User manual CANON S900

[. . . ] 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Inside the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Operation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] 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 75 Routine Maintenance s Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern through the Printer 1 2 With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or Letter 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 76 Routine Maintenance s Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer. Lines missing here indicate the print head requires cleaning. Unevenness in these patterns indicates the print head requires alignment. Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 77 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 Windows 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 78 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 Note ® Click the Utilities button to open the Printer Utility dialog box. Select Cleaning from the pull-down menu, and then click the Cleaning icon. When the confirmation message appears, click OK. If the problem remains even after you repeat print head cleaning three times, perform print head deep cleaning. Print Head Cleaning 79 Routine Maintenance s Cleaning the Print Head from the Printer 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 80 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 81 Routine Maintenance Macintosh 1 2 Ensure the printer is on. The Page Setup dialog box can normally be opened by selecting Page Setup. . . [. . . ] and select Background Printing. Problems Unique to Windows 159 Troubleshooting Problems Unique to the Macintosh · Jagged Text or Graphics, or Banded Gradations · Cannot Print in Background Macintosh Problems Unique to the Macintosh 160 Troubleshooting Jagged Text or Graphics, or Banded Gradations s Ensure your application supports Quick Draw. If you are using a PostScript-compatible application, printed text and lines may appear jagged and gradations may appear banded. As S900 is not a PostScript printer but a Quick Draw printer, use an application compatible with Quick Draw for printing. Problems Unique to the Macintosh 161 Troubleshooting Cannot Print in Background s Ensure 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. [. . . ]