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... Applications Included in the CD-ROM Package 12 Printing photographs with Windows 13 Printing photographs with Macintosh 16 Accessing Printer Driver 20 Using Printer Driver Options 22 Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank 23 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect 28 Printing ... Errors 41 Troubleshooting Printer Hardware 43 Paper Does Not Feed Properly 44 Handling Error Messages 45 An Error Message Appears on the Screen 46 Appendix User's Guide Table of Contents 47 Specifications 48 Safety Precautions 50 Regulatory Information 52 CANON LIMITED WARRANTY --- ...
... Applications Included in the CD-ROM Package 12 Printing photographs with Windows 13 Printing photographs with Macintosh 16 Accessing Printer Driver 20 Using Printer Driver Options 22 Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank 23 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect 28 Printing ... Errors 41 Troubleshooting Printer Hardware 43 Paper Does Not Feed Properly 44 Handling Error Messages 45 An Error Message Appears on the Screen 46 Appendix User's Guide Table of Contents 47 Specifications 48 Safety Precautions 50 Regulatory Information 52 CANON LIMITED WARRANTY --- ...
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Canon Special Media Media Type Bubble Jet Paper Brilliant White Paper Banner Paper Photo Paper Pro Photo Paper Plus Glossy Matte Photo Paper Glossy Photo Paper ... Thickness Lever Position Left Left Right Left Left Left Left Left Left Left T-Shirt Transfers Transparencies 1 sheet Up to 30 sheets Right Left Basic Printing Printer driver setting Media Type Plain Paper Photo Paper Pro*1*2 Photo Paper Plus Glossy Matte Photo Paper Glossy Photo Paper High Resolution Paper High Gloss Photo Film...
Canon Special Media Media Type Bubble Jet Paper Brilliant White Paper Banner Paper Photo Paper Pro Photo Paper Plus Glossy Matte Photo Paper Glossy Photo Paper ... Thickness Lever Position Left Left Right Left Left Left Left Left Left Left T-Shirt Transfers Transparencies 1 sheet Up to 30 sheets Right Left Basic Printing Printer driver setting Media Type Plain Paper Photo Paper Pro*1*2 Photo Paper Plus Glossy Matte Photo Paper Glossy Photo Paper High Resolution Paper High Gloss Photo Film...
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... type of media loaded in the Set Print Quality dialog box. z To adjust Print Quality settings, select Custom and click Set. z For detail about other printer driver functions, refer to confirm the selected printing effects and how your document will look when printed. z Select Preview before printing by simply pressing the RESUME.... Some applications do not contain the function to display the preview. 4 Print the Document (1) Click Print or OK. Note You can control quality in the printer. (2) Click OK.
... type of media loaded in the Set Print Quality dialog box. z To adjust Print Quality settings, select Custom and click Set. z For detail about other printer driver functions, refer to confirm the selected printing effects and how your document will look when printed. z Select Preview before printing by simply pressing the RESUME.... Some applications do not contain the function to display the preview. 4 Print the Document (1) Click Print or OK. Note You can control quality in the printer. (2) Click OK.
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... cancel a print job in colors and print quality suited to the characteristics of graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong color definition. z For detail about the printer driver functions, refer to the User's Guide. Click Details button to display the Detailed Setting dialog box where you select Manual, the Details button will be...
... cancel a print job in colors and print quality suited to the characteristics of graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong color definition. z For detail about the printer driver functions, refer to the User's Guide. Click Details button to display the Detailed Setting dialog box where you select Manual, the Details button will be...
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... the Media Type pull-down menu. (4) Load the selected paper in opening the Printer Properties dialog box. Advanced Printing (2) Select a type of media for your application. Opening the Printer Properties dialog box from the Print Mode pull-down menu. (3) Select Photo from ...be opened from either within an application, or directly from the File menu. 2 Ensure that Canon i550 is selected. The Printer Properties dialog box opens. 20 Accessing Printer Driver The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the Windows Start menu. Then click...
... the Media Type pull-down menu. (4) Load the selected paper in opening the Printer Properties dialog box. Advanced Printing (2) Select a type of media for your application. Opening the Printer Properties dialog box from the Print Mode pull-down menu. (3) Select Photo from ...be opened from either within an application, or directly from the File menu. 2 Ensure that Canon i550 is selected. The Printer Properties dialog box opens. 20 Accessing Printer Driver The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the Windows Start menu. Then click...
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... sufficient expertise to print a wide range of images and documents. Advanced Printing Using Printer Driver Options Getting to know the basic features of your printer driver. Note For detailed description of the printer driver functions, refer to Documents Resizing the Image by your printer driver will provide you with Digital Camera Smoothing the Rough Edges of Certain Images...
... sufficient expertise to print a wide range of images and documents. Advanced Printing Using Printer Driver Options Getting to know the basic features of your printer driver. Note For detailed description of the printer driver functions, refer to Documents Resizing the Image by your printer driver will provide you with Digital Camera Smoothing the Rough Edges of Certain Images...
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... ink. Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the printer driver settings. z Press "PUSH" on page 34 Note If print head maintenance does not resolve the problem, contact the Customer Care Center. 28
... ink. Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the printer driver settings. z Press "PUSH" on page 34 Note If print head maintenance does not resolve the problem, contact the Customer Care Center. 28
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Take the appropriate action described in this section. • "Cannot Install the Printer Driver" on page 40 • "Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors" on page 41 • "Troubleshooting Printer Hardware" on page 43 • "Paper Does Not Feed Properly" on page 44 • "Handling Error Messages" on page 45 • "An Error...
Take the appropriate action described in this section. • "Cannot Install the Printer Driver" on page 40 • "Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors" on page 41 • "Troubleshooting Printer Hardware" on page 43 • "Paper Does Not Feed Properly" on page 44 • "Handling Error Messages" on page 45 • "An Error...
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... Start and select My Computer. 2. Confirm that the CD-ROM icon is inserted into the drive If printer driver installation did not start automatically when you inserted the CDROM into the CD-ROM drive: 1. Click Cancel. 2. Troubleshooting Cannot Install ...the Printer Driver Problem Possible Cause Cannot Install the Installation Printer Driver procedure not followed correctly Try This Follow the installation instructions from the CDROM drive and restart the computer. Installation...
... Start and select My Computer. 2. Confirm that the CD-ROM icon is inserted into the drive If printer driver installation did not start automatically when you inserted the CDROM into the CD-ROM drive: 1. Click Cancel. 2. Troubleshooting Cannot Install ...the Printer Driver Problem Possible Cause Cannot Install the Installation Printer Driver procedure not followed correctly Try This Follow the installation instructions from the CDROM drive and restart the computer. Installation...
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The Print dialog box can be opened by selecting Print in the printer driver and try this. 42 dirty See "Paper Does Not Feed Properly" on page 44 Printed Surface is Inappropriate Scratched paper type used Check to see ... on is scratched even when printing on plain paper, also try printing again. This widens a gap between the print head and the paper. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. If the paper is too thick or curled. Drag the Intensity slide bar to Avoid" on page 3 Note that require a lot of...
The Print dialog box can be opened by selecting Print in the printer driver and try this. 42 dirty See "Paper Does Not Feed Properly" on page 44 Printed Surface is Inappropriate Scratched paper type used Check to see ... on is scratched even when printing on plain paper, also try printing again. This widens a gap between the print head and the paper. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. If the paper is too thick or curled. Drag the Intensity slide bar to Avoid" on page 3 Note that require a lot of...
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... ready for use or when the print job is completed. Uninstall then reinstall the printer driver. 1. Not enough memory Not enough memory for instructions on . Uninstall, then reinstall printer driver. There could also be a fault in the device. Click Start, select All Programs (or Programs), Canon i550, and Uninstall. 2. Refer to the User's Guide for printing.
... ready for use or when the print job is completed. Uninstall then reinstall the printer driver. 1. Not enough memory Not enough memory for instructions on . Uninstall, then reinstall printer driver. There could also be a fault in the device. Click Start, select All Programs (or Programs), Canon i550, and Uninstall. 2. Refer to the User's Guide for printing.
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...Order Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper Reducing the Sound of Printer Operation Registering Printer Driver Settings Printing Media Compatible Media Types Envelopes High Resolution Paper...Printer with a Network Uninstalling Printer Drivers Uninstalling the User's Guide Transporting Printer Printer Driver Functions(Windows) Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh) 47 Appendix Appendix User's Guide Table of the Printer BJ Status Monitor Functions BJ Backgrounder and BJ Background Monitor BJ Printer Monitor BJ Print Monitor Troubleshooting Cannot Install Printer Driver Print Quality is Poor Printer...
...Order Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper Reducing the Sound of Printer Operation Registering Printer Driver Settings Printing Media Compatible Media Types Envelopes High Resolution Paper...Printer with a Network Uninstalling Printer Drivers Uninstalling the User's Guide Transporting Printer Printer Driver Functions(Windows) Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh) 47 Appendix Appendix User's Guide Table of the Printer BJ Status Monitor Functions BJ Backgrounder and BJ Background Monitor BJ Printer Monitor BJ Print Monitor Troubleshooting Cannot Install Printer Driver Print Quality is Poor Printer...
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...recommended ) z 2x or higher CD-ROM drive (4x or higher recommended) z 20 MB of available hard-disk space for printer driver installation Additional Systems Requirements for printer driver installation Windows XP/Windows 2000/Windows NT 4.0: 50MB Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows 95: 15MB * USB operation can only be ...Windows Me upgraded from pre-installed Windows 98 or later) z Use a Macintosh series computer equipped with Windows XP BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements z Use a computer on which Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95 can operate.
...recommended ) z 2x or higher CD-ROM drive (4x or higher recommended) z 20 MB of available hard-disk space for printer driver installation Additional Systems Requirements for printer driver installation Windows XP/Windows 2000/Windows NT 4.0: 50MB Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows 95: 15MB * USB operation can only be ...Windows Me upgraded from pre-installed Windows 98 or later) z Use a Macintosh series computer equipped with Windows XP BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements z Use a computer on which Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95 can operate.
i550 Easy Setup Instructions
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... this later to the center. Documentation and Software Kit NOTE: The "i550 Setup Software & User's Guide" CD-ROM contains printer drivers, software applications and electronic manuals. Protective tape Serial number Write down . IMPORTANT: Be sure printer is ready. 2 Connect one end of the printer. The print head holder automatically moves to register the product. 5 Lower...
... this later to the center. Documentation and Software Kit NOTE: The "i550 Setup Software & User's Guide" CD-ROM contains printer drivers, software applications and electronic manuals. Protective tape Serial number Write down . IMPORTANT: Be sure printer is ready. 2 Connect one end of the printer. The print head holder automatically moves to register the product. 5 Lower...
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... click Accept. 4 Click Install. screen instructions. c. d. The printer driver will begin identifying the printer port being used . 1 Turn on your Mac and insert the "i550 Setup Software & User's Guide" CD-ROM. 2 Open the Printer Driver folder on to ensure the best quality printing. 1 Load a stack of their respective owners. c. Canon is a registered trademark of the Administrators group...
... click Accept. 4 Click Install. screen instructions. c. d. The printer driver will begin identifying the printer port being used . 1 Turn on your Mac and insert the "i550 Setup Software & User's Guide" CD-ROM. 2 Open the Printer Driver folder on to ensure the best quality printing. 1 Load a stack of their respective owners. c. Canon is a registered trademark of the Administrators group...