Canon iP5200 manual

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Canon PIXMA iP5200 Photo Printer Quic k Start Guide. Co py r i g h t This m anual is c opyright ed by C anon U.S.A., Inc. with al l rights reser ved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduc ed in any form, in whole or in p art , without the prior written consent of Canon U.S.A., Inc. © 2005 C anon U.S.A., Inc. Disclaimer Canon U.[...]

Contents 1 Co n t e n t s Basic Printing Turning on the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Turning off the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Loading Paper [...]

Basic Printing 2 Basi c P r i n t i n g This Quick St art Guide describes some of the fe ature s of your printer and how to use them. For more info rmation, view the iP5200 User’s Guide and Printer Driver Guide instal led on your comp uter, or use the on line help within your printer driver interfac e: While in the printer’s proper ties window,[...]

Basic Printing 3 T urning off the Printer 1 T o turn off the printer , press the POWER button. When the POWER lamp stops bli nking, t he pr inter is turne d off. About the Power Plug When removi ng the power plug after turing off the printer , be sure to ch ec k that the POWER lamp is not lit. I f the power plug is removed from the wall outlet with[...]

Basic Printing 4 Loadi ng Pape r This section desc ribes how to load paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder and the C assette.  Print Media to Av oid Do not use the following types of paper. Us ing such paper w ill not only produc e uns atisf actory results, but can also c ause the printer to jam or malfunction. • Folded, curled or wrinkled paper • [...]

Basic Printing 5  Us ing the Auto Sheet F eeder and the C assett e Y ou can load paper in both the Auto Sheet Feeder and C as sette. Loa ding paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder i s easy , and is convenient if y ou frequently switc h to an d print on various siz es or types of paper. Loading paper in the C assette allows y ou to print without reloadi[...]

Basic Printing 6 • C ontinuous printing on the same type/size of paper b y using both the Auto Sheet Feeder and C assett e together If the Auto Sheet F eeder or C ass ette run s out of paper , the paper sourc e automatical ly switc hes to the other on e. This is useful for printing onto a large volume of paper . T o use this feature, you need to [...]

Basic Printing 7  Loadin g Plain P a per in the Auto Sheet F eeder z For detai led inform ation on the spec ialty media C anon prov ides for use with its va ri ous prin ters, refe r to “ Using Sp ecialty Media ” on page 18. z See “Printing Media” in the User’s Guide for detailed in structions on how to load specialty media into the pr [...]

Basic Printing 8 3 Load the paper. z Y ou can use g eneral c opy p aper or C anon’s Super White P aper . z Y ou can load up to 150 sheets of pl ain paper (64 gsm or 17 lb, 13 mm or 0.52 inches in height) in the Auto Sheet Feeder . However , do not stac k more th an 50 sheets in the Paper Output T ray . z Do not touch the printed surfac es until t[...]

Basic Printing 9  Loa di ng En ve l op es Use either Europe an DL or US C omm. Env. #10 s ize envelopes. The address i s rotated automatic ally to mat c h the direction of the envelope when printing. z Do not use envelopes with embos sed or treated surfac es, a double flap, pressure seals or stic ker flap s. z Select either European DL Env. or U[...]

Basic Printing 10  Lo ading Other Sma ll- Sized P aper in the Auto Sheet F eeder Cutting pl ain paper to 4" x 6" / 101 .6 mm x 152.4 mm, 5" x 7" / 127.0 x 177.8 mm, or 2.13" x 3. 39" / 54.0 x 86 .0 mm (Credit C ard) size for a trial printing can cause paper j ams. (4) Select 4 x 6 in 101.6 x 1 52.4 mm , 5 x 7 in 127[...]

Basic Printing 11  Loadin g Plain P a per in the Ca ssette Ensure that the paper is loadab le in the Ca ssette. Le gal-sized paper and 2.13" x 3.39" / 54.0 x 86.0 mm size paper , and Photo Stic k ers are not loadable in the Ca ssette. z For detai led inform ation on the spec ialty media C anon prov ides for use with its va ri ous prin [...]

Basic Printing 12 3 Adj ust t he size o f t he Casse tte. When loading A5- or larger siz ed paper (n onstandar d-siz e paper: 203 mm / 8 inches or more in length), extend the Cas sette. When loading 5" x 7"- or smaller sized paper (nons tandard-s ize paper: les s than 203 mm/ 8 inches in length), do not extend the Cassette. Legal-siz ed p[...]

Basic Printing 13 4 Load the paper . (Print side f acing DOWN) z Y o u ca n u se gen e ral copy pa p er or Can on ’ s Su p er Wh it e Pa p er. z Y ou can load up to 150 sheets of pl ain paper (64 gsm or 17 lb, 13 mm or 0.52 inches in height) in the Cassette. However , do not stac k more than 50 sheets in the P aper Output T ray . (2) Align the pa[...]

Basic Printing 14 5 Insert the Cas s ette into the printer. If the Ca ssette h as been extended to ac commodate paper siz es larg er than 5" x 7", the fr ont edge of the c ass ette wi ll extend bey ond the front of the printer. 6 Prepare the Pape r Output T ra y . z Y ou can also select the paper sourc e with the printer driver . For deta[...]

Basic Printing 15  Loa di ng En ve l op es Use either Europe an DL or US C omm. Env. #10 s ize envelopes. The address i s rotated automatic ally to mat c h the direction of the envelope when printing. z Do not use envelopes with embos sed or treated surfac es, a double flap, pressure seals or stic ker flap s. z Select either European DL Env. or [...]

Basic Printing 16  Lo ading 4" x 6" or 5" x 7"- Sized Paper in the C assett e z Do not leave photo paper, suc h as Photo Paper Pro, in th e Ca ssette for a lo ng ti me. T his may cause pa per discolora tion due to natura l agi ng. z Cutting pl ain paper to 4" x 6" / 101 .6 mm x 152.4 mm or 5" x 7" / 127.0 [...]

Basic Printing 17 (5) Select 4 x 6 in 101.6 x 152.4 mm or 5 x 7 in 127.0 x 177.8 mm fr om Paper S ize in the printer driver. For a detailed description of the printer driver settings, refer to “ Printing with Wind ows ” on page 20, or “ Pri nting with Mac intosh ” on pag e 23. Alwa ys loa d paper in portrait ori entation. Loadin g paper in [...]

Basic Printing 18 Us ing S pec ialty Medi a C anon rec ommends th at you u se genuine C anon media to ensu re optimal print quality .  Photo Qual ity Media • High Resolution Paper • Glossy Photo P aper • Matte Photo Paper • Photo Paper Plus Double Sided • Photo Paper Plus Glossy • Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss • Photo Paper Pro •P [...]

Basic Printing 19  C anon Spec ialty Media Media T ype Pap er Su pp o r t L oa d L im it Printer Driver Setting for Me di a Type Auto Sheet Feeder Casse t te High Resolution Pape r Up to 80 sheets Up to 80 sheets High Resolution Pap er Super White Paper Up to 13 mm or 0.52 inc hes Up to 13 mm o r 0.52 inc hes Plain Paper Glossy Photo Paper Lette[...]

Basic Printing 20 *1 When loading a stac k of paper, the printed s ide may be mark ed when it is fed in. If this happen s, load paper one sheet at a t ime. *2 Y ou can sp ecify the print setting e as ily by us ing the Easy -PhotoPrin t prov ided with the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM . *3 Feeding from the C assette can dam age the prin[...]

Basic Printing 21 5 Open the printer properties dialog box. (1) Select Print from the applic ation software’s File menu. The Print dialog box opens. 6 Specify the required settings. (2) Ensure that y our printer is se lect ed. (3) C lick Pr eferenc es or Properties. (1) C lic k Media T ype to select the type of media loa ded in the printer . (2) [...]

Basic Printing 22 z From the Page S et up tab, select the c orrect document siz e to be printed. z This section desc ribes the proc edure for selectin g the paper source with the Paper Feed Sw itc h on the printer. F or a detailed description of the Pape r So urce sett ings, refer to the Printer Driver Guide . z To a d j u s t t h e Print Quality s[...]

Basic Printing 23 Printing with Mac intosh z Menu and command n ames may differ between software application s, and more steps m ay be required. F or details, r efer to the documentation for eac h software application you use. z The step s described in thi s section are for printing in Mac ® O S X v.10.3.x (hereafter c all ed Macinto sh ® ). 1 T [...]

Basic Printing 24 5 Select Paper Siz e . (1) Select Page Se tup from the application softwar e’s File menu. The Page S etu p dial og box opens. 6 Specify the required settings. (1) Select Print from the applic ation software’s File menu. The Print dialog box opens. (3) Select the desired paper siz e from Paper Size . (4) Clic k OK . (2) C onfir[...]

Basic Printing 25 z This section describe s the procedur e for selecting the paper source w ith the Paper Feed Switc h on the printer. F or a detailed description of the Pap er So urce sett ings, refer to the Printer Driver Guide . z When you select the print mode appropriate t o your document from Print Mode , the document wil l be printed in colo[...]

Basic Printing 26 7 Print the document. (1) Clic k Print . Y ou can c ancel a print job while printing. See “ Ca ncelin g Printing ” on pag e 26. C anc eling Printing Y ou can c ancel a print jo b while printing, with the RESUME/CANC EL butt on on the printer . 1 Press the RE SUME/CANCEL button whil e printing. Printing i s canc eled and paper [...]

Basic Printing 27 1 Select Print from the File menu in your applic ation program. The Print dialog bo x opens. 2 Select Edit Printer List fr om the Printer pop-up menu. The Printer List open s. 3 Double-c lic k the printer name di spla yed in the Name lis t. The iP5200 dialog bo x opens. 4 Select the desired doc ument, then clic k Delete icon. T o [...]

Advanced Printing 28 Adv anc ed Printing Printing Photographs Dir ectly from a PictBridg e C ompliant Dev ic e C onnecting a Pi ctBridge compliant device suc h as a digital c amera, camc order or mobile phone to the printer allows you to print recorded im ages directly without using a c omputer. z PictBridge is an indu stry standard enabling a r an[...]

Advanced Printing 29  C onnecting to a PictBridg e C ompliant Dev ic e T o connect a PictBridge c ompliant devic e to this printer , use the USB cable supplied with the dev ic e. Do not c onnect an y equipment other t han Pict Bridge c ompliant devic es or Canon Bubble J et Dire ct compat ible digi tal camera to the Dir ect Pr int Por t of the p[...]

Advanced Printing 30 4 C onnect the PictBridge c ompliant devic e to the printer. Depending on the model or br and of your dev ice, y ou may have to select a print mode compliant with PictBridge before c onnecting the devic e. Y ou may also h ave to turn on the devic e or select Play mode manual ly after connecting the devic e to the printer. Perfo[...]

Advanced Printing 31 (3) T urn on and set up the device for direct printing. When the connection between the devic e and printer has been est ablished, the POWER lamp on the printer fl ashes twic e. * The power-on seque nce may differ dependin g on the model or brand of the dev ice. Either of the follow ing icon s wil l display on the L CD displa y[...]

Advanced Printing 32 About the Image Data Form at for Printing This printer ac cepts images* t aken with a camera c ompatib le with the Design ru le for C amera File S ystem and PNG fi les. *E x i f 2 . 2 1 c o m p l i a n t About “Paper siz e” and “Paper type” By def ault, 4" x 6" is selected from Paper si ze and Photo (Photo Pap[...]

Advanced Printing 33 About “Layout” and “T rimming” By def ault, Borderles s is selected for Layout and Off (No trimming) is selected for T rimming for this printer . When printing onto Photo Stic kers (16-up), use the follow ing settings. 1. Select the Auto Sheet Feeder a s the paper sourc e. See “ Loading Plain Paper in the Auto Sheet F[...]

Advanced Printing 34 Other Settings If you use a C anon PictBridge-c ompliant device, y ou can use the following print settings. (Note that these print settings cann ot be used for some models.) For det ails, refer to your devic e’s instruction manual. • Shooting Info (Exif Data) Y ou can print shootin g info (Ex if data) on photos in li st for[...]

Advanced Printing 35 Ac ces sing the Print er Driver (Window s) The printer properties dialog box c an be open ed from either within an app licat ion, or directly from the W indows Start menu. This manua l refers to Windows XP SP2 operation. The operations m ay vary depending on the version of your W indows operating system.  Opening the Print e[...]

Advanced Printing 36 3 Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties ). The printer properties dialog box opens. When opening the printer properties dialog box fr om Properties , the tabs related to the Windows function (e.g., the Por ts tab, or th e De tails tab) are displa yed. These tab s are not displ ayed, when the printer [...]

Printing Maintenance 37 Printing Mainten anc e Rep lac ing an Ink T ank Repl ace ink t ank(s) if they are out of ink. When replac ing them, c heck the model number s and their install ation position s. With this printer , the ink tanks must be in stalled in the order (from left to right) indicat ed below: Should miss ing c har acters or white strea[...]

Printing Maintenance 38  Getting the Ink L evel Information Ink Level Indic ation on the Printer Y ou can confirm the ink l evel in eac h ink tank through the ink tank l amps. Open the T op C over of the printer to see how the ink t ank lamps light or fla sh. Ink is low: The ink tank lamp fl ashes slowly (at about three sec ond inter val). Prepa[...]

Printing Maintenance 39 Open the Canon IJ Printer U tility to chec k the ink level information. 1. Select Applications from the Go menu, and then double-clic k the U tilities folder. 2. Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. When us ing Mac O S X v .10.2, doubl e-clic k the Print Center icon. 3. Select the name of your printer fr om the Name [...]

Printing Maintenance 40  Knowing When t o Replac e Ink T anks The ALARM lamp fla shes orang e four times once any one of the ink t anks i s out of ink. If ink is out during printing, a mes sag e will be di splayed on y our PC. Check t o see which ink tank is out of ink, and repl ace it w ith a new one. Close the T op Cover after ink tank replac [...]

Printing Maintenance 41 z If printing has not finished, y ou can contin ue printing for a while by pressin g the RESUME/CANCEL b utton on the print er with the empt y ink tank in stalled. However , you wil l need to replac e it with a new one as soon a s printing finishes. If y ou continue printing with an empty ink tank, it may damage the printer.[...]

Printing Maintenance 42  Repla cing Ink T an ks When an ink tank run s out of ink, replac e it using the follo wing step s. 1 Ensure that the print er is on, and then open the Paper Output T ray . Push the Open Button abo ve the Paper Output T ray . The Paper Output T ray automatic ally opens. 2 Open the T op C over. The Print Head Holder moves [...]

Printing Maintenance 43 4 Prepare a replac ement tank. (1) Unpac k the new ink tank and completely pu ll off the orang e tape. Then, remove the film complet ely . (2) Remov e the orang e protectiv e cap from the bottom of the ink tank and di scard it. z Be sure t o remove the cle ar film from the ink tank in the e xact order shown in s tep 4-(1), a[...]

Printing Maintenance 44 5 Insert the ink tank. (1) Insert the ink tank into the Print Head. (2) Press on the mark on the ink tank until the ink tank sn aps firmly int o plac e. (3) Ensure th at the ink tank lamp lights red. Ensure th at all the ink tank s are ins tall ed in the order directed by the label. The printer cannot be used un le ss all th[...]

Printing Maintenance 45 6 C lose the Inner C over and the T op Co ver . The Print Head Holder move s to the right. The ink tank inst allation pr oce ss is now com pl e te . z Ensure th at the Inner C over is closed. Printing w ill not oc cur if the Inner Cov e r i s o p e n . z The ALARM l amp still fl ashes orang e af ter the T op C over i s close[...]

Printing Maintenance 46 When Printing Bec omes Faint or C olors are Inc orrect Wh e n p r in t in g be co m es fa i n t o r col o rs a re in co rr ect, even if ink remains in the ink tank s, the Print Head nozzles are probably clogged. Foll ow the procedures below to cl ean the nozzles. If the ruled lines are shifted after running the print head ma[...]

Printing Maintenance 47 Printing the Nozz le Chec k Patt ern Print the nozzle c heck patt ern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the Print Head nozz les. Use thi s function when printed results are b lurred or the color i s incorrect. z Ensure that the Inner C over is closed. Printing the Nozz le Chec k Pattern Witho ut a C omputer z[...]

Printing Maintenance 48 4 Print the Nozzle Chec k Pattern. (3) Read the me ssag e and clic k Print Check P attern . The nozzle c he c k pattern will be printed. Cl i cki n g Initial Chec k Items displ ays the it ems to be c heck ed before printing the pattern. 5 Examine the pattern and ta k e the appropriate action. See “ Examining the Nozzle Che[...]

Printing Maintenance 49 3 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility di alog bo x. (1) Select Applic ations fr om the Go menu, and then double-click the Utilities fo lder . (2) Double-cl ic k the Printer Setup Utility icon. When using Mac OS X v . 10.2, double-clic k the Print C enter ic on. (3) Select the name of y our printer from the Name list and clic k[...]

Printing Maintenance 50  Examining the Nozz le Chec k P attern The nozzl e chec k pattern should appe ar as fo llows when ink is di sc harg ed properly . Examine the nozzl e c heck pattern outp ut by the printer, and clean the Print Head when neces sary . The nozzle c heck pattern wi ll not be printed c orrectly if there is not enough ink. Repl [...]

Printing Maintenance 51 2 When cleaning i s nec ess ary, clic k Clea ning on the Pattern Chec k dialog box. If you want to c ontinue to clean the Print Head from here, go to step 3-(3) of the Windows or Macintosh Print Hea d C leanin g proc edures as appropriate. See “ Print Head Cleaning ” on page 52. If no lines of the group (1) pattern are m[...]

Printing Maintenance 52 Print Head C leaning C lean the Print Head if mis sing lines or white stripes appe ar in the nozzle c heck pattern. Note that cle aning the Print Head c auses wa ste ink to be absorbed in the waste ink absorber . Cleani ng the Print He ad con sumes ink, so perform Print Head C leaning only when neces sary . z Ensure that the[...]

Printing Maintenance 53 3 Start Print Head C le aning. Print Hea d Cl eanin g starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking green. Do not perform any other operations until the Print Hea d C leaning finishes. Thi s tak es about 50 second s. (5) Read the me ss age and clic k Print Check Patt ern to print the nozzle chec k pattern. The nozzle c he c k p[...]

Printing Maintenance 54 4 Chec k the Print Head co ndition with the printed nozzl e c heck pattern. See “ Examining the Nozzle Chec k Pattern ” on pag e 50. If the prob lem rem ains after performi ng Print Head C leaning twic e, tr y Print Head Deep C leaning . See “ Print Head Deep Cl eaning ” on page 56. The Cl ea n i ng dialog box of st [...]

Printing Maintenance 55 Print Hea d Cl eanin g starts when the POWER lamp starts blinking green. Do not perform any other operations until the Print Hea d C leaning finishes. Thi s tak es about 50 second s. (5) Read the me ss age and clic k Print Check Patt ern to print the nozzle chec k pattern. The nozzle c he c k pattern is printed. Do not per f[...]

Printing Maintenance 56 Print Head D eep C leaning If print quality does no t improv e by st andard Print He ad Cl eanin g , tr y Print Hea d Deep Cle an i n g , which i s a more pow erful proc ess. Note th at cle aning the Prin t Hea d cau ses wa ste ink to be absorbed in the w ast e ink absorber . Print Head Deep C leanin g consu m es mo re in k [...]

Printing Maintenance 57 (5) When the confirmation mess age is di splayed, clic k OK . Print Head Deep C leaning starts when the POWER l amp starts blinking green. Do not perform any other operat ion until t he Print Hea d Deep Cl eaning finishes. Thi s tak es about 90 seconds. 4 Print the nozzl e c hec k pattern to c heck the Print He ad co ndition[...]

Printing Maintenance 58 1 Ensure that the print er is on. 2 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility di alog bo x. (1) Select Applic ations fr om the Go menu, and then double-click the Utilities fo lder . (2) Double-cl ic k the Printer Setup Util ity icon. When using Mac OS X v . 10.2, double-clic k the Print C enter ic on. (3) Select the name of y our pr[...]

Printing Maintenance 59 Print He ad De ep C lea ning st arts when th e POWER l amp starts blinking green. Do not perform any other operation until the Print Head Deep C leanin g finishes. Thi s tak es about 90 second s. 4 Print the nozzl e c hec k pattern to c hec k the Print Hea d condition. See “ Printing the Nozzle Chec k Pattern ” on page 4[...]

Printing Maintenance 60 Aligning the Print Head This oper ation must be carried out when u sin g the printer for the first time. Alig ning the Print Head positions allows you to print without shifts in the color registration. Print head alignment is performed either automatically or manual ly . This section deals with automatic Print Head alignment[...]

Printing Maintenance 61 It tak es about four minutes to complete printing. Do not open the T op Cov e r w h i l e p r i n t i n g . Cli cki ng Check Setting prints the curr ent setting s and finishes the print head alignment. 4 Chec k the printed pattern. If the pattern is printed as shown below , the Print Head is aligned automatically . The print[...]

Printing Maintenance 62 1 With the print er on, lo ad a shee t of Le tter -siz ed plain pape r in the Auto Sheet Fee der. 2 Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility di alog bo x. (1) Select Applic ations fr om the Go menu, and then double-click the Utilities fo lder . (2) Double-cl ic k the Printer Setup Util ity icon. When using Mac OS X v . 10.2, double[...]

Printing Maintenance 63 4 Chec k the printed pattern. If the pattern is printed as shown below , the Print Head is aligned automatically . The printer is now ready to use. z If the pattern is not printed succes sfully , refer to “Eleven flashes” in “ Handling Error Mess ages ” on page 77. z If results of Automatic Prin t Head Alignmen t are[...]

Troubleshooting 64 T rouble shooting This section prov ides troubleshooting tip s for the mo st c ommon printing prob lems. T roubleshootin g usually f alls into one of the f ollo wing c ategorie s. z “ Ca nnot Ins tal l the Printer Dri ver ” on p age 65 z “ Ca nnot C onnect to PC Properly ” on pag e 66 z “ Print Res ults Not Satisf actor[...]

Troubleshooting 65 C annot In sta ll the Print er Driver Prob lem Possible Caus e Tr y T h i s Cannot Install the Printer Driver Installation procedur e not followed c orrectl y Follow the Easy Setup Instruc tions pack aged with your printer for proper print er driver installa tion. If the installer was forced to be terminated due to an error, Wind[...]

Troubleshooting 66 C annot C onnect to PC Properly Prob lem Possible Caus e Tr y T h i s Printing Speed Is Slow / USB 2.0 Hi- Speed Connection Does Not Work Yo u r e n v i r o n m e n t i s not fu lly compa tible with USB 2. 0. If your environment is not fully compatible with US B 2.0, the pr inter will operate at a lower speed p rovi ded under USB[...]

Troubleshooting 67 Print Re sult s Not Satisf actor y or C ontain s Err ors Pro blem Possible Cause Tr y T h i s Ink does not ej ect properly/Printing i s Blurred/Colors are Wron g/ W hi te Streaks appear Print He ad nozz les are clogged Open the T op Co ver and c h ec k if all ink t ank lamps ar e lit. See “Replacing an Ink T ank ” on page 37 [...]

Troubleshooting 68 Printed Ruled Lines are Displaced Print Hea d is misaligne d Align the Print He ad. See “ Aligning the Print Head ” on pa ge 60. Print Qual ity not set properly Be sure t o set the Print Qu ality setting to High in Windows, or Fine in Maci ntos h. 1. Open the printer properties dialog bo x. 2. On the Main tab, click High for [...]

Troubleshooting 69 Printed Surface is Scratched/Bac k of Pape r is S mudg ed Thick paper is used Select the Prevent paper abra sion ch eck bo x to widen the clear ance betw een the Print Hea d and the loaded paper . Clear the Prevent paper abras ion chec k box once printing is comple te. 1. Open the printer properties dialog bo x. 2. Clic k the Mai[...]

Troubleshooting 70 T r oubles hooting Print er Hardw are Prob lem Possible Caus e Tr y T h i s Printer Does Not Start or Printe r Stops During Print Jobs Ink tank is empt y If the ink tank l amp is fla shing fa st, ink is empty . Replace the ink tank and close the T op Co ver . If printing i s not finish ed yet, just press the RESUME/CANCEL button [...]

Troubleshooting 71 Prob lem Possible Caus e Tr y T h i s Printer Does Not Start or Prin ter Stops During Print Jobs There may be problems with your operating system Rest art your c omputer . It ma y solve the pr oblem. Delete an undesired print j ob, if there is an y. U se Cano n IJ Stat us Monit or in Wind ows or Printer Setup Utility (or Print Ce[...]

Troubleshooting 72 P aper Does Not F eed Pr operly Prob lem Possible Caus e Tr y T h i s Pape r Do es No t Feed Properly Inappr opriat e paper type is used Check t o see if the paper y ou are printing on i s too thic k or curled. See “ Print Media to Avoid ” on page 4. Flatten paper when it is curled. Paper Feed Roller is dirty Follow the steps[...]

Troubleshooting 73 P aper Jams Prob lem Possible Caus e Tr y T h i s Pape r Jam s Pape r jam s in t he Pape r Ou tput Slo t/ Auto Sheet Fe eder Remove the p aper acc ording to the fo llowing p rocedure. 1. Slowly pull the paper out, either from the Auto Sheet Feeder or from the P aper Output Slot, whichever is easier . • If the paper tears and a [...]

Troubleshooting 74 Paper Jams Landscape Credit Card-s ized Paper Jams inside the Printer Y ou cannot load Credit Card-sized paper in the landscape orientation. Remove the paper following the procedure below. 1. Load a sheet of Cr edit Card- sized p aper in the Auto Sheet F eeder. Do not load it in the landscape orientation. 2. Press the POWER butto[...]

Troubleshooting 75 Pape r Jam s Paper jam s insid e the printer (T ransport Unit) Remove the p aper acc ording to the fo llowing p rocedure. 1. Open the Rear C over . 2. When you can see the j ammed paper, slowly pul l the paper out. Be careful not to touch the components inside the prin ter. If you cannot pul l the paper out, turn the printer off [...]

Troubleshooting 76 Pape r Jam s Paper jam s insid e the printer (Duplex T ransport Section) Remove the p aper acc ording to the fo llowing p rocedure. 1. Remove the Cassette. If the paper i s loaded in the Auto Sheet F eeder , remove the p aper from the Auto Sheet Feeder an d close the Pape r Support. 2. Stand the printer with th e rear side down. [...]

Troubleshooting 77 Handling Err or Messag es When a printer error occurs, the ALARM l a m p f l a s h e s o ra ng e i n t h e w a y a s s h o w n b e l ow . T h e number of flashe s (orang e) indicates the type of error th at ha s occ urred. C ount the fl ashes and tak e the appropriate action to correct the error. Number of Flashe s Possibl e Cau [...]

Troubleshooting 78 Nine flashes A specified period of time has elapsed witho ut rec eivin g a response from the digital camer a/The digital camera or digital video cam cor de r con ne ct ed is no t com pa ti ble wi th this printer Discon nect the camera cable a nd reco nnec t it . Depending on the model or brand of your devi ce, you may h ave to se[...]

Troubleshooting 79 An Err or Mess age Ap pe ars on the Sc r een POWER (g reen) and ALARM (orang e) lamp s fla sh alterna tely An error that req uires cont acting the C ustomer C are C enter ma y have oc curred. Disconnect the printer cable from the prin ter, and then turn the pri nter off and unplug the prin ter from the power su pply. Plug the pri[...]

Troubleshooting 80 Cannot print with Automa tic Dup lex Printing Incorrect paper siz e is sel ect ed Chec k the Pape r Si ze setting from within your application to ensure th at it matc hes the siz e of the paper lo aded. Chec k Pape r S ize on the Pa ge Se tup tab in the printer pr operties dialog bo x (Windo ws) or the Page Setup dialog box (Maci[...]

Troubleshooting 81 C annot Print Properly fr om the Digital C amera The fol lowing are the po ss ible error s that ma y occ ur when printing directly from a digit al still camer a or digital v ideo camc order*, and the count ermeas ures to eliminate them. *Hereafter , the digital stil l camera and digit al video camc order are c ollectively c alled[...]

Troubleshooting 82 *1 T o resume printing, you can press the RESUME/CANCE L button on the printer instead of selecting Co n t i n u e . *2 The was te ink absorber ab sorbs ink used during c leaning, for ex ample. If this me ssag e appear s, you wil l need to cal l for servicing to rep lac e the absorber and to chec k the printer for proper operatio[...]

Troubleshooting 83 z PictBridge or C a non Bubble Jet Direct c ompatible digital camer as c an be connec ted to your p rinte r for direc t pri ntin g. z This section de scribes error s that are indic a ted on C anon-brand PictBridg e- or Bubble Jet Direct -compatib le camer as. The error me ss ages and operation s may v ary depending on the camera [...]

Appendix 84 Appendi x  Printing Photogr aphs Directly fr om a Canon Bubb le Jet Direct C ompatible Digit al Camer a Let’s tak e a look at the media types that can be set on the Canon Bubb le Jet Direct compatib le digital c amera connected to thi s printer and their limitations. Media Types for Dig ital Camera When you connect a digital c amer[...]

Appendix 85 z The digital c amer a does not sup port the follo wing f unction s: - Print quality sett ing -P r i n t e r m a i n t e n a n c e z Image s other than Exif m ay not be index -printed.[...]

Appendix 86 Spec ifications Printer Maximum reso lution (dpi): 9600 (horizon tal)* x 2400 (vertic al) * Ink droplets can be pl aced with a pit ch of 1/9600 inc h at minimum. Print speed * * Print speed w ill vary depending on sy stem configuration, software, document complexity, print mode and page c overage . Black printing (text pa ttern) Max Spe[...]

Appendix 87 C amera Direct Print (C anon Bubble Jet Dir ect) Interface Direct Print Port (C onnect a iP5200-c ompatible digit al camer a or digital video camc order usi ng the USB cabl e supplied with t he cam er a. ) Co mpatible digital ca meras and digital video cam cor d ers iP5200-comp atible digital camera s and digital video cam cor d ers C o[...]

Appendix 88 C amera Dire ct Print (PictBridge) Paper s ize Default (P hoto Paper P lus Glossy 10 x 15 c m/4" x 6") 10 x 15 cm/4" x 6" (Photo Paper Plus Glossy , Photo Paper Pro, Photo Paper Plus Semi-gl oss, Glossy Photo Paper, Photo Stickers *1 ) 13 x 18 cm/5" x 7" (Photo Paper Plus Glossy) *2 A4/8.5" x 11" [...]

Appendix 89 C anon IJ Print er Driver Sy st em Requir ements z A comp uter on whic h Windows XP , Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows 98 operates. z USB 2.0 Hi- Speed interfac e *1 USB 2.0 Hi- Speed operation can only be guar anteed under the environments below. OS: Windows XP / W indows 2000 USB 2.0 Hi- Speed driver: USB 2.0 driver for Window s *2[...]

Appendix 90 Safety Pr ecaution s P l ea s e r ea d t h e sa f e t y w a r n i n gs a n d c a u t i o ns p r ov i d e d i n t h i s ma n u a l t o e n s u r e t h a t y o u u s e your print er safely . Do not attempt to use p rinter in any wa y not desc ribed in this m anual. Y ou may c ause an electric shoc k, fire or damag e the printer if you ign[...]

Appendix 91 Y ou may c ause injury or damage the printer if you ignore any of these safety precaution s. Choosing a location Do not i nstall the printer i n a location t hat is unstable or subject to excessive vibration. Do not ins tal l the printer in loca tions th at are very humid or du sty , in dir ect sun light, out doors, or close to a heatin[...]

Appendix 92 Regulatory Information C olor Pr inter Model: K10252 This device complies with Part 15 o f the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1 ) This device may n ot caus e har mf ul in te rf er en ce, an d ( 2) t his de vi ce mu st acce pt an y interferenc e rec eived, including in terference that may cause undesi r[...]

Appendix 93 CANON U.S. A ., INC. LIMI TED WARRANT Y --- (USA Only) The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon U.S.A. , Inc. ("Canon USA") with respec t to the new o r refurbished Canon-brand product ("Product ") packaged with this limited warranty, when purc hased and used in the United S tates only. The Product is w[...]

Appendix 94 Can on USA offer s a ran ge of cu stomer tec hnic al supp ort* option s: z Interactive troubleshooting , e-mail technical support, the latest drive r downloads and answers to frequently asked questions ( www .ca nontec hsup port.com ) z T oll-fr ee live te ch nical support Mond ay- Satur day (e xc luding ho liday s) at 1- 800-828-4040 z[...]

Index 95 Index A Accessing the Printer Driver .................................. ....... 35 Advanced Printing ........................................................ 28 ALARM lamp................................................................. 77 Aligning the Print Head ......................................... ....... 60 An Error Message Appears[...]

Index 96 POWER button .......................................................... ...... 2 POWER lamp ................................................ .................. 2 Print dialog box ...................................................... 21, 24 Print Head Alignment ............................................. 60, 62 Print Head Cleaning ......[...]

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