User manual CANON S750

[. . . ] BUBBLE JET PRINTER User's Guide V1 Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Printer Parts and Their Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Select Cleaning from the pull-down menu, and then click the Cleaning icon. Print Head Cleaning 78 Routine Maintenance 5 Select the ink nozzles to be cleaned, and then click OK. All Colours: All nozzles Black: Black ink nozzles Colour: Colour ink nozzles s Cleaning the Print Head from the Printer This operation cleans all nozzles, both black and colour. Because this method also resets the printer, any print data stored in the printer is lost. 1 2 Ensure the printer is on. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes once. Now the POWER lamp starts flashing and print head cleaning begins. Do not perform any other operations until the head cleaning finishes. After print head cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the print head is clean. If the head is still not clean after the third cleaning, perform print head deep cleaning. ¬ Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern ¬ Print Head Deep Cleaning Print Head Cleaning 79 Routine Maintenance Print Head Deep Cleaning If print quality does not improve by standard print head cleaning, try deep cleaning, which is a more powerful process. Perform print head deep cleaning from the printer driver. Note ® Print head deep cleaning consumes more ink than standard print head cleaning, so perform this procedure only when necessary. Windows 1 2 3 4 Ensure the printer is on. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. ¬ Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Click the Maintenance tab and then click the Deep Cleaning icon. When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK. Print Head Deep Cleaning 80 Routine Maintenance Macintosh 1 2 Ensure the printer is on. 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 Utility dialog box. Select Cleaning from the pull-down menu, and then click the Deep Cleaning icon. Click OK. Now the POWER lamp starts flashing and print head deep cleaning begins. The process takes one or two minutes to complete, so simply wait until the POWER lamp stops flashing. After print head deep cleaning finishes, print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the head is clean. If not, check that there are sufficient ink levels in all ink tanks before turning off printer. Be sure to perform another print head deep cleaning 24 hours after turning off printer. If the head is still not clean, the print head may be worn out. Contact a Canon service representative. ¬ Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Print Head Deep Cleaning 81 Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Printer During normal printing, ink and small scraps of paper accumulate in the printer. When the accumulated debris becomes clearly visible, clean the printer by the following procedure. 1 2 Caution ® Turn the printer off. Ensure that the POWER lamp is off and unplug the printer. [. . . ] Open the Printer Properties dialog box from the Start menu. 1 Note ® 2 ¬ Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu For Faster Printing 167 Appendices 3 Click the Maintenance tab and click the Custom Settings icon. 4 Select the Set printer to ECP mode check box and click Send. For Faster Printing 168 Appendices Note ® · Some computers may have problems printing in the ECP mode. In this case, clear the Set printer to ECP mode check box in the screen above, and click Send. Turn the printer off and back on to cancel the ECP mode. · With Windows 95, a problem may remain after you cancel the ECP mode setting. [. . . ]