Color Printing Problems; Color Printing Problems; Printer Prints Only In Black-And-White; Colors Are Broken Or Uneven - Canon BJC-50 User Manual

Color printing problems

This section contains solutions for problems you may encounter when printing in color.

Printer prints only in black-and-white

If you are printing from a software application that supports color printing but your output is only in
black ink, follow these steps.
Make sure that you selected the BJC-50 printer driver or a compatible driver for another color
1.
printer.
When you print from a DOS software application, make sure that you use the BJC-50 printer
2.
driver, or you use a compatible driver for another color printer and the printer is set to LQ
mode.
Make sure the color ink cartridge still contains ink to print the Nozzle Check Pattern. (p45) If
3.
any part of the color pattern is blank, the color ink cartridge has run out of ink. Replace the
empty ink cartridge. (p66)

Colors are broken or uneven

If colors are broken, uneven, or vary from line to line, follow these steps.
The print mode may be inappropriate for your graphics resolution. If you are printing high-
1.
density graphics, set the printer driver to
If you are generating a thin line in a non-primary color (not cyan, magenta, or yellow), the
2.
software may tell the printer to dither the line by printing alternate colored dots and blank
white areas. To correct this, choose cyan, magenta, or yellow.
Make sure the color ink cartridge still contains ink to print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
3.
any part of the color pattern is blank, the color ink cartridge has run out of ink. Replace the
empty ink cartridge. (p66)
Fine
mode.
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If
(p45)
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