iP4200 Easy Setup Instructions
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... top cover and remove the protective material and tape from its lamp lights red. PIXMA iP4200 Photo Printer Documentation and Software Kit PIXMA iP4200 Print Head Power Cord CLI-8BK Black CLI-8Y Yellow PGI-5BK Black CLI-8M Magenta CLI-8C Cyan Ink Tanks 1 Before turning on yourself when handling these items. 2 Remove the orange protective cap...
... top cover and remove the protective material and tape from its lamp lights red. PIXMA iP4200 Photo Printer Documentation and Software Kit PIXMA iP4200 Print Head Power Cord CLI-8BK Black CLI-8Y Yellow PGI-5BK Black CLI-8M Magenta CLI-8C Cyan Ink Tanks 1 Before turning on yourself when handling these items. 2 Remove the orange protective cap...
iP4200 Quick Start Guide
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When replacing them, check the model numbers and their installation positions. Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank Replace ink tank(s) if they are Incorrect" on page 46. 37 With this printer, the ink tanks must be installed in the order (from left to right) indicated below: z Black: CLI-8BK z Black: PGI-5BK z Yellow: CLI-8Y z Magenta: CLI-8M z Cyan: CLI-8C Should missing characters or white streaks appear despite sufficient ink levels, refer to "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are out of ink.
When replacing them, check the model numbers and their installation positions. Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank Replace ink tank(s) if they are Incorrect" on page 46. 37 With this printer, the ink tanks must be installed in the order (from left to right) indicated below: z Black: CLI-8BK z Black: PGI-5BK z Yellow: CLI-8Y z Magenta: CLI-8M z Cyan: CLI-8C Should missing characters or white streaks appear despite sufficient ink levels, refer to "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are out of ink.
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.... Do not perform any other operations until the Print Head Cleaning finishes. Printing Maintenance 6 Close the Inner Cover and the Top Cover. The Print Head Holder moves to dry out and the printer may occur even when black-and-white or grayscale printing is open . The ink tank installation process is consumed in the head cleaning...
.... Do not perform any other operations until the Print Head Cleaning finishes. Printing Maintenance 6 Close the Inner Cover and the Top Cover. The Print Head Holder moves to dry out and the printer may occur even when black-and-white or grayscale printing is open . The ink tank installation process is consumed in the head cleaning...
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... line are missing, the "Black" print head nozzle needs cleaning. Printing Maintenance Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 37. 1 Confirm the printed nozzle check pattern. (1) (2) (1) If line of ink is not enough ink. Examine the nozzle check pattern...
... line are missing, the "Black" print head nozzle needs cleaning. Printing Maintenance Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 37. 1 Confirm the printed nozzle check pattern. (1) (2) (1) If line of ink is not enough ink. Examine the nozzle check pattern...
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... be checked before cleaning. (4) Click Execute. Printing Maintenance (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Cleaning. (3) Select the ink group to print the nozzle check pattern. When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. This takes about 40 seconds. (5) Read...
... be checked before cleaning. (4) Click Execute. Printing Maintenance (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Cleaning. (3) Select the ink group to print the nozzle check pattern. When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. This takes about 40 seconds. (5) Read...
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... nozzle check pattern will not be checked before cleaning. (4) Click OK. When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking green. Do not perform any other operations...
... nozzle check pattern will not be checked before cleaning. (4) Click OK. When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to be printed correctly if there is not enough ink. Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking green. Do not perform any other operations...
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... solve the problem, the Print Head may be checked before cleaning. (4) Click Execute. (5) When the confirmation message is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of CLI-8BK. Contact the Customer Care Center. 57 When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of... PGI-5BK, Color to be worn out. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 47.
... solve the problem, the Print Head may be checked before cleaning. (4) Click Execute. (5) When the confirmation message is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of CLI-8BK. Contact the Customer Care Center. 57 When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of... PGI-5BK, Color to be worn out. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 47.
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..." on page 47. z If this does not solve the problem, the Print Head may be checked before cleaning. (4) Click OK. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 37. When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to clean the nozzles of that... there are still not clean, open the Top Cover and ensure that color. If a particular color is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of CLI-8BK.
..." on page 47. z If this does not solve the problem, the Print Head may be checked before cleaning. (4) Click OK. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 37. When cleaning the nozzles of black ink tanks: select Black to clean the nozzles of PGI-5BK, Color to clean the nozzles of that... there are still not clean, open the Top Cover and ensure that color. If a particular color is not printed properly, replace the ink tank of CLI-8BK.
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Black printing (text pattern) Max Speed (Custom Setting 5): 29 ppm Standard: 14.7 ppm Color printing Max Speed (Custom Setting 5): 19 ppm Standard: 10.7 ppm 203.2 mm max. (8.0 inches) (for Borderless Printing: 215.9 mm / 8.5 inches) Canon extended mode 42 KB USB...print mode and page coverage. Print width: Resident print control mode: Receive buffer: Interface (USB): Acoustic noise level: Operating environment: Storage environment: Power supply: Power consumption: Dimensions (with the Paper Support and Paper Output Tray retracted): Weight: Print Head: 9600 (horizontal)* x 2400 (vertical) * Ink...
Black printing (text pattern) Max Speed (Custom Setting 5): 29 ppm Standard: 14.7 ppm Color printing Max Speed (Custom Setting 5): 19 ppm Standard: 10.7 ppm 203.2 mm max. (8.0 inches) (for Borderless Printing: 215.9 mm / 8.5 inches) Canon extended mode 42 KB USB...print mode and page coverage. Print width: Resident print control mode: Receive buffer: Interface (USB): Acoustic noise level: Operating environment: Storage environment: Power supply: Power consumption: Dimensions (with the Paper Support and Paper Output Tray retracted): Weight: Print Head: 9600 (horizontal)* x 2400 (vertical) * Ink...
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LIMITED WARRANTY --- (USA Only).. 93 Cleaning 53, 54 CLI-8BK Black 37 CLI-8C Cyan 37 CLI-8M Magenta 37 CLI-8Y Yellow 37 Cover Guide 8 D Deep Cleaning 56, 58 Driver settings (Macintosh 24 settings (Windows ... Printer Utility dialog box (Macintosh 49 Canon IJ Status Monitor (Windows 71 CANON U.S.A., INC. Index A Accessing the Printer Driver 35 Advanced Printing 28 ALARM lamp 77 Aligning the Print Head 60 An Error Message Appears on the Printer 38 Insert the ink tank 44 K Knowing When to Replace Ink Tanks 40 L Load Limit Mark 8, 13 Loading...
LIMITED WARRANTY --- (USA Only).. 93 Cleaning 53, 54 CLI-8BK Black 37 CLI-8C Cyan 37 CLI-8M Magenta 37 CLI-8Y Yellow 37 Cover Guide 8 D Deep Cleaning 56, 58 Driver settings (Macintosh 24 settings (Windows ... Printer Utility dialog box (Macintosh 49 Canon IJ Status Monitor (Windows 71 CANON U.S.A., INC. Index A Accessing the Printer Driver 35 Advanced Printing 28 ALARM lamp 77 Aligning the Print Head 60 An Error Message Appears on the Printer 38 Insert the ink tank 44 K Knowing When to Replace Ink Tanks 40 L Load Limit Mark 8, 13 Loading...
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Description Ink Tanks PGI-5 Black CLI-8 Black CLI-8 Cyan CLI-8 Magenta CLI-8 Yellow Canon Specialty Papers Photo Paper Plus Glossy (4" x 6"/20 sheets) Photo Paper Plus Glossy (4" x 6"/50 sheets) Photo Paper Plus Glossy (4" x 6"/120 sheets) Photo Paper Plus Glossy (5" ... Album Kit (5" x 7") Photo Paper Plus Double Sided Album Kit (8.5" x 11") Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss (4" x 6"/50 sheets) Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing (4" x 6"/20 sheets) Photo Paper Pro for energy efficiency. in the United States and may be a registered trademark or trademarks in other product and brand names...
Description Ink Tanks PGI-5 Black CLI-8 Black CLI-8 Cyan CLI-8 Magenta CLI-8 Yellow Canon Specialty Papers Photo Paper Plus Glossy (4" x 6"/20 sheets) Photo Paper Plus Glossy (4" x 6"/50 sheets) Photo Paper Plus Glossy (4" x 6"/120 sheets) Photo Paper Plus Glossy (5" ... Album Kit (5" x 7") Photo Paper Plus Double Sided Album Kit (8.5" x 11") Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss (4" x 6"/50 sheets) Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing (4" x 6"/20 sheets) Photo Paper Pro for energy efficiency. in the United States and may be a registered trademark or trademarks in other product and brand names...
Service Manual
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... A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern A4, photo, borderless printing 4 x 6, photo, borderless printing Postcard, photo, borderless printing (II) Years of use PIXMA iP4200: 5 years of use (2) Print head Print volume: 18,000 pages Black 1,500 character pattern Color A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern A4, photo, borderless printing 4 x 6, photo, borderless printing Postcard, photo, borderless printing (3) Ink tank (target value) 8,300 pages 5,400 pages 400...
... A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern A4, photo, borderless printing 4 x 6, photo, borderless printing Postcard, photo, borderless printing (II) Years of use PIXMA iP4200: 5 years of use (2) Print head Print volume: 18,000 pages Black 1,500 character pattern Color A4, 7.5% duty per color pattern A4, photo, borderless printing 4 x 6, photo, borderless printing Postcard, photo, borderless printing (3) Ink tank (target value) 8,300 pages 5,400 pages 400...
Service Manual
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... moves to the sliding portions In of the carriage after it is unsealed, until the ink is out. Special Tools Name Grease FLOIL KG-107A Tool No. CLI-8C Approx. 430 pages Black text: When printing the Canon standard pattern (1,500 characters per page) on A4 size plain paper, with the default ...settings in the Windows XP driver, using the ink tank immediately after the printer is turned on A4 size plain paper ...
... moves to the sliding portions In of the carriage after it is unsealed, until the ink is out. Special Tools Name Grease FLOIL KG-107A Tool No. CLI-8C Approx. 430 pages Black text: When printing the Canon standard pattern (1,500 characters per page) on A4 size plain paper, with the default ...settings in the Windows XP driver, using the ink tank immediately after the printer is turned on A4 size plain paper ...
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... ass'y*1. timing slit strip film, - timing sensor unit, or - logic board ass'y*1. 1-10 print head*2. print head*2, or - Remove and re-install the print head, or replace the - purge unit, or - Unsatisfactory print quality Feed several sheets of black ink. ink tank, or - ink tank, or - When enlarged in the carriage movement direction, clean grease or oil off...
... ass'y*1. timing slit strip film, - timing sensor unit, or - logic board ass'y*1. 1-10 print head*2. print head*2, or - Remove and re-install the print head, or replace the - purge unit, or - Unsatisfactory print quality Feed several sheets of black ink. ink tank, or - ink tank, or - When enlarged in the carriage movement direction, clean grease or oil off...
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... kit replacement Not required. 7% or more Required. *1: Check the waste ink amount by selecting the optimum values) as for details.] (4) User mode Function Print head manual cleaning Print head deep cleaning Paper feed roller cleaning Procedures - Cleaning black or color separately, or both black and color: Perform from the printer driver Maintenance tab. Power LED...
... kit replacement Not required. 7% or more Required. *1: Check the waste ink amount by selecting the optimum values) as for details.] (4) User mode Function Print head manual cleaning Print head deep cleaning Paper feed roller cleaning Procedures - Cleaning black or color separately, or both black and color: Perform from the printer driver Maintenance tab. Power LED...
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...the Resume/Cancel button the specified number of both black and color) 7 times Orange (Alarm) Reserved 8 times Green (Power) CD / DVD check pattern print Not used in servicing. 9 times Orange (Alarm) CD / DVD print position correction (horizontal: X direction) Not used... in the home position capped. 1 time Orange (Alarm) Service test print See 3-4. Verification Items, (2) EEPROM print information print. 3 times Orange (Alarm) EEPROM initialization 4 times Green (Power) Waste ink counter resetting 5 times Orange (Alarm) Destination settings After entering the destination...
...the Resume/Cancel button the specified number of both black and color) 7 times Orange (Alarm) Reserved 8 times Green (Power) CD / DVD check pattern print Not used in servicing. 9 times Orange (Alarm) CD / DVD print position correction (horizontal: X direction) Not used... in the home position capped. 1 time Orange (Alarm) Service test print See 3-4. Verification Items, (2) EEPROM print information print. 3 times Orange (Alarm) EEPROM initialization 4 times Green (Power) Waste ink counter resetting 5 times Orange (Alarm) Destination settings After entering the destination...
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... the carriage flexible cable, or causing ink leakage, during transportation. (2) Securely lock the carriage in place.) [See Caution 2 below.] Caution: (1) If the print head is removed from the printer and left alone by itself, ink (especially the pigment black ink) is automatically locked in the home position..., to prevent the carriage from damage due to dry. For this reason, keep the print head installed in the printer even during transportation. 4. ...
... the carriage flexible cable, or causing ink leakage, during transportation. (2) Securely lock the carriage in place.) [See Caution 2 below.] Caution: (1) If the print head is removed from the printer and left alone by itself, ink (especially the pigment black ink) is automatically locked in the home position..., to prevent the carriage from damage due to dry. For this reason, keep the print head installed in the printer even during transportation. 4. ...
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...LED is adopted. The iP4200 provides excellent super-photo print quality without graininess at the maximum resolution of 9,600 dpi x 2,400 dpi*1, which is equal to increase of the ink tanks will be prevented, and the remaining ink level can be visually recognized with the ink tanks seated in use ... Speed Approx. 51 sec. The combination of the new pigment-based black ink with higher resistance against bleeding or marker pens and the new dye-based inks with the computer, OS, and USB hub. File numbers can be printed on the images. (5) Design As the frame design, the printer ...
...LED is adopted. The iP4200 provides excellent super-photo print quality without graininess at the maximum resolution of 9,600 dpi x 2,400 dpi*1, which is equal to increase of the ink tanks will be prevented, and the remaining ink level can be visually recognized with the ink tanks seated in use ... Speed Approx. 51 sec. The combination of the new pigment-based black ink with higher resistance against bleeding or marker pens and the new dye-based inks with the computer, OS, and USB hub. File numbers can be printed on the images. (5) Design As the frame design, the printer ...
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... the specified number of dots are 0.14 (Black) (Black) printed since the previous Black cleaning. 35 (Black) Timer cleaning - 0*1 If 24 to 60 hours have elapsed since the (Black only) previous Black cleaning till the start of the next printing. 0.14 (Black) Timer cleaning - 1 (Black only) If 60 to bubbles, dust, or ink clogging, print head cleaning is performed before the start...
... the specified number of dots are 0.14 (Black) (Black) printed since the previous Black cleaning. 35 (Black) Timer cleaning - 0*1 If 24 to 60 hours have elapsed since the (Black only) previous Black cleaning till the start of the next printing. 0.14 (Black) Timer cleaning - 1 (Black only) If 60 to bubbles, dust, or ink clogging, print head cleaning is performed before the start...
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.... *3: When only the black ink tank is replaced, Black cleaning is counted by Black and Color separately. However, this reason, the cleaning mode may differ according to 8,640 hours have elapsed since the previous Black/Color cleaning till the start of the next printing. Timer cleaning - 9 (All in sequence) since the previous Black cleaning, timer cleaning - 0 is...
.... *3: When only the black ink tank is replaced, Black cleaning is counted by Black and Color separately. However, this reason, the cleaning mode may differ according to 8,640 hours have elapsed since the previous Black/Color cleaning till the start of the next printing. Timer cleaning - 9 (All in sequence) since the previous Black cleaning, timer cleaning - 0 is...