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... Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 22 Accessing the Printer Driver 28 Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs 29 Using the ...Colors are Incorrect 48 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 49 Print Head Cleaning 53 Print Head Deep Cleaning 57 Aligning the Print Head 61 Troubleshooting Cannot Install the Printer Driver... 66 The USB 2.0 Hi-speed Connection Does Not Work Properly 67 Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors 68 Troubleshooting Printer... 81 Appendix Installing the Printer Driver When Using Mac OS 9 83 User's Guide Table of...
... Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 22 Accessing the Printer Driver 28 Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs 29 Using the ...Colors are Incorrect 48 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 49 Print Head Cleaning 53 Print Head Deep Cleaning 57 Aligning the Print Head 61 Troubleshooting Cannot Install the Printer Driver... 66 The USB 2.0 Hi-speed Connection Does Not Work Properly 67 Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors 68 Troubleshooting Printer... 81 Appendix Installing the Printer Driver When Using Mac OS 9 83 User's Guide Table of...
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... about , or click the Help button when displayed. Basic Printing Basic Printing This Quick Start Guide describes some of the features of your printer and how to use the online help within your desired topic. in the lower left corner. Turning on the Setup Software & User's ...the F1 key, or click ? The POWER lamp flashes while the printer warms up and changes to know more information, view the iP8500 User's Guide on the Printer 1 Press the POWER button. When the Help window appears, select your printer driver interface: While in the Page Setup dialog box or Print dialog ...
... about , or click the Help button when displayed. Basic Printing Basic Printing This Quick Start Guide describes some of the features of your printer and how to use the online help within your desired topic. in the lower left corner. Turning on the Setup Software & User's ...the F1 key, or click ? The POWER lamp flashes while the printer warms up and changes to know more information, view the iP8500 User's Guide on the Printer 1 Press the POWER button. When the Help window appears, select your printer driver interface: While in the Page Setup dialog box or Print dialog ...
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...This is convenient for printing onto a large volume of paper without reloading paper for regular use with minimal space, you need to configure the printer driver beforehand. For example, you can specify that Letter-sized plain paper is always fed from the Cassette for each job. Legal-sized paper and...You can also specify the type/size of paper. For example, if you intend to install the printer in the Cassette allows you frequently switch to and print on the printer or printer driver. To use this feature, you can use just the Cassette for printing. Basic Printing Using...
...This is convenient for printing onto a large volume of paper without reloading paper for regular use with minimal space, you need to configure the printer driver beforehand. For example, you can specify that Letter-sized plain paper is always fed from the Cassette for each job. Legal-sized paper and...You can also specify the type/size of paper. For example, if you intend to install the printer in the Cassette allows you frequently switch to and print on the printer or printer driver. To use this feature, you can use just the Cassette for printing. Basic Printing Using...
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.... 5 Support the Front Cover with the printer driver. You can also select the paper source with your hand when opening the tray. For details, refer to "Changing the Paper Source" in the User's Guide for use with its various printers, refer to "Using Specialty Media" on how...paper is curled, hold the opposing curled corners and gently bend them in the Sheet Feeder z For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for detailed instructions on page 13. Basic Printing Loading Plain Paper in the opposite direction until the paper becomes completely flat...
.... 5 Support the Front Cover with the printer driver. You can also select the paper source with your hand when opening the tray. For details, refer to "Changing the Paper Source" in the User's Guide for use with its various printers, refer to "Using Specialty Media" on how...paper is curled, hold the opposing curled corners and gently bend them in the Sheet Feeder z For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for detailed instructions on page 13. Basic Printing Loading Plain Paper in the opposite direction until the paper becomes completely flat...
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...132; Loading 4" x 6"-Sized Paper in the Sheet Feeder Basic Printing (1) Load the paper into the printer. 1 Flatten the four corners of the paper stack. (4) Select 4" x 6" from Paper Size in the printer driver. z See "Printing Media" in the User's Guide for use with Macintosh" on page 18. ... Cassette z For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for detailed instructions on page 13. For a detailed description of the printer driver settings, refer to "Printing with Windows" on page 15, or "Printing with its various printers, refer to "Using Specialty Media" on how to...
...132; Loading 4" x 6"-Sized Paper in the Sheet Feeder Basic Printing (1) Load the paper into the printer. 1 Flatten the four corners of the paper stack. (4) Select 4" x 6" from Paper Size in the printer driver. z See "Printing Media" in the User's Guide for use with Macintosh" on page 18. ... Cassette z For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for detailed instructions on page 13. For a detailed description of the printer driver settings, refer to "Printing with Windows" on page 15, or "Printing with its various printers, refer to "Using Specialty Media" on how to...
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You can also select the paper source with your hand when opening the tray. Support the Front Cover with the printer driver. For details, refer to open the Paper Output Tray. 2 Pull out the Paper Output Tray Extension completely. Cassette Lamp 2 (2) Press the Paper Feed Switch so that the Cassette lamp lights. 5 Prepare the Paper Output Tray. 1 Basic Printing (1) 1 Push the upper center ( ) of the Front Cover to "Changing the Paper Source" in the User's Guide. 11
You can also select the paper source with your hand when opening the tray. Support the Front Cover with the printer driver. For details, refer to open the Paper Output Tray. 2 Pull out the Paper Output Tray Extension completely. Cassette Lamp 2 (2) Press the Paper Feed Switch so that the Cassette lamp lights. 5 Prepare the Paper Output Tray. 1 Basic Printing (1) 1 Push the upper center ( ) of the Front Cover to "Changing the Paper Source" in the User's Guide. 11
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... Cassette for a long time. Basic Printing Loading 4" x 6"-Sized Paper in the Cassette Do not leave photo paper, such as Photo Paper Pro, in the printer driver. For a detailed description of 4" x 6"- sized paper. (2) Align the paper stack against the right side of the Cassette. (3) Slide the paper guides to 20 sheets of...
... Cassette for a long time. Basic Printing Loading 4" x 6"-Sized Paper in the Cassette Do not leave photo paper, such as Photo Paper Pro, in the printer driver. For a detailed description of 4" x 6"- sized paper. (2) Align the paper stack against the right side of the Cassette. (3) Slide the paper guides to 20 sheets of...
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Basic Printing Canon Specialty Media Media Type Paper Support Load Limit Sheet Feeder Cassette Super ...sheets sheets 2.13" x 3.39": up to 150 sheets (13 mm or 0.52 inches in height) can be loaded in the printer driver. Select Plain Paper from Media Type in the Sheet Feeder and Cassette respectively. Then, load one sheet at a time. z For a... Up to 80 sheets T-Shirt Transfers 1 sheet 1 sheet Transparencies Up to 30 sheets Up to 30 sheets Printer Driver Setting for Media Type Plain Paper Photo Paper Pro Photo Paper Plus Glossy Photo Paper Plus Double Sided Photo Paper...
Basic Printing Canon Specialty Media Media Type Paper Support Load Limit Sheet Feeder Cassette Super ...sheets sheets 2.13" x 3.39": up to 150 sheets (13 mm or 0.52 inches in height) can be loaded in the printer driver. Select Plain Paper from Media Type in the Sheet Feeder and Cassette respectively. Then, load one sheet at a time. z For a... Up to 80 sheets T-Shirt Transfers 1 sheet 1 sheet Transparencies Up to 30 sheets Up to 30 sheets Printer Driver Setting for Media Type Plain Paper Photo Paper Pro Photo Paper Plus Glossy Photo Paper Plus Double Sided Photo Paper...
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...printer driver functions, refer to "Changing the Paper Source" in the Set Print Quality dialog box. z You can control the print quality in the User's Guide. Some applications do not have a preview function. 7 Print the document. (1) Click Print or OK. See "Canceling Printing" on the printer. To show BJ Status Monitor, click Canon PIXMA iP8500... on the printer. z This section describes the procedure for selecting the paper source with the ...
...printer driver functions, refer to "Changing the Paper Source" in the Set Print Quality dialog box. z You can control the print quality in the User's Guide. Some applications do not have a preview function. 7 Print the document. (1) Click Print or OK. See "Canceling Printing" on the printer. To show BJ Status Monitor, click Canon PIXMA iP8500... on the printer. z This section describes the procedure for selecting the paper source with the ...
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... menu. (7) Select the type of the Paper Source settings, refer to your document will look when printed. Detailed Setting: Select to "Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh)" in the User's Guide or Help. Printing tables and charts: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of the Media Type... from Print Type. Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. - z Clicking the Preview button displays a preview screen that allows you have a preview function. 20 Printing a top-quality ...
... menu. (7) Select the type of the Paper Source settings, refer to your document will look when printed. Detailed Setting: Select to "Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh)" in the User's Guide or Help. Printing tables and charts: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of the Media Type... from Print Type. Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. - z Clicking the Preview button displays a preview screen that allows you have a preview function. 20 Printing a top-quality ...
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...the File menu. 2 Ensure that the name of your application, select the command to Windows XP operation. Advanced Printing Accessing the Printer Driver The printer properties dialog box can usually be opened from either within an application, or directly from the Windows Start menu. The operations may ...vary depending on your operating system. Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program Depending on your application program, the command and menu names may differ, and there may be...
...the File menu. 2 Ensure that the name of your application, select the command to Windows XP operation. Advanced Printing Accessing the Printer Driver The printer properties dialog box can usually be opened from either within an application, or directly from the Windows Start menu. The operations may ...vary depending on your operating system. Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program Depending on your application program, the command and menu names may differ, and there may be...
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.... z Click ? In Macintosh z Click ? See inside the back cover for a list of Canon Specialty Papers and ink tanks for printing photographs can be used to creatively enhance the colors and output of your printed images can significantly improve the quality of your printouts. Many of these ...features are covered in the Page Setup dialog box or the Print dialog box. Adjusting Print Quality Features that can be controlled with the printer driver. z ...
.... z Click ? In Macintosh z Click ? See inside the back cover for a list of Canon Specialty Papers and ink tanks for printing photographs can be used to creatively enhance the colors and output of your printed images can significantly improve the quality of your printouts. Many of these ...features are covered in the Page Setup dialog box or the Print dialog box. Adjusting Print Quality Features that can be controlled with the printer driver. z ...
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...Box from Your Application Program" on similar print jobs. 1 Open the printer properties dialog box. This registers your printer driver print settings. 35 Advanced Printing Saving and Recalling Printer Driver Settings When you change printer driver settings for a specific print job, such as printing black and white...name these settings for future use on page 28. 2 In each tab, set all necessary items. 3 Click the Profiles tab. 4 Register new printer driver settings. (1) Click Add to Profiles dialog box opens. (2) Enter a name of profile for the settings. (3) Select an icon. (4) Enter ...
...Box from Your Application Program" on similar print jobs. 1 Open the printer properties dialog box. This registers your printer driver print settings. 35 Advanced Printing Saving and Recalling Printer Driver Settings When you change printer driver settings for a specific print job, such as printing black and white...name these settings for future use on page 28. 2 In each tab, set all necessary items. 3 Click the Profiles tab. 4 Register new printer driver settings. (1) Click Add to Profiles dialog box opens. (2) Enter a name of profile for the settings. (3) Select an icon. (4) Enter ...
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... Delete. The Save Preset dialog box opens. (2) Enter a name for your printer driver settings. z Retrieving the registered driver settings: Select the name of the driver settings to delete or change the saved driver settings at any time. z Deleting unwanted profile: Select the desired profile from ... the print settings profile at any time. See "Printing with Macintosh" on page 18. 2 Set all necessary items. 3 Register new printer driver settings. (1) Select Save As from Presets in the Print dialog box. z Retrieving profile: Select the desired profile from Printing Profiles, and...
... Delete. The Save Preset dialog box opens. (2) Enter a name for your printer driver settings. z Retrieving the registered driver settings: Select the name of the driver settings to delete or change the saved driver settings at any time. z Deleting unwanted profile: Select the desired profile from ... the print settings profile at any time. See "Printing with Macintosh" on page 18. 2 Set all necessary items. 3 Register new printer driver settings. (1) Select Save As from Presets in the Print dialog box. z Retrieving profile: Select the desired profile from Printing Profiles, and...
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...problems. z If you continue printing with low ink level 44 Stop Job, the printer stops the current printing job. Checking the ink level (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click ...the Printer Setup Utility icon. BJ Printer Utility appears. (5) Select Ink level Information from the Product list and click Maintenance...
...problems. z If you continue printing with low ink level 44 Stop Job, the printer stops the current printing job. Checking the ink level (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click ...the Printer Setup Utility icon. BJ Printer Utility appears. (5) Select Ink level Information from the Product list and click Maintenance...
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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. z Open the Top Cover, and make sure that the ink tank is out of the ink tank has been peeled off. If the ruled ...
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. z Open the Top Cover, and make sure that the ink tank is out of the ink tank has been peeled off. If the ruled ...
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...click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Print Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, double-click the Print Center icon. (3) Select the name of your printer from the pop-up menu. (2) Click... Ensure that the pattern is printed properly. 3 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, select the name of your printer from the Name list and click Configure. (4) Select the name of your printer from the Product list and click Maintenance. 4 Print the Nozzle Check...
...click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Print Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, double-click the Print Center icon. (3) Select the name of your printer from the pop-up menu. (2) Click... Ensure that the pattern is printed properly. 3 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, select the name of your printer from the Name list and click Configure. (4) Select the name of your printer from the Product list and click Maintenance. 4 Print the Nozzle Check...
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...colors: Selecting both ink groups. Printing Maintenance (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, double-click the Print Center icon. (3) Select the name of your printer...6Y). (4) Click OK. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, select the name of your printer from the Name list and click Configure. (4) Select the name of your printer from the Product list and click Maintenance. 3 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Ensure that ...
...colors: Selecting both ink groups. Printing Maintenance (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, double-click the Print Center icon. (3) Select the name of your printer...6Y). (4) Click OK. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, select the name of your printer from the Name list and click Configure. (4) Select the name of your printer from the Product list and click Maintenance. 3 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Ensure that ...
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... Maintenance 1 Ensure that Cleaning is on. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, double-...click the Print Center icon. (3) Select the name of your printer from the pop-up menu. (2)...
... Maintenance 1 Ensure that Cleaning is on. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, double-...click the Print Center icon. (3) Select the name of your printer from the pop-up menu. (2)...
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...sized plain paper in the Sheet Feeder. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, ...double-click the Print Center icon. (3) Select the name of your printer from the Product list and click ...
...sized plain paper in the Sheet Feeder. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v.10.2, ...double-click the Print Center icon. (3) Select the name of your printer from the Product list and click ...