Canon S330 S330 Quick Start Guide - Page 43

Troubleshooting Printed Output - ink cartridge

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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Printed Output Problem Possible Cause Try This Color missing on printed paper Printer out of ink Ink tanks/ cartridges not seated properly One or both of the ink tanks may be empty. Replace the empty ink tank with a new one. Verify that the ink tanks/cartridges are in the correct color slot. Check that they have been firmly seated. Press down on the ink tanks/ cartridges until they click into place. See Step 4 of the Easy Setup Instructions for how to install the ink tanks correctly. Print head needs Print a nozzle check pattern to see if the print head requires cleaning. cleaning See "Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 21. Printed output faded or unclear Print head needs to be aligned Paper not loaded print-side up Print a nozzle check pattern to see if the print head needs to be aligned. See "Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 21. Follow the instructions packaged with the paper for proper loading and handling. Incorrect paper type selected in printer driver Windows On the Main tab of the S330 Properties window, confirm that the Media Type selected matches the paper loaded. Mac OS In the Print dialog box, confirm that the Media Type selected matches the paper loaded. Print Quality is improperly set The print quality is automatically adjusted to the type of paper being used. Verify that the correct paper type has been selected. Windows On the Main tab of the S330 Properties window, select the appropriate paper type. The Print Quality setting will automatically change. Mac OS In the Print dialog box, select Manual from the Print Mode drop-down menu, then click the Details button. In the Detailed Setting window, move the Print Quality slider to select your preferred output quality. See "Adjusting Print Quality" on page 9 for more information. 39

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Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting Printed Output
Problem
Possible Cause
Try This
Color missing
on printed
paper
Printer out of ink
One or both of the ink tanks may be empty. Replace the empty ink tank
with a new one.
Ink tanks/
cartridges not
seated properly
Verify that the ink tanks/cartridges are in the correct color slot. Check
that they have been firmly seated. Press down on the ink tanks/
cartridges until they click into place.
See Step 4 of the
Easy Setup Instructions
for how to install the ink
tanks correctly.
Print head needs
cleaning
Print a nozzle check pattern to see if the print head requires cleaning.
See “Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 21.
Printed
output faded
or unclear
Print head needs
to be aligned
Print a nozzle check pattern to see if the print head needs to be
aligned. See “Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 21.
Paper not loaded
print-side up
Follow the instructions packaged with the paper for proper loading
and handling.
Incorrect paper
type selected in
printer driver
Windows
On the
Main
tab of the S330 Properties window, confirm that the
Media Type
selected matches the paper loaded.
Mac OS
In the
Print
dialog box, confirm that the
Media Type
selected matches
the paper loaded.
Print Quality is
improperly set
The print quality is automatically adjusted to the type of paper being
used. Verify that the correct paper type has been selected.
Windows
On the
Main
tab of the S330 Properties window, select the
appropriate paper type. The Print Quality setting will automatically
change.
Mac OS
In the
Print
dialog box, select
Manual
from the
Print Mode
drop-down
menu, then click the
Details
button. In the
Detailed Setting
window,
move the
Print Quality
slider to select your preferred output quality.
See “Adjusting Print Quality” on page 9 for more
information.