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Tips on How to Use Your Printer
This section introduces the tips on how to use your printer and for printing with optimal quality.
Ink is used for various purposes.
How is ink used for various purposes other than printing?
Ink may be used for purposes other than printing. Ink is not only used for printing, but also for cleaning
the Print Head to maintain the optimal printing quality.
The printer has the function to automatically clean the ink jet nozzles to prevent clogging. In the cleaning
procedure, ink is pumped out from the nozzles. Used ink for nozzle cleaning is limited to a small amount.
Important
The ink pumped out from the nozzles, such as when cleaning the Print Head, is absorbed by ink
absorber in the printer. The ink absorber needs to be replaced when it is full. You cannot replace it
by yourself. Contact your Canon service representative as soon as possible. Before the ink
absorber becomes full, the
Alarm
lamp indicates you that it needs to be replaced with a new one.
Refer to the "
Troubleshooting
" in the on-screen manual:
Advanced Guide
.
Does black-and-white printing use color ink?
The use of each ink varies depending on the color of image to be printed or the contents of document.
Two kinds of black ink (PGBK and BK) are used automatically depending on the media type to print or on
the settings of the printer driver. PGBK is used mainly for printing text-based documents and BK is used
mainly for printing photos, illustration, etc. Black-and-white printing may also use ink other than black ink.
So, color ink is consumed even when printing in black-and-white.
The ink lamp informs you when ink is running low.
The inside of the ink tank consists of (A) the part where ink is preserved and (B) the sponge with
absorbed ink.
When the ink (A) runs out, the ink lamp flashes slowly to indicate that the ink is running low. Then,
when the ink (B) runs out, the ink lamp flashes fast to indicate that the ink needs to be replaced with
a new one.
Printing on special paper: How to print with optimal quality!?
Tip!: Check the printer status before printing!
Is the Print Head ok?
If print head nozzles are clogged, print will be faint and papers will be wasted. Print the nozzle
check pattern to check the Print Head.
See
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect
.
Is the inside of the printer smeared with ink?
After printing large quantities of paper or performing borderless printing, the area where papers
go through may get smeared with ink. Clean the inside of your printer with Bottom Plate
Cleaning.
Refer to the on-screen manual:
Advanced Guide
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Page 7: ...Page top Стр 7 из 396 стр Main Components ...
Page 21: ...Page top Стр 21 из 396 стр Printing Documents Macintosh ...
Page 28: ...Page top Стр 28 из 396 стр Loading Paper ...
Page 56: ...Page top Стр 56 из 396 стр Cleaning the Print Head ...
Page 109: ...Page top Стр 109 из 396 стр Selecting a Photo ...
Page 111: ...Page top Стр 111 из 396 стр Editing ...
Page 113: ...Page top Стр 113 из 396 стр Printing ...
Page 188: ...Page top Стр 188 из 396 стр Attaching Comments to Photos ...
Page 192: ...See Help for details on each dialog box Page top Стр 192 из 396 стр Setting Holidays ...
Page 231: ...Page top Стр 231 из 396 стр Setting Paper Dimensions Custom Size ...
Page 244: ...Page top Стр 244 из 396 стр Printing with ICC Profiles ...
Page 289: ...Page top Стр 289 из 396 стр About PictBridge Print Settings ...
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