Canon printer PIXMA MG3620 User Manual

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							Maintenance tab DescriptionThe  Maintenance  tab allows you to perform printer maintenance or change the settings of the printer.
 Cleaning
Performs print head cleaning.
Print head cleaning removes any blockage in the print head nozzles.
Perform cleaning when printing becomes faint, or a specific color fails to print, even though all ink levels are sufficiently high.
 Deep Cleaning
Performs deep cleaning.
Perform deep cleaning when two cleaning attempts do not resolve the print head problem.
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							Align the print head immediately after installing the print head.When you click  Print Head Alignment , the 
Start Print Head Alignment dialog box is displayed.
 Nozzle Check
Prints a nozzle check pattern.
Perform this function if printing becomes faint or a specific color fails to print. Print a nozzle check
pattern, and check whether the print head is working properly.
If the print result for a specific color is fainted, or if there are any unprinted sections, click  Cleaning to
clean the print head.
To display a list of items that you should check before printing the nozzle check pattern, click 
Initial
Check Items .
Print Check Pattern This function prints a pattern that allows you to check whether the any of the ink nozzles are
clogged.
Click  Print Check Pattern . When the confirmation message is displayed, click  OK. The  Pattern
Check  dialog box is then displayed.
Left-side bitmap (good) The print head nozzles are not clogged.
Right-side bitmap (bad) The print head nozzles may be clogged.
Exit Closes the  Pattern Check  dialog box, and returns to the  Maintenance tab.
Cleaning Performs print head cleaning.
Print head cleaning removes any blockage in the print head nozzles.
Perform cleaning when printing becomes faint, or if a specific color fails to print, even though all ink levels are sufficiently high.
 Ink Cartridge Settings
Opens the 
Ink Cartridge Settings dialog box .
Use this function to specify the FINE cartridge you want to use.
 Bottom Plate Cleaning
Performs cleaning of the bottom plate of the printer. To prevent smudges on the back side of a sheet of paper, perform  Bottom Plate Cleaning before you
perform duplex printing.
Also perform  Bottom Plate Cleaning  if ink smudges caused by something other than print data appear
on the printed page.
 Roller Cleaning
Cleans the paper feed rollers.
Paper feeding may fail if paper dust has stuck to the printer's paper feed rollers. In this case, clean the
paper feed rollers to improve the print result.
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							 Power Off
Turns off the printer from the printer driver.
Perform this function to turn off the printer when you cannot press the ON button (POWER button) on the printer because the printer is out of your reach.
You must press the ON button (POWER button) on the printer to turn the printer on again after clicking
this button. When you use this function, you will not be able to turn the printer on from the printer driver.
 Auto Power
Opens the 
Auto Power Settings dialog box .
Specify settings for operating the printer power automatically. Perform this function if you want to
change the auto power settings.
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							Initial Check Items
Before running  Nozzle Check, check that the printer power is on, and open the cover of the printer.
Check the following items for each ink.
						

							Quiet Settings dialog boxWhen you click  Quiet Settings, the Quiet Settings  dialog box is displayed.
Quiet Settings  dialog box allows you to specify a setting that reduces the operating noise of the printer.
Select when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer at night, etc.
Using this function may lower the print speed.
Do not use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to use the printer with volume of normal operating noise.
Always use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer.
Use quiet mode during specified hours Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer during a specified period
of time.
Set the  Start time  and the End time  of the quiet mode you wish to be activated. If both are set to the
same time, the quiet mode will not function.
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							Detect the paper width when printing from computerWhen you print from the computer, this function identifies the paper that was loaded into this printer.
When the paper width detected by the printer differs from the width of the paper specified in  Page
Size  on the  Page Setup  tab, a message is displayed.
To use paper width detection when printing from the computer, select the check box.
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							Canon IJ Preview DescriptionCanon IJ Preview is an application software that displays what the print result will look like before adocument is actually printed.
The preview reflects the information that is set within the printer driver and allows you to check the
document layout, print order, and number of pages. You can also change the media type and paper source
settings.
When you want to display a preview before printing, open the 
printer driver setup window , and check the
Preview before printing  check box on the Main tab.
File Menu
Selects the print operation.
Start Printing Ends the Canon IJ Preview and then starts printing the document that is displayed on the preview
screen.
This command has the same function as the  Start Printing on the toolbar.
Cancel Printing Ends the Canon IJ Preview and cancels the printing of the document that is displayed on the
preview screen.
This command has the same function as the  Cancel Printing on the toolbar.
Exit Ends the Canon IJ Preview.
Page Menu This menu includes the following commands to select page to be displayed.All of these commands except  Page Selection... can also be selected from the toolbar.
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