Canon printer PIXMA i320 User Manual
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Advanced Printing 19 (4)Load the selected paper in the printer. (5)Click Print PrintPrint Print. Accessing Printer Driver The Printer Properties Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties Printer Properties dialog box can be opened from either within an application, or directly from the Windows Start StartStart Start menu. „Opening the Printer Properties dialog box from your application program 1In your application, select the command to print a document. The Print PrintPrint Print dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print PrintPrint Print from the File FileFile File menu. 2Ensure that Canon i320 is selected. Then click Preferences (or Properties). The Printer Properties Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties Printer Properties dialog box opens. NotezThis manual refers to Windows XP operation. The operations may vary depending on your operating system. zDepending on your application program, the command and menu names may differ, and there may be more steps involved in opening the Printer Properties dialog box. For further details, see the users manual for your application. (2) Select a type of media for printing from the Media Type Media TypeMedia Type Media Type pull-down menu. (3) Select Photo PhotoPhoto Photo from the Print Print Print Print Mode ModeMode Mode pull-down menu.
Advanced Printing 20 „Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu This method is used for maintenance operations such as print head cleaning, or to specify printer settings common to all application programs. When the Printer Properties Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties Printer Properties dialog box is opened from the Start StartStart Start menu, additional tabs appear, including the Details DetailsDetails Details tab. These do not appear when the Printer Properties dialog box is opened from within an application. For further information about these additional tabs, refer to your Windows documentation. 1Click Start and select Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then Printers and Faxes. For non-XP Windows, Click Start StartStart Start, select Settings SettingsSettings Settings, and then Printers PrintersPrinters Printers. 2Select the Canon i320 icon. 3Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties). The Printer Properties Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties Printer Properties dialog box opens.
Advanced Printing 21 Using Printer Driver Options Getting to know the basic features of your printer driver will provide you with sufficient expertise to print a wide range of images and documents. The illustrations below provide a basic introduction to the many features offered by your printer driver. NoteFor detailed description of the printer driver functions, refer to the User’s Guide. Printing with Borderless Printing Reducing Noise from Images Recorded with Digital Camera Smoothing the Rough Edges of Certain ImagesAutomatically Resizing the Image to Fit the Page Resizing the Image by Selecting the Scaling RatioAdding Illustrated Effect to Documents
Printing Maintenance 22 Printing Maintenance Printing MaintenancePrinting Maintenance 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 probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles. NotezIf ink tank replacement does not resolve the problem, contact the Customer Care Center. zIf ruled lines are printed misaligned, adjust the print head position. See Aligning Print Head Aligning Print HeadAligning Print Head Aligning Print Head on page 29 zYou will be alerted if you enable a low ink warning. Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrinting the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on page 23 If the print quality is poor Print Head Cleaning Print Head CleaningPrint Head Cleaning Print Head Cleaning on page 25 Step 2 Print Head Deep Cleaning Print Head Deep CleaningPrint Head Deep Cleaning Print Head Deep Cleaning on page 27 Step 3 Step 1 If the problem remains Replacing an Ink Tank Replacing an Ink TankReplacing an Ink Tank Replacing an Ink Tank on page 32 Step 4 Still the problem remains
Printing Maintenance 23 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects normally from the print head nozzles. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect. 1With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter paper in the printer. 2Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menuOpening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu on page 20 3Print the Nozzle Check Pattern. (3)When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK OKOK OK. See Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examining the Nozzle Check PatternExamining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern on page 24 (1) (1)(1) (1)Click the Maintenance MaintenanceMaintenance Maintenance tab. (2) (2)(2) (2)Click Nozzle Check Nozzle CheckNozzle Check Nozzle Check.
Printing Maintenance 24 1With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter paper in the printer. 2Open the Printer Utility Printer UtilityPrinter Utility Printer Utility dialog box. (1)Select Page Setup... Page Setup...Page Setup... Page Setup... in the File File File File menu (2)Click Utilities UtilitiesUtilities Utilities to open the Printer Utility Printer UtilityPrinter Utility Printer Utility dialog box. 3Print the Nozzle Check Pattern. (3)When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK OKOK OK. See Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examining the Nozzle Check PatternExamining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern on page 24 „Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer. (1) (1)(1) (1)Select Test Print Te s t P r i n tTe s t P r i n t Test Print from the pull-down menu. (2) (2)(2) (2)Click Nozzle Check Nozzle CheckNozzle Check Nozzle Check. (1) (1)(1) (1) Lines missing here indicate the print head requires cleaning. See Print Head Cleaning Print Head CleaningPrint Head Cleaning Print Head Cleaning on page 25
Printing Maintenance 25 Print Head Cleaning Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be clogged. Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so perform print head cleaning only when necessary. 1Ensure that the printer is on. 2Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menuOpening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu on page 20 3 Start Print Head Cleaning. (3)When a confirmation message is displayed, click OK OKOK OK. (1)Click the Maintenance MaintenanceMaintenance Maintenance tab. (2)Click Cleaning CleaningCleaning Cleaning.
Printing Maintenance 26 1Ensure the printer is on. 2Open the Printer Utility Printer UtilityPrinter Utility Printer Utility dialog box. (1)Select Page Setup Page SetupPage Setup Page Setup... in the File FileFile File menu. (2)Click Utilities UtilitiesUtilities Utilities to open the Printer Utility Printer UtilityPrinter Utility Printer Utility dialog box. 3 Start Print Head Cleaning. (3)When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK OKOK OK. ImportantDo not perform any other operations until the print head cleaning finishes. This takes about 50 seconds. NotezPrint head cleaning can be performed also from the printer itself. Ensure the printer is on. Hold down the RESUME/ RESUME/RESUME/ RESUME/ CANCEL CANCELCANCEL CANCEL button until the POWER POWERPOWER POWER lamp flashes once. zAfter print head cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the print head nozzles are clean. See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrinting the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on page 23 (1)Select Cleaning CleaningCleaning Cleaning from the pull- down menu. (2)Click Cleaning CleaningCleaning Cleaning.
Printing Maintenance 27 Print Head Deep Cleaning If print quality does not improve by standard print head cleaning, try print head deep cleaning, which is a more powerful process. Print head deep cleaning consumes ink, so perform this procedure only when necessary. 1Ensure the printer is on. 2Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menuOpening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu on page 20 3Start Print Head Deep Cleaning. (3)When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK OKOK OK. (1)Click the Maintenace MaintenaceMaintenace Maintenace tab. (2)Click Deep Cleaning Deep CleaningDeep Cleaning Deep Cleaning.
Printing Maintenance 28 1Ensure the printer is on. 2Open the Printer Utility dialog box. (1)Select Page Setup… Page Setup…Page Setup… Page Setup… in the File FileFile File menu. (2)Click Utilities UtilitiesUtilities Utilities to open the Printer Utility Printer UtilityPrinter Utility Printer Utility dialog box. 3Start Print Head Deep Cleaning. (3)When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK OKOK OK. ImportantThe process takes one or two minutes to complete, so simply wait until the POWER POWERPOWER POWER lamp stops flashing. NoteAfter print head deep cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the print head nozzles are clean. See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrinting the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on page 23 If the head is still not clean after the second deep cleaning, replace ink tank. See Replacing an Ink Tank Replacing an Ink TankReplacing an Ink Tank Replacing an Ink Tank on page 32 Ink tank replacement does not resolve the problem, the print head may be worn out. Contact the Customer Care Center. (1)Select Cleaning Cleaning Cleaning Cleaning from the pull- down menu. (2)Click Deep Deep Deep Deep Cleaning CleaningCleaning Cleaning.