Printing Maintenance25To print a nozzle check pattern in Windows:1. Make sure the printer is on and paper is loaded.2. Click Start, then Settings, then Printers.For Windows XP, click Start, then Control Panel, then Printers andOther Hardware, then Printers and Faxes. The Maintenance tabmay vary for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.3. Right-click the Canon S900 printericon, then click Properties.4. Click the Maintenance tab, then clickthe Nozzle Check button.5. Click OK to start the nozzle test. Thenozzle test pattern will print.6. When printing is complete, click OK.7. Examine the printed nozzle checkpattern to verify that the ink isconsistent on the printout.If indicated by the printout, clean the printhead (see “Cleaningthe Printhead” on page 26), or realign it (see “Aligning thePrinthead” on page 23).To print a nozzle check pattern in Mac OS:1. Make sure the printer is on and paper is loaded.2. From an application File menu, clickPage Setup.3. Click Utilities. The Canon S900 PrinterUtility window will appear.4. Select Test Print from the drop-downmenu.5. Click the Nozzle Check button. Whenprompted, click OK. The nozzle testpattern will print.6. When done, click Close.