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... to as "Windows Vista") and Mac® OS X v.10.4.x. Depending on your Canon PIXMA iP3500 series Photo Printer. About Consumables Consumables (ink tanks / FINE Cartridges) are in this manual may differ. One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY 11042 As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Canon Inc. z "Macintosh" and "Mac" are not intended to be, nor should they...
... to as "Windows Vista") and Mac® OS X v.10.4.x. Depending on your Canon PIXMA iP3500 series Photo Printer. About Consumables Consumables (ink tanks / FINE Cartridges) are in this manual may differ. One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY 11042 As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Canon Inc. z "Macintosh" and "Mac" are not intended to be, nor should they...
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... from a Compliant Device 19 About PictBridge Print Settings 21 Routine Maintenance 23 Replacing an Ink Tank 23 Keeping the Best Printing Results 28 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect 29 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 30 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ...........32...Cleaning 36 Aligning the Print Head 38 Cleaning Your Printer 44 Troubleshooting 52 Cannot Install the Printer Driver 53 Cannot Connect to Computer Properly.........54 Print Results Not Satisfactory 55 Printer Does Not Start 59 Printer Moves But Ink Is Not Ejected 60 Paper Does Not Feed Properly...
... from a Compliant Device 19 About PictBridge Print Settings 21 Routine Maintenance 23 Replacing an Ink Tank 23 Keeping the Best Printing Results 28 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect 29 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 30 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ...........32...Cleaning 36 Aligning the Print Head 38 Cleaning Your Printer 44 Troubleshooting 52 Cannot Install the Printer Driver 53 Cannot Connect to Computer Properly.........54 Print Results Not Satisfactory 55 Printer Does Not Start 59 Printer Moves But Ink Is Not Ejected 60 Paper Does Not Feed Properly...
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...Macintosh®. Set this setting in the Maintenance sheet of the printer driver in Windows®, and in the Canon IJ Printer Utility on the printer, confirm the following. z The printer is installed. z Auto Power On: Automatically turns on and off the printer when no print data is sent from the computer. z ...Automatically turns off automatically. For setting details, refer to flash orange, see "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange" on page 64. 2 Turn on the printer before printing. z The Print Head and ink tanks are not complete, follow your setup sheet to steady, non-flashing light.
...Macintosh®. Set this setting in the Maintenance sheet of the printer driver in Windows®, and in the Canon IJ Printer Utility on the printer, confirm the following. z The printer is installed. z Auto Power On: Automatically turns on and off the printer when no print data is sent from the computer. z ...Automatically turns off automatically. For setting details, refer to flash orange, see "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange" on page 64. 2 Turn on the printer before printing. z The Print Head and ink tanks are not complete, follow your setup sheet to steady, non-flashing light.
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...If printing becomes faint or white streaks appear despite sufficient ink levels, see "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on page 29. Getting the Ink Status Information You can confirm the status of ink tanks in the following two ways: z "With the Ink Lamps" on page 23 z "With the Computer Screen"... position as well. See "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange" on your computer screen as directed by the ink lamps. Open the Top Cover of the printer to the back cover of each ink tank by the label on the Print Head Holder. Ensure that all packaging material is off after ...
...If printing becomes faint or white streaks appear despite sufficient ink levels, see "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on page 29. Getting the Ink Status Information You can confirm the status of ink tanks in the following two ways: z "With the Ink Lamps" on page 23 z "With the Computer Screen"... position as well. See "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange" on your computer screen as directed by the ink lamps. Open the Top Cover of the printer to the back cover of each ink tank by the label on the Print Head Holder. Ensure that all packaging material is off after ...
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... run out." To confirm the ink tank information, click the Ink Details menu. To confirm the ink tank information, click Ink Details. 24 Routine Maintenance Note You can also display the printer status monitor by clicking the Canon XXX (where "XXX" is your printer's name) which appears on the...up menu. z With the Computer Screen You can continue printing for a while, but we recommend you to open each ink tank on the printer status monitor (Windows) and Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh). (A) (A) (A) Confirm whether any symbols are displayed here. on page 65 in "ALARM Lamp Flashes ...
... run out." To confirm the ink tank information, click the Ink Details menu. To confirm the ink tank information, click Ink Details. 24 Routine Maintenance Note You can also display the printer status monitor by clicking the Canon XXX (where "XXX" is your printer's name) which appears on the...up menu. z With the Computer Screen You can continue printing for a while, but we recommend you to open each ink tank on the printer status monitor (Windows) and Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh). (A) (A) (A) Confirm whether any symbols are displayed here. on page 65 in "ALARM Lamp Flashes ...
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... that the printer is reinstalled. z Once an ink tank has been installed, do not remove it from the printer and leave it immediately with such tanks, the printer will cause the ink tank to the center. 3 Remove the ink tank whose lamp is specified. Color ink is also ... properly. Replacing Ink Tanks When ink tanks run out of specified Canon brand ink tanks. Important Handling Ink z To maintain optimal printing quality, we recommend the use . z Replace empty tanks with ink tanks removed. z For details on ink tank flashing speed, see "Getting the Ink Status Information" on ,...
... that the printer is reinstalled. z Once an ink tank has been installed, do not remove it from the printer and leave it immediately with such tanks, the printer will cause the ink tank to the center. 3 Remove the ink tank whose lamp is specified. Color ink is also ... properly. Replacing Ink Tanks When ink tanks run out of specified Canon brand ink tanks. Important Handling Ink z To maintain optimal printing quality, we recommend the use . z Replace empty tanks with ink tanks removed. z For details on ink tank flashing speed, see "Getting the Ink Status Information" on ,...
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... (C) (4) Remove the orange protective cap from the bottom of ink tanks as this may cause the ink to print. Discard the cap once it . z Do not squeeze the side of the ink tank. Doing so can cause the printer to malfunction or become unable to leak out and stain your clothes... and hands. 4 Prepare the replacement tank. (1) Remove the new ink tank from its packaging. (2) Pull the orange tape (A) in step...
... (C) (4) Remove the orange protective cap from the bottom of ink tanks as this may cause the ink to print. Discard the cap once it . z Do not squeeze the side of the ink tank. Doing so can cause the printer to malfunction or become unable to leak out and stain your clothes... and hands. 4 Prepare the replacement tank. (1) Remove the new ink tank from its packaging. (2) Pull the orange tape (A) in step...
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...Press on the mark on page 64. Do not perform any other operations until the ink tank snaps firmly into place. (3) Make sure that the ink lamp lights up red. (1) Important The printer cannot be used unless all the ink tanks are installed. 6 Close the Top Cover. (3) (2) Note z If the ALARM... lamp still flashes orange after replacing the ink tank, Print Head Cleaning is closed, see "...
...Press on the mark on page 64. Do not perform any other operations until the ink tank snaps firmly into place. (3) Make sure that the ink lamp lights up red. (1) Important The printer cannot be used unless all the ink tanks are installed. 6 Close the Top Cover. (3) (2) Note z If the ALARM... lamp still flashes orange after replacing the ink tank, Print Head Cleaning is closed, see "...
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...time, the print head nozzles become faint or particular colors will become blocked by dried ink. For details, "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on the Print Head to dry and clog. When You Are Not Using the Printer for a Long Time When you can prevent this ...button to turn off the printer, the printer automatically puts a protective cap on page 29. When You Turn Off the Printer Follow the procedure below to turn off the printer. (2) Confirm that the POWER lamp has gone out. Note z Ink may blur depending on the paper in color, or perform Print Head ...
...time, the print head nozzles become faint or particular colors will become blocked by dried ink. For details, "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on the Print Head to dry and clog. When You Are Not Using the Printer for a Long Time When you can prevent this ...button to turn off the printer, the printer automatically puts a protective cap on page 29. When You Turn Off the Printer Follow the procedure below to turn off the printer. (2) Confirm that the POWER lamp has gone out. Note z Ink may blur depending on the paper in color, or perform Print Head ...
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When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect even if ink remains in the printer driver settings. Note Before performing maintenance z Open the Top Cover and make sure that the ink tank is not resolved after performing Print Head Cleaning twice After...the appropriate action. Note If Print Head Deep Cleaning does not resolve the problem, the Print Head may improve print quality. Contact your Canon Service representative. Print the nozzle check pattern to the PC Printing Guide on page 64. If not, see "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange...
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect even if ink remains in the printer driver settings. Note Before performing maintenance z Open the Top Cover and make sure that the ink tank is not resolved after performing Print Head Cleaning twice After...the appropriate action. Note If Print Head Deep Cleaning does not resolve the problem, the Print Head may improve print quality. Contact your Canon Service representative. Print the nozzle check pattern to the PC Printing Guide on page 64. If not, see "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange...
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... POWER lamp flashes green twice, and then release it immediately. For details on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles. Open the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 4. The nozzle check pattern is... the Nozzle Check Pattern Print the nozzle check pattern to "Front View" in "Main Components" of the User's Guide on-screen manual. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. 4 Print the Nozzle Check Pattern. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Nozzle Check. (3) Confirm the displayed message and click Print ...
... POWER lamp flashes green twice, and then release it immediately. For details on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles. Open the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 4. The nozzle check pattern is... the Nozzle Check Pattern Print the nozzle check pattern to "Front View" in "Main Components" of the User's Guide on-screen manual. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. 4 Print the Nozzle Check Pattern. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Nozzle Check. (3) Confirm the displayed message and click Print ...
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... printed correctly if there is insufficient. To proceed to cleaning of this pattern are missing and the group (2) patterns have white streaks, the Color print head nozzle needs cleaning. Example: When lines are missing (2) If these patterns have no lines of the group (1) pattern are missing,..., depending on page 33. If no white streaks, click Exit or Quit to step 4-(3) of ink is not enough ink. Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer, and clean the Print Head if necessary. See "Print Head Cleaning" on your platform.
... printed correctly if there is insufficient. To proceed to cleaning of this pattern are missing and the group (2) patterns have white streaks, the Color print head nozzle needs cleaning. Example: When lines are missing (2) If these patterns have no lines of the group (1) pattern are missing,..., depending on page 33. If no white streaks, click Exit or Quit to step 4-(3) of ink is not enough ink. Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer, and clean the Print Head if necessary. See "Print Head Cleaning" on your platform.
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...Head Cleaning finishes. Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform Print Head Cleaning only when necessary. Note that the printer is on -screen manual. Make sure that cleaning the Print Head causes used ink to be absorbed in the ink absorber. Print Head Cleaning starts when the ... on . 2 Open the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. 4 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Cleaning. (3) Select the ink group to the left. Print Head Cleaning Clean the Print Head if lines are missing or if...
...Head Cleaning finishes. Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform Print Head Cleaning only when necessary. Note that the printer is on -screen manual. Make sure that cleaning the Print Head causes used ink to be absorbed in the ink absorber. Print Head Cleaning starts when the ... on . 2 Open the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. 4 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Cleaning. (3) Select the ink group to the left. Print Head Cleaning Clean the Print Head if lines are missing or if...
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... checked before cleaning. (4) (5) Load a sheet of ink is printed. For details on . 2 Open the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 3 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. 4 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Make sure that the printer is on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to be ...cleaned. (4) Click OK. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 32. Note If the problem is not...
... checked before cleaning. (4) (5) Load a sheet of ink is printed. For details on . 2 Open the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 3 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. 4 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Make sure that the printer is on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to be ...cleaned. (4) Click OK. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 32. Note If the problem is not...
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...correctly if there is not resolved after performing steps 4 and 5 twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. Note If the problem is not enough ink. The nozzle check pattern is insufficient. See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 23. 5 Check the print head condition with the printed nozzle... check pattern, and take appropriate action. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of ink is printed. (6) Confirm the displayed message and click Print Check Pattern. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 32....
...correctly if there is not resolved after performing steps 4 and 5 twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. Note If the problem is not enough ink. The nozzle check pattern is insufficient. See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 23. 5 Check the print head condition with the printed nozzle... check pattern, and take appropriate action. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of ink is printed. (6) Confirm the displayed message and click Print Check Pattern. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 32....
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...ink to be absorbed in the ink absorber. Do not perform any other operations until Print Head Deep Cleaning finishes. This takes about 100 seconds. Print Head Deep Cleaning consumes more powerful process. Contact your Canon...Print the nozzle check pattern to be damaged. Note that the printer is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of the User's Guide on the Paper Thickness Lever,...in "Main Components" of that color. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on . 2 Open the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. 4 Start ...
...ink to be absorbed in the ink absorber. Do not perform any other operations until Print Head Deep Cleaning finishes. This takes about 100 seconds. Print Head Deep Cleaning consumes more powerful process. Contact your Canon...Print the nozzle check pattern to be damaged. Note that the printer is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of the User's Guide on the Paper Thickness Lever,...in "Main Components" of that color. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on . 2 Open the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. 4 Start ...
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...Initial Check Items displays the items to be deeply cleaned. (4) Click OK. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 23. (3) If the print head nozzles are still not clean, turn off the printer and perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning after 24 hours. (4) If this does not solve the ... the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 3 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. 4 Start Print Head Deep Cleaning. (1) Make sure that color. This takes about 100 seconds. If a particular color is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of that Cleaning is on page 30. Do not perform any ...
...Initial Check Items displays the items to be deeply cleaned. (4) Click OK. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 23. (3) If the print head nozzles are still not clean, turn off the printer and perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning after 24 hours. (4) If this does not solve the ... the Front Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 3 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. 4 Start Print Head Deep Cleaning. (1) Make sure that color. This takes about 100 seconds. If a particular color is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of that Cleaning is on page 30. Do not perform any ...
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...dirty. Set the Paper Thickness Lever to instructions. See "Cleaning the Protrusions Inside the Printer" on page 48. z Cleaning with ink, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning again. If it feeds through the printer. To always get best quality printing result, periodical cleaning of the inside of the... printer is smudged with the Printer Driver (Bottom Plate Cleaning) Important Do not perform any ...
...dirty. Set the Paper Thickness Lever to instructions. See "Cleaning the Protrusions Inside the Printer" on page 48. z Cleaning with ink, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning again. If it feeds through the printer. To always get best quality printing result, periodical cleaning of the inside of the... printer is smudged with the Printer Driver (Bottom Plate Cleaning) Important Do not perform any ...
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... inside of the ejected paper. Clean them according to "Front View" in the (A) Rear Tray with ink, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning again. Routine Maintenance 49 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on, and then remove any other operation while the bottom plate is smudged with the open side...to the front. For details on page 51. If the problem is not resolved after unfolding it is being cleaned. If it . 5 Open the printer properties dialog box. 6 Click the Maintenance tab, and then Bottom Plate Cleaning. 7 Confirm the displayed message and click Execute. See "Cleaning the ...
... inside of the ejected paper. Clean them according to "Front View" in the (A) Rear Tray with ink, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning again. Routine Maintenance 49 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on, and then remove any other operation while the bottom plate is smudged with the open side...to the front. For details on page 51. If the problem is not resolved after unfolding it is being cleaned. If it . 5 Open the printer properties dialog box. 6 Click the Maintenance tab, and then Bottom Plate Cleaning. 7 Confirm the displayed message and click Execute. See "Cleaning the ...
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... paper after unfolding it. 5 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. 6 Make sure that the printer is turned on, and then remove any other operation while the bottom plate is not resolved after performing cleaning twice, the protrusions inside of the printer as it is selected in "Main Components... Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 3 Fold a single sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the (A) Rear Tray with ink, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning again. 1 Make sure that Cleaning is smudged with the open side to instructions. Clean them according to the front....
... paper after unfolding it. 5 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. 6 Make sure that the printer is turned on, and then remove any other operation while the bottom plate is not resolved after performing cleaning twice, the protrusions inside of the printer as it is selected in "Main Components... Tray and extend the Output Tray Extension. 3 Fold a single sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the (A) Rear Tray with ink, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning again. 1 Make sure that Cleaning is smudged with the open side to instructions. Clean them according to the front....