Printing Maintenance
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Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern
The printhead discharges ink through nozzles—tiny openings from which the ink
is sprayed. Printing a nozzle check pattern can help determine if your printhead
needs alignment or cleaning.
If faded or streaked colors and text appear on your output when you print, some
of the nozzles may be clogged. You can check for this problem by printing a nozzle
check pattern.
To print a nozzle check pattern in Windows:
1.
Make sure the printer is on and paper is loaded.
2.
Click
Start
, then
Settings
, then
Printers
.
3.
Right-click the
Canon S200
printer icon, then select
Properties
.
4.
Click the
Maintenance
tab, then
click the
Nozzle Check
button.
5.
Click
OK
to start the nozzle test. The
nozzle test pattern will print.
6.
Examine the printout to determine
the next action:
•
Lines missing in the printout
indicate that the printhead
requires cleaning. See “Cleaning
the Printhead” on page 27.
•
Uneven patterns indicate that the
printhead needs to be aligned. See “Aligning the Printhead” on page 29.
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