Printing Maintenance
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4.
Click the Cleaning
Cleaning Cleaning
Cleaning button.
5.
Select the colors to be cleaned,
then click OK
OKOK
OK. The printer will clean
the printhead.
6.
When done, click Close
CloseClose
Close.
7.
After the cleaning, print a nozzle
check pattern to check the results.
See “Printing a Nozzle Check
Pattern” on page 20.
8.
If there is no change after cleaning, check the amount of ink remaining. If an
ink tank is empty, replace it. See “Monitoring Ink Levels” on page 19.
Aligning the Printhead
Aligning the PrintheadAligning the Printhead
Aligning the Printhead
Sometimes printed output can be faded or unclear because the printhead needs
to be aligned.
To align the printhead in Windows:
To align the printhead in Windows:To align the printhead in Windows:
To align the printhead in Windows:
1.
Make sure the printer is on and
paper loaded.
2.
Click Start
StartStart
Start, then Settings
SettingsSettings
Settings, then
Printers
PrintersPrinters
Printers.
3.
Right-click the Canon S600
Canon S600Canon S600
Canon S600 printer
icon, then select Properties
PropertiesProperties
Properties.
4.
Click the Maintenance
MaintenanceMaintenance
Maintenance tab, then
click the Print Head Alignment
Print Head Alignment Print Head Alignment
Print Head Alignment
button.
5.
When asked to start printhead alignment, click OK
OKOK
OK.
6.
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete printhead alignment.
The Maintenance tab and procedures may vary for Windows NT
4.0 and Windows 2000. Follow the instructions when prompted.
7.
When printhead alignment is complete, click OK
OKOK
OK to close the window.
