iP4000 Quick Start Guide
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... 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 67 Troubleshooting Printer Hardware ...CANON U.S.A., INC. Contents Contents Basic Printing Turning on the Screen 77 Cannot Print Properly from a Digital Camera 22 Accessing the Printer Driver 28 Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs 29 Using the Bundled Software 37 Printing Borderless Photographs 38 Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank 42 When Printing...
... 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 67 Troubleshooting Printer Hardware ...CANON U.S.A., INC. Contents Contents Basic Printing Turning on the Screen 77 Cannot Print Properly from a Digital Camera 22 Accessing the Printer Driver 28 Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs 29 Using the Bundled Software 37 Printing Borderless Photographs 38 Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank 42 When Printing...
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...Printers. 2 Double-click the icon of your printer is selected. When opening the Printer Properties dialog box. The Print dialog box can be opened from either within an application, or directly from the Windows Start menu. In Windows NT 4.0, select Document Default. (iP4000 only) The Printer... for maintenance operations, such as Print Head Cleaning, or to specify printer settings common to print a document. These tabs are displayed. Advanced Printing Accessing the Printer Driver The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure...
...Printers. 2 Double-click the icon of your printer is selected. When opening the Printer Properties dialog box. The Print dialog box can be opened from either within an application, or directly from the Windows Start menu. In Windows NT 4.0, select Document Default. (iP4000 only) The Printer... for maintenance operations, such as Print Head Cleaning, or to specify printer settings common to print a document. These tabs are displayed. Advanced Printing Accessing the Printer Driver The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure...
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... the ink tank snaps firmly into the Print Head Holder. (2) Press on the mark on the ink tank until the Print Head Cleaning finishes. The ink tank installation process is closed. z When you start printing after replacing the ink tank, the printer executes Print Head Cleaning automatically. The Print Head Holder moves to maintain the printer's capabilities. z Once an ink tank has been...
... the ink tank snaps firmly into the Print Head Holder. (2) Press on the mark on the ink tank until the Print Head Cleaning finishes. The ink tank installation process is closed. z When you start printing after replacing the ink tank, the printer executes Print Head Cleaning automatically. The Print Head Holder moves to maintain the printer's capabilities. z Once an ink tank has been...
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... the correct location. If the problem remains after running the print head maintenance, align the Print Head. Printing 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. z Press on the mark on page 61...
... the correct location. If the problem remains after running the print head maintenance, align the Print Head. Printing 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. z Press on the mark on page 61...
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... Maintenance tab. (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 want to start Print Head Cleaning, click Cleaning on , load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in which...
... Maintenance tab. (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 want to start Print Head Cleaning, click Cleaning on , load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in which...
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... Check Pattern" on page 52. (5) If you want to start Print Head Cleaning, click Cleaning on the Pattern Check dialog box. Printing Maintenance (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Print Setup Utility icon. When using versions of Mac OS other...
... Check Pattern" on page 52. (5) If you want to start Print Head Cleaning, click Cleaning on the Pattern Check dialog box. Printing Maintenance (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Print Setup Utility icon. When using versions of Mac OS other...
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...are missing, the "Black" print head nozzle needs cleaning. iP4000 The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is discharged properly. Example: When white stripes appear Click Cleaning in the Pattern Check dialog box to start Print Head Cleaning. Printing Maintenance Examining the ...Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is not enough ink. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer. If...
...are missing, the "Black" print head nozzle needs cleaning. iP4000 The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is discharged properly. Example: When white stripes appear Click Cleaning in the Pattern Check dialog box to start Print Head Cleaning. Printing Maintenance Examining the ...Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is not enough ink. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer. If...
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... printer itself. z Ensure that the printer is closed. Printing Maintenance Print Head Cleaning Clean the Print Head if missing lines or white stripes appear in the nozzle check pattern. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 52. 1 Ensure that the Inner Cover is on page 28. 3 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Cleaning. 53 Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform Print Head Cleaning...
... printer itself. z Ensure that the printer is closed. Printing Maintenance Print Head Cleaning Clean the Print Head if missing lines or white stripes appear in the nozzle check pattern. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 52. 1 Ensure that the Inner Cover is on page 28. 3 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Cleaning. 53 Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform Print Head Cleaning...
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... pattern is on page 52. 1 Ensure that the printer is printed. 4 Check the Print Head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern. This takes about 30 to be cleaned. (4) Click Execute. z When cleaning the print head of black ink tanks (for iP4000): select Black to clean the Print Head of Black (BCI-3eBK), Color to clean the Print Head of ink is displayed, click OK. (6) Read...
... pattern is on page 52. 1 Ensure that the printer is printed. 4 Check the Print Head condition with the printed nozzle check pattern. This takes about 30 to be cleaned. (4) Click Execute. z When cleaning the print head of black ink tanks (for iP4000): select Black to clean the Print Head of Black (BCI-3eBK), Color to clean the Print Head of ink is displayed, click OK. (6) Read...
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... Print Head Cleaning. (1) Ensure that Cleaning is selected from the Name list and click Utility. Printing Maintenance (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. z When cleaning the print head of black ink tanks (for iP4000...
... Print Head Cleaning. (1) Ensure that Cleaning is selected from the Name list and click Utility. Printing Maintenance (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. z When cleaning the print head of black ink tanks (for iP4000...
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... Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 42. z If the problem remains after performing Print Head Cleaning three times, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. The nozzle check pattern is displayed, click OK. z The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is insufficient. Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking. Replace the ink tank if the remaining...
... Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 42. z If the problem remains after performing Print Head Cleaning three times, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. The nozzle check pattern is displayed, click OK. z The nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly if there is insufficient. Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking. Replace the ink tank if the remaining...
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... Inner Cover is closed. 1 Ensure that the printer is a more ink than standard Print Head Cleaning, so perform this procedure only when necessary. Printing Maintenance Print Head Deep Cleaning If print quality does not improve by standard Print Head Cleaning, try Print Head Deep Cleaning, which is on page 28. 3 Start Print Head Deep Cleaning. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Deep Cleaning. (3) Select the ink group to be deeply...
... Inner Cover is closed. 1 Ensure that the printer is a more ink than standard Print Head Cleaning, so perform this procedure only when necessary. Printing Maintenance Print Head Deep Cleaning If print quality does not improve by standard Print Head Cleaning, try Print Head Deep Cleaning, which is on page 28. 3 Start Print Head Deep Cleaning. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Deep Cleaning. (3) Select the ink group to be deeply...
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... your specialty media for higher print quality. 1. Glossy photo paper other than the Canon specialty media is misaligned Align the Print Head. It may resolve the problem. Drag the Print Quality slide bar to High in...printer driver, confirm that the ink tanks are firmly seated in (1). Troubleshooting Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors Problem Ink does not eject properly/Printing is Blurred/Colors are Wrong/White Streaks appear Possible Cause Ink tank is not seated properly/Ink tank is empty, replace the ink tank. Print Quality is printed. See "Print Head Cleaning...
... your specialty media for higher print quality. 1. Glossy photo paper other than the Canon specialty media is misaligned Align the Print Head. It may resolve the problem. Drag the Print Quality slide bar to High in...printer driver, confirm that the ink tanks are firmly seated in (1). Troubleshooting Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors Problem Ink does not eject properly/Printing is Blurred/Colors are Wrong/White Streaks appear Possible Cause Ink tank is not seated properly/Ink tank is empty, replace the ink tank. Print Quality is printed. See "Print Head Cleaning...
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...Print Head Cleaning. After reinstalling the Print Head, you are using a digital camera or digital video camcorder that you may need to cancel the error so you continue printing with an empty ink tank. Contact the Customer Care Center. Waste ink absorber almost full The printer has a built-in the printer... to realign it with this error still remains, the Print Head may damage the printer if you can continue printing. Use a digital cameras or digital video camcorder compatible with a new ink tank immediately after the printing. not feed Paper jam/Paper Output Tray is out ...
...Print Head Cleaning. After reinstalling the Print Head, you are using a digital camera or digital video camcorder that you may need to cancel the error so you continue printing with an empty ink tank. Contact the Customer Care Center. Waste ink absorber almost full The printer has a built-in the printer... to realign it with this error still remains, the Print Head may damage the printer if you can continue printing. Use a digital cameras or digital video camcorder compatible with a new ink tank immediately after the printing. not feed Paper jam/Paper Output Tray is out ...
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... device. A specified period of your printer is a possibility that you can continue printing. If successful, the problem may occur in the printer list. z There could also be a problem with this printer. Press the RESUME/CANCEL button to hold the ink used during print head cleaning. If the POWER lamp is opened while printing Close the Inner Cover, then...
... device. A specified period of your printer is a possibility that you can continue printing. If successful, the problem may occur in the printer list. z There could also be a problem with this printer. Press the RESUME/CANCEL button to hold the ink used during print head cleaning. If the POWER lamp is opened while printing Close the Inner Cover, then...
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... replace it to hold the ink used during print head cleaning. Remove the jammed paper, load new paper, and press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer flashes alternately orange and green). After cleaning, reinstall the Print Head. Contact the Customer Care Center. But, it . Printer error An error requiring servicing might have selected with empty ink tanks...
... replace it to hold the ink used during print head cleaning. Remove the jammed paper, load new paper, and press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer flashes alternately orange and green). After cleaning, reinstall the Print Head. Contact the Customer Care Center. But, it . Printer error An error requiring servicing might have selected with empty ink tanks...
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...-gloss Matte Photo Paper Transparencies T-Shirt Transfers Envelopes Checking the Status of the Printer BJ Status Monitor Functions (Windows) Printer 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 Transporting Printer Troubleshooting Cannot Install Printer Driver Print Quality is Poor Printer Does Not...
...-gloss Matte Photo Paper Transparencies T-Shirt Transfers Envelopes Checking the Status of the Printer BJ Status Monitor Functions (Windows) Printer 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 Transporting Printer Troubleshooting Cannot Install Printer Driver Print Quality is Poor Printer Does Not...
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... Limit 14 Photo Noise Reduction 33 Photo Optimizer PRO 31 Photo Paper Plus Glossy 14 Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss 14 Photo Paper Pro 14 PhotoRecord 37 POWER button 2 POWER lamp 2, 75 Print dialog box 16, 19 Print Head Alignment 61, 63 Print Head Cleaning 53 Print Head Deep Cleaning 57 93 Index A Accessing the Printer Driver 28 Adjusting the Print Quality for Borderless Printing 38 N Nozzle...
... Limit 14 Photo Noise Reduction 33 Photo Optimizer PRO 31 Photo Paper Plus Glossy 14 Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss 14 Photo Paper Pro 14 PhotoRecord 37 POWER button 2 POWER lamp 2, 75 Print dialog box 16, 19 Print Head Alignment 61, 63 Print Head Cleaning 53 Print Head Deep Cleaning 57 93 Index A Accessing the Printer Driver 28 Adjusting the Print Quality for Borderless Printing 38 N Nozzle...
iP4000 Easy Setup Instructions
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...Software Kit PIXMA iP4000 Series Print Head Power Cord 3 Lower the front cover. You will attempt to a power outlet. Top Cover Paper Support Inner Cover Paper Output Tray NOTE: The printer will initialize. 1 Remove the print head from its...Printer 2 Prepare the Printer Start Here Easy Setup Instructions 3 Install the Print Head 4 Install the Ink Tanks iP4000 Series Photo Printer 5 Connect the Printer and Load Paper 1 Carefully remove all shipping tape and clear plastic from the printer. 2 Plug the power cord into their assigned slots. The printer will perform a print head cleaning...
...Software Kit PIXMA iP4000 Series Print Head Power Cord 3 Lower the front cover. You will attempt to a power outlet. Top Cover Paper Support Inner Cover Paper Output Tray NOTE: The printer will initialize. 1 Remove the print head from its...Printer 2 Prepare the Printer Start Here Easy Setup Instructions 3 Install the Print Head 4 Install the Ink Tanks iP4000 Series Photo Printer 5 Connect the Printer and Load Paper 1 Carefully remove all shipping tape and clear plastic from the printer. 2 Plug the power cord into their assigned slots. The printer will perform a print head cleaning...
Service Manual
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..., photo, borderless printing (II) Years of use PIXMA iP4000: 5 years of the paper is not satisfying. Customer Maintenance Adjustment Print head alignment Timing At print head replacement. Computer (automatic settings via the printer driver) 1 min. Bottom plate cleaning When the back side of use (2) Print head Print volume: Black 1,500 character pattern Color A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern A4, photo, borderless printing 4 x 6, photo, borderless printing Postcard, photo, borderless printing 1 - 2 PIXMA iP4000...
..., photo, borderless printing (II) Years of use PIXMA iP4000: 5 years of the paper is not satisfying. Customer Maintenance Adjustment Print head alignment Timing At print head replacement. Computer (automatic settings via the printer driver) 1 min. Bottom plate cleaning When the back side of use (2) Print head Print volume: Black 1,500 character pattern Color A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern A4, photo, borderless printing 4 x 6, photo, borderless printing Postcard, photo, borderless printing 1 - 2 PIXMA iP4000...