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Print Head Maintenance

„

If Blurring Occurs or If a Specific Color Does Not Print

Perform 

Print Head Cleaning

 to improve the print quality. Ensure that the printer is turned on and 

follow the instructions below.

• Windows: Open the printer driver settings screen and click the 

Maintenance

 tab. Click 

Cleaning

. See page 12 for details on how to open the setting screen.

• Macintosh: Open the 

BJ Printer Utility

 dialog box and ensure that 

Cleaning

 is selected from 

the pop-up menu. Click 

Cleaning

. See page 13 for details on how to open the BJ Printer Utility.

„

When the Printer Runs out of Ink

Replace the empty ink tank with a new one. Specify the following ink tanks when purchasing.

1

Open the Paper Output Tray.

2

Open the Top Cover and pull down the 

Inner Cover, then remove the empty ink 

tank.

Do not touch the Print Head Lock Lever. 

3

Install the new ink tank.

Put back the Inner Cover and close the Top Cover when 
finished.

Black : BCI-6BK

Black : BCI-3eBK

Yellow : BCI-6Y

Magenta : BCI-6M

Cyan : BCI-6C

For more details about maintenance, refer to the 

User’s Guide

.

Print Head Lock Lever

Summary of Contents for 9615A001

Page 1: ...nstalling the Print Head 4 Loading Paper 7 Installing the Printer Driver 8 Aligning the Print Head 12 Basic Operations 15 Printing with Windows 15 Printing with Macintosh 18 Print Head Maintenance 20 Appendix 21 Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 21 Notes on Handling the USB Interface for Windows Users 25 For Further Details 25 QA7 3441 V01 BE ...

Page 2: ... intitulée Appareils numériques International ENERGY STAR Program As an ENERGY STAR Partner Canon Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for efficiency The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is a global program that promotes energy saving through the use of computer and other office equipment The program backs the development and dissemination of prod...

Page 3: ...tion Instructions that if ignored could result in personal injury or material damage caused by incorrect operation of the equipment These must be observed for safe operation Also read the Safety Precautions in the User s Guide Observe the warnings and cautions to avoid personal injury or damage to the printer Trademark Notices Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc BJ is a trademark of Canon...

Page 4: ... subject to change 2 Connecting the Printer to the Computer USB cable Recommended Canon or other computer manufacturer cable up to 5 meters in length If your computer has an earth connection make sure that this is attached If you do not intend to use the printer for a long period of time unplug the power cord from the power outlet after turning off the printer ...

Page 5: ...river correctly 1 Ensure that the printer and the computer are turned off 2 Connect the cable If the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears when carrying out the following operations click Cancel and turn off the computer ...

Page 6: ...shock Always push the plug all the way into the power outlet Installing the Print Head 1 Plug the printer in 2 Turn on the printer Do NOT turn on the computer yet The POWER lamp flashes and the printer begins to operate Wait until the POWER lamp remains fully lit 3 Open the Paper Output Tray and Top Cover and then pull down the Inner Cover Push the upper center of the Front Cover to open the Paper...

Page 7: ...ay cause the ink to leak out and stain your clothes and hands Be sure to remove the clear film from the ink tank in the exact order as shown in step 2 1 Unpack the cyan ink tank 2 Pull the orange tape A off in the direction of the arrow and remove the clear film Then remove the film B Do not touch the Print Head Nozzles or electrical contacts Do not attempt to reattach the protective cap once it h...

Page 8: ...he Top Cover Do not squeeze the side of ink tanks as this may cause the ink to leak out and stain your clothes and hands Do not touch the open ink port Do not reattach the protective cap once you have removed it Only install the ink tanks in the positions specified by the labels If ink tanks are not installed in the right position colors will not be printed correctly Immediately reinstall the tank...

Page 9: ... sheets of plain paper 64 gsm Do not exceed this limit 3 Slide the paper guide against the left side of the paper stack 4 Ensure that the Sheet Feeder lamp is lit If not press the Paper Feed Switch Support the Front Cover with your hand when opening the tray Paper Output Tray Paper Support You now need to install the printer driver Windows Go to page 8 Mac OS X Go to page 10 print side Sheet Feede...

Page 10: ... CD ROM during the installation The driver cannot be correctly installed The screens below refer to Windows XP installation Screens may differ depending on the operating system you are using When installing the printer driver in Windows XP or Windows 2000 log on to the system as a member of the Administrators group If the following screen appears automatically click Cancel to quit the screen and t...

Page 11: ...on to restart your computer appears on the screen click OK If the installer in the CD ROM does not run automatically click Start and select My Computer then double click the CD ROM icon For non Windows XP users double click My Computer in the Windows screen then double click the CD ROM icon If the language selection screen appears select a language then click OK If the place selection message appe...

Page 12: ...t Installing the Printer Driver Macintosh 1 Turn on the Mac 2 Place the Setup Software User s Guide CD ROM in the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the Mac OS X folder then double click the Printer Driver folder Do not remove or insert the USB cable during installation as this may result in the computer or printer not operating normally Before installing the driver disable all anti virus programs and au...

Page 13: ...and click Continue 8 Click Install 9 Enter an administrator name and a password then click OK 10 A message asking for your confirmation to restart your computer appears on the screen Read the message then click Continue Installation Software installation will start 11 Software installation is complete Restart your computer Before using the printer you must carry out the print head alignment on pag...

Page 14: ...00 Printing Preferences Windows Me Windows 98 Properties to open the setting screen 4 Click the Maintenance tab and click Print Head Alignment The Print Head can be aligned also from the printer itself With the printer on load a sheet of A4 Letter size plain paper in the Sheet Feeder Hold the RESUME CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes four times You need to load a sheet of A4 Letter size pl...

Page 15: ...now ready to use Aligning the Print Head Macintosh 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 When using Mac OS X v 10 2 double click the Print Center icon If the pattern is not printed successfully refer to Eleven flashes in The POWER Lamp Flashes Orange of the User s ...

Page 16: ... Product list and click Maintenance BJ Printer Utility appears 5 Select Test Print from the pop up menu and click Print Head Alignment 6 Read the message and click Print Head Alignment It takes about 80 seconds to start printing Do not open the Top Cover while printing 7 Ensure that the pattern on the left is printed The Print Head is aligned automatically The printer is now ready to use If the pa...

Page 17: ...appear on your computer may differ depending on the application that you use Printing 1 Print the document from the application From the File menu click Print Check the application s users manual for the actual procedures 2 Ensure that your printer is selected then click Windows XP Preferences Windows Me Windows 98 Properties Windows 2000 Main tab 3 Specify the required settings and click OK If yo...

Page 18: ... Ensure that the proper lamp of the paper source lights If not press the Paper Feed Switch on the printer 5 To start printing click Print Printing will start in a few moments Cassette Lamp Sheet Feeder Lamp ...

Page 19: ...re printing Select this to check the layout before printing 6 Help Click this for a more detailed explanation of the functions in the tab This may not appear when using Windows XP or Windows 2000 If this happens click Start then select All Programs or Programs Canon PIXMA iP5000 Guide 7 Click this to change the cursor shape to By clicking on the item s name with this cursor an explanation will be ...

Page 20: ...k OK For details refer to Page Setup on page 19 3 Open the Print dialog box in your application to print the document From the File menu click Print Check the application s users manual for the actual procedures 4 Specify the printing settings according to your requirements For details refer to Basic Printing Settings on page 19 5 Ensure that the proper lamp of the paper source is lit If not press...

Page 21: ...er 1 Media Type Select the type of media loaded in the printer 2 Paper Source Select the setting here when you do not specify the paper source with the Paper Feed Switch on the printer 3 Print Mode Select the type of document you want to print To specify more detailed settings for the print quality click Detailed Setting 4 Print Click this to start printing 5 Click this for more information about ...

Page 22: ...aning is selected from the pop up menu Click Cleaning See page 13 for details on how to open the BJ Printer Utility When the Printer Runs out of Ink Replace the empty ink tank with a new one Specify the following ink tanks when purchasing 1 Open the Paper Output Tray 2 Open the Top Cover and pull down the Inner Cover then remove the empty ink tank Do not touch the Print Head Lock Lever 3 Install t...

Page 23: ... Canon Bubble Jet Direct allows you to print photos from a Canon Bubble Jet Direct compatible PictBridge incompatible digital camera or digital video camcorder without a computer by simply connecting the digital camera or digital video camcorder to this printer Hereafter the digital still camera and digital video camcorder are collectively called a digital camera or camera When producing photos wi...

Page 24: ... Paper type Photo Photo Paper Plus Glossy Layout Borderless Trimming Off No trimming Image optimize On ExifPrint Date print Off No printing About the Settings Explained Below The settings explained on the following pages cannot be made on some cameras If any setting cannot be made the default setting explained above is used Names of settings that are displayed on Canon PictBridge compliant cameras...

Page 25: ...r Plus Glossy A4 Photo Photo Paper Plus Glossy Fast Photo Photo Paper Pro Photo Photo Paper Plus Semi gloss Photo Glossy Photo Paper 5 4 x 8 6 cm Credit Card Photo Glossy Photo Paper When VIVID is selected green and blue portions of photos are printed vividly When NR Noise Reduction is selected noise in blue portions such as the sky and dark portions is removed When VIVID NR is selected functions ...

Page 26: ...r the digital camera operation method and troubleshooting refer to your digital camera s manual For print error messages refer to the User s Guide By operating the digital camera you can make the following prints You can make a standard print from the image displayed in the single display mode or in the index display mode You can print specified numbers of images or make an index print by editing ...

Page 27: ... connection 7 Restart the computer 8 Reinstall the printer driver see page 8 For Further Details For more information refer to the User s Guide The User s Guide is an HTML manual you can browse through on your computer User s Guide Contents How to View the User s Guide Printer parts and their functions Printer driver functions Using the Sheet Feeder and the Cassette Routine maintenance Printing me...

Page 28: ... 98 can operate USB interface CD ROM drive Available hard disk space for printer driver installation Windows XP Windows 2000 50 MB Windows Me Windows 98 15 MB USB operation can only be guaranteed on a PC with pre installed Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me or Windows 98 For Macintosh Use a Macintosh series computer equipped with USB interface on which Mac OS 9 x or Mac OS X v 10 2 1 or later can ...

Page 29: ...This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resident...

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