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Question posted by caschenbeck on February 5th, 2012

No Colors Are Printing

Between printing two pictures, I have lost all colors.  Black print is fine, have deep cleaned numerous times.  No colors will print on test pattern.  Powered off unit, reseated all colors.

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iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 5

... Photographs 29 Using the Bundled Software 37 Printing Borderless Photographs 38 Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank 42 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect 48 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 49 Print Head Cleaning 53 Print Head Deep Cleaning 57 Aligning the Print Head 61 Troubleshooting Cannot Install the Printer Driver 66 Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 24

... "Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh)" in the User's Guide. Detailed Setting: Select to your document will be printed in color and at a print quality suited to "Changing the Paper Source" in the User's Guide or Help. Some applications do not have selected. - Printing tables and charts: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of photographs and graphics featuring fine color...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 33

... ? In Macintosh z Click ? You can also customize the Print Quality settings if desired. 29 Printer Driver Settings The printer driver has a variety of settings that affect the appearance and quality...Specialty Papers and ink tanks for printing photographs can significantly improve the quality of your printed images can be used to creatively enhance the colors and output of your operating system...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 51

... to dry out and the printer may occur even when black-and-white or grayscale printing is reinstalled. z When you start printing 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 necessary to the right. Printing Maintenance (1) Insert the ink...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 52

... Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the printer driver settings. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles. If the ruled lines are shifted after performing print head cleaning three times Step 3 See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 57 If Print Head Deep Cleaning does not resolve...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 54

.... (2) Click Nozzle Check. (3) Read the message and click Print Check Pattern. Otherwise, click Exit to finish. 1 With the printer on the Pattern Check dialog box. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 52. (6) If you loaded the paper. 50 The nozzle check pattern will be checked before cleaning. (4) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 55

... Print Head Cleaning, click Cleaning on page 52. (5) If you want to finish. 51 3 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, select the name of your printer from the Name list and click Configure. (4) Select the name of your printer from the Product list and click Maintenance. 4 Print the Nozzle Check Pattern. (1) Select Test Print...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 58

.... (5) When the confirmation message is directly displayed when you click Cleaning on the Pattern Check dialog box. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on . 54 z If the problem remains after performing Print Head Cleaning three times, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of step 3-(3) is...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 60

...page 57. 56 See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 42. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 49. z If the problem remains after performing Print Head Cleaning three times, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. Printing Maintenance (5) Read the message and click Print Check Pattern to print the nozzle check pattern. z The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is not...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 61

... the Inner Cover is closed. 1 Ensure that cleaning the Print Head causes waste ink to be deeply cleaned. Print Head Deep Cleaning consumes more powerful process. When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of BCI-3eBK, Color to be absorbed in the waste ink absorber. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 62

... not solve the problem, the Print Head may be checked before cleaning. 4 Print the nozzle check pattern to perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning 24 hours after turning off the printer. Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be worn out. When using Mac OS X v.10.2 select the name of your printer from the Name list and click...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 63

..., Color to be deeply cleaned. When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of BCI-6BK. (4) Click OK. 3 Start Print Head Deep Cleaning. Printing Maintenance (1) Ensure that Cleaning is selected from the pop-up menu. (2) Click Deep Cleaning. (3) Select the ink group to be checked before cleaning. 59 Print Head Deep Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 64

... tanks and turn off the printer. If a particular color is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of that there are still not clean, open the Top Cover and ensure that color. Printing Maintenance 4 Print the nozzle check pattern to perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning 24 hours after turning off the printer. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 42. Contact the...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 65

.../CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes four times. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Sheet Feeder. 2. This section deals with automatic Print Head alignment only. With the printer on page 28. 3 Print the pattern. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Print Head Alignment. 61 See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 67

... while printing. 63 Printing Maintenance 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of your printer from the pop-up menu. (2) Click Print Head Alignment. (3) Read the message and click Print Head Alignment. When using Mac OS X v.10.2 double-click the Print Center icon. (3) Select the name of your printer from the Product list and click Maintenance. 3 Print the pattern. (1) Select Test Print...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 88

... Setup Utility (Macintosh) Routine Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Print Head Cleaning Print Head Deep Cleaning Aligning the Print Head Cleaning the Inside of Contents Your printer's electronic User's Guide, located on the Setup Software and User's Guide CDROM, offers detailed information on the following...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 89

... mode: Receive buffer: Interface: Acoustic noise level: Operating environment: Storage environment: Power supply: Power consumption: Dimensions (with the content of the document and the processing speed of 1/9600 inch at minimum. Black printing (text pattern) Max Speed (Custom Setting 5): 25 ppm Standard: 15 ppm Color printing Max Speed (Custom Setting 5): 17 ppm Standard: 11 ppm 203.2 mm...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 97

... the Printer Driver 28 Adjusting the Print Quality for Borderless Printing 38 N Nozzle Check 50, 51 Nozzle Check Pattern examining 52 printing 49 O Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu 28 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from the Digital Camera 80 CANON U.S.A., INC. LIMITED WARRANTY --- (USA Only).. 91 Cleaning 53, 55 D Deep Cleaning 57...
iP5000 Quick Start Guide - Page 98

Index Print Head Deep Cleaning 57 Print Head Holder 45 Print Media to Avoid 3 Print Quality 17, 29, 67 Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors 67 Printer Driver Setting for Media Type 14 Printer Properties dialog box 16, 28, 49, 68 Printing Borderless Photographs 38 Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera .... 22 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 49 Printing with Macintosh ...
iP5000 Easy Setup Instructions - Page 1

... tape. Protective Tape Serial Number 4 Slide the print head into their assigned slots. 5 Close (a) the inner cover and then (b) the top cover. PIXMA iP5000 Series Photo Printer Photo Printer Series Quick Start Guide 1 Remove all items from the printer. 2 Plug the power cord into the correct slot. (Refer to the color guide on side two. click 4 Insert the...

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