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... 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 Faint or Colors Are Incorrect 14 Printing the ...Nozzle Check Pattern 15 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ...........17 Print Head Cleaning 19 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...
... 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 Faint or Colors Are Incorrect 14 Printing the ...Nozzle Check Pattern 15 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ...........17 Print Head Cleaning 19 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...
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... Envelope or #10 Envelope in Paper Size. (3) Select Landscape in Page Size. If you finish printing. 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 page 12. Up to 10...against the right side of the User's Guide 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. or Comm. Loading Envelopes Use either European DL or US Comm. Env. #10-sized envelope. 1...
... Envelope or #10 Envelope in Paper Size. (3) Select Landscape in Page Size. If you finish printing. 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 page 12. Up to 10...against the right side of the User's Guide 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. or Comm. Loading Envelopes Use either European DL or US Comm. Env. #10-sized envelope. 1...
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... dialog box opens. (2) Make sure that Canon iP1800 series is (2) selected in Select Printer. (3) Note If a different printer is displayed. 10 Printing from Your Computer This section describes the procedure for printing in Windows XP SP2. 1 Turn on the printer and load the paper in Media Type. (1) (2) Set Print Quality and Color/Intensity as needed. (2) Note For...
... dialog box opens. (2) Make sure that Canon iP1800 series is (2) selected in Select Printer. (3) Note If a different printer is displayed. 10 Printing from Your Computer This section describes the procedure for printing in Windows XP SP2. 1 Turn on the printer and load the paper in Media Type. (1) (2) Set Print Quality and Color/Intensity as needed. (2) Note For...
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...may vary depending on -screen manuals. 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 Results ... action described in printing such as the printer is out of your problem, refer to a Computer When an error occurs in the message. The message may encounter when using the printer. Troubleshooting 41 Troubleshooting This section describes troubleshooting tips for your Windows operating system.
...may vary depending on -screen manuals. 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 Results ... action described in printing such as the printer is out of your problem, refer to a Computer When an error occurs in the message. The message may encounter when using the printer. Troubleshooting 41 Troubleshooting This section describes troubleshooting tips for your Windows operating system.
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In non-XP Windows, double-click the My Computer ... then double-click the CD-ROM icon . Contact a Canon service representative. 42 Troubleshooting Action If you were unable to proceed beyond the Printer Connection screen. The drive letter of the setup program, ...Printer Driver Cause Unable to proceed beyond the Printer Connection screen, follow the procedure below to reinstall the printer driver. (1) Click Cancel on the Printer Connection screen. (2) Click Start Over on the Installation Failure screen. (3) Click Back on the screen that appears next. (4) Click Exit on the PIXMA iP1800...
In non-XP Windows, double-click the My Computer ... then double-click the CD-ROM icon . Contact a Canon service representative. 42 Troubleshooting Action If you were unable to proceed beyond the Printer Connection screen. The drive letter of the setup program, ...Printer Driver Cause Unable to proceed beyond the Printer Connection screen, follow the procedure below to reinstall the printer driver. (1) Click Cancel on the Printer Connection screen. (2) Click Start Over on the Installation Failure screen. (3) Click Back on the screen that appears next. (4) Click Exit on the PIXMA iP1800...
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...-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and confirm that CD-ROM icon is visible in the window. If the printer driver was forced to be terminated due to a Windows error, the system may be in the Easy Setup Instructions for proper installation. Note If the installer ... Connect the printer directly to the computer's USB port without going through the hub. Confirm that the CD-ROM icon is not installed correctly. Cause The Setup CD-ROM is not installed correctly. Contact a Canon service representative. Restart your computer before reinstalling. USB driver is displayed when...
...-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and confirm that CD-ROM icon is visible in the window. If the printer driver was forced to be terminated due to a Windows error, the system may be in the Easy Setup Instructions for proper installation. Note If the installer ... Connect the printer directly to the computer's USB port without going through the hub. Confirm that the CD-ROM icon is not installed correctly. Cause The Setup CD-ROM is not installed correctly. Contact a Canon service representative. Restart your computer before reinstalling. USB driver is displayed when...
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...printer driver does not match the actual type of (Windows) or the Quality & Media in the printer properties dialog box of the printer driver (Windows) or Paper Size on the Page Setup dialog box of the printer driver (Macintosh). Ink Does Not Come Out/Printing Does Not Start/Printing Is Blurred/ Colors... data is removed. (A) Media Type setting in the printer driver Make sure that the protective tape (A) is extremely large (Windows XP/Windows 2000 only). Then, select the Reduce spool data size check box in the printer. Selecting Reduce spool data size may not be improved ...
...printer driver does not match the actual type of (Windows) or the Quality & Media in the printer properties dialog box of the printer driver (Windows) or Paper Size on the Page Setup dialog box of the printer driver (Macintosh). Ink Does Not Come Out/Printing Does Not Start/Printing Is Blurred/ Colors... data is removed. (A) Media Type setting in the printer driver Make sure that the protective tape (A) is extremely large (Windows XP/Windows 2000 only). Then, select the Reduce spool data size check box in the printer. Selecting Reduce spool data size may not be improved ...
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...and how to set appropriately. Many types of paper are made to be able to set in the Main sheet of the printer driver does not match the actual type of (Windows) or the Quality & Media in the pop-up menu and then click Detailed Setting. (3) Drag the slide bar to perform...performing Print Head Cleaning twice Perform Print Head Deep Cleaning. Action Print the nozzle check pattern to High in Windows or Fine in deep color, we recommend using Photo Paper Pro or other Canon specialty paper. Set the Print Quality setting to check for the Print Quality setting. (1) Open the Print ...
...and how to set appropriately. Many types of paper are made to be able to set in the Main sheet of the printer driver does not match the actual type of (Windows) or the Quality & Media in the pop-up menu and then click Detailed Setting. (3) Drag the slide bar to perform...performing Print Head Cleaning twice Perform Print Head Deep Cleaning. Action Print the nozzle check pattern to High in Windows or Fine in deep color, we recommend using Photo Paper Pro or other Canon specialty paper. Set the Print Quality setting to check for the Print Quality setting. (1) Open the Print ...
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...described in order to resolve the error, see "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange" on . Ink may have run out. Canon recommends to use new genuine Canon cartridges in the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual and reinstall them following port(s). z If you are using a relay device such as a ... not correct, change the port setting according to the interface you want to confirm the port settings. In non-XP Windows, click Start > Settings > Printers. (2) Click the Canon iP1800 series icon. (3) Open the File menu and select Properties. (4) Click the Ports tab to continue printing without this ...
...described in order to resolve the error, see "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange" on . Ink may have run out. Canon recommends to use new genuine Canon cartridges in the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual and reinstall them following port(s). z If you are using a relay device such as a ... not correct, change the port setting according to the interface you want to confirm the port settings. In non-XP Windows, click Start > Settings > Printers. (2) Click the Canon iP1800 series icon. (3) Open the File menu and select Properties. (4) Click the Ports tab to continue printing without this ...
Easy Setup Instructions
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... PRINTER OFF before continuing. • Before installing the driver, disable all anti-virus programs and automatically loading programs. a Be sure to register your Canon PIXMA printer today, and you will begin identifying the printer port being used. Part no. Follow the on to Windows as...recommended) check box is restarted automatically. Click OK. Screens may need to win great Canon prizes! Next, turn off the printer. Register your product. Windows® Printer Driver Installation Windows Note • The screens below refer to "Aligning the Print Head" in the...
... PRINTER OFF before continuing. • Before installing the driver, disable all anti-virus programs and automatically loading programs. a Be sure to register your Canon PIXMA printer today, and you will begin identifying the printer port being used. Part no. Follow the on to Windows as...recommended) check box is restarted automatically. Click OK. Screens may need to win great Canon prizes! Next, turn off the printer. Register your product. Windows® Printer Driver Installation Windows Note • The screens below refer to "Aligning the Print Head" in the...