User manual CANON S830D

[. . . ] PHOTO PRINTER User's Guide V1 Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Printer Driver Functions (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Printer Properties Dialog Box Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 BJ Status Monitor Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Cancelling a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Ink may squirt out of the tank. Important ® · Do not re-attach the protective cap once you have removed it. · Once you have removed the protective cap, do not touch the open ink port. Replacing an Ink Tank 89 Routine Maintenance 5 Insert the ink tank in the print head holder. Press on the "PUSH" mark until the ink tank snaps firmly into place. 6 Close the front cover. The ink tank installation process is now complete. Note ® · To maintain optimal print quality, use an ink tank within six months of first use. · Once an ink tank has been used, do not remove it from the printer and leave it out in the open. An ink tank left out in the open and then reinstalled in the printer may not function. Replacing an Ink Tank 90 Routine Maintenance Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink sprays normally from the print head nozzles, and to verify print head alignment. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect. Nozzle check pattern printing can be executed from the Windows and Macintosh printer drivers, or from the printer itself. s Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern from the Printer Drivers 1 2 3 4 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter sized paper in the printer. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. ¬ Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Click the Maintenance tab and then click the Nozzle Check icon. When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK. ¬ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 91 Routine Maintenance 1 2 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter sized paper in the printer. The Page Setup dialog box can normally be opened by selecting Page Setup. . . in the File menu. 3 4 5 Click the Utilities button to open the Printer Utilities dialog box. Select Test Print from the pull-down menu, and then click the Nozzle Check icon. When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK. ¬ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 92 Routine Maintenance s Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern through the Printer 1 2 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter sized paper in the printer. Hold the RESUME/CANCEL button down until the POWER lamp flashes twice. ¬ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 93 Routine Maintenance s Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly. Lines missing here indicate the print head requires cleaning. Unevenness in these patterns indicates the print head requires alignment. Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 94 Routine Maintenance Print Head Cleaning Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be clogged. Head cleaning can be performed either from the printer drivers or from the printer itself. Note ® Cleaning the head consumes ink, so perform head cleaning only when necessary. s Cleaning the Print Head from the Printer Drivers 1 2 3 4 Ensure that the printer is on. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. ¬ Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Click the Maintenance tab and then click the Cleaning icon. When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK. Print Head Cleaning 95 Routine Maintenance 1 2 Ensure that the printer is on. The Page Setup dialog box can normally be opened by selecting Page Setup. . . in the File menu. 3 4 5 Note ® Click the Utilities button to open the Printer Utility dialog box. Select Cleaning from the drop-down menu, and then click the Cleaning icon. [. . . ] If you are using a PostScript-compatible application, printed text and lines may appear jagged and gradations may appear banded. The S830D is not a PostScript printer but a Quick Draw printer, so use an application that is compatible with Quick Draw for printing. Problems Unique to the Macintosh 183 Troubleshooting Cannot Print in Background s Ensure that background printing is enabled. 1 2 In the Apple menu, select Chooser. Click Backgrounding on. s Check the amount of free space on the hard disk. You may need to remove unnecessary files, or disable background printing. Problems Unique to the Macintosh 184 Specifications Specifications Printing method: Bubble Jet on-demand Printing resolution: 2400 (horizontal) × 1200 (vertical) dpi. [. . . ]