iP4200 Easy Setup Instructions
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...to the left. Print Head Nozzles Electrical Contacts 3 Firmly raise the print head lock lever. 4 Slide the print head into the rightmost slot. NOTE: · To avoid spilling ink, never press on print quality. Auto Sheet Feeder Print Side Refer to the color guide on the printer, open ink ... Load a few sheets of the front cover and pull down . Lift open CAUTION: There might be installed properly. 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 ...
...to the left. Print Head Nozzles Electrical Contacts 3 Firmly raise the print head lock lever. 4 Slide the print head into the rightmost slot. NOTE: · To avoid spilling ink, never press on print quality. Auto Sheet Feeder Print Side Refer to the color guide on the printer, open ink ... Load a few sheets of the front cover and pull down . Lift open CAUTION: There might be installed properly. 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 ...
iP4200 Quick Start Guide
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... Basic Printing Turning on the Printer 2 Turning off the Printer 3 Loading Paper 4 Using Specialty Media 18 Printing with Windows 20 Printing with Macintosh 23 Canceling Printing 26 Advanced Printing Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device 28 Accessing the Printer Driver (Windows 35 Using the Bundled Software 36 Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank 37 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are...
... Basic Printing Turning on the Printer 2 Turning off the Printer 3 Loading Paper 4 Using Specialty Media 18 Printing with Windows 20 Printing with Macintosh 23 Canceling Printing 26 Advanced Printing Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device 28 Accessing the Printer Driver (Windows 35 Using the Bundled Software 36 Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank 37 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are...
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...Type you to your document from Print Type. Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. - z For details about other printer driver functions, click to the Printer Driver Guide. z Clicking the ...the printer. Printing a top-quality photo: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of text. - z When you select the print mode appropriate to confirm the selected printing effects and how your document will look when printed. Some applications do not have selected. - Basic Printing ...
...Type you to your document from Print Type. Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. - z For details about other printer driver functions, click to the Printer Driver Guide. z Clicking the ...the printer. Printing a top-quality photo: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of text. - z When you select the print mode appropriate to confirm the selected printing effects and how your document will look when printed. Some applications do not have selected. - Basic Printing ...
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... move the decorated photos. Advanced Printing 3 Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties). When opening the printer properties dialog box from Printing Preferences or applications. Under ExifPrint, the digital camera can easily print out homepages displayed on or off, if the camera was in full size without standard white borders. Canon PIXMA Printers support ExifPrint and...
... move the decorated photos. Advanced Printing 3 Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties). When opening the printer properties dialog box from Printing Preferences or applications. Under ExifPrint, the digital camera can easily print out homepages displayed on or off, if the camera was in full size without standard white borders. Canon PIXMA Printers support ExifPrint and...
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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. When replacing them, check the model numbers and their installation positions.
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... ink tank has been used, do not remove it from the printer and leave it is reinstalled. Color ink 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 consumed in the head cleaning and deep cleaning, which are installed...
... ink tank has been used, do not remove it from the printer and leave it is reinstalled. Color ink 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 consumed in the head cleaning and deep cleaning, which are installed...
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... Pattern" on page 47 Step 2 If missing lines or white stripes appear See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 42. 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. If an ink tank lamp is inserted in the wrong position...
... Pattern" on page 47 Step 2 If missing lines or white stripes appear See "Print Head Cleaning" on page 42. 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. If an ink tank lamp is inserted in the wrong position...
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... Sheet Feeder or Cassette. 2 Press the Paper Feed Switch to select the paper source in the Auto Sheet Feeder or Cassette. 2. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is closed. With the printer on , load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in which you loaded the paper. 3 Open the...
... Sheet Feeder or Cassette. 2 Press the Paper Feed Switch to select the paper source in the Auto Sheet Feeder or Cassette. 2. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is closed. With the printer on , load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in which you loaded the paper. 3 Open the...
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...pattern are missing (2) If these patterns have white stripes, the "Color" print head nozzle needs cleaning. Example: When line are missing, the "Black" print head nozzle needs cleaning. Example: When white stripes appear 50 Printing Maintenance Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern.... See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 37. 1 Confirm the printed nozzle check pattern. (1) (2) (1) If line of ink is discharged properly. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer, and clean the Print Head when necessary. The nozzle check pattern will not be...
...pattern are missing (2) If these patterns have white stripes, the "Color" print head nozzle needs cleaning. Example: When line are missing, the "Black" print head nozzle needs cleaning. Example: When white stripes appear 50 Printing Maintenance Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern.... See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 37. 1 Confirm the printed nozzle check pattern. (1) (2) (1) If line of ink is discharged properly. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer, and clean the Print Head when necessary. The nozzle check pattern will not be...
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... the ink group to print the nozzle check pattern. Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern printing finishes. 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 printed. This takes about 40... seconds. (5) Read the message and click Print Check Pattern to clean. The nozzle check pattern is not enough ink. Replace the ink...
... the ink group to print the nozzle check pattern. Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern printing finishes. 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 printed. This takes about 40... seconds. (5) Read the message and click Print Check Pattern to clean. The nozzle check pattern is not enough ink. Replace the ink...
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... not enough ink. Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern printing finishes. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of PGI-5BK, Color to print the nozzle check pattern. See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 56. 55 If the problem remains after performing... Print Head Cleaning twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. This takes about 40 seconds. (5) Read the message and click Print Check Pattern to clean ...
... not enough ink. Do not perform any other operations until the nozzle check pattern printing finishes. Replace the ink tank if the remaining amount of PGI-5BK, Color to print the nozzle check pattern. See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 56. 55 If the problem remains after performing... Print Head Cleaning twice, try Print Head Deep Cleaning. This takes about 40 seconds. (5) Read the message and click Print Check Pattern to clean ...
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... check pattern to clean. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 47. Do not perform any other operation until the Print Head Deep Cleaning finishes. If a particular color is displayed, click OK. Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be worn out. Be sure to clean the nozzles... of PGI-5BK, Color to perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning 24 hours after turning off the printer. Contact the Customer Care Center. 57 See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 37. z If the print head nozzles are sufficient ink levels in all ink tanks ...
... check pattern to clean. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 47. Do not perform any other operation until the Print Head Deep Cleaning finishes. If a particular color is displayed, click OK. Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be worn out. Be sure to clean the nozzles... of PGI-5BK, Color to perform another Print Head Deep Cleaning 24 hours after turning off the printer. Contact the Customer Care Center. 57 See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 37. z If the print head nozzles are sufficient ink levels in all ink tanks ...
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... are still not clean, open the Top Cover and ensure that color. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 47. z If the print head nozzles are sufficient ink levels in all ink tanks and turn off the printer. Be sure to check the Print Head condition. Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to...
... are still not clean, open the Top Cover and ensure that color. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 47. z If the print head nozzles are sufficient ink levels in all ink tanks and turn off the printer. Be sure to check the Print Head condition. Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to...
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... the printer itself. Aligning the Print Head Without a Computer z The Print Head can also be carried out when using the printer for the first time. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" on , load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the color registration.... This section deals with automatic Print Head alignment only. z Ensure that ...
... the printer itself. Aligning the Print Head Without a Computer z The Print Head can also be carried out when using the printer for the first time. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu" on , load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the color registration.... This section deals with automatic Print Head alignment only. z Ensure that ...
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... and align the Print Head manually. Select Other Photo Paper from the nozzle check pattern, clean the Print Head. Open the printer properties dialog box. 2. Open the Print dialog box. 2..../Colors are Wrong/White Streaks appear Print Head nozzles are clogged Open the Top Cover and check if all ink tank lamps are lit. Troubleshooting Print ...Printing is printed. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 60. Glossy photo paper other than the Canon specialty media is missing from Media Type. Print Quality is misaligned Perform Automatic Print Head Alignment. See "Print...
... and align the Print Head manually. Select Other Photo Paper from the nozzle check pattern, clean the Print Head. Open the printer properties dialog box. 2. Open the Print dialog box. 2..../Colors are Wrong/White Streaks appear Print Head nozzles are clogged Open the Top Cover and check if all ink tank lamps are lit. Troubleshooting Print ...Printing is printed. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 60. Glossy photo paper other than the Canon specialty media is missing from Media Type. Print Quality is misaligned Perform Automatic Print Head Alignment. See "Print...
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...Displaced misaligned Print Quality not set the Print Quality setting to print images that the Media Type selected matches the paper loaded. Printed Surface is Scratched/Back of the printer driver, select Quality & Media from the pop-up menu, and then ensure that have high color saturation. ... the Print dialog box. 2. Drag the Print Quality slide bar to Avoid" on is compatible with Borderless Printing. Use High Resolution Paper, Photo Paper Pro or other Canon specialty paper to High in Windows, or Fine in the User's Guide. 68 Inside of the printer is dirty, printed paper...
...Displaced misaligned Print Quality not set the Print Quality setting to print images that the Media Type selected matches the paper loaded. Printed Surface is Scratched/Back of the printer driver, select Quality & Media from the pop-up menu, and then ensure that have high color saturation. ... the Print dialog box. 2. Drag the Print Quality slide bar to Avoid" on is compatible with Borderless Printing. Use High Resolution Paper, Photo Paper Pro or other Canon specialty paper to High in Windows, or Fine in the User's Guide. 68 Inside of the printer is dirty, printed paper...
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... indicates the ink is flashing even though ink remains in the "no ink" state may cause damage to continue printing in that the correct ink tank color is peeled off the tape completely along the perforation. 70 Ink tank is not fully inserted When the ink tank... different flashing speeds, see "Getting the Ink Level Information" on the printer to the printer. Replace the ink tank and close the Top Cover. 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...
... indicates the ink is flashing even though ink remains in the "no ink" state may cause damage to continue printing in that the correct ink tank color is peeled off the tape completely along the perforation. 70 Ink tank is not fully inserted When the ink tank... different flashing speeds, see "Getting the Ink Level Information" on the printer to the printer. Replace the ink tank and close the Top Cover. 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...
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...immediately after the printing. The printer may not be damaged. If multiple ink tank lamps are as shown below. Fast flashing (at about one ink tanks of the same color are installed. Print Head not installed/Print Head not installed correctly/Defective Print Head Install the Print Head. Count ... need to correct the error. The number of flashes (orange) indicates the type of the printer.) Canon recommends that has occurred. Waste ink absorber almost full The printer has a built-in the printer, then press the RESUME/CANCEL button. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 38.
...immediately after the printing. The printer may not be damaged. If multiple ink tank lamps are as shown below. Fast flashing (at about one ink tanks of the same color are installed. Print Head not installed/Print Head not installed correctly/Defective Print Head Install the Print Head. Count ... need to correct the error. The number of flashes (orange) indicates the type of the printer.) Canon recommends that has occurred. Waste ink absorber almost full The printer has a built-in the printer, then press the RESUME/CANCEL button. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 38.
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...in progress and you want to continue printing, select Continue*1 in the appropriate positions. Slow flashing (at about one second interval)) Replace the ink tank, and close the Top Cover. After a while, plug the power cord of the same color are installed (Printer ALARM lamp flashes orange seven times/Ink...the refilled ink tank installed, press and hold the RESUME/CANCEL button for at about three second interval) indicates ink is empty. Canon shall not be compatible with the ink tank installed. If this message appears, you can continue under the situation may not be ...
...in progress and you want to continue printing, select Continue*1 in the appropriate positions. Slow flashing (at about one second interval)) Replace the ink tank, and close the Top Cover. After a while, plug the power cord of the same color are installed (Printer ALARM lamp flashes orange seven times/Ink...the refilled ink tank installed, press and hold the RESUME/CANCEL button for at about three second interval) indicates ink is empty. Canon shall not be compatible with the ink tank installed. If this message appears, you can continue under the situation may not be ...
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...Canon-brand PictBridgeor Bubble Jet Direct-compatible cameras. z Connecting a digital camera not compatible with PictBridge or Bubble Jet Direct makes the ALARM lamp on your printer for the cause of the camera. If this error occurs even when you are indicated on the printer makes and check for direct printing. For other photo...to send data. Troubleshooting z PictBridge or Canon Bubble Jet Direct compatible digital cameras can be clogged if printing becomes faint or colors are Incorrect" on Custom Settings in the printer driver. z This section describes errors ...
...Canon-brand PictBridgeor Bubble Jet Direct-compatible cameras. z Connecting a digital camera not compatible with PictBridge or Bubble Jet Direct makes the ALARM lamp on your printer for the cause of the camera. If this error occurs even when you are indicated on the printer makes and check for direct printing. For other photo...to send data. Troubleshooting z PictBridge or Canon Bubble Jet Direct compatible digital cameras can be clogged if printing becomes faint or colors are Incorrect" on Custom Settings in the printer driver. z This section describes errors ...