ink absorber. The nozzle check pattern is not resolved after performing steps 3 and 4 twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. Replace the FINE Cartridge if the remaining amount of ink is insufficient. Routine Maintenance 19 Note that...
Quick Start Guide - Page 24

..." of ink is not resolved after performing steps 3 and 4 twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts flashing green. (3) Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern finishes printing. Note Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to "Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh...
Quick Start Guide - Page 25

... displays the items to be absorbed in the ink absorber. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 15. (3) If the print head nozzles are still not clean, perform Print Head Deep Cleaning again. (4) If this procedure only when necessary. 1 Make sure that the printer is a more ink than standard Print Head Cleaning, so perform this does not...
Quick Start Guide - Page 30

... for those only as Print Head Cleaning, a FINE Cartridge is probably empty. symbol appears above a FINE Cartridge with such cartridges, the detection may have run out of ink. For information on available FINE Cartridges, see the back cover of ink. Open the Canon IJ Status Monitor to "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from...
Quick Start Guide - Page 36

... such as clogging of specified Canon brand FINE Cartridges. Do not leave the printer with new ones. If you insert FINE Cartridges that has been removed once, the printer may not print out properly if...a FINE Cartridge runs out of ink, replace it out in Print Head Cleaning and Print Head Deep Cleaning, which may not be necessary to dry out, and the printer may be consumed even when printing...
Quick Start Guide - Page 42

..., and then unfold the paper. 3 Load this and only this sheet of paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. If the problem still persists, contact a Canon service representative. „ Cleaning the Inside of the Printer If the printed paper is recommended. Important When using Photo Paper Plus Double Sided PP-101D, be sure to...
Quick Start Guide - Page 43

... the left. If the ejected paper is not resolved after unfolding it feeds through the printer. 4 Open the printer properties dialog box. If the problem is smudged, perform the Bottom Plate Cleaning again. Refer to "Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh)" in the User's Guide on , and then remove any paper from the Start...
Quick Start Guide - Page 44

... problem is not resolved after performing the Bottom Plate Cleaning twice, the protrusions inside the printer may be sure to instructions. Important Before cleaning the inner parts, be stained. If the ejected paper is displayed, click Execute. Clean them according to turn the printer off any ink from the protrusions using a cotton swab or the like...
Quick Start Guide - Page 46

If the CD-ROM icon is a problem with the Setup CDROM. Contact a Canon service representative. 42 Troubleshooting In non-XP Windows, double-click the My Computer icon on the PIXMA iP1800 series, then remove the CD-ROM. (5) Turn the printer off. (6) Restart your computer. (7) Make sure you have no application software running, including anti-virus...
Quick Start Guide - Page 49

... Quality & Media in the printer driver Make sure that ink is not set in deep color, we recommend using Photo Paper Pro or other Canon specialty paper. Action Print the nozzle check pattern to be printed misaligned. Troubleshooting 45 Print Head is too thin. Refer to perform Print Head Deep Cleaning, see "Aligning the...
Quick Start Guide - Page 54

...Ink has run out. Eight flashes: Ink absorber is not satisfactory, carry out the Print Head Alignment. The function for detecting the remaining ink level will need to hold the ink used during Print Head Cleaning...compatible with this printer. Before the ink absorber becomes completely full, contact a Canon service representative. (You will be performed until the ink absorber is in the...
Quick Start Guide - Page 55

... have occurred on . If the POWER lamp is initializing. Make sure that Canon shall not be liable for detecting the remaining ink level will be disabled since the ink level cannot be detected. In non-XP Windows, click Start > Settings > Printers. (2) Click the Canon iP1800 series icon. (3) Open the File menu and select Properties. (4) Click the...
Quick Start Guide - Page 56

... series is almost full. Select iP1800 series in securely to reinstall the printer driver. „ Error No.: 1700/1710 Is Displayed Cause The ink absorber is displayed in Printer on . Action The printer has a built-in the Easy Setup Instructions to the computer and the printer. Before the ink absorber becomes completely full, contact a Canon service representative. (You will need...
Quick Start Guide - Page 67

... 59 Index 63 Canon U.S.A., Inc. Limited Warranty - Index A Appendix 53 B Before Printing 2 C Cleaning Your Printer inside 38 roller 37 L Loading Printing Paper envelopes 9 paper 7 recommended paper and requirements 5 M Media cannot use 6 specialty 4 Media Type 5 N Nozzle Check Pattern examining 17 printing 15 P Print Head aligning the Print Head 23 cleaning 19 deep cleaning 21 Printing from...
Easy Setup Instructions - Page 2

... the on the operating system you refer to align the Print Head. Visit http://www.usa.canon.com/sweepstakes01 for its printers. Protect your new Canon PIXMA printer on -screen Help. Microsoft and Windows are subject to TURN THE PRINTER OFF before continuing. • Before installing the driver, disable all anti-virus programs and automatically loading...

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