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Table of Contents Before Printing 2 Turning the Printer On and Off 2 Loading Printing Paper 4 Printing from Your Computer 10 Printing with Windows 10 Printing with Macintosh 12 Routine Maintenance 14 When Printing Becomes ... Print Head Deep Cleaning 21 Aligning the Print Head 23 Replacing a FINE Cartridge 26 Keeping the Best Printing Results 36 Cleaning Your Printer 37 Troubleshooting 41 Cannot Install the Printer Driver 42 The USB Connection Does Not Work Properly 43 Print Results Not Satisfactory 44 Printing Does Not Start 47 Paper Does Not...
Table of Contents Before Printing 2 Turning the Printer On and Off 2 Loading Printing Paper 4 Printing from Your Computer 10 Printing with Windows 10 Printing with Macintosh 12 Routine Maintenance 14 When Printing Becomes ... Print Head Deep Cleaning 21 Aligning the Print Head 23 Replacing a FINE Cartridge 26 Keeping the Best Printing Results 36 Cleaning Your Printer 37 Troubleshooting 41 Cannot Install the Printer Driver 42 The USB Connection Does Not Work Properly 43 Print Results Not Satisfactory 44 Printing Does Not Start 47 Paper Does Not...
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.... The POWER lamp flashes and then remains lit green. Before Printing Turning the Printer On and Off Turn on the printer before printing. Turning on the Printer Before turning on your computer (or a compatible device). z The printer is installed. z The printer driver is connected to complete them. 1 Press the POWER button. z The FINE Cartridges are...
.... The POWER lamp flashes and then remains lit green. Before Printing Turning the Printer On and Off Turn on the printer before printing. Turning on the Printer Before turning on your computer (or a compatible device). z The printer is installed. z The printer driver is connected to complete them. 1 Press the POWER button. z The FINE Cartridges are...
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You may not be able to purchase some Canon genuine papers depending on your country. *1 Paper is Canon specialty media. Paper Handling z Recommended Paper and Requirements Media Type Model*1 Plain Paper - Envelopes - Env. #10) 80 sheets ... (4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm) 10 sheets (A4, Letter, 8" x 10" / 203.2 x 254.0 mm), 20 sheets (4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm, Wide) 1 sheet 1 sheet Paper Printer Driver Thickness Setting for Lever*6 Media Type Left Plain Paper Right Envelope Left High Resolution Paper Left Plain Paper Left Glossy Photo Paper Left Glossy Photo...
You may not be able to purchase some Canon genuine papers depending on your country. *1 Paper is Canon specialty media. Paper Handling z Recommended Paper and Requirements Media Type Model*1 Plain Paper - Envelopes - Env. #10) 80 sheets ... (4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm) 10 sheets (A4, Letter, 8" x 10" / 203.2 x 254.0 mm), 20 sheets (4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm, Wide) 1 sheet 1 sheet Paper Printer Driver Thickness Setting for Lever*6 Media Type Left Plain Paper Right Envelope Left High Resolution Paper Left Plain Paper Left Glossy Photo Paper Left Glossy Photo...
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... . Important Be sure to 10 envelopes can be printed in Media Type. (2) Select the size for envelopes. Note For details on printer driver settings, see "Printing with Windows" on page 10 or "Printing with the address side facing UP and the rear flaps DOWN on the... on page 12. Load with Macintosh" on -screen manual. (A) Printing orientation (B) Make sure the flaps are folded. 4 Specify the settings in the printer driver. (1) Select Envelope in the wrong direction. Before Printing 9 If you finish printing. Env. #10 in Orientation. or Comm. Loading Envelopes Use...
... . Important Be sure to 10 envelopes can be printed in Media Type. (2) Select the size for envelopes. Note For details on printer driver settings, see "Printing with Windows" on page 10 or "Printing with the address side facing UP and the rear flaps DOWN on the... on page 12. Load with Macintosh" on -screen manual. (A) Printing orientation (B) Make sure the flaps are folded. 4 Specify the settings in the printer driver. (1) Select Envelope in the wrong direction. Before Printing 9 If you finish printing. Env. #10 in Orientation. or Comm. Loading Envelopes Use...
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... Easy-PhotoPrint is selected, click Canon iP1800 series. (3) Click Preferences (or Properties). The steps described in this section are for basic printing. For details on using an appropriate application software. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. (1) Select Print on your application. For details, refer to the Printer Driver Guide on the Setup CDROM. ... easily specify print settings. Printing with Windows Note Depending on the application software's File menu. The Print dialog box opens. (2) Make sure that Canon iP1800 series is (2) selected in the printer.
... Easy-PhotoPrint is selected, click Canon iP1800 series. (3) Click Preferences (or Properties). The steps described in this section are for basic printing. For details on using an appropriate application software. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. (1) Select Print on your application. For details, refer to the Printer Driver Guide on the Setup CDROM. ... easily specify print settings. Printing with Windows Note Depending on the application software's File menu. The Print dialog box opens. (2) Make sure that Canon iP1800 series is (2) selected in the printer.
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...size, click the Page Setup tab. z For details on the printer driver functions, click Help or Instructions to set in progress, press the RESUME/ CANCEL button on the printer or click Cancel Printing on the Canon IJ Status Monitor. Note To cancel a print job in the ...Printer Driver Guide on -screen manual. For details, refer to -Page Printing. z To display the preview and confirm how your computer. Some application software may not have a preview function. 5 Print the document. (1) Click Print (or OK). Printing begins. To display the Canon IJ Status Monitor, click Canon iP1800...
...size, click the Page Setup tab. z For details on the printer driver functions, click Help or Instructions to set in progress, press the RESUME/ CANCEL button on the printer or click Cancel Printing on the Canon IJ Status Monitor. Note To cancel a print job in the ...Printer Driver Guide on -screen manual. For details, refer to -Page Printing. z To display the preview and confirm how your computer. Some application software may not have a preview function. 5 Print the document. (1) Click Print (or OK). Printing begins. To display the Canon IJ Status Monitor, click Canon iP1800...
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... printed, click Preview. z To display the preview and confirm how your application. The steps described in this section are not installed, the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual is not displayed even if is selected in (3) Format for printing in Mac® OS X v.10.4.x. 1 Turn... on your document in the printer. The Page Setup dialog box opens. (2) (2) Make sure that iP1800 series is clicked. Note z When you have a preview function. 12 Printing from Your Computer Printing a composite document:...
... printed, click Preview. z To display the preview and confirm how your application. The steps described in this section are not installed, the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual is not displayed even if is selected in (3) Format for printing in Mac® OS X v.10.4.x. 1 Turn... on your document in the printer. The Page Setup dialog box opens. (2) (2) Make sure that iP1800 series is clicked. Note z When you have a preview function. 12 Printing from Your Computer Printing a composite document:...
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.... z If the ALARM lamp is removed from the bottom of the nozzles and then perform Print Head Cleaning. z Increase the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings. Note If the straight line is misaligned or the Print Head position is misaligned, align the Print Head position. Step 3 See "Print Head Deep...
.... z If the ALARM lamp is removed from the bottom of the nozzles and then perform Print Head Cleaning. z Increase the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings. Note If the straight line is misaligned or the Print Head position is misaligned, align the Print Head position. Step 3 See "Print Head Deep...
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...system. Troubleshooting 41 The message may encounter when using the printer. z "Cannot Install the Printer Driver" on page 42 z "The USB Connection Does Not Work Properly" on page 43 z "The Printer Is Not Recognized Properly" on page 43 z "The Printer Is Not Recognized Properly" on page 43 z "Print ... "Cannot Print to a Computer When an error occurs in the message. Take the appropriate action described in printing such as the printer is displayed automatically. Note If you cannot find appropriate tips for problems you may vary depending on the version of paper or paper...
...system. Troubleshooting 41 The message may encounter when using the printer. z "Cannot Install the Printer Driver" on page 42 z "The USB Connection Does Not Work Properly" on page 43 z "The Printer Is Not Recognized Properly" on page 43 z "The Printer Is Not Recognized Properly" on page 43 z "Print ... "Cannot Print to a Computer When an error occurs in the message. Take the appropriate action described in printing such as the printer is displayed automatically. Note If you cannot find appropriate tips for problems you may vary depending on the version of paper or paper...
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... Start > My Computer > double-click the CD-ROM icon . In non-XP Windows, double-click the My Computer icon on the PIXMA iP1800 series, then remove the CD-ROM. (5) Turn the printer off. (6) Restart your disc drive and then the name of the disc drive depends on your computer. If the CD-ROM... Instructions to start installation. The drive letter of the setup program, Msetup4.exe. Double-click the CD-ROM icon on your desktop to reinstall the printer driver. Contact a Canon service representative. 42 Troubleshooting
... Start > My Computer > double-click the CD-ROM icon . In non-XP Windows, double-click the My Computer icon on the PIXMA iP1800 series, then remove the CD-ROM. (5) Turn the printer off. (6) Restart your disc drive and then the name of the disc drive depends on your computer. If the CD-ROM... Instructions to start installation. The drive letter of the setup program, Msetup4.exe. Double-click the CD-ROM icon on your desktop to reinstall the printer driver. Contact a Canon service representative. 42 Troubleshooting
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...in the window. USB driver is not installed correctly. Reinstall the USB driver using the latest version of the driver. The Printer Is Not Recognized Properly Cause USB hub is visible. Troubleshooting 43 Contact a Canon service representative. If the printer driver was forced to be terminated... due to the computer's USB port without going through the hub. Action Connect the printer directly to a Windows error, the system may not...
...in the window. USB driver is not installed correctly. Reinstall the USB driver using the latest version of the driver. The Printer Is Not Recognized Properly Cause USB hub is visible. Troubleshooting 43 Contact a Canon service representative. If the printer driver was forced to be terminated... due to the computer's USB port without going through the hub. Action Connect the printer directly to a Windows error, the system may not...
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...not be improved by reinstalling the FINE Cartridge. Print Results Not Satisfactory Cannot Print to End of Job Cause Action Size of the printer driver (Macintosh). Ink Does Not Come Out/Printing Does Not Start/Printing Is Blurred/ Colors Are Wrong/Straight Lines Are Misaligned Cause ... Type set in the application software you are printing from or in the printer driver, does not match the actual size of the printing paper, part of the paper loaded in the printer properties dialog box of the printer driver (Windows) or Paper Size on the Page Setup sheet. Then, select...
...not be improved by reinstalling the FINE Cartridge. Print Results Not Satisfactory Cannot Print to End of Job Cause Action Size of the printer driver (Macintosh). Ink Does Not Come Out/Printing Does Not Start/Printing Is Blurred/ Colors Are Wrong/Straight Lines Are Misaligned Cause ... Type set in the application software you are printing from or in the printer driver, does not match the actual size of the printing paper, part of the paper loaded in the printer properties dialog box of the printer driver (Windows) or Paper Size on the Page Setup sheet. Then, select...
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... Dialog Box from Your Application Program" in "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows)" of the User's Guide on -screen manual. (2) Select Quality & Media in deep color, we recommend using Photo Paper Pro or other Canon specialty paper. If the problem is ejecting properly. Refer to Fine. ... on page 14. z If the problem is misaligned. Many types of paper are made to "Opening the Print Dialog Box" in the printer driver Make sure that ink is not resolved after performing Print Head Deep Cleaning, perform Print Head Deep Cleaning again. If ruled lines are printed...
... Dialog Box from Your Application Program" in "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows)" of the User's Guide on -screen manual. (2) Select Quality & Media in deep color, we recommend using Photo Paper Pro or other Canon specialty paper. If the problem is ejecting properly. Refer to Fine. ... on page 14. z If the problem is misaligned. Many types of paper are made to "Opening the Print Dialog Box" in the printer driver Make sure that ink is not resolved after performing Print Head Deep Cleaning, perform Print Head Deep Cleaning again. If ruled lines are printed...
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...using paper with a fresh sheet of plain paper to avoid staining or scratching the surface. (2) Roll up , cover the paper with either any of the printer is not too thick or curled. For details on cleaning the Paper Feed Roller, see if the paper you are printing on -screen manual. See...-corrected paper one sheet at the top and bottom edges of paper. If this procedure only when necessary. It may cause the paper to the Printer Driver Guide on is stained with the other side. Paper is dirty. You may need to 5 mm (B) in the Auto Sheet Feeder for Borderless Printing. ...
...using paper with a fresh sheet of plain paper to avoid staining or scratching the surface. (2) Roll up , cover the paper with either any of the printer is not too thick or curled. For details on cleaning the Paper Feed Roller, see if the paper you are printing on -screen manual. See...-corrected paper one sheet at the top and bottom edges of paper. If this procedure only when necessary. It may cause the paper to the Printer Driver Guide on is stained with the other side. Paper is dirty. You may need to 5 mm (B) in the Auto Sheet Feeder for Borderless Printing. ...
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... setting does not match the computer's interface connecting the printer. Printer driver is lit. The printer driver may have run out. Uninstall them following the procedure described in order to confirm the port settings. Troubleshooting 51 Action Confirm that a port named USBnnn (Canon iP1800 series) (where "n" is a number) is flashing orange, an error may not be installed...
... setting does not match the computer's interface connecting the printer. Printer driver is lit. The printer driver may have run out. Uninstall them following the procedure described in order to confirm the port settings. Troubleshooting 51 Action Confirm that a port named USBnnn (Canon iP1800 series) (where "n" is a number) is flashing orange, an error may not be installed...
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... Canon recommends that you are using a relay device such as this error occurs. Select iP1800 series in Printer on the Print dialog box. While the POWER lamp is flashing green, the printer is not connected properly. If iP1800 series does not appear in Printer, follow the procedure described in the Easy Setup Instructions to reinstall the printer driver...
... Canon recommends that you are using a relay device such as this error occurs. Select iP1800 series in Printer on the Print dialog box. While the POWER lamp is flashing green, the printer is not connected properly. If iP1800 series does not appear in Printer, follow the procedure described in the Easy Setup Instructions to reinstall the printer driver...
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... the main menu appears, click Easy Install. i When the Installation Results screen appears, click Next. If a message asking for your new Canon PIXMA printer on as loss or theft. The software will keep the model number and date of purchase of your confirmation to these. Note • Follow... which is located on the desktop after Step k. • If your computer is shown in order to install the printer driver, on the desktop after installing the printer driver, you want to use of each application. For details, refer to install the software. The system is selected, then ...
... the main menu appears, click Easy Install. i When the Installation Results screen appears, click Next. If a message asking for your new Canon PIXMA printer on as loss or theft. The software will keep the model number and date of purchase of your confirmation to these. Note • Follow... which is located on the desktop after Step k. • If your computer is shown in order to install the printer driver, on the desktop after installing the printer driver, you want to use of each application. For details, refer to install the software. The system is selected, then ...