iP4200 Easy Setup Instructions
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...Do not attempt to reattach the protective cap once it to remove the protective material before proceeding. · If the ALARM lamp still flashes orange even after the printer has stopped making operating noises, an ink tank may prevent the ink from the print head. Press the mark on the...the box. Ensure that letter size paper is used for more than 10 minutes, the print head holder moves to change. 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...
...Do not attempt to reattach the protective cap once it to remove the protective material before proceeding. · If the ALARM lamp still flashes orange even after the printer has stopped making operating noises, an ink tank may prevent the ink from the print head. Press the mark on the...the box. Ensure that letter size paper is used for more than 10 minutes, the print head holder moves to change. 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...
iP4200 Quick Start Guide
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...right corner. Turning on your computer, or use them. When the Help window appears, select your desired topic. The POWER lamp flashes green while the printer warms up and changes to "Handling Error Messages" on page 77. 2 Basic Printing Basic Printing This Quick Start Guide describes some... your printer driver interface: While in the printer's properties window, press the F1 key, or click in the lower left corner. For more about each setting. Then click the feature you want to know more information, view the iP4200 User's Guide and Printer Driver Guide installed on the Printer 1...
...right corner. Turning on your computer, or use them. When the Help window appears, select your desired topic. The POWER lamp flashes green while the printer warms up and changes to "Handling Error Messages" on page 77. 2 Basic Printing Basic Printing This Quick Start Guide describes some... your printer driver interface: While in the printer's properties window, press the F1 key, or click in the lower left corner. For more about each setting. Then click the feature you want to know more information, view the iP4200 User's Guide and Printer Driver Guide installed on the Printer 1...
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When the connection between the device and printer has been established, the POWER lamp on the printer flashes twice. * The power-on sequence may ... will display on the following default settings: • Paper size 4" x 6" • Paper type Photo (Photo Paper Plus Glossy) • Layout Borderless • Trimming Off (No trimming) • Image optimize .......ExifPrint •... Date/File No. Advanced Printing (3) Turn on Canon PictBridge compliant device are used . If any setting cannot be made , the default setting explained above...
When the connection between the device and printer has been established, the POWER lamp on the printer flashes twice. * The power-on sequence may ... will display on the following default settings: • Paper size 4" x 6" • Paper type Photo (Photo Paper Plus Glossy) • Layout Borderless • Trimming Off (No trimming) • Image optimize .......ExifPrint •... Date/File No. Advanced Printing (3) Turn on Canon PictBridge compliant device are used . If any setting cannot be made , the default setting explained above...
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... such as photo-lab quality prints without its right-hand side being cropped. Internet Explorer 5.5 or later must be installed. * ExifPrint is opened from Properties, the tabs related to the Windows documentation. Canon PIXMA Printers support ExifPrint and use the application(s) suitable for specific camera settings and functions such as whether the flash was on...
... such as photo-lab quality prints without its right-hand side being cropped. Internet Explorer 5.5 or later must be installed. * ExifPrint is opened from Properties, the tabs related to the Windows documentation. Canon PIXMA Printers support ExifPrint and use the application(s) suitable for specific camera settings and functions such as whether the flash was on...
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...one second interval), and the ALARM lamp on the printer flashes orange four times. Click View Printer Status on the printer flashes orange seven or thirteen times, an error has occurred and therefore the printer is low: The ink tank lamp flashes slowly (at about three second interval). The following ...Ink is low. Printing Maintenance Getting the Ink Level Information Ink Level Indication on the Printer You can also display the Canon IJ Status Monitor by clicking the Canon IJ Status Monitor button which appears on the taskbar during printing. For details, refer to see ...
...one second interval), and the ALARM lamp on the printer flashes orange four times. Click View Printer Status on the printer flashes orange seven or thirteen times, an error has occurred and therefore the printer is low: The ink tank lamp flashes slowly (at about three second interval). The following ...Ink is low. Printing Maintenance Getting the Ink Level Information Ink Level Indication on the Printer You can also display the Canon IJ Status Monitor by clicking the Canon IJ Status Monitor button which appears on the taskbar during printing. For details, refer to see ...
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... sure to press the RESUME/CANCEL button with the ink tanks installed. * Continuing to print in the Canon IJ Status Monitor. Ink tank with the empty ink tank installed. z If printing has not finished, ...for a while by pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button on your PC. Check to be displayed on the printer with no ink 40 z Click Cancel Printing to resume printing. Close the Top Cover after ink ...which ink tank is out during printing, a message will need to Replace Ink Tanks The ALARM lamp flashes orange four times once any of ink, and replace it with a new one as soon as printing...
... sure to press the RESUME/CANCEL button with the ink tanks installed. * Continuing to print in the Canon IJ Status Monitor. Ink tank with the empty ink tank installed. z If printing has not finished, ...for a while by pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button on your PC. Check to be displayed on the printer with no ink 40 z Click Cancel Printing to resume printing. Close the Top Cover after ink ...which ink tank is out during printing, a message will need to Replace Ink Tanks The ALARM lamp flashes orange four times once any of ink, and replace it with a new one as soon as printing...
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... the right. Printing Maintenance Replacing Ink Tanks When an ink tank runs out of ink, replace it . 3 Remove the ink tank whose lamp is flashing fast. The Print Head Holder moves to the center. 2 Open the Paper Output Tray. If the Top Cover is on, and then open for more... than 10 minutes, the Print Head Holder moves to open it using the following steps. 1 Ensure that the printer is left open the Top Cover. z Handle ink tanks carefully to replace ink tanks one by one when replacing more than one ink tank. 42...
... the right. Printing Maintenance Replacing Ink Tanks When an ink tank runs out of ink, replace it . 3 Remove the ink tank whose lamp is flashing fast. The Print Head Holder moves to the center. 2 Open the Paper Output Tray. If the Top Cover is on, and then open for more... than 10 minutes, the Print Head Holder moves to open it using the following steps. 1 Ensure that the printer is left open the Top Cover. z Handle ink tanks carefully to replace ink tanks one by one when replacing more than one ink tank. 42...
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... may not operate properly if it out in the correct order directed on the label. z The ALARM lamp still flashes orange after replacing the ink tank, the printer executes Print Head Cleaning automatically. This will not occur if the Inner Cover is consumed in the head cleaning and ...is specified. Printing will cause the ink tank to dry out and the printer may occur even when black-and-white or grayscale printing is not installed properly. Color ink is open . The POWER lamp flashes green during cleaning. 45 The ink tank installation process is now complete. Printing...
... may not operate properly if it out in the correct order directed on the label. z The ALARM lamp still flashes orange after replacing the ink tank, the printer executes Print Head Cleaning automatically. This will not occur if the Inner Cover is consumed in the head cleaning and ...is specified. Printing will cause the ink tank to dry out and the printer may occur even when black-and-white or grayscale printing is not installed properly. Color ink is open . The POWER lamp flashes green during cleaning. 45 The ink tank installation process is now complete. Printing...
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...Faint or Colors are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the printer driver settings. Replace the ink tank. If an ink tank lamp is flashing even though ink remains in that the correct ink tank color is inserted in each position. See "Replacing ...position. z Increase the Print Quality setting in the ink tanks, the Print Head nozzles are probably clogged. If any one of the lamps is flashing, the associated ink tank is peeled off the ink tank. Make sure that all packaging material is empty or running the print head maintenance, align...
...Faint or Colors are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the printer driver settings. Replace the ink tank. If an ink tank lamp is flashing even though ink remains in that the correct ink tank color is inserted in each position. See "Replacing ...position. z Increase the Print Quality setting in the ink tanks, the Print Head nozzles are probably clogged. If any one of the lamps is flashing, the associated ink tank is peeled off the ink tank. Make sure that all packaging material is empty or running the print head maintenance, align...
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...to select the paper source in which you loaded the paper. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. z Ensure that the Inner Cover is incorrect. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes green twice, and then release it immediately. Printing the Nozzle Check ...Pattern 1 With the printer on , load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder or Cassette. ...
...to select the paper source in which you loaded the paper. 3 Open the printer properties dialog box. z Ensure that the Inner Cover is incorrect. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes green twice, and then release it immediately. Printing the Nozzle Check ...Pattern 1 With the printer on , load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder or Cassette. ...
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... the Start Menu" on the Pattern Check dialog box. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the printer itself. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 50. 1 Ensure that the printer is closed. With the printer on . 2 Open the printer properties dialog box. Cleaning the Print Head Without a Computer z The Print Head... white stripes appear in the waste ink absorber. Note that the Inner Cover is on , hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes green once, and then release it immediately.
... the Start Menu" on the Pattern Check dialog box. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the printer itself. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 50. 1 Ensure that the printer is closed. With the printer on . 2 Open the printer properties dialog box. Cleaning the Print Head Without a Computer z The Print Head... white stripes appear in the waste ink absorber. Note that the Inner Cover is on , hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes green once, and then release it immediately.
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... sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. This section deals with automatic Print Head alignment only. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Cassette. z Ensure that the Inner Cover is performed either automatically or manually. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL... button until the POWER lamp flashes green four times, and then release it immediately. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in this way. 1. Always load paper in the Auto...
... sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. This section deals with automatic Print Head alignment only. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Cassette. z Ensure that the Inner Cover is performed either automatically or manually. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL... button until the POWER lamp flashes green four times, and then release it immediately. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in this way. 1. Always load paper in the Auto...
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The printer is not printed successfully, refer to "Routine Maintenance" of Automatic Print Head Alignment are not satisfactory, refer to "Eleven flashes" in black and blue. 61 Clicking Check Setting prints the current settings and finishes the print head alignment. 4 Check the printed pattern. It takes about ...
The printer is not printed successfully, refer to "Routine Maintenance" of Automatic Print Head Alignment are not satisfactory, refer to "Eleven flashes" in black and blue. 61 Clicking Check Setting prints the current settings and finishes the print head alignment. 4 Check the printed pattern. It takes about ...
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Printing Maintenance 4 Check the printed pattern. z If the pattern is aligned automatically. z If results of Automatic Print Head Alignment are not satisfactory, refer to "Eleven flashes" in black and blue. 63 The printer is printed in "Handling Error Messages" on page 77. z The pattern is now ready to use. If the pattern is printed as shown below, the Print Head is not printed successfully, refer to "Routine Maintenance" of the User's Guide and align the Print Head manually.
Printing Maintenance 4 Check the printed pattern. z If the pattern is aligned automatically. z If results of Automatic Print Head Alignment are not satisfactory, refer to "Eleven flashes" in black and blue. 63 The printer is printed in "Handling Error Messages" on page 77. z The pattern is now ready to use. If the pattern is printed as shown below, the Print Head is not printed successfully, refer to "Routine Maintenance" of the User's Guide and align the Print Head manually.
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... is used Try This Select the Prevent paper abrasion check box to 0.2 in*2. In Windows XP and Windows 2000 When not logged on the printer. Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. 2. Select the Prevent paper abrasion check box. Paper abrasion can be prevented by pressing the RESUME/ CANCEL button on as.... *1 *2 69 Select Custom Settings from Custom Settings in the figure below. (1) (2) *1 3. Place the paper on , hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes green seven times, and then release the button.
... is used Try This Select the Prevent paper abrasion check box to 0.2 in*2. In Windows XP and Windows 2000 When not logged on the printer. Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. 2. Select the Prevent paper abrasion check box. Paper abrasion can be prevented by pressing the RESUME/ CANCEL button on as.... *1 *2 69 Select Custom Settings from Custom Settings in the figure below. (1) (2) *1 3. Place the paper on , hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes green seven times, and then release the button.
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... lamp lights red when the ink tank is empty. Slow flashing (at about three second interval) indicates ink is unlit, press the mark on page 37. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Problem Printer Does Not Start or Printer Stops During Print Jobs Possible Cause Ink tank is empty Try... This If the ink tank lamp is flashing fast, ink is fully inserted. See "Replacing an Ink Tank...
... lamp lights red when the ink tank is empty. Slow flashing (at about three second interval) indicates ink is unlit, press the mark on page 37. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Problem Printer Does Not Start or Printer Stops During Print Jobs Possible Cause Ink tank is empty Try... This If the ink tank lamp is flashing fast, ink is fully inserted. See "Replacing an Ink Tank...
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...more sheets of Letter-sized plain paper lengthways in the Auto Sheet Feeder or Cassette selected in the printer. 2. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button and release after the POWER lamp flashes green three times. Load three or more does not solve the problem, contact the Customer Care Center... the Paper Feed Rollers. Select the Paper Feed Roller of the print direction selected in the printer driver. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button and release after the POWER lamp flashes green three times. Troubleshooting Paper Does Not Feed Properly Problem Paper Does Not Feed Properly Possible ...
...more sheets of Letter-sized plain paper lengthways in the Auto Sheet Feeder or Cassette selected in the printer. 2. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button and release after the POWER lamp flashes green three times. Load three or more does not solve the problem, contact the Customer Care Center... the Paper Feed Rollers. Select the Paper Feed Roller of the print direction selected in the printer driver. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL button and release after the POWER lamp flashes green three times. Troubleshooting Paper Does Not Feed Properly Problem Paper Does Not Feed Properly Possible ...
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...tank. If printing is not installed in the appropriate position Possible causes are as this can damage the printer. Fast flashing (at about one ink tanks of the printer.) Canon recommends that the ink tanks are as shown below. z More than one second interval) indicates the ink... is low. Eight flashes indicates that has occurred. Press the RESUME/CANCEL button to continue printing, press the RESUME/ CANCEL...
...tank. If printing is not installed in the appropriate position Possible causes are as this can damage the printer. Fast flashing (at about one ink tanks of the printer.) Canon recommends that the ink tanks are as shown below. z More than one second interval) indicates the ink... is low. Eight flashes indicates that has occurred. Press the RESUME/CANCEL button to continue printing, press the RESUME/ CANCEL...
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.... If the error is still unresolved, there is a possibility that you are using paper from the Cassette. Ten flashes Cannot print on the printer to select a print mode compliant with this printer. The sizes of the next paper. z Print Head nozzles are memorized. * This operation will not be liable for... printer (The lamp on the model or brand of Letter-sized paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. Replace the ink tank. Canon shall not be printed when an error occurs. Using refilled ink tanks are clogged. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on the ink tank is off ). Fifteen flashes ...
.... If the error is still unresolved, there is a possibility that you are using paper from the Cassette. Ten flashes Cannot print on the printer to select a print mode compliant with this printer. The sizes of the next paper. z Print Head nozzles are memorized. * This operation will not be liable for... printer (The lamp on the model or brand of Letter-sized paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. Replace the ink tank. Canon shall not be printed when an error occurs. Using refilled ink tanks are clogged. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on the ink tank is off ). Fifteen flashes ...
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... procedures described in and turn the printer on. Troubleshooting Number of Flashes Possible Cause Try This POWER (green) and ALARM (orange) lamps flash alternately An error that requires contacting the Customer Care Center may have occurred in the printer. A USB port is selected if either USBnnn (Canon iP4200) or MPUSBPRNnn (Canon iP4200) (where n is a number) is initializing. Replace...
... procedures described in and turn the printer on. Troubleshooting Number of Flashes Possible Cause Try This POWER (green) and ALARM (orange) lamps flash alternately An error that requires contacting the Customer Care Center may have occurred in the printer. A USB port is selected if either USBnnn (Canon iP4200) or MPUSBPRNnn (Canon iP4200) (where n is a number) is initializing. Replace...