Canon BJC-8200 - Manual (Page 71)

A printout is unclear, faded
Troubleshooting
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Make sure the printer is switched on, then load a sheet
of plain paper in the printer.
• Loading plain paper or High Resolution Paper HR-101
(P.43)
In the software application from the File menu, select
Page Setup.
• The procedure you use to open the printer driver may
differ slightly, depending on the software application
that you are using.
Click the Utilities button.
Click the down-arrow to select Test Print.
Click the (Nozzle Check Pattern) icon.
• To print a nozzle check pattern with the printer
operation panel, press down and hold the RESUME
button until you hear two beeps then release it.
Read the message and click OK. The nozzle check
pattern starts printing.
Check the nozzle check pattern.
• If part of pattern 1 is missing, clean the print head.
• If pattern 2 is not smooth, or if pattern 3 is streaked vertically
with white, align the print head.
• Cleaning the print head (P.70)
• Aligning the print head (P.62)