Canon K10158 User Manual page 5

Ripple pattern ............................................................................48
Nozzle Check Pattern................................................................49
Font Sample ..............................................................................49
Hexadecimal dump test .............................................................50
Chapter 5 Colour Printing and Black-and-White Printing ........................51
Switching between colour printing and black-and-white printing .51
Printing with Windows .............................................................51
Printing with DOS applications ................................................51
Preparing your printer ...............................................................52
Changing the BJ Cartridges ......................................................52
Printing with a colour BJ Cartridge ................................................57
The benefits of colour printing..................................................57
Selecting the print media...........................................................57
Understanding your software application's capabilities ...........58
Matching Colours displayed on your monitor with printouts ...59
Colour and cost .........................................................................61
Chapter 6 Maintaining the Printer ...............................................................62
Recharging and replacing the battery pack.....................................62
Recharging the battery pack......................................................62
Replacing the battery pack ........................................................64
Replacing ink cartridges .................................................................66
Handling ink cartridges .............................................................66
Examining the ink cartridges ....................................................67
Replacing an ink cartridge ........................................................68
Replacing BJ cartridges ..................................................................72
Installing the Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS-12 ......................73
Removing the BJ Cartridge.......................................................73
Installing the Scanner Cartridge................................................75
Removing the Scanner Cartridge ..............................................76
Cleaning the printer ........................................................................78
Before you start cleaning ..........................................................78
Cleaning inside and outside the printer.....................................79
Cleaning the print head .............................................................80
Preparing the printer for travel or storage.......................................81
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting ............................................................................83
Check List .......................................................................................83
Errors indicated by the CHARGE/ERROR lamp ...........................84
Clearing paper jams ........................................................................86
Operational problems......................................................................87
Print quality problems.....................................................................89
White streaks, dots missing, or irregular dots ...........................89
Colour printing problems................................................................92
Other printing problems..................................................................94
Where to Find More Help...............................................................97
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