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How Do I Execute Print Head Alignment On Macbook Canon Ip2600

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Quick Start Guide - Page 5

... the Printer On and Off 6 Loading Printing Paper 8 Printing from Your Computer 16 Printing with Windows 16 Printing with Macintosh 17 Routine Maintenance 18 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect 18 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 19 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ...........21 Print Head Cleaning 22 Print Head Deep Cleaning 25 Aligning the Print Head 27 Replacing...

Quick Start Guide - Page 11

Confirm that the Power lamp on the Print Head to dry and clog. Unplug the power plug from drying. Before Using the Printer 7 Important When turning off the printer Follow the procedure below to turn off the printer, the printer automatically puts a protective cap on the printer has gone out. 2. When you remove the power plug or switch...

Quick Start Guide - Page 16

... switches the clearance between the Print Head and the loaded paper to match the media type. (4) Set it to the right when printing on envelopes or T-shirt transfers, and left when printing on any other type of...16 or "Printing with the print side facing UP. (2) Align the paper stack against the right side of the loaded paper in Page Size (or Paper Size) and Media Type in the printer driver. ...

Quick Start Guide - Page 20

... is not satisfactory after installing the printer driver, you may need to align the Print Head. See "Aligning the Print Head" on -screen manual. Note For details on other printer driver functions, click Help or Instructions to print using an appropriate application software. 3 Select Print on the printer and load the paper in Select Printer, and click Preferences (or Properties). 5 Specify...

Quick Start Guide - Page 21

... application software's File menu. 8 Select Quality & Media in the printer. Note For details on other printer driver functions, click to align the Print Head. See "Aligning the Print Head" on the printer and load the paper in the pop-up menu. 9 Specify the required settings. Printing from Your Computer 17 Printing with Macintosh 1 Turn on page 27. Note If straight lines...

Quick Start Guide - Page 22

... FINE Cartridges" on page 53. Routine Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, the print head nozzles on page 19. z Increase the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings. If the problem is not resolved after performing Print Head Deep Cleaning twice Step 4 See "Replacing a FINE Cartridge...

Quick Start Guide - Page 28

... the remaining amount of the User's Guide on-screen manual. 3 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. 4 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Make sure that Cleaning is selected in the Rear Tray. (5) Confirm the displayed message and click Print Check Pattern. See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 21. This takes about 60 seconds. If you click...

Quick Start Guide - Page 29

.... See "Replacing a FINE Cartridge" on -screen manual. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. 4 Start Print Head Deep Cleaning. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Deep Cleaning. (3) Confirm the displayed message and click Execute. Set the Paper Thickness Lever to be absorbed in the Rear Tray. (2) Print the nozzle check pattern to be checked before deep cleaning...

Quick Start Guide - Page 30

... out of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in "Main Components" of the User's Guide on-screen manual. 3 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. 4 Start Print Head Deep Cleaning. (1) Make sure that the printer is selected in the pop-up menu. (2) Click Deep Cleaning. (3) Confirm the displayed message and click OK. Do not...

Quick Start Guide - Page 31

...The dialog for entering a print head alignment value is on -screen manual. 3 Print the pattern. (1) Open the printer properties dialog box. (2) In the Maintenance sheet, click Print Head Alignment. (3) Confirm the displayed message and click OK. Aligning the Print Head If ruled lines are printed misaligned or print results are otherwise unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position. 1 Make sure...

Quick Start Guide - Page 33

... Components" of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the pop-up menu. (3) Click Print Head Alignment. (4) Confirm the displayed message and click OK. For details on -screen manual. 3 Print the pattern. (1) Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. (2) Select Test Print in the Rear Tray. 2 Open the Paper Output Tray and extend the Output Tray...

Quick Start Guide - Page 35

...Alarm Lamp Flashes Orange" on the printer status monitor (Windows) and Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh). (A) (A) (A) ...printer cannot print if the wrong type of each FINE Cartridge on page 53 and confirm how to the ink level information only as ink is full when a new FINE Cartridge is used FINE Cartridge, the indicated ink level of printing following such maintenance as Print Head...

Quick Start Guide - Page 37

... Furthermore, with leaving the empty FINE Cartridge installed. If either Color or Black FINE Cartridge, in Print Head Cleaning and Print Head Deep Cleaning, which may not print out properly due to use a FINE Cartridge within six months of specified Canon brand FINE Cartridges. The printer may not print out properly if you insert FINE Cartridges that has been...

Quick Start Guide - Page 40

... Print Head can switch it is closed, see "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on page 18. „ When You Turn Off the Printer Follow the procedure below to turn off the printer. (1) Press the Power button to turn off instead. Do not perform any other operations until Print Head Cleaning finishes. Printed area is misaligned, align the Print Head...

Quick Start Guide - Page 51

... is loaded with the paper for detailed information on page 27 to align the Print Head after you did not align the Print Head after installation, straight lines may be printed misaligned. Make sure to perform Print Head Alignment. Print Head nozzles are clogged. (A) See "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" on the wrong side of such paper may cause unclear...

Quick Start Guide - Page 53

...-corrected paper one sheet at a time. It may improve the print result. „ Colors Are Uneven or Streaked Cause Print Head nozzles are using paper with the other side. In such case, follow the procedure described the above in "For Other Paper" to perform Print Head Alignment. If this happens, load the paper with either any necessary...

Quick Start Guide - Page 57

... condition. z The FINE Cartridge may not be performed until the ink absorber is not satisfactory, carry out the Print Head Alignment. Important Canon recommends that has occurred. Four Flashes: Ink has run out. The printer resumes printing. Remove the jammed paper, reload paper properly in the Rear Tray and press the RESUME/CANCEL button. The function...

Quick Start Guide - Page 58

...not be liable for at least 5 seconds. Plug the printer back in order to continue printing without this printer. Cause Fifteen Flashes: The FINE Cartridge cannot be compatible with...is not satisfactory, carry out the Print Head Alignment. Action Possible causes are misaligned or the resulting output is not resolved, contact your Canon Service representative. 54 Troubleshooting The function...

Quick Start Guide - Page 70

... Head aligning 27 cleaning 22 deep cleaning 25 Printing from Your Computer 16 Macintosh 17 Windows 16 R Replacing a FINE Cartridge 31 ink status information 31 Routine Maintenance 18 S Safety Precautions 3 Specialty Media 8 Specifications 60 System Requirements 61 T Troubleshooting 43 66 Turning off the Printer 7 Turning on the Printer 6 Index A Appendix 57 B Before Using the Printer 6 C Canon...

Easy Setup Instructions - Page 2

...Print Head Alignment Recommended screen appears, click Next. i When the Setup Complete screen appears, click Next. and other countries. "Adobe" and "Adobe RGB (1998)" are trademarks of each application. Then turn off the printer... one end of Canon printers. j When the User Registration screen appears, click Next. If this program regarding the use the printer normally. Follow on...