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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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...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 ... Letter size paper on the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM when printing with Photo Paper Pro (4" x 6") and Glossy Photo Cards. 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...
...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 ... Letter size paper on the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM when printing with Photo Paper Pro (4" x 6") and Glossy Photo Cards. 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...
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... job in progress by clicking the check box. Some applications do not contain the function to the User's Guide or Help. z For detail about other printer driver functions, refer to display the preview. 4 Print the Document (1) Click Print or OK. z Select Preview before printing by simply pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button... you to select the type of media loaded in the Set Print Quality dialog box. Note You can control quality in the printer. (2) Click OK. 3 Specify the required settings. Note z From the Page Setup tab select the correct document size to be printed.
... job in progress by clicking the check box. Some applications do not contain the function to the User's Guide or Help. z For detail about other printer driver functions, refer to display the preview. 4 Print the Document (1) Click Print or OK. z Select Preview before printing by simply pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button... you to select the type of media loaded in the Set Print Quality dialog box. Note You can control quality in the printer. (2) Click OK. 3 Specify the required settings. Note z From the Page Setup tab select the correct document size to be printed.
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z For detail about the printer driver functions, refer to the User's Guide. Basic Printing Note z When you select a type of document from the Print Mode pull-down menu, the document will ...
z For detail about the printer driver functions, refer to the User's Guide. Basic Printing Note z When you select a type of document from the Print Mode pull-down menu, the document will ...
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Accessing Printer Driver The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be opened from either within an application, or directly from the Windows Start menu. z Depending on your application program, the ... Print. The operations may be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure that Canon i550 is selected. Advanced Printing (2) Select a type of media for your application. Opening the Printer Properties dialog box from your application program 1 In your operating system. Note z This manual refers to print a document. Then click Preferences...
Accessing Printer Driver The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be opened from either within an application, or directly from the Windows Start menu. z Depending on your application program, the ... Print. The operations may be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure that Canon i550 is selected. Advanced Printing (2) Select a type of media for your application. Opening the Printer Properties dialog box from your application program 1 In your operating system. Note z This manual refers to print a document. Then click Preferences...
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... the Rough Edges of Certain Images Automatically Resizing the Image to Fit the Page Adding Illustrated Effect to Documents Resizing the Image by your printer driver will provide you with sufficient expertise to print a wide range of images and documents. The illustrations below provide a basic introduction to the... many features offered by Selecting the Scaling Ratio 22 Note For detailed description of the printer driver functions, refer to the User's Guide. Advanced Printing Using Printer Driver Options Getting to know the basic features of your...
... the Rough Edges of Certain Images Automatically Resizing the Image to Fit the Page Adding Illustrated Effect to Documents Resizing the Image by your printer driver will provide you with sufficient expertise to print a wide range of images and documents. The illustrations below provide a basic introduction to the... many features offered by Selecting the Scaling Ratio 22 Note For detailed description of the printer driver functions, refer to the User's Guide. Advanced Printing Using Printer Driver Options Getting to know the basic features of your...
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... off. 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. Follow the procedures below and maintain the print head. z Ensure that the ink tank is poor Step 2 "Print Head Cleaning" on page 31 If...
... off. 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. Follow the procedures below and maintain the print head. z Ensure that the ink tank is poor Step 2 "Print Head Cleaning" on page 31 If...
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... the on your operating system. 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...
... the on your operating system. 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...
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...background Refer to the Easy Setup Instructions for more information. 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. If there is displayed, click ...OK. 3. 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. ...
...background Refer to the Easy Setup Instructions for more information. 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. If there is displayed, click ...OK. 3. 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. ...
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... Does Not Feed Properly" on is compatible with intense colors or photographs). This widens a gap between the print head and the paper. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. On the Main tab, select Manual for Borderless Printing" on page 13 Incorrect position of the paper thickness lever When printing on... the top and bottom edges of Curls or Ink Blots thin ink (i.e. The Print dialog box can be opened by selecting Print in the printer driver and try this. 42 In the Print Mode pull-down menu, select Manual and then click Details. 3. pictures with Borderless Printing.
... Does Not Feed Properly" on is compatible with intense colors or photographs). This widens a gap between the print head and the paper. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. On the Main tab, select Manual for Borderless Printing" on page 13 Incorrect position of the paper thickness lever When printing on... the top and bottom edges of Curls or Ink Blots thin ink (i.e. The Print dialog box can be opened by selecting Print in the printer driver and try this. 42 In the Print Mode pull-down menu, select Manual and then click Details. 3. pictures with Borderless Printing.
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...using switching hub or other device, disconnect the printer and reconnect it directly to the printer. Printer driver does not installed properly. Not enough memory Not enough memory for use or when the print job is completed. Printer driver fault There is a problem with the cable(s).... from the Extensions and Control Panels folder. 46 Printer not properly connected Ensure the printer is securely connected to the computer. Paper is off, turn the printer on. Click Start, select All Programs (or Programs), Canon i550, and Uninstall. 2. Troubleshooting An Error Message Appears...
...using switching hub or other device, disconnect the printer and reconnect it directly to the printer. Printer driver does not installed properly. Not enough memory Not enough memory for use or when the print job is completed. Printer driver fault There is a problem with the cable(s).... from the Extensions and Control Panels folder. 46 Printer not properly connected Ensure the printer is securely connected to the computer. Paper is off, turn the printer on. Click Start, select All Programs (or Programs), Canon i550, and Uninstall. 2. Troubleshooting An Error Message Appears...
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... Documents Printing Entire Image in Single Color Printing in Grayscale Reversing the Page Printing 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 HR-101N Glossy Photo Paper GP-301N/GP-301 High Gloss Photo Film HG...
... Documents Printing Entire Image in Single Color Printing in Grayscale Reversing the Page Printing 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 HR-101N Glossy Photo Paper GP-301N/GP-301 High Gloss Photo Film HG...
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...) 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 2000 or 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 ...
...) 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 2000 or 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 ...
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BUBBLE JET PRINTER Quick Start Guide Table of Contents Preface 1 Shipping Materials 1 Introduction 1 Setting Up 2 Preparing the Printer 2 Connecting the Printer to the Computer 2 Installing the Print Head 4 Loading Paper 7 Installing the Printer Driver 8 Aligning the Print Head 12 Basic Operations 16 Printing with Windows 16 Printing with Macintosh 18 Print Head Maintenance 20 Notes on Handling the USB Interface (for Windows Users) 21 For Further Details... 21 BE QA7-2280-V01
BUBBLE JET PRINTER Quick Start Guide Table of Contents Preface 1 Shipping Materials 1 Introduction 1 Setting Up 2 Preparing the Printer 2 Connecting the Printer to the Computer 2 Installing the Print Head 4 Loading Paper 7 Installing the Printer Driver 8 Aligning the Print Head 12 Basic Operations 16 Printing with Windows 16 Printing with Macintosh 18 Print Head Maintenance 20 Notes on Handling the USB Interface (for Windows Users) 21 For Further Details... 21 BE QA7-2280-V01
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Figure A Figure B Follow the steps below to install the printer driver correctly. 1 Ensure the printer and the computer are switched off the computer. 3 If the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears when carrying out the following operations, click Cancel and turn off . 2 Connect the cable. Figure A shows the USB cable connection and Figure B shows the printer cable (parallel) connection.
Figure A Figure B Follow the steps below to install the printer driver correctly. 1 Ensure the printer and the computer are switched off the computer. 3 If the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears when carrying out the following operations, click Cancel and turn off . 2 Connect the cable. Figure A shows the USB cable connection and Figure B shows the printer cable (parallel) connection.
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... feeder. You can load up to the left when using plain paper, to the right when using thick paper. You now need to install the printer driver: Windows: Go to page 8 Macintosh: Go to the User's Guide for information on loading envelopes and other media. 3 Pull out the paper rest and the...
... feeder. You can load up to the left when using plain paper, to the right when using thick paper. You now need to install the printer driver: Windows: Go to page 8 Macintosh: Go to the User's Guide for information on loading envelopes and other media. 3 Pull out the paper rest and the...
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...below refer to Windows XP installation. The driver cannot be installed for Windows 98 or Windows Me USB Users Click Cancel to import and print image data. If you are switched off the printer. If the following screen appears automatically,...cable connected to install the printer driver. Disable any applications automatically run, quit them. 5 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver - Special Notes for Easy-PhotoPrint. OFF 1 Ensure the printer and computer are using. • When installing the printer driver in Windows XP, Windows ...
...below refer to Windows XP installation. The driver cannot be installed for Windows 98 or Windows Me USB Users Click Cancel to import and print image data. If you are switched off the printer. If the following screen appears automatically,...cable connected to install the printer driver. Disable any applications automatically run, quit them. 5 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver - Special Notes for Easy-PhotoPrint. OFF 1 Ensure the printer and computer are using. • When installing the printer driver in Windows XP, Windows ...
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...is not recognized, refer to the section "Notes on Handling the USB Interface (for ON Windows Users)" on page 12. 9 Before you use the printer, you must carry out print head alignment on page 21. 6 Click OK. 3 Place the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM in the ... Next button. 4 Follow the instructions displayed on screen. If the printer is displayed, click Install. 5 When the screen shown on the left appears, turn the printer on. When the screen shown on the left is recognized, the printer driver will be automatically installed. For non-XP Windows, doubleclick My Computer...
...is not recognized, refer to the section "Notes on Handling the USB Interface (for ON Windows Users)" on page 12. 9 Before you use the printer, you must carry out print head alignment on page 21. 6 Click OK. 3 Place the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM in the ... Next button. 4 Follow the instructions displayed on screen. If the printer is displayed, click Install. 5 When the screen shown on the left appears, turn the printer on. When the screen shown on the left is recognized, the printer driver will be automatically installed. For non-XP Windows, doubleclick My Computer...
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...Do not remove or insert the USB cable during installation, as this may result in the CD-ROM drive. 3 Double-click the printer driver folder, then select a language. 4 Double-click Installer. 5 Read the Licence Agreement and click Accept to continue. 10 appears, ... to the guidance on the screen after starting the program. Installing the Printer Driver - Follow the instructions on the Mac. 2 Place the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM in the computer or... All Programs (or Programs) - Easy-PhotoPrint - When the message "Software installation is completed." Canon Utilities -
...Do not remove or insert the USB cable during installation, as this may result in the CD-ROM drive. 3 Double-click the printer driver folder, then select a language. 4 Double-click Installer. 5 Read the Licence Agreement and click Accept to continue. 10 appears, ... to the guidance on the screen after starting the program. Installing the Printer Driver - Follow the instructions on the Mac. 2 Place the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM in the computer or... All Programs (or Programs) - Easy-PhotoPrint - When the message "Software installation is completed." Canon Utilities -
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.... • Use the application to check the layout before printing (5) Help (6) ? Canon i550 - Select the type of media loaded in the Main tab. Select Custom to the User's Guide for a more information about printer driver functionality. 17 If this ? Guide). By clicking on paper other than plain paper. ...Print Settings For the best print quality, specify the minimum requirement settings in the printer. If you to change the cursor shape to control the color adjustment settings in the printer when printing on the item's name with this happens, click Start then select...
.... • Use the application to check the layout before printing (5) Help (6) ? Canon i550 - Select the type of media loaded in the Main tab. Select Custom to the User's Guide for a more information about printer driver functionality. 17 If this ? Guide). By clicking on paper other than plain paper. ...Print Settings For the best print quality, specify the minimum requirement settings in the printer. If you to change the cursor shape to control the color adjustment settings in the printer when printing on the item's name with this happens, click Start then select...