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Canon PIXMA mg4250 User Manual

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Home > Overview of the Machine > Maintenance > When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect >
Cleaning the Print Head
C100
Cleaning the Print Head
Clean the print head if lines are missing or if horizontal white streaks are present in the printed nozzle
check pattern. Cleaning unclogs the nozzles and restores the print head condition. Cleaning the print head
consumes ink, so clean the print head only when necessary.
You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper
1. Make sure that the power is turned on.
2. Load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the front tray.
3. Open the output tray extension, open the paper output tray, then extend the paper
output support.
4. Clean the print head.
(1) Select
Setup on the HOME screen.
LCD and Operation Panel
The setup menu screen will appear.
(2) Select Maintenance, then press the OK button.
The Maintenance screen will appear.
(3) Select Cleaning, then press the OK button.
The confirmation screen will appear.
(4) Select Yes, then press the OK button.
The machine starts cleaning the print head.
Do not perform any other operations until the machine completes the cleaning of the print head.
This takes about 1 to 2 minutes.
The pattern print confirmation screen will appear.
(5) Select Yes, then press the OK button.
The nozzle check pattern will be printed.
5. Examine the nozzle check pattern.

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Canon PIXMA mg4250 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Duplex printingYes
Maximum resolution4800 x 1200 DPI
Duplex printing modeAuto
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) mono9.9 ipm
Print speed (ISO/IEC 24734) color5.7 ipm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)- ppm
Digital senderNo
Maximum duty cycle- pages per month
Number of print cartridges2
Page description languages-
Copier resize25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution- DPI
Maximum number of copies99 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)2, 4
Scan toE-mail, File, OCR
Scan driversTWAIN, WIA
Scanner typeFlatbed scanner
Input color depth48 bit
Maximum scan areaA4 (210 x 297) mm
Output color depth24 bit
Image formats supportedJPG, PNG, TIF
Document formats supportedPDF
Optical scanning resolution1200 x 2400 DPI
Total input capacity- sheets
Maximum input capacity100 sheets
Envelopes sizes10, DL
Photo paper sizes10x15, 13x18, 20x25 cm
Maximum print size216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media typesEnvelopes, Glossy paper, High resolution paper, Matte paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Semi-glossy paper, T-shirt Transfer
Recommended media weight64 - 105, 300 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesLegal
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5
Borderless printing media sizesA4, Letter
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
DisplayTFT
Product colorBlack
Display diagonal2.4 \
Market positioningHome & office
Standard interfacesUSB 2.0, Wireless LAN
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsWEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Mobile printing technologiesApple AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, PIXMA Cloud Link
Compatible memory cardsmicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, miniSDHC, MMC, MMC+, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, MS PRO Duo, SD, SDHC
Sound pressure level (printing)43 dB
AC input voltage100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)0.2 W
Power consumption (copying)19 W
Power consumption (standby)0.7 W
Power consumption (average operating)- W
Operating temperature (T-T)5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90 %
Minimum RAM1024 MB
Minimum processor1GHz
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Downloadable softwareEasy-WebPrint EX
Bundled softwareMP Driver including Scanning Utility My Image Garden CREATIVE PARK PREMIUM access Full HD Movie Print Quick Menu
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth304 mm
Width449 mm
Height152 mm

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