Canon C3500 User Manual

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Chapter 10

Troubleshooting

10-15

Problem

Cause

Solution

Print quality is not what

BJ cartridge may be

Make sure the BJ cartridge

you expect (continued)

installed incorrectly.

and/or BJ tanks are installed
correctly.

A BJ tank in the BC-21e

Replace BJ tanks as necessary.

Color BJ Cartridge may be

See page 9-16.

empty.

The print head may be

The BJ cartridge may need

worn out.

to be replaced. Replace it with
a new one (see page 9-11).

Output appears jagged

The resolution selected via

Check your printer driver to

printer driver may be

see what Print Quality you

Draft (180 dpi).

have selected. Printing in Draft
mode will give the output a
jagged look. Changing the
Print Quality to Standard
should correct this problem.

Fonts do not print as

Bitmapped fonts designed

Make sure you installed an

smoothly rounded

for dot matrix printers do

outline font manager, such

characters

not print smoothly rounded

as Adobe

®

Type Manager or

characters when used with

Bitstream

®

Facelift, or that

high resolution printers like

you are choosing a TrueType

®

the MultiPASS.

font.

Certain MS fonts, such as

Choose another font.

MS Serif, will print jagged.

Output is faint

You may be using Draft

Try using Standard print

print quality or Fine mode.

quality.

Printing takes too

You may be using Fine

Turn off Fine mode.

much time

mode.

Blurred or smudged ink

The print medium you are

Try a different paper type;

using may not be supported

however, use only print media

by the MultiPASS.

specified in Appendix A,
Specifications.

You may be printing on

Paper has a right side for

the wrong side of the sheet.

printing. If the print quality is
not as clear as you would like,
try turning the paper over and
printing on the other side.

T

roubleshooting

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