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Internet - Email Tech Support - In addition, the latest driver downloads, answers to frequently asked questions, product information, and "where to buy" instructions are subject to start is available at a very attractive price. Toll-Free ...-attractive and easy-to-use extended service program that provides up to your CD-ROM: Purchase Date: Canon U.S.A. Serial Number (located on the inside of the printer): Model Number (located on the front of the printer): Setup Software & User's Guide CD version number (USCD X.X) located on your inquiries within 24 hours. 3. Getting Help...
Internet - Email Tech Support - In addition, the latest driver downloads, answers to frequently asked questions, product information, and "where to buy" instructions are subject to start is available at a very attractive price. Toll-Free ...-attractive and easy-to-use extended service program that provides up to your CD-ROM: Purchase Date: Canon U.S.A. Serial Number (located on the inside of the printer): Model Number (located on the front of the printer): Setup Software & User's Guide CD version number (USCD X.X) located on your inquiries within 24 hours. 3. Getting Help...
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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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... the features of your desired topic. For more about each setting. 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. Turning on the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM, or use...click the Help button when displayed. in the lower left corner. Clicking ? When the Help window appears, select your printer and how to use the online help within your printer driver interface: While in the Page Setup dialog box or Print dialog box, click ? Then click the feature you want ...
... the features of your desired topic. For more about each setting. 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. Turning on the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM, or use...click the Help button when displayed. in the lower left corner. Clicking ? When the Help window appears, select your printer and how to use the online help within your printer driver interface: While in the Page Setup dialog box or Print dialog box, click ? Then click the feature you want ...
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...Sheet Feeder is easy, and is convenient if you frequently switch to print without removing and reloading paper. For information on a shelf with the printer driver. You can use with minimal space, you can also specify the type/size of paper to the location of paper. For example, if ... printing onto a large volume of paper you regularly print onto. To change the paper source, use this feature, you need to configure the printer driver beforehand. Basic Printing Using the Sheet Feeder and the Cassette You can specify that Letter-sized plain paper is always fed from the ...
...Sheet Feeder is easy, and is convenient if you frequently switch to print without removing and reloading paper. For information on a shelf with the printer driver. You can use with minimal space, you can also specify the type/size of paper to the location of paper. For example, if ... printing onto a large volume of paper you regularly print onto. To change the paper source, use this feature, you need to configure the printer driver beforehand. Basic Printing Using the Sheet Feeder and the Cassette You can specify that Letter-sized plain paper is always fed from the ...
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... to "Using Specialty Media" on how to load envelopes and specialty media into the printer. 1 Flatten the four corners of the Front Cover to support the paper. z See "Printing Media" in the User's Guide. 5 Sheet Feeder Lamp 1 2 (2) 1 Push the upper ... Switch so that the Sheet Feeder lamp lights. Basic Printing Loading Plain Paper in the Sheet Feeder z For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for detailed instructions on page 13. You can also select the paper source with the printer driver.
... to "Using Specialty Media" on how to load envelopes and specialty media into the printer. 1 Flatten the four corners of the Front Cover to support the paper. z See "Printing Media" in the User's Guide. 5 Sheet Feeder Lamp 1 2 (2) 1 Push the upper ... Switch so that the Sheet Feeder lamp lights. Basic Printing Loading Plain Paper in the Sheet Feeder z For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for detailed instructions on page 13. You can also select the paper source with the printer driver.
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... the paper before loading it. z See "Printing Media" in the Cassette z For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for use with its various printers, refer to "Using Specialty Media" on how to load envelopes and specialty media into the Sheet Feeder with Macintosh" on...page 13. When paper is curled, hold the opposing curled corners and gently bend them in the printer driver. 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...
... the paper before loading it. z See "Printing Media" in the Cassette z For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for use with its various printers, refer to "Using Specialty Media" on how to load envelopes and specialty media into the Sheet Feeder with Macintosh" on...page 13. When paper is curled, hold the opposing curled corners and gently bend them in the printer driver. 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...
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Support the Front Cover with the printer driver. You can also select the paper source with your hand when opening the tray. Cassette Lamp 2 (2) Press the Paper Feed Switch so that the Cassette lamp lights. For details, refer to open the Paper Output Tray. 2 Pull out the Paper Output Tray Extension completely. 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
Support the Front Cover with the printer driver. You can also select the paper source with your hand when opening the tray. Cassette Lamp 2 (2) Press the Paper Feed Switch so that the Cassette lamp lights. For details, refer to open the Paper Output Tray. 2 Pull out the Paper Output Tray Extension completely. 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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... 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 the printer driver settings, refer to "Printing with Windows" on page 15, or "Printing with the print side facing DOWN. • Do not extend the Cassette...
... 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 the printer driver settings, refer to "Printing with Windows" on page 15, or "Printing with the print side facing DOWN. • Do not extend the Cassette...
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...High Resolution Paper Up to 80 sheets 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 Plus Glossy Matte Photo Paper..., fan the paper to prevent sticking together. Select Plain Paper from Media Type in the Sheet Feeder and Cassette respectively. Basic Printing Canon Specialty Media Media Type Paper Support Load Limit Sheet Feeder Cassette Super White Paper Up to 13 mm or 0.52 inches Up to 13 mm...
...High Resolution Paper Up to 80 sheets 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 Plus Glossy Matte Photo Paper..., fan the paper to prevent sticking together. Select Plain Paper from Media Type in the Sheet Feeder and Cassette respectively. Basic Printing Canon Specialty Media Media Type Paper Support Load Limit Sheet Feeder Cassette Super White Paper Up to 13 mm or 0.52 inches Up to 13 mm...
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...'s Guide or Help. z For details about other printer driver functions, refer to stop printing. Some applications do not have a preview function. 7 Print the document. (1) Click Print or OK. To show BJ Status Monitor, click Canon PIXMA iP8500 on the Main tab. BJ Status Monitor opens automatically when a printer error occurs. 17 z To adjust the Print Quality...
...'s Guide or Help. z For details about other printer driver functions, refer to stop printing. Some applications do not have a preview function. 7 Print the document. (1) Click Print or OK. To show BJ Status Monitor, click Canon PIXMA iP8500 on the Main tab. BJ Status Monitor opens automatically when a printer error occurs. 17 z To adjust the Print Quality...
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.... z For details about other printer driver functions, refer to fine-tune the Print Quality and Halftoning settings. For a detailed description of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. - Detailed Setting: Select to "Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh)" in the User...'s Guide. Some applications do not have selected. - See "Adjusting Print Quality" on the printer. z Clicking the Preview button displays a...
.... z For details about other printer driver functions, refer to fine-tune the Print Quality and Halftoning settings. For a detailed description of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. - Detailed Setting: Select to "Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh)" in the User...'s Guide. Some applications do not have selected. - See "Adjusting Print Quality" on the printer. z Clicking the Preview button displays a...
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... Start, select Settings, and then Printers. 2 Double-click the icon of your printer. 3 Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties). When opening the printer properties dialog box. Advanced Printing Accessing the Printer Driver The printer properties dialog box can usually be... opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure that the name of your printer is used for your application. ...
... Start, select Settings, and then Printers. 2 Double-click the icon of your printer. 3 Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties). When opening the printer properties dialog box. Advanced Printing Accessing the Printer Driver The printer properties dialog box can usually be... opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure that the name of your printer is used for your application. ...
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...your printed images: Paper and Ink Using recommended Canon paper, specialty media, and inks for printing photographs can significantly improve the quality of your operating system: In Windows z Press the F1 key. Printer Driver Settings The printer driver has a variety of settings that affect the appearance... Paper Pro, and so on your printouts. For more detailed information, refer to know more about. Your printer automatically adjusts printer settings to creatively enhance the colors and output of the following ways depending on ). in the upper right corner, then click the feature you...
...your printed images: Paper and Ink Using recommended Canon paper, specialty media, and inks for printing photographs can significantly improve the quality of your operating system: In Windows z Press the F1 key. Printer Driver Settings The printer driver has a variety of settings that affect the appearance... Paper Pro, and so on your printouts. For more detailed information, refer to know more about. Your printer automatically adjusts printer settings to creatively enhance the colors and output of the following ways depending on ). in the upper right corner, then click the feature you...
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...Dialog Box from Your Application Program" 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 the profile. 5 Click OK. 6 Click OK on the Profiles... tab. The Add to Profiles. 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 photos, or printing documents with a special background, you can save and...
...Dialog Box from Your Application Program" 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 the profile. 5 Click OK. 6 Click OK on the Profiles... tab. The Add to Profiles. 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 photos, or printing documents with a special background, you can save and...
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For details, click Help and refer to delete or change the saved driver settings at any time. The Save Preset dialog box opens. (2) Enter a name for your printer driver settings. z Retrieving profile: Select the desired profile from Printing Profiles, and click Retrieve from Printing Profiles, ... the desired profile from Profiles. z Retrieving the registered driver settings: Select the name of this function. 1 Open the Print dialog box. 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 ...
For details, click Help and refer to delete or change the saved driver settings at any time. The Save Preset dialog box opens. (2) Enter a name for your printer driver settings. z Retrieving profile: Select the desired profile from Printing Profiles, and click Retrieve from Printing Profiles, ... the desired profile from Profiles. z Retrieving the registered driver settings: Select the name of this function. 1 Open the Print dialog box. 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 ...
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..., replace the ink tank immediately. When printing is empty. Stop All Jobs, the printer stops all printing jobs. 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 Name list and click Utility...
..., replace the ink tank immediately. When printing is empty. Stop All Jobs, the printer stops all printing jobs. 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 Name list and click Utility...
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... the Print Head. z Ensure that the ink tank is out of the ink tank has been peeled off. 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.
... the Print Head. z Ensure that the ink tank is out of the ink tank has been peeled off. 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.
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...Utility. Otherwise, click Quit to be printed. 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 Nozzle Check. (3) Read the message and click Print Check Pattern. The nozzle check pattern will be checked before ...to start Print Head Cleaning, click Cleaning on the Pattern Check dialog box. 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 Print Setup Utility icon.
...Utility. Otherwise, click Quit to be printed. 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 Nozzle Check. (3) Read the message and click Print Check Pattern. The nozzle check pattern will be checked before ...to start Print Head Cleaning, click Cleaning on the Pattern Check dialog box. 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 Print Setup Utility icon.
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...Photo Cyan (BCI-6PC). All colors: Selecting both ink groups. Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking. 55 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. 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. Group 2: Cyan (BCI-6C...
...Photo Cyan (BCI-6PC). All colors: Selecting both ink groups. Print Head Cleaning starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking. 55 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. 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. Group 2: Cyan (BCI-6C...
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... 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, select the name of your printer from the Name list and click Configure...
... 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, select the name of your printer from the Name list and click Configure...