Canon i350 manual

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C anon i350/i250 C olor B ubble Jet Prin ter Quic k Start Guide. Co p yr i g h t Co p yr i g h t Co p yr i g h t Co p yr i g h t Thi s m anual is copy righted by C anon U.S.A., Inc. w ith all rights r eserved. Under the c opyright laws, this m anual ma y not be reprodu ced in a ny form, in whol e or in part, without the prior written consen t of Ca[...]

Con tents 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 Turnin g on the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Loading P aper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Basic Printing 3 Basi c Pr i nt i ng Basi c Pr i nt i ng Basi c Pr i nt i ng Basi c Pr i nt i ng T urning on the Print er 1 Press the POWER button. The PO WER POWER POWER POWER lamp f l ashes while the p rinter warms up and c hanges to steady (non- flashing) g reen wh en th e printe r is ready . Note z Th is Quic k St ar t G uide Quic k St art Guid[...]

Basic Printing 4 Lo ad ing P aper  Pri nt Med ia to Avoid Do not use t he f ollo wing ty pes of paper . Us ing suc h paper w ill not on ly produc e uns atisfactory results, but can also cause the prin ter to jam or malfunction . • Folded, curled or w rinkled pap er • Damp pa per • Exc essively thin pape r (l ess than 64 gsm or 17 l b) • [...]

Basic Printing 5 2 Prepare to load pa per . 3 Load the paper. Note z Do not stac k more than 50 sh eets in the paper ou tput tray . z Do not touch the printe d surfac es until the in k dries. For specific dr ying times, refer to the instructions pack aged w i th y our m edia. (1) Open and pull out the paper rest (for i 350 only). (2) Pu ll ou t the[...]

Basic Printing 6 Us ing Speci alty Media C anon rec ommends that y ou use g enuin e Canon media t o ensur e optim al print qu ality .  Ca n o n Sp e ci a lt y M e d ia  Photo Quality Media •P h o t o P a p e r P r o • Photo Pape r Plus G lossy • Matte Photo Paper • Glossy Phot o Paper • High Resolution Paper  Me dia Su ited for B[...]

Basic Printing 7 Printing w ith Window s 1 Cre a t e a document or open a file to print. 2 Open Printer Proper ties dialog bo x. (1) Select P rint Print Print Print from the application s oftware's File File File File menu. Not e z When us ing p lain p aper , up t o 100 sheet s can b e set. Se lect Pl ain Pap er from the pri nter driver Media [...]

Basic Printing 8 3 Specif y the required set tings. 4 Print the docume nt. Note z From the P a g e Setup Pa g e Setup Pa g e Setup Pag e Setup t a b , sele ct the corr ect do cument s ize to be printed. z T o adjust Print Qu ality settings , select C ustom Cu st o m Cu st o m Cu st o m a n d cl i ck S e t Set Set Set on th e Main Main Main Main tab[...]

Basic Printing 9 Printing w ith Macint osh 1 Cre a t e a document or open a file to print. 2 Select Paper Size. (1) Select the Page Setup Page Se tup Page Se tup Pag e Setup from th e applic ation s oftware's Fi le File File File m enu. (3) C lick OK OK OK OK. 3 Specif y the required set tings. (1) Select Prin t Print Print Print f rom the ap [...]

Basic Printing 10 Note z When you select the type of d ocument from the Prin t M ode Print Mode Print Mode Pri nt Mod e pull- down men u, the document w ill be printe d in c olor and pr int qualit y suited to the c haracteri stics of Media T ype Media T ype Medi a T ype Me dia Type you ha ve s elected . Te x t Te x t Te x t T ext: Selec t when prin[...]

Advanced P rinting 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 ce ssing Print e r Driver The Print er Pr operties Printer Pr operties Printer Pr operties Printer Pr opert ie s dialog bo x c an be op ened from either within an applic ation, or directl y from the Windows Star t St art St art St ar t m[...]

Advanced Printing 12 3 Open the File menu and select P rinting Preferenc es (or Properties ). The Print er Proper ti es Printe r Prope r ties Pri nter Properties Printer Properties dialog bo x opens. Adjusting Print Quality f or Photographs  Impro ving the Quality of Print ed Images T wo impor tant f actors c ontrol the quality and output of y o[...]

Advanced P rinting 13 T o manu al ly adjust Print Quali ty settings : T o manu al ly adjust Print Quali ty settings : T o manu al ly adjust Print Quali ty settings : T o manu al ly adjust Print Quali ty settings : 1 Open the Prin ter P ropertie s di alog bo x. See"Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box fr om Y our Applic ati on Program Open[...]

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 Op timiz e r PRO automatically adjusts t he photographic i mag e created with a digital camera. Use this fe ature to c om pensate for unsatisf actor y c olor balance an d [...]

Advanced P rinting 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 kgrou nd colors like fields, trees, oc eans and skies, while maintaini ng nat u ral skin t o nes in the images. T o use V ivid Photo, select the Vivid Photo Vivi d Photo Vivid Photo V[...]

Advanced Printing 16 T o redu c e no i s e from images taken with a digital came ra: T o redu c e no i s e from images taken with a digital came ra: T o redu c e no i s e from images taken with a digital came ra: T o redu c e no i s e from images taken with a digital came ra: Photo Noi se Reduction f unction reduc es noi se from b lue portions, suc[...]

Advanced P rinting 17  Sav ing and R ecal ling Driver Settings When you c hange printer d river setting s for a spe cific print job, su c h as print ing blac k and white p hotos, or printing doc uments with a spec ial bac kgrou nd, you c an s ave and name these s ettings for future use o n similar pri nt jobs. 1 Open the Prin ter P ropertie s di[...]

Advanced Printing 18 1 Open the Pr int dialog box. See " Pri nting w ith Macint osh Printin g with Mac intosh Printin g with Mac intosh Printin g with Mac intosh" " " " on p age 9. 2 Clic k Apply . The Register Setti ngs Register Settings Register Settings Regi ster Setti n gs dialog box opens. 3 Enter the print settings to[...]

Advanced P rinting 19 Us ing Printer Drive r Options Y our pri nter driver will prov i de you with many features that allow y ou to print a wide r ange of images and documents. The illustration s be lo w pr o vide a basic introduction to many of these. Not e For detailed descriptions of the printer driver functions, refer to the Use r's Guide [...]

Advanced Printing 20 Us ing the Bu ndled Softw ar e The Set up Soft war e & U ser’s Guide C D-ROM includes p hoto applications de s ig ned to edit the photographs tak en by a digital came r a and prin t th em a s photo-lab quality prints. Please use the application(s) suitable for your prin t purposes.  Ea s y -PhotoPrint (Windows/Macintos[...]

Advanced P rinting 21 Printing Photogr aphs with Windo ws By using Easy- P hotoPrint supplied with the i3 50/i250, you can easily print by fol l owing the simple steps outlin ed here. As well, the i350 can make borderless prin ts of ph otographs take n wit h a di gita l ca me ra. This c hapter explains how to m a k e borderless prints with the i350[...]

Advanced Printing 22 (2) C lick the [+] [+] [+] [+] button on the thu mbn a i l of the photog r ap h you want to print and specif y t he n umber of copies . 3 Select the paper. 4 Select the lay out. (3) Loa d the media specified in the 2. Paper Selec tion 2. Paper Selecti on 2. Paper Selecti on 2. Paper Selecti on t ab. (4) Clic k Prin t Print Prin[...]

Advanced P rinting 23 Printing Photogr aphs with Macintosh By using Easy- P hotoPrint supplied with the i3 50/i250, you can easily print by fol l owing the simple steps outlin ed here. As well, the i350 can make borderless prin ts of ph otographs take n wit h a di gita l ca me ra. This c hapter explains how to m a k e borderless prints with the i35[...]

Advanced Printing 24 3 Select the paper. 4 Select the lay out. (3) Loa d the media specified in the 2. Paper Selec tion 2. Paper Selecti on 2. Paper Selecti on 2. Paper Selecti on t ab. (4) Clic k Prin t Print Print Print. Inc rea ses th e number of cop ies. Displays the specified nu mber of copies . Decr ea ses th e number of cop ies. (1) (2) (3) [...]

Printing Maintenance 25 Pr int ing Ma inte nanc e Pr int ing Ma inte nanc e Pr int ing Ma inte nanc e Pr int ing Ma inte nanc e When Printing Bec omes F aint or C olors ar e Inc orr ect When p rinting b e c om es faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the print head nozzles are pr o bably cl ogg ed . Fol low the proced[...]

Printing Maintena nce 26 Printing the No zzle Chec k P att ern Print t he nozzle chec k pattern to determ ine w hether the ink ejec ts properly from the p rint head nozzles, and to verif y print head alignm ent. Use this function w hen printe d results are blurred or the color is incorrect. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter -sized paper[...]

Printing Maintenance 27 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter -sized paper in th e printer. 2 Open the Printer Utility dialog bo x. (1) Select Pa ge Set up... Pag e Setup... Pag e Setup... Page Setup... in the File File File File me nu. (2) C lick Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... to open the Printer Ut i lity Printer Ut i[...]

Printing Maintena nce 28 Print Head C leaning C lean the p rint head i f you suspect that the nozzles might be clogge d. C leaning the p rint head con su mes ink, so per form p rint head cleaning only when neces sar y . 1 Ensure that the print e r i s on. 2 Open th e Prin ter Prope rties di alog bo x. See " Open ing the Printer P roperties Dia[...]

Printing Maintenance 29 1 Ensure that the print e r i s on. 2 Open the Printer Utility dialog bo x. (1) Select Page Setup Page S etup Page S etup Page Setup... in the File File File File menu. (2) C lick Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... to open the Printer Ut i lity Printer Ut i l ity P rinter Utility Printer Ut i l ity dialog bo[...]

Printing Maintena nce 30 Print Head Deep C leaning If print qual ity does not impro ve by st andard print he ad cle a n ing, try performing a print head deep cleaning, whi c h is a m ore power ful proc ess. Print head deep cleani ng c onsu mes more ink than standard p rint hea d cleanin g, so perform this proc edure only when ne cessa r y . 1 Ensur[...]

Printing Maintenance 31 1 Ensure that the print e r i s on. 2 Open the Printer Utility dialog bo x. (1) Select Page Setup… Page S etup… Page S etup… Page Setup … in the File Fil e Fil e Fil e menu. (2) C lick Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... Utilities... to open the Printer Ut i lity Printer Ut i l ity P rinter Utility Printer Ut i l [...]

Printing Maintena nce 32 Not e z Af ter print head deep cleani ng finishes, pri nt the nozzle check pattern to veri fy th at the print he ad n ozzles are clean. See "Prin ting th e Nozz le Chec k Patt ern Prin ting th e Nozz le Chec k Patt ern Pr inting the No zzle Ch ec k Patt ern Prin ting th e Nozz le Chec k Patt ern" " " &qu[...]

Printing Maintenance 33 Al igning the Print Head Aligning the print head po s ition allows you to prin t without shif ts in th e co lor registr ati on. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter -sized paper in th e printer. 2 Open th e Prin ter Prope rties di alog bo x. See " Open ing the Printer P roperties Dialog Box Directly from the St[...]

Printing Maintena nce 34 4 Align the Print Head. (1) Look at the print ou t. Select the patterns that h ave t he fewest white stripes an d ent er the number s tha t corr espond t o the sel ected p atter ns. (4) When th e c on firmation messag e is displayed, clic k O K OK OK OK. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter -sized paper in th e pri[...]

Printing Maintenance 35 3 Print the pa tt e rn. (3) When th e c on firmation messag e is displayed, clic k O K OK OK OK. 4 Align the Print Head. (1) Look at the print ou t. Select the patterns that h ave t he fewest white stripes an d ent er the number s tha t corr espond t o the sel ected p atter ns. (1) (1) (1) (1) Select T est Print T est Print [...]

Printing Maintena nce 36 Rep lac ing an Ink T ank When re pl acing an in k tank, chec k the mod el number very c arefully. The printer will not prin t properly if the wrong in k t an k i s u sed, or inst alled i n the i ncorr ect pos ition.  Replacing an Ink T a nk When a n ink tank runs out of ink , re pl ace it using the following steps. 1 Ens[...]

Printing Maintenance 37 3 Pre pare a re plac ement in k tank . (1) Unpac k a new ink tank and remove the orange p rotective c ap. 4 Inser t th e ink t ank. (1) Insert a new ink tank into a slot. (2) Push in the tab until the ink tank snaps firmly into plac e . 5 Close the front cover . The p rint head holder moves to the right. Impo rtant z D o not[...]

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 e d properly only if the ink counter is r e set. Mess age Promp ting C on firmation of Ink T ank Replac em ent When the front c over re mains open for a c ertain period of time, the pr i n ter wil[...]

Printing Maintenance 39  How Low Ink Warning Setting W orks The low ink warning n otifies you of low ink levels durin g printing . T he Low Ink W arnin g has been preset to be automatical ly d i splayed. When you reset the in k cou nter, it will assume that the in k tank is full regardless of how muc h ink actually remains. The reset is the only[...]

Printing Maintena nce 40 How to Dis play L ow Ink Wa rning C orrectly • Reset the ink counter ever y time you install a new i nk tank. The in k c ounte r canno t work c orrec tly unless you synchronize it w ith the ac tu a l ink level. T he ink c oun t e r can be rese t only wh en a new ink tank is install e d. • Do not reset th e ink c ounte r[...]

Troublesh ooting 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 omm on printing problem s. T rouble shooting usually f alls int o one of the follow ing cate gories. • " Cannot Install the P rinter Driver Cannot I[...]

Troubleshoo ting 42 C a nnot In st all the Print er Driver Pr ob lem Possi ble Caus e Tr y T h i s Cannot Install the Prin ter D river Inst a l lation proc edure not follo wed correctl y Follo w the i nstallatio n ins tructi ons fo r the Easy Setup Instructi ons pa c kag ed wi th your printer. If the i nstall er was for c ed to be terminated due to[...]

Troublesh ooting 43 Print Quality i s Poor or C ontain s Error s Prob lem Po ssib le Cau se Tr y T h i s Ink does not eje ct pro perl y/Pri nting is Blurr ed/ Colo rs are Wr ong / W hi te Stre aks appear / Printed Ru led Lines are Displac ed Ink tank is not seated proper ly Chec k that the i nk tanks are firmly se a te d in the print he ad and rese[...]

Troubleshoo ting 44 T r oubl eshooting Print er Har dwar e Pr ob lem Possi ble Caus e Tr y T h i s Printer Does N ot Start o r Printer St ops Dur ing Print Jobs Print head has overhe ated due to long peri ods of continuous printing Stop p rinting and turn t he printer off for at least 15 minu te s to allow the prin t head to cool down. The pr int h[...]

Troublesh ooting 45 P aper Does Not F eed Pr operly Pr obl em Possi ble Caus e Tr y T h i s Pa per Do es N ot Fee d Pro per ly Remove pac kaging mater ial Make su re all pac kaging mat erials have been remo ved from the sheet fe eder slot. Open the printer cover and r emove any materials inside the printer. Paper jams 1. G ently pu ll the ja mmed p[...]

Troubleshoo ting 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 a t e 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 p[...]

Troublesh ooting 47 An Err or Me ss age Ap pear s on the Scr een Pr ob lem Possible Cause Tr y T h i s Erro r Writing / Output to U SBxxx Printer not ready The POWE R POWER POWER POWER lamp will fl ash green when the printer is warming up o r when a print job is b eing s ent to t he p ri nter . It will glo w a s tead y (n on -fla shi ng) gre en w h[...]

Troubleshoo ting 48 “Have y o u r eplaced ink tank with a new one? ” m essage appear s If the in k tank has been rep laced w ith a new one Cl ick Y e s Ye s Ye s Ye s o r O K OK OK OK to res et the ink counter. See "Resetting the Ink C ounter Resetting the Ink C ounter Resetting the Ink C ounter Resetting the Ink C ounter " " &qu[...]

Troublesh ooting 49 Lo w In k Wa rni ng Acco mpa ni ed b y I nk T ank Icon With '?' Failure to rese t ink coun te r wh en instal ling new ink tan k The ink tank l evel acc ompanied by the ink tank ic on with the “?” indic ates ink tank is not synchronized w ith its ink counter . Always be sure to res e t the ink counter in your pr int[...]

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Append ix 51 Ap pendix Ap pendix Ap pendi x Ap pendix Ins ta lling the Print er Driver when u sing M ac OS 9.x When using othe r th an Mac OS X (Mac OS 8.6 t o 9.x), i ns tall the printer dr iver , following the procedure b elow. 1 T urn on your Mac and inser t the Set up Soft wa re & U ser’s Guide CD-R OM . TURN TH E PRINTER ON. TURN TH E PR[...]

Appe ndix 52 User’ s Guide T abl e of C ont ents Y our prin ter's electronic User's Guide, located on the Setup Soft w are an d User's Gu ide CD- ROM , offers detailed information on the fol lowing topics. How to U s e Thi s Manual Print er Par ts and Thei r F unction Useful Prin ting T echniq ues Print ing wi th Borde rless Printi[...]

Append ix 53 Spe cific ations Print er Printi ng resolutio n: Printi ng resolutio n: Printi ng resolutio n: Printing re solution: 4800 X 1200 dp i . m ax. 480 0 X 1200 dpi. max. 480 0 X 1200 dpi. max. 480 0 X 1200 dpi. max. (Ink droplets can be placed in a pitch of 1/4800 inch at mi nimum.) (Ink droplets can be placed in a pitch of 1/4800 inch at m[...]

Appe ndix 54 Ink T anks: Ink T anks: Ink T anks: Ink T anks: Capacity (page s): Capa city (pa ges): Capac ity ( pages ): Capa city (pa ges): Blac k (BCI-24 Blac k) appro x. 300 Blac k (BCI-24 Blac k) appro x. 300 Black (BCI- 24 Black ) approx. 300 Blac k (BCI-24 Blac k) appro x. 300 *1 *1 *1 *1 , appro x. 520 , appro x. 520 , appro x. 520 , appro x[...]

Append ix 55 Saf ety Pr ec autions P le a se r e ad t h e sa f e t y wa r n i ng s a n d ca u t i o ns p r ov i de d i n t h i s ma n u a l t o e n su r e t ha t y ou u s e your printer safely. Do no t at t em pt to use printer in any way not described in this manual. Wa r n i n g Y ou may c ause an ele ctric shock /fire or damag e the printer if y[...]

Appe ndix 56 Cau ti on Y o u may cause in jury or damage the p rinter if you ignore any of these safety prec aution s. Choosing a loc ation Choosing a loc ation Choosing a locati on Choosing a location Do not install the printer in a location that is unstable or subject to exc essive vibration. Do not install the printer in a lo c at i o n that is [...]

Append ix 57 Regul ato r y I nfo rma tio n C olor Printer Model: C olor Printer Model: Co lor Printer Model: C olor Printer Model: K10228 K10228 K10228 K10228 ( ( ( (i350 /i250 i350/i250 i350/i250 i350/i250 ) ) ) ) This device complies w i th Part 15 o f the FC C Rul e s. Operation is s ubject to the following two co n ditions: (1) T his device may[...]

Appe ndix 58 CANON LIMITED WA RRANTY --- (US A Only) The limi te d war ranty set forth below is given by Canon U.S.A ., Inc. (“Canon USA”) with respect to the new or refurbish ed C a non-br and printer or scanner ( each a “Product”) p a c kaged w ith this limited warr anty , w hen p u r cha sed and us e d in t he Unite d State s only. The P[...]

Append ix 59 C anon off ers a fu ll r ange of cus tomer t ec hnic al supp ort* option s: • For interactive troublesho oting, e-mail technic al sup port, the latest driver downloads and answers to f re quently ask ed quest ions (www .canont ech support.c om) • Automated interactive teleph one support on most current products 2 4 hours, 7 days a [...]

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Index 61 Index A Adjusting Print Qu ality ......... ................... .............. ......12 Advanced Pr inting ........... .............. ............... .............. .1 1 Aligning the Print Head ........ .............. .............. ...........33 An Error M essage Appears o n the Screen ...... .............. .4 7 B Balloon Help ..... ......[...]

Index 62 Printer Drive r Setting for Media Type ................ ............. 6 Printer Properties dialog box ... ................... . 7 , 11 , 26 , 43 Printer Utility dialog box .......... .............. .............. ....... 27 Printin g Borderless Phot ographs ........... .............. .. 21 , 23 Printing the Nozzle C heck Pattern ..........[...]