Test environmentĬNET Labs tests all printers on a desktop system with a 3.4GHz Pentium 4 550 processor, 1GB of DDR2 SDRAM running at 533MHz, an Nvidia GeForce 6600 PCI-Express graphics card with 256MB of memory, a 74GB Western Digital WD740 Raptor hard drive, and Windows XP Professional SP2. Our tests use a printer manufacturer's recommended consumables (ink and toner) and papers, and they mimic the ways that the average person uses their printers when printing text, photos, and graphics. To help you determine which printer is the right one for you, CNET Labs performs a variety of tests that evaluate print quality and speed. If you're going to print documents, you want to know that they are going to look good and print quickly. Be they letters to Grandma or photos from your most recent vacation, things have more impact when you can hold them in your hands. If your product issue isn't resolved after following the steps above, or if you require additional help, please create or log in to your Canon Account to see your additional options.For better or worse, we are not a paperless society. Then, at the bottom, under Related settings, select Devices and printers. Select Devices and printers on the right. Select Printer Properties from the pop-up menu. If the Control Panel is in the Large icons or Small icons view, select Devices and Printers. If the Control Panel is in the Category view, select View devices and printers under Hardware and Sound.

Press the Windows key on the keyboard and the letter X at the same time. Select Printer Properties from the pop-up menu or right-click the printer driver icon and select Properties from the pop-up menu. Select Start on the Windows task bar, and then select Devices and Printers. If the Control Panel is in the Classic view, double click Printers. If the Control Panel is in the Category view, select Printer under Hardware and Sound. Select Start on the Windows task bar, and then select Control Panel.

Right-click on the corresponding printer driver icon.

Select Start on the Windows task bar, and then select Printers and Faxes. The test page will vary depending on which version of Windows you're running.įind your version of Windows below and go to that section to follow the steps

Here's how to print a test page using a Mac ®. These instructions are for a Windows computer.

Printer test pattern