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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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... 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 ..., refer to select if you use the applications included on the auto sheet feeder, do not load the paper at a time. 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...
... 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 ..., refer to select if you use the applications included on the auto sheet feeder, do not load the paper at a time. 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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... be printed. Note z From the Page Setup tab select the correct document size to select the type of media loaded in the printer. (2) Click OK. 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...
... be printed. Note z From the Page Setup tab select the correct document size to select the type of media loaded in the printer. (2) Click OK. 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...
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... button will be printed in progress by simply pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button. 11 Refer to the User's Guide or Help. 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...
... button will be printed in progress by simply pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button. 11 Refer to the User's Guide or Help. 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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...depending on your application program, the command and menu names may differ, and there may be more steps involved in the printer. (5) Click Print. z Depending on your operating system. The Print dialog box can be opened from either within an application... application. Opening the Printer Properties dialog box from your application program 1 In your application, select the command to Windows XP operation. Accessing Printer Driver The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure that Canon i550 is selected.
...depending on your application program, the command and menu names may differ, and there may be more steps involved in the printer. (5) Click Print. z Depending on your operating system. The Print dialog box can be opened from either within an application... application. Opening the Printer Properties dialog box from your application program 1 In your application, select the command to Windows XP operation. Accessing Printer Driver The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure that Canon i550 is selected.
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...the basic features of your printer driver will provide you with Digital Camera Smoothing 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. Printing with Borderless Printing... Reducing Noise from Images Recorded with sufficient expertise to print a wide range of the printer driver functions, refer to the many features offered by Selecting the Scaling...
...the basic features of your printer driver will provide you with Digital Camera Smoothing 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. Printing with Borderless Printing... Reducing Noise from Images Recorded with sufficient expertise to print a wide range of the printer driver functions, refer to the many features offered by Selecting the Scaling...
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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. Follow the procedures below and maintain the print head. Important Before maintaining the print head, check the following;
... 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. Follow the procedures below and maintain the print head. Important Before maintaining the print head, check the following;
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... not covered in the message. 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...
... not covered in the message. 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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...into the CD-ROM drive: 1. Click Start and select My Computer. 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... Instructions packaged with the Setup Software & User's Guide CDROM. For non-XP Windows, open software applications before reinstalling the printer driver. Use Windows Explorer to an error, Windows may be read. Close all open the My Computer window, and then double...
...into the CD-ROM drive: 1. Click Start and select My Computer. 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... Instructions packaged with the Setup Software & User's Guide CDROM. For non-XP Windows, open software applications before reinstalling the printer driver. Use Windows Explorer to an error, Windows may be read. Close all open the My Computer window, and then double...
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... File menu. 2. Paper feed roller is compatible with intense colors or photographs). See "Media Types Suitable for Color Adjustment, and then click Set. 3. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. See "Print Media to print images that require a lot of Curls or Ink Blots thin ink (i.e. Make sure that the paper you.... In the Print Mode pull-down menu, select Manual and then click Details. 3. The Print dialog box can be opened by selecting Print in the printer driver and try this. 42
... File menu. 2. Paper feed roller is compatible with intense colors or photographs). See "Media Types Suitable for Color Adjustment, and then click Set. 3. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. See "Print Media to print images that require a lot of Curls or Ink Blots thin ink (i.e. Make sure that the paper you.... In the Print Mode pull-down menu, select Manual and then click Details. 3. The Print dialog box can be opened by selecting Print in the printer driver and try this. 42
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...the computer. Printer not properly connected Ensure the printer is ready for printing. Click the i550 icon and ensure i550 is initializing. If not, select it directly to the computer and try printing again. Click Start, select All Programs (or Programs), Canon i550, and Uninstall... Error Message Appears on how to uninstall the printer driver. Follow the procedures described in the device. Printer not selected 1. Printer driver does not installed properly. From the Apple menu, select Chooser. Uninstall then reinstall the printer driver. 1. Refer to the User's Guide for ...
...the computer. Printer not properly connected Ensure the printer is ready for printing. Click the i550 icon and ensure i550 is initializing. If not, select it directly to the computer and try printing again. Click Start, select All Programs (or Programs), Canon i550, and Uninstall... Error Message Appears on how to uninstall the printer driver. Follow the procedures described in the device. Printer not selected 1. Printer driver does not installed properly. From the Apple menu, select Chooser. Uninstall then reinstall the printer driver. 1. Refer to the User's Guide for ...
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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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...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.
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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 shows the USB cable connection and Figure B shows the printer cable (parallel) connection. 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 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
Figure A shows the USB cable connection and Figure B shows the printer cable (parallel) connection. 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 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
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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 ...
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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... the installation. Special Notes for Easy-PhotoPrint. Next, remove and replace the USB cable connected to install the printer driver. The driver cannot be installed for Windows 98 or Windows Me USB Users Click Cancel to Windows XP installation. Disable any ...applications automatically run, quit them. 5 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver - If you are switched off the printer. OFF 1 Ensure the printer and computer are using. • When installing the printer driver in Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, log on ...
... the installation. Special Notes for Easy-PhotoPrint. Next, remove and replace the USB cable connected to install the printer driver. The driver cannot be installed for Windows 98 or Windows Me USB Users Click Cancel to Windows XP installation. Disable any ...applications automatically run, quit them. 5 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver - If you are switched off the printer. OFF 1 Ensure the printer and computer are using. • When installing the printer driver in Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, log on ...
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..., then click the Next button. 4 Follow the instructions displayed on page 12. 9 If the printer is displayed, click Install. 5 When the screen shown on the left is recognized, the printer driver will be automatically installed. Before you use the printer, you must carry out print head alignment on screen. For non-XP Windows, doubleclick... the connection is not recognized, refer to the section "Notes on Handling the USB Interface (for ON Windows Users)" on the left appears, turn the printer on.
..., then click the Next button. 4 Follow the instructions displayed on page 12. 9 If the printer is displayed, click Install. 5 When the screen shown on the left is recognized, the printer driver will be automatically installed. Before you use the printer, you must carry out print head alignment on screen. For non-XP Windows, doubleclick... the connection is not recognized, refer to the section "Notes on Handling the USB Interface (for ON Windows Users)" on the left appears, turn the printer on.
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... programs and automatically loading programs or remove them from your CD-ROM. 1 Turn on the screen after starting the program. Installing the Printer Driver - 7 If you to restart the computer appears, click Yes. • To start Easy-PhotoPrint, click Start and select All Programs (or ...data. Canon Utilities - Easy-PhotoPrint. appears, click OK. 8 Click Exit. • To view the User's Guide, please refer to page 21. • If a message prompting you want to continue. 10 Refer to the Photo Application Guide in the CD-ROM drive. 3 Double-click the printer driver folder,...
... programs and automatically loading programs or remove them from your CD-ROM. 1 Turn on the screen after starting the program. Installing the Printer Driver - 7 If you to restart the computer appears, click Yes. • To start Easy-PhotoPrint, click Start and select All Programs (or ...data. Canon Utilities - Easy-PhotoPrint. appears, click OK. 8 Click Exit. • To view the User's Guide, please refer to page 21. • If a message prompting you want to continue. 10 Refer to the Photo Application Guide in the CD-ROM drive. 3 Double-click the printer driver folder,...
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... Print Settings For the best print quality, specify the minimum requirement settings in the printer. If you select the type of media loaded in the printer when printing on the item's name with this for more information about printer driver functionality. 17 If this to change to the most appropriate print settings simply by... explanation of media loaded in the Main tab. Click this ? To get the best results, ensure you wish to check the layout before printing (5) Help (6) ? Canon i550 -
... Print Settings For the best print quality, specify the minimum requirement settings in the printer. If you select the type of media loaded in the printer when printing on the item's name with this for more information about printer driver functionality. 17 If this to change to the most appropriate print settings simply by... explanation of media loaded in the Main tab. Click this ? To get the best results, ensure you wish to check the layout before printing (5) Help (6) ? Canon i550 -