Canon 250 manual

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Ca non i350/i250 C olor Bub ble Jet Prin ter Quick St art Guide. Co py r i g h t Co py r i g h t Co py r i g h t Co py r i g h t This m anual is copy righted by C anon U.S.A., Inc. w ith all rights r eserved. Under the c opyright l aws, this m anual may n ot be reprodu ced in any f orm, in whol e or in part, without the p rior written consen t of C[...]

Cont ents 1 Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Basic Printing Basic Printing Basic Printing Basic Printing Turning on t he Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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Basic Printing 3 Basi c Pr in t i ng Basi c Pr in t i ng Basi c Pr in t i ng Basi c Pr in t i ng T urning on the Print er 1 Press the POWER butto n. The PO WER POWER POWER POWER lamp fla shes while the printer warms up and changes to stea dy (non - flashing) g reen wh en th e printer is ready . Note z Th is Qu ic k Sta rt Gui de Quic k St art Guide[...]

Basic Printing 4 Loading P aper  Prin t Medi a to Avoid Do not use th e follo wing ty pes of paper . Us ing suc h paper wi ll not on ly produc e uns atisfactory results, but can also cause the printer to jam or malfunction. • Folded, curled or wr inkled pap er • Damp paper • Exces sively thin paper (less than 64 gsm or 17 lb) • Exc essiv[...]

Basic Printing 5 2 Prepare to load paper. 3 Load the paper. Note z Do not stac k more than 50 shee ts in the paper ou tput tray . z Do not touch the printe d surfac es until the ink dries. For specific drying times, refer to the instructions packaged w ith your m edia. (1) Open and pull out the paper rest (for i35 0 only). (2) Pul l out t he paper [...]

Basic Printing 6 Us ing Speci alty Media C anon rec ommends t hat y ou use g enuine Canon media t o ensur e optimal print qu ality .  Ca n on S p e ci al t y M e d ia  Photo Quality Media •P h o t o P a p e r P r o • Photo Paper Plus Glossy • Matte Photo Paper • Glossy Photo P aper • High Resolution Paper  Me dia Su ited for Busi[...]

Basic Printing 7 Printing with W indow s 1 Create a document or open a file to print. 2 Open Printer Properties dial og bo x. (1) Select Print Print Print Print from the application sof tware's File File File File menu. Not e z When us ing pl ain p aper, up to 100 sheets can b e set. Sel ect Plai n Paper from the printe r driver Media T ype. z[...]

Basic Printing 8 3 Specif y the required settings. 4 Print the document . Note z From the Page Setup Page Setup Pa ge Setu p Pag e Setup tab , sele ct the c orre ct doc ument s ize to be printed. z T o a dju st Print Quality sett ings, select Custom Cu st o m Cu st o m Cu st o m a n d cl i ck S et Set Set Set on the Main Main Main Main tab. Y ou c [...]

Basic Printing 9 Printing with Mac int osh 1 Create a document or open a file to print. 2 Select Paper Size. (1) Select the Page Setup Page Se tup Page Setup Page Set up from the applic ation soft ware's Fil e File File File me nu. (3) Clic k OK OK OK OK. 3 Specif y the required settings. (1) Select Prin t Print Print Print f rom th e app lic [...]

Basic Printing 10 Note z When you select the type of d ocument from the Prin t Mode Print Mode Print Mode Prin t Mode pull- down men u, the doc ument w ill be printed i n co lor and prin t qualit y suited to the c haracteri stics of Media T ype Media T ype Medi a T ype Me dia Type yo u ha ve sel ected . Te x t Te x t Te x t T ext: Select whe n prin[...]

Advanced Printing 11 Advan c ed P rinti ng Advan c ed P rinti ng Advan c ed P rinti ng Advan c ed P rinti ng Ac ces sing Printer Driver The Print er Pr operties Printer Pr operties Printer Pr operties Printer Pr opert ies dialog bo x c an be opened from either within an application, or d irectly from the Windows Start Sta rt Sta rt Sta rt menu. [...]

Advanced Printing 12 3 Open the File menu and select Pr inting Preferences (or Properties). The Printe r Prope r ties Printer Properties Pri nter Properties Printer Properties dialog bo x opens. Adjusting Print Quality f or Photographs  Impro ving the Quality of Printed Im ages T wo impor tant f actors c ontrol the quality and output of you r pr[...]

Advanced Printing 13 T o manually adjust Print Quali ty settings: T o manually adjust Print Quali ty settings: T o manually adjust Print Quali ty settings: T o manually adjust Print Quali ty settings: 1 Open t he Prin ter Pr opertie s dial og bo x. See"Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box fr om Y our Application Program Opening the Printe[...]

Advanced Printing 14 T o automatically optimize the image: T o automatically optimize the image: T o automatically optimize the image: T o automatically optimize the image: Photo Optim izer PRO automatically adjusts t he photographic i mag e created with a digital camera. Use this fe ature to compensate for un satisfactory color balanc e and over- [...]

Advanced Printing 15 T o use V ivid Photo option: T o use V ivid Photo option: T o use V ivid Photo option: T o use V ivid Photo option: Vivid Photo inten sifies bac kgr ound colors like field s, t ree s, oceans and sk ies, while maintaini ng natural skin tones in the images. T o use V ivid Photo, select the Vivi d Photo Vivid Photo Vivid Photo Viv[...]

Advanced Printing 16 T o reduce noise f rom images taken with a digital came ra: T o reduce noise f rom images taken with a digital came ra: T o reduce noise f rom images taken with a digital came ra: T o reduce noise f rom images taken with a digital came ra: Photo Noi se Reduction f unction reduc es nois e from bl ue portions, suc h as the sky an[...]

Advanced Printing 17  Saving and R ecal ling Driver Settings When you change printer drive r settings for a specifi c print job, such as printing blac k and white p hotos, or printing doc uments with a spec ial bac kground , you c an save and name these s ettings fo r future us e on similar pri nt jobs. 1 Open t he Prin ter Pr opertie s dial og [...]

Advanced Printing 18 1 Open the Print dial og box. See " Printi ng w ith Macint osh Printing w i th Mac intosh Printing w i th Mac intosh Printing w i th Mac intosh" " " " on pag e 9. 2 Clic k Apply . The Register Settings Register Settings Register Settings Regi ster Settings dialog box opens. 3 Enter the print settings to[...]

Advanced Printing 19 Us ing Printer Drive r Options Y our pri nter driver will provide you with many features that allow y ou to p rint a wide range of images and docu ments. The illustrations below provide a basic introduction to many of these. Not e For detailed descriptions of the printer driver functions, refer to th e Use r's Guide includ[...]

Advanced Printing 20 Us ing the Bu ndled Softw ar e The Set up Soft war e & U ser’s G uide C D-ROM includes p hoto applications de signed to edit the photographs tak en by a digital camer a and print them as photo-lab quality prints. Please use the application(s) suitable for your print purp oses.  Ea sy-PhotoPrint (Windows/Macintosh) Y ou[...]

Advanced Printing 21 Printing Photographs w i th W indows By using Easy-PhotoPrint supplied with the i3 50/i250, you can easily print by following the simple steps outlin ed here. As well, the i3 50 can make borderless prin ts of photographs take n wit h a dig ita l cam e ra. This c hapter explains how to mak e borderless prints with the i350 . The[...]

Advanced Printing 22 (2) Clic k the [+] [+] [+] [+] button on the thum bnai l of the photograph you want to print and specif y t he num ber o f copies . 3 Select the paper. 4 Select the layout. (3) Load the media specified in the 2. Paper Selecti on 2. Paper Selection 2. Paper Selection 2. Paper Selection tab . (4) Clic k Prin t Print Print Print. [...]

Advanced Printing 23 Printing Photographs w i th Macinto sh By using Easy-PhotoPrint supplied with the i3 50/i250, you can easily print by following the simple steps outlin ed here. As well, the i3 50 can make borderless prin ts of photographs take n wit h a dig ita l cam e ra. This c hapter explains how to mak e borderless prints with the i350 . T[...]

Advanced Printing 24 3 Select the paper. 4 Select the layout. (3) Load the media specified in the 2. Paper Selecti on 2. Paper Selection 2. Paper Selection 2. Paper Selection tab . (4) Clic k Prin t Print Print Print. Incr ea ses the number of cop ies. Displays the specified nu mber of copies . Decr ea ses the number of cop ies. (1) (2) (3) Clic k [...]

Printing Maintenance 25 Pri nt ing Ma intena nc e Pri nt ing Ma intena nc e Pri nt ing Ma intena nc e Pri nt ing Ma intena nc e When Printing B ecomes F aint or C olor s are Incorr ect When p rinting becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the print head nozzles are probably clogged . Follow the procedures b elo[...]

Printing Maintena nce 26 Printing the Nozz le Chec k Patt ern Print t he nozzle chec k pat tern to determ ine wheth er the in k ejects properly from the p rint head nozzles, and to verif y print head alignme nt. Use this function when printe d results are blurred or the color is inc orrec t. 1 With the p rinter on, load a sheet of Letter-sized pape[...]

Printing Maintenance 27 1 With the p rinter on, load a sheet of Letter-sized paper in th e printer. 2 Open the Printer Utility dialog bo x. (1) Select Pag e Set up... Page Setup... Page Setup... Page Setup... in the File File File File menu . (2) Clic k Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... to open the Printer Ut i lity Printer Ut ili[...]

Printing Maintena nce 28 Print Head C l e aning Cle an the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be clogged. Cleaning the prin t head consumes ink, so per form prin t head cleaning only when neces sar y . 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Open th e Print er Prope rties di alog bo x. See " Open ing the Printer Prop erties Dialog Box[...]

Printing Maintenance 29 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Open the Printer Utility dialog bo x. (1) Select Page Setup Page Se tup Page S etup Page Setup... in the File File File File me nu. (2) Clic k Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... to open the Printer Ut i lity Printer Ut ility P rinter Utility Printer Utility dialog box. 3 St[...]

Printing Maintena nce 30 Print Head Deep C leaning If print qualit y does not impro ve by stan dard print head c leani ng, try performing a print head deep cleaning, whi c h is a more powerful process. Print head deep cleaning c onsum es more ink than st andard print hea d cle aning, so perform this procedu re only when ne cessar y. 1 Ensure that t[...]

Printing Maintenance 31 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Open the Printer Utility dialog bo x. (1) Select Page Setup… Page Se tup… Page S etup… Page Setup … in the File Fil e File Fil e menu. (2) Clic k Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... to open the Printer Ut i lity Printer Ut ility P rinter Utility Printer Utility dialo[...]

Printing Maintena nce 32 Not e z After p rint head deep cleaning finishes, pri nt the nozzle check pattern to veri fy that the print head nozzles are clean. See "Prin ting th e Nozz le Chec k Patt ern Prin ting the N ozzl e Chec k Patt ern Printing the Nozz le Ch ec k Patt ern Prin ting the N ozzl e Chec k Patt ern" " " " o[...]

Printing Maintenance 33 Aligning th e Print Head Aligning the print head position allows you to print withou t shifts in the co lor registration. 1 With the p rinter on, load a sheet of Letter-sized paper in th e printer. 2 Open th e Print er Prope rties di alog bo x. See " Open ing the Printer Prop erties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Me[...]

Printing Maintena nce 34 4 Align the Print Head. (1) Look at the print out . Select the patterns that h ave the fewest wh ite stripes and ente r the number s that corr espond t o the sel ected p attern s. (4) When the confirmat ion messag e is displayed, click OK OK OK OK. 1 With the p rinter on, load a sheet of Letter-sized paper in th e printer. [...]

Printing Maintenance 35 3 Print the pattern. (3) When the confirmat ion messag e is displayed, click OK OK OK OK. 4 Align the Print Head. (1) Look at the print out . Select the patterns that h ave the fewest wh ite stripes and ente r the number s that corr espond t o the sel ected p attern s. (1) (1) (1) (1) Select T est Print T est Print T est Pri[...]

Printing Maintena nce 36 Rep lacin g an Ink T ank When replacing an in k tank, chec k the model n umber very carefully . The printer will not print p roperly if the wrong in k tank is use d, or install ed in the inc orrect pos i ti on.  Replacing an Ink T ank When a n ink tank runs out of ink, replace it using the following steps. 1 Ensure that [...]

Printing Maintenance 37 3 Pre pare a re plac ement in k tank. (1) Unpac k a new ink tank and remove the orange protective c ap. 4 Inser t the ink ta nk. (1) Insert a new ink tank into a slot. (2) Push in the tab until the ink tank snaps firmly into place. 5 Close the front cover . The prin t head hol der moves to the right. Impor tant z D o not re-[...]

Printing Maintena nce 38  Resetting the Ink C ount er When a n ink tank is replac ed, the ink cou nter m ust be reset. The low in k warning is display ed properly only if the ink counter is reset. Mess age Promp ting C on firmation of Ink T ank Replacement When the front c over rem ains open for a c e rtain period of time , the printer wil l out[...]

Printing Maintenance 39  How Low Ink Warning Setting W orks The low ink warning n otifies you of low ink levels durin g printing. Th e Low Ink W a rning has been preset to be automatically di splayed. When you reset the ink cou nter, it will assume that the ink tank is full regardless of how much ink actually remains. The reset is the only way t[...]

Printing Maintena nce 40 How to Dis play L ow Ink Wa rning C orrectly • Reset the i nk counter ever y time you install a new i nk tank. The ink counter cannot work correctly unless you synchronize it w ith the ac tual ink level. Th e ink counter can be reset onl y when a new ink tank is install ed . • Do not reset the in k counter of an ink tan[...]

Troubleshootin g 41 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g This section provides troubleshooting tips for the m ost c ommo n printing problems. T roubleshooting usually f alls int o one of the f ollow ing categ ories. • " Cannot Install the P rinter Driver Cannot In[...]

Troubleshooting 42 C annot Insta ll the Print er Driver Pr obl em Possi ble Caus e Tr y T h i s Cannot Install the Prin ter Dr iver Install a tion proc edure not followed c orrectly Follow the i nstallatio n inst ructi ons for t he Easy Setup Instructi ons package d wi th your printer. If the installer wa s forced to be terminated due to an error, [...]

Troubleshootin g 43 Print Quality is Poor or C ontain s Err ors Problem Possible Cau se Tr y T h i s Ink does not eje ct pro perly /Prin ting is Blurred/ C olors are Wro ng / W hi te Stre aks appear / Printed Ru led Lines are Displac ed Ink tank is not seated properly Chec k that the ink t a nks are firmly se ated in the print he ad and rese at the[...]

Troubleshooting 44 T roub leshooting Print er Hardw are Pr obl em Possi ble Caus e Tr y T h i s Printer Does Not Start or P rinter Stop s Durin g Print Jobs Print head has overheat ed due to long period s of continuous printing Stop print ing and turn the printer off for at least 15 minutes to allow the print head to cool down. The prin t head tend[...]

Troubleshootin g 45 P aper Does Not Feed Pr operly Pr obl em Possi ble Caus e Tr y T h i s Pap er Doe s No t Fee d Pro perl y Remove pac kaging materi al Make sure all pac kaging materi als have been remov ed from the sheet feeder s lot. Open th e printer cover and r emove any materials inside the printer. Paper jams 1. Ge ntly pu ll the jammed pap[...]

Troubleshooting 46 Handl ing Err or Messages When a printer error oc curs, the POWER/ERROR lamp flashes. The number of flashes indic ates the type of error that has oc curred. C ount the flashes and tak e the appropri ate action to correct the error . Number of Flashes Possi ble Caus e Tr y T h i s Two flashes Pri nter is ou t of paper Reloa d pape[...]

Troubleshootin g 47 An Err or Mes sag e Appear s on the Screen Pr obl em Possible C ause Tr y T h is Error Wr iting / Output to U SBxxx Printer not ready The POWE R POWER POWER POWER lamp wi ll flas h green when the printer is warming up or when a p rint job i s be ing se nt t o th e p ri nter. It w ill g low a s tead y (n on- flas hin g) g re en w[...]

Troubleshooting 48 “Have you r eplaced ink tank with a new one? ” messa ge appear s If the ink t ank has been repl aced wit h a new one Cl ick Yes Ye s Ye s Ye s o r O K OK OK OK to rese t the ink counter. See "Resetting the Ink C ounter Resetting the Ink C ounter Resetting the Ink C ounter Resetting the Ink C ounter " " " &[...]

Troubleshootin g 49 Low In k War ni ng Accom pa nie d b y I nk T ank Icon With '?' Failure to reset i nk coun ter wh en instal ling new ink tan k The ink tank l evel accomp anied by the ink tank ic on with the “?” indicat es ink tank is not synchronized w ith its ink counter . Always be sure to reset the ink counter in your printer dr[...]

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Append ix 51 Appendi x Appendi x Ap pendix Appendi x Ins ta lling the Print er Driver whe n using M ac OS 9.x When using other than Mac OS X (Mac OS 8.6 t o 9.x), install the printer driver, following the procedure be low. 1 T urn on your Mac and inser t the Setu p Soft war e & U ser’s Guide CD-ROM . TURN THE PRI NTER ON. TURN THE PRI NTER ON[...]

Appe ndix 52 User’ s Guide T able of C ont ents Y our printer's electronic User's Guide, located on the Setup Soft ware and User's Gu ide CD- ROM , offers detailed information on the fol lowing topics. How to Use Thi s Manual Printer P arts and Their Function Useful P rint ing T echniq ues Printi ng with Borderl ess P rinting (i350[...]

Append ix 53 Spe cific ations Print er Printing re solutio n: Printing re solutio n: Printing re solutio n: Printing re solution: 4800 X 1 200 dpi. ma x. 4800 X 1200 d pi. m ax. 4800 X 1200 d pi. m ax. 4800 X 1200 d pi. m ax. (Ink droplets can be placed in a pitch of 1/4800 inch at mini mum.) (Ink droplets can be placed in a pitch of 1/4800 inch at[...]

Appe ndix 54 Ink T anks: Ink T anks: Ink T anks: Ink T anks: Capacity (page s): Capa city (pag es): Ca paci ty (p ages ): Capa city (pag es): Blac k (BCI-24 Black ) approx . 300 Blac k (BCI-24 Black ) approx . 300 Blac k (BCI-24 Blac k) appro x. 300 Blac k (BCI-24 Black ) approx . 300 *1 *1 *1 *1 , appro x. 520 , appro x. 520 , approx. 520 , appro [...]

Append ix 55 Saf ety Pr ecaution s P le a se r e ad t h e sa f e ty w a r n i ng s a n d ca u t i on s p ro v id e d i n t h is m a n ua l t o en s u re t h a t yo u us e your printer safely. Do not attem pt to use printer in any way not described in this manual. Wa r n i n g Y ou may c ause an electric shock/ fire or damag e the printer if y ou ig[...]

Appe ndix 56 Cau ti on Y o u may c ause inju ry or damage the pr inter if you ignore any of these s afety prec autions. Choosing a loca tion Choosing a loca tion Choosing a location Choosing a location Do not install the printer in a location that is unstable or subject to exc essive vibration. Do not install the p rinter in a location that is unst[...]

Append ix 57 Regul ato r y I nfo rma tio n C olor Printer Model: C olor Printer Model: Color Printer M odel: C olor Printer Model: K10228 K10228 K10228 K10228 ( ( ( (i350 /i250 i350/i250 i350/i250 i350/i250 ) ) ) ) This device complies with Par t 15 o f the FC C Rules. Operation is su bject to the following two co n ditions: (1) This d evice may n [...]

Appe ndix 58 CANON LIMITED WA RRANTY --- (US A Only) The limited war ranty set forth below is given by Canon U.S.A ., Inc. (“Canon USA”) with respect to the new or refurbished Canon-brand pri nter or scanner ( each a “Product”) pac kaged with this limi ted warranty , when purc hased and used in the Unite d States only. The Prod uct is w arr[...]

Append ix 59 C anon off ers a fu ll rang e of cu stome r tec hnical su pport* o ption s: • For interactive troubleshoo ting, e-mail technical support, the latest driver downloads and answers to freq uently ask ed questi ons (www .canont echsu pport.c om) • Automated interactive telephone support on mo st current products 24 ho urs, 7 days a wee[...]

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Index 61 Index A Adjusting Print Qu ality ............. ............... .............. ......12 Advanced Printin g ........... .............. ............... .............. .11 Aligning the Pr int Head ................. ............... .............. .33 An Error Me ssage Appears o n the Screen ............... ......47 B Balloon Help ......... ....[...]

Index 62 Printer Driver Set ting for Media Type ................ ............. 6 Printer Properties dialog box ....... ............... . 7 , 11 , 26 , 43 Printer Utility dialog box .......... ................... .............. .. 27 Printin g Borderless Photogr aphs ........... .............. ..21 , 23 Printing the Nozzle Che ck Pattern ...........[...]