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1 Contents English How to Use the Manuals ............................................................. 2 Symbols Used ....................................................................... 2 Package Contents ....................................................................... 3 Quick Start ......................................................[...]

2 How to Use the Manuals Symbols Used : This mar k denotes issues that ma y aff ect the printer’ s operation. : This mar k denotes additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures. Please ref er to the f ollowing man uals according to y our purposes. : Included with the Printer Printer User Guide (This Guide) • Printer , paper a[...]

3 Package Contents The f ollowing products are sold separ ately . * Not sold in some regions . P aper Cassette PCL-CP100 L size* P aper Cassette PCC-CP100 Card size Color Ink/P aper Set KP-36IP P ostcard size , 36 standard sheets Color Ink/P aper Set KL-36IP L size, 36 standard sheets* Color Ink/P aper Set KC-36IP Card size, 36 standard sheets Colo[...]

4 Quick Star t Let’ s star t by printing on postcard size paper . This section explains the procedures requir ed to print with the paper and th e ink cassette (trial kit) included wi th your printer . Some st eps may v ar y according to the pr inter model so be sure to chec k which printer model you are using ( CP-300 or CP-200). If y ou hav e tr[...]

5 Continued on the ne xt page. Open the paper cassette’ s top and middle co vers . 1 Place the paper (postcard size , 5 sheets), glossy side up and the address/stamp si de ne xt to the middle cov er , in the pape r cassette. 2 Place the middle cov er back to its original position, and lea ve the top co ver open. 3 2 Placing the P aper into the P [...]

6 Quick Star t (Continued) 4 Connecting the Printer to a P o wer Source p. 26 Connect the compact po wer adapter to the printer’ s DC IN term inal. 2 • At this point, the CP-2 00’ s power w ill tur n on and the printer’ s indicator will light gre en. Inser t the A C cable into the compact pow er adapter an d plug the other end into a pow er[...]

7 6 T urn On the P ower (CP-300 Onl y) p. 27 Press the printer’ s ON/OFF b utton until the indicator lights g reen. ON/OFF Button Indicator 7 Printing p. 28 T ur n the camera’ s power on and display the images. • The (Direct Print) mark appears on the upper left cor ner of the L CD monitor . Press the camera’ s SET b utton. Select [Print] a[...]

8 Intr oduction Bef ore using your printer f or the first time, please read through the saf ety precautions. p . 10     W arning Against Cop yright Infringement Please respect all cop yr ights . Use of images produced by this printer f or pur poses other than personal enter tainment ma y be prohibited b y law .     W arranty[...]

9 What Can Be Accomplished with this Printer Three paper sizes and two types of la bels Y ou can print on standard paper in postcard siz e, L size or credi t-card size . In addition to the standard siz e paper , you can print full -sized labels or 8-label st ick ers with the credit-card siz e paper . High-quality prints, fast paper feeding Off ers [...]

10 Read This First Safety Precautions • Bef ore using th e devices , please ensure that y ou hav e read and unders tood the safe ty precautions described belo w . Alw ays ensure that the de vices are operated corre ctly . • The saf ety precau tions noted on the f ollowing pa ges are intended to instruct yo u in the safe and correct operat ion o[...]

11     Po w e r     Usage Location Do not exceed the cable and power outlet ratin gs when operating this pr oduct. Do not operate t his product outside of the specified v oltage r ating. Connecting t oo many lines to the same outlet ma y result in fire . Check t hat the voltag e of the outlet is compatib le with the de vices[...]

12     Devices     Po w e r CA UTIONS Do not bloc k the air vents on the printer . Blocking t he vents ma y cause the insid e of the printer to ov erheat, resulti ng in damage to internal components and risk of equipment f ailure or fire. Use the de vices in a well-v entilated area. Do not rest heavy o bjects on the devices.[...]

13     Usage Location Do not use the de vices in locations tha t are smoky , hu mid, dusty , or subject to stro ng vibration. Entry of water or dust into the de vices, or inter nal damage caused b y strong vibration, may pose risk of fire or electric shoc k. Hav e the de vices chec ked appro ximately once a ye ar (contact your dealer), [...]

14 Pr oper Usage and Handling     Usage Location     Handling Precautions     Overheating     T o Prevent Dama ge from Condensation Do not use near str ong magne ts or near devices that pr oduce str ong electroma gnetic fields. Electromagnetic radiat ion from de vices such as TVs and game machines, an[...]

15     Cleaning the Printer     Proper Handling of Ink Cassettes     Pr oper Handling of P aper Cassettes Never use b enzene, paint thinner , or oth er volatile solvents to clean the printer . V olatile solv ents may cause def or mation or peel ing of the printer’ s casing. T o clean the printer , wipe i t with[...]

16     Proper Handling of P aper Please use onl y the paper types specified f or use by Canon. P aper must be printed on the glossy side (the side witho ut any printe d markings). Alwa ys load p aper into the cassette with the glossy si de up . Loading the paper the wrong wa y may result in poor print quality , and in some cas es may ca[...]

17     P aper Storage     Others If y ou wish to mount prints into an alb um, select an alb um with nyl on-based sleeves, or with prop ylene or cellophane slee ves. Other types of slee ves ma y cause color loss or color bleedin g. Color change ma y occur over time i n accordance wi th conditions of storage. Canon assumes no [...]

18 Components Guide     Card Photo Printer CP-300 Indicator Indicates the printer’s status. Orange: Charging the battery p ack Green: Ready to print Blinking green: Printing in progress Blinking orange: Batter y depleted Red/Blinking red: Error ON/OFF Button T urns the printer’s po wer ON and OFF . USB Cable Connector Connects comme[...]

19     Card Photo Printer CP-200 Indicator Indicates the printer’s status . Green: Ready to print Blinking green: Printing in progress Red/Blinking red: Error USB Cable Connector Connects commercially av ailable USB cables to a computer . Ink Cassette Slot The ink cassette loads into this compar tment. P aper Cassette Compartment Cove[...]

20 Let’ s Print Preparing Y our Ink Cassette/P aper Sets and P aper Cassette Since there are sev eral kinds of sets (including the separ ately sold sets), please make sure y ou are using the right ink cassette, paper and paper cassette. If the set is not correct, your will not be ab le to print. Please check the sets and the names of their compon[...]

21     Printing on Credit Card Siz e P aper (54 × 86 mm (2.1 × 3.4 in.)) • The credi t card size paper cassett e is included with the CP-300. • The pape r cassette PCC-CP100 (sold separa tely) is required when printing on credit card size pa per with the CP-200.     Separately Sold Ink and P aper Pr oducts Y ou can use[...]

22 Loading the Ink Cassette 1 Open the ink cassette compartment cover . 2 Remove an y slac k from t he ink sheet. • Push i n on the round par t in the middle of the cassette , and turn it in the indicated direction to tak e up the slac k until the ink sheet stra ightens out (It will not be possib le to print to all of the paper if y ou ov erwind [...]

23 Placing the P aper into the P aper Cassette 1 Open the paper cassette’ s top cove r and middle co ver . • Open the top cov er , then push the midd le cov er in the direction of the arro w and lift it up . 2 Fan the paper stac k pr operly and place the paper into the paper cassette, with the printable side (glossy side) facing up. • Insert [...]

24 • Please us e specified paper t ypes only . • Do not insert more than 18 sheets in the paper casset te. • Ne ve r print on a sheet of paper more than onc e, e ve n if the first p rinting has left the paper completely b lank. The coating applied to the paper as it passes th rough the printer makes it unsuitable f or further use. Reused pape[...]

25 Loading the P aper Cassette 1 Open the paper cassette compartment cover . 2 Push the paper cassette all the way into the paper cassette slot. • Be sure th e paper is set correctly bef ore pushing the cassett e in. • I nser t the paper cassette e v enly so that it slides o ver the bottom of the sl ot entrance . • Do not remo ve the paper ca[...]

26 Connecting a P o wer Sour ce and the Camera to the Printer Connect the camera to the printer usin g the cable (included with the camera) and turn the printer’ s po wer on. F or more detailed camer a connection instructions, ref er to y our Camer a User Guide . The numbered steps in the f ollowing instructions ref er to the numbers in the abov [...]

27     T urning the Printer’ s P ower Off CP-300 Press the ON/OFF button until the indicator goes off . CP-200 Unplug the cable of the compact po wer adapter from the printer . (Th e indicator will go off) 3 Insert the plug in a power outlet. 4 Connect the Compact P ower Adapter cab le to the printer . • I nser t the cabl e with its[...]

28 Printing This section e xplains the flow of printing operations. F or more details, ref er to y our Camer a User Guide . 1 T urn the camera’ s power on and displa y the images. • Check that the (Direct Print) mark is displa yed i n the upper left corner of the LCD monitor . • Some camera models automatic ally power up when the cab le is co[...]

29 Battery Usage Using the Battery P ack (CP-300 Onl y) With the CP-300, you can use the recharg eable batter y pack (Batter y P ack NB- CP1L) to print. The battery pack can either be charged in the printer or with the separ ately sold batter y charger (include d with th e Batter y/Charge Adapter Kit BCA-CP100).     Charging the Battery[...]

30     Char ging the Batter y P ac k with the Battery Charger Use the separately sold battery charger (included with the Batter y/Charge Adapter Kit BCA-CP100) to charge the batter y pac k NB-CP1L before attaching it to the printer . 5 Connect the compact power adapter cable to the printer . • The indicator lights or ange while chargi[...]

31 4 Connect the compact power adapter cable to the c harge adapter . • The charge indicator lights oran ge while charging and turns green once the batt er y pack is fully charged. • Disconnect the cabl e from the charge adapter once charging is complete and detach the battery pack fro m the charge adapter . 5 Remove the battery co ver and inst[...]

32 • When the battery pac k is used to pow er the printer , the printer will automatic ally turn off if it is idle f or 5 minutes or more. • This is a lithium ion battery pack so there is no nee d to completely use or discharge it be fore rechargi ng. It can be charge d at any c harge state. • It takes appro ximately 1 50 minutes to bring a f[...]

33     Battery Status If battery status is r unning down while the printer is connected to the camera, the camera’ s LCD monitor ma y displa y the f ollowing message.     Battery P erformance T est conditions: Normal temper ature (23 o C/73 o F), Canon images , contin uous print. * The abov e data ma y vary according to th[...]

34 T r oubleshooting If the printer does not seem to be working properly , run through the chec ks below to see if you can ident ify and correct the problem. If you are not able to solve the problem, please call your dealer or contact a Canon Cu stomer Suppor t help desk for assistance . Problem Cause Solu tion The printer has no power . The compac[...]

35 The printer’ s indicator ligh ts red without the camera’ s LCD monitor displaying any error message. There is a malfunction in the printer . Remove the paper from the paper -handling slot and take up any slack in the ink sheet. T urn the printer’ s power off and turn it on again. Print quality is not good. Y ou are not using the correct pa[...]

36 Error Messages If a problem occurs while the pr inter is connected to the camera, the printer’ s indicator will light or b link red and the camera ’ s LCD monitor ma y displa y one of the messages indicated belo w . (If the camera is connected to a TV , the message will appear on the TV screen.) Error Message Cause Solution No paper Paper ca[...]

37 Communication Error Error in communication between printer and camera. T urn the printer’ s power off and turn it on again. If the error message does not clear , contact a Canon Custo mer Support help desk for assistance. Cannot Print! The image was tak en with a different camera, recorded in a different format, or has been altered by a comput[...]

38 Specifications     Car d Photo Printer CP-300/CP-200 * T est Conditions: Nor mal temperature (23 o C/73 o F), Canon standard images.     General Specifications Printer T ype Full-color direct d igital printer Print Method Dye-sublimation thermal transfer (with overcoating) Resoluti on Reproduc tion 300 × 300 dp i Gradati[...]

39     Compact P o wer Adapter CA-CP100     Battery P ack NB-CP1L Supplied wit h the CP-300, suppl ied with the separ ately sold Battery/Charge Ad apter Kit BCA- CP100, or sold separately .     Char g e Adapter CG-CP100 Supplied with the separately sold Battery/charge Adapter Kit BCA-CP1 00     Car Ba[...]

40 Connecting the Printer to a Computer and Printing Safety Precautions The precautions noted within this guide are intended to instruct you in the safe and correct use of the produ cts and to pre vent injuries or damage to yourself , other persons and property . Please read and ensure that y ou understand them bef ore proceeding to other sections [...]

41 Read Carefully Bef ore Using! CANON SOFTW ARE LICE NSE A GREEMENT IMPORT ANT - READ THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE SOFTW ARE ON THE CD-ROM IN THIS BO X. BY USING THE SOFTW ARE, Y OU A GREE T O BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS A GREEMENT . This is a license agreement (the “Ag reement”) between you and Canon Inc. (“Ca non”). IF Y OU DO NOT A[...]

42 SOME ST A TES, PRO VINCES OR LEGAL JURISDICTIONS DO NO T ALLO W THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, OR THE LIMIT A TION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FO R INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMA GES, OR PERSONAL INJUR Y OR DEA TH RESUL TING FROM NEGLIGENCE ON THE P A RT OF THE SELLER, SO THE ABO VE DISCLAIMERS AND EXCLUSIONS MA Y NOT APPL Y T O Y OU . 5[...]

43 System Requirements Please install the software on a comput er meeting the follo wing minimum requiremen ts.     Windows OS Windows 98 (First or Second Edition), Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home Edition, Professional) Computer Model The abov e OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-i[...]

44     Macintosh OS Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2, Mac OS X (V ersion 10.1/10.2) Computer Model The abov e OS should be pre-Installed on computers with built-in USB por ts. CPU P owerPC RAM Mac OS 9.0-9.2: 20 MB or more of application memor y Mac OS X (V ersion 10.1/10.2): 128 MB or more Interface USB F ree Hard Disk Space • Canon Utilities - Imag[...]

45 Printing Operations Overview F ollow the steps outlined be lo w to prepare the pr inte r and install th e necessary software to enab le printing. Install the software onto the computer . Place the supplied Canon CP Pr inter Solution Disk in th e computer’ s CD-ROM driv e and install the printer driv er and ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) or ImageBrow[...]

46 Viewing the Printer Driver User Guide (Windows/Macintosh) The Printer Driver User Guide (Windows/Mac intosh) manuals are bundled on the Canon CP Printer Solution Disk CD-ROM.     Windows     Macintosh • Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed to vi ew the Printer Driv er User Guide (Windows/Macin tosh). If it is not inst[...]

47 Viewing the ZoomBr o wser EX Software User Guide (Windows)/ ImageBro wser Software User Guide (Macintosh) PDF Manuals These PDF f ormat manuals are av ailab le on the Canon Inc. web site, from the f ollowing URL address: http://www .canon.co .jp/Imaging/information-e.html     Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader If Adobe Acrobat Reader is[...]

48     Macintosh 1 Close any pr ograms that are running. 2 Place the Solution Disk in the com puter’ s CD-ROM drive. 3 Double-c lick on the CD-ROM icon on the desktop and double c lick the [Mac OS 9], [Readme], [English], [Acrobat] and [Reader Installer] ( ) icons, then follo w the onscreen instructions to install Adobe Acr obat reade[...]

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