Canon S600 manual

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Ca non S600 C olor Bubble Jet Prin ter Quick Start Guide. Co p y r i g h t Co p y r i g h t Co p y r i g h t Co p y r i g h t This manual is copyrig hted by Can on U.S.A., I nc. with all rig hts rese rved. Under the copyrigh t laws, this man ual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, wit hout the prior written consent o f Canon U .[...]

i 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 Chapter 1: Basic Printing Turni ng You r Printe r On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What Is a Printer Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Select ing the S600 Pr inter for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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1 Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: B asic Printing B asic Printing B asic Printing B asic Printing C ongratulations on purchasing you r new Canon ® S600 C olor Bubble Jet ™ Printer! With this printer, you can print basic busin ess documen ts in color or black and white, as w ell as print on a variety of s pecialty media, such as Canon[...]

2 Basic Printing What Is a Printer Driver? What Is a Printer Driver? What Is a Printer Driver? What Is a Printer Driver? Most compu ters requi re special softw are to link the softw are appl ications you use to create d ocuments or images with your pr inter. This sof tware, called a printer driver, converts information from the application into a f[...]

3 Basic Printing Recommended Paper Use Recommended Paper Use Recommended Paper Use Recommended Paper Use There are two steps rec ommended f or getting the best output f or your pri nted documents : • Set the pr inter thickne ss lever for th e med ia used. (Se e “Load Limit and Paper Thic kness Le ver Posi tion” on page 4.) • Select the corr[...]

4 Basic Printing Medi a to Avoi d Medi a to Avoi d Medi a to Avoi d Medi a to Avoi d Do not use the f ollowing ty pes of media wi th your S600 as they could prod uce poor quality print images, or jam or damage the printer: • Paper that is folde d, excessive ly curled, wr inkled or wrapped • Damp pape r • Excess ively thi n or thick pape r •[...]

5 Basic Printing The S600 ca n print on pape r ranging f rom standard copie r paper (usually 17–28 lb.) to special ty media paper and envelopes. The paper thick ness lever is locate d inside the front cover, on the printhe ad holder. It controls the pap er feed for the typ e and w eight of the media on which you are printing. For envelopes (see ?[...]

6 Basic Printing T o load envelopes: T o load envelopes: T o load envelopes: T o load envelopes: 1. Lift the cover and set the paper thickness le ver to the envelope ma rk. C lose the cover. 2. Slide the p aper feed guide to the left. 3. Press dow n on the corne rs and sides of the envelopes to mak e them as flat as possible by exp elling all of th[...]

7 Basic Printing C ancelling a Print Job C ancelling a Print Job C ancelling a Print Job C ancelling a Print Job There are seve ral ways to canc el a pri nt job in progres s: T o cancel a prin t job fr om the printe r: T o cancel a prin t job fr om the printe r: T o cancel a prin t job fr om the printe r: T o cancel a prin t job fr om the printe r:[...]

8 Basic Printing T o ca ncel a print job i n Mac OS when usin g foreground pri nting: T o ca ncel a print job i n Mac OS when usin g foreground pri nting: T o ca ncel a print job i n Mac OS when usin g foreground pri nting: T o ca ncel a print job i n Mac OS when usin g foreground pri nting: On your keyboard, press the Apple™ C ommand key ( ) and[...]

9 Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Print F eatures Print F eatures Print F eatures Print F eatures Improving Printed Images Improving Printed Images Improving Printed Images Improving Printed Images T wo important factors control the quality and output of your printed image s: Adjusting Print Quality A[...]

10 Advanced Print Features Med ia Type Med ia Type Med ia Type Media T ype The S600 automatical ly adjusts printer se ttings t o improve print quality based on the media type (plain paper, Glossy Photo Paper, etc. ) you selec t. Print Q uality Print Q uality Print Q uality Print Quality When you se lect a media type, pri nt quality is autom aticall[...]

Advanced Print Features 11 T o select best print quality with the Print Adviso r wizard: T o select best print quality with the Print Adviso r wizard: T o select best print quality with the Print Adviso r wizard: T o select best print quality with the Print Adviso r wizard: Print Advis or is a w izard tha t helps you sele ct the mo st optimu m med [...]

12 Advanced Print Features T o manually adjust pr int quality T o manually adjust pr int quality T o manually adjust pr int quality T o manually adjust pr int quality settings i n Mac OS: settings i n Mac OS: settings i n Mac OS: settings i n Mac OS: 1. Make s ure that t he S600 is the selected printer (from the Apple Apple Apple Apple menu, se lec[...]

Advanced Print Features 13 4. Cli c k S e t Set Set Set, and the Manu al C olor Adjustment dialog box will open. 5. Click and drag the C olor Balance C olor Balance C olor Balance C olor Balance slide bar for each color to adjus t the color setting s. The results will pre view. 6. C lick and drag the Intensity Inten sity Inten sity Inten sity sl id[...]

14 Advanced Print Features 3. Select the Effec ts Effects Effects Effects tab. 4. Click to check the Ph oto Optimi zer PRO Photo Optimizer PRO Photo Optimizer PRO Photo Optimizer PRO check box. When Photo Opti mizer PRO i s chec ked, the Apply Thr oughout P age Apply Thr oughout P age Apply Thr oughout P age Apply Throughout Page option becomes ac [...]

Advanced Print Features 15 Orientation Orientation Orient ation Orientation lets you selec t either portrait or landsc ape orient ation. Printer Paper Size Printer Paper Size Printer Paper Size Printer Paper Size is the page size used by the pri nter. This defau lts to match the pag e size. However, a differen t printer paper size can b e s e l e c[...]

16 Advanced Print Features 3. From this dialog box, you can change the f ollowing: • Select a paper size from t he Paper Size Pa pe r S iz e Pa pe r S iz e Paper Size drop-down list. (If p rinting a banner , clic k to chec k the Bann er Print ing Banne r Pri nting Banne r Pri nting Banner Pr inting check box, then follow th e on- screen inst ruct[...]

Advanced Print Features 17 • If th e page layout is other than 1-u p, you can selec t a dif ferent Page Order Pa ge O rd e r Pa ge O rd e r Pa ge O rd e r specif ic to the selected pag e layout. • If the page layout is other than 1-up , you can also selec t whether to print a Page B ord er Page B ord er Page Bor der Pag e Border around each pag[...]

18 Advanced Print Features 3. Select the Profi les Profile s Profiles Profiles t ab. 4. Highlight the saved settin g profile you want to use. 5. C lick Retrieve from Profiles Retrieve from P rofiles Retrieve from Profiles Retrieve from P rofiles, then click O K OK OK OK t o conf irm the profil e change. The profile setti ngs will become active. 6. [...]

19 Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Printing Printing Printing Printing Main tena nce Main tena nce Main tena nce Main tena nce Monitoring Ink L evels Monitoring Ink L evels Monitoring Ink L evels Monitoring Ink L evels The print driver allows you to moni tor the level of ink in each ink tank . T o check ink levels in Windows: T o check [...]

20 Printin g Maintenance Guide on the Setup Software and User’s Guide CD-ROM for more information about this feature. Replacing Ink T anks Replacing Ink T anks Replacing Ink T anks Replacing Ink T anks T o replace an empty ink tank: T o replace an empty ink tank: T o replace an empty ink tank: T o replace an empty ink tank: 1. With the printer on[...]

Printing Maintenance 21 T o print a n ozzle c heck pattern in Windows : T o print a n ozzle c heck pattern in Windows : T o print a n ozzle c heck pattern in Windows : T o print a n ozzle c heck pattern in Windows : 1. Make sure the printer is on and paper loaded. 2. Cli c k S t a rt Start Start Start, then Setting s Setting s Setting s Setting s, [...]

22 Printin g Maintenance C leaning the Printhead C leaning the Printhead C leaning the Printhead C leaning the Printhead If your printed output appears faded, streaked or s cratchy, the printhead may need to b e cleaned or aligned. See the S600 User’s Guide on the Setup Softwa re & User ’s Guide CD -ROM for addition al correcti ve actions. [...]

Printing Maintenance 23 4. C lick th e Cl eaning Cleaning Cleaning Cleani ng butt on. 5. Select the col ors to be cleaned , then click OK OK OK OK. The printer wi ll clean the printhe ad. 6. When d one, c lick Close Clo s e Cl o s e Clo s e . 7. After the clean ing, print a no zzle check pa ttern to check the results . See “Print ing a Nozzle Che[...]

24 Printin g Maintenance T o align the pr inth ead in Mac OS: T o align the pr inth ead in Mac OS: T o align the pr inth ead in Mac OS: T o align the pr inth ead in Mac OS: 1. Make sure the printer is on and paper loaded. 2. From the File File File File menu in a so ftware appl ication, clic k Pag e Setup Page Setup Pag e Set up Page Setup . 3. C l[...]

25 Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Chapter 4: T roubleshooting T roubleshooting T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Tips for T roubleshooting Tips for T roubleshooting Tips for T roubleshooting Tips for T roubleshooting T roubleshooting usually falls in to one of the following categories : If you encoun ter difficulties during installati on or opera[...]

26 Trouble shoot ing Cannot insta ll th e printer dr iver (continue d) Previous or same printer dr iver version al ready insta lle d Always unin stall the previ ous version of the pr inter driver before installi ng the new version . See “Unins talling the Pr inter Dri ver” on page 35. Other applicati ons running in t he background Other open ap[...]

Troublesh ooting 27 T roubleshooting Printer Hardware T roubleshooting Printer Hardware T roubleshooting Printer Hardware T roubleshooting Printer Hardware Cannot insta ll th e printer dr iver (continue d) Co mpu ter cannot detect a pr inter port V erify tha t the correct c able (USB or para llel) is connecte d to both your printer and your co mput[...]

28 Trouble shoot ing T roubleshooting Printed Output T roubleshooting Printed Output T roubleshooting Printed Output T roubleshooting Printed Output Printer is n ot resp ond ing (continue d) Bad cable Replace the printer cable. Com p ut e r an d / or printer needs to be reset Reboot the compute r and/or r eset the pr inter. 1. T o rebo ot the compu[...]

Troublesh ooting 29 Printed colors are incorre ct (continue d) Print Mode is impr op erly set Mac OS Mac OS Mac OS Mac OS In the P rint Prin t Print Print dialog box , select the approp riate Print Mode Pri nt Mo de Pr int Mo de Pri nt Mo de settin g. Incorrect media type Windows Windows Windows Windows On the Main Main Main Main tab of th e S600 P[...]

30 Trouble shoot ing Handlin g Error Mess ages Handlin g Error Mess ages Handlin g Error Mess ages Handlin g Error Mess ages Meaningless characters printed (continue d) Previous pri nt job paused before it was fi nished If a previous print job was paused before it was pri nted, turn the printer and the computer off, then back on again, or Windows W[...]

Troublesh ooting 31 Printer does not print (continue d) 3 orange fl ashes (pa per j am) See the tr oubleshooting topic “Paper jams in the p rinter” on page 27 . 4 orange fl ashes (em pty ink tank) One of th e ink tanks is e mpty. Replace it . See “Monitorin g Ink Levels” on page 19 and “Replacing Ink T anks” o n page 20 for more inf orm[...]

32 Trouble shoot ing Cu s t o m e r Ca r e Ce n t e r Cu s t o m e r Ca r e Ce n t e r Cu s t o m e r Ca r e Ce n t e r Cu s t o m e r Ca r e Ce n t e r C anon offers a full range of customer technical support* op tions: • For e-mail support, the latest driver d ownloads and answ ers to freque ntly asked q uestions ( www.us a.cano n.com www.us a.[...]

33 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver If you are re-inst alling th e print er driver, f irst fo llow the un install p rocedur es on page 35 to re move the e xisting printer driver be fore you re-install . T o install the prin ter[...]

34 Appendix If your computer cannot d etect a printer p ort, see the tip, “C omputer ca nnot detect a printer port” on pa ge 27. 7. When the T erminate Installation window appears, click OK OK OK OK. If you are prompt ed to res tart t he comput er, clic k Yes Yes Yes Yes. When the instal lation proc ess has completed , click Exit Exi t Exi t Ex[...]

Appendix 35 Uninstalling the Printer Driver Uninstalling the Printer Driver Uninstalling the Printer Driver Uninstalling the Printer Driver T o uninst all the printer dr iver in Wi ndows: T o uninst all the printer dr iver in Wi ndows: T o uninst all the printer dr iver in Wi ndows: T o uninst all the printer dr iver in Wi ndows: 1. Cli c k S t a r[...]

36 Appendix Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information W arnings and C autions W arnings and C autions W arnings and C autions W arnings and C autions This guide uses the following ic ons to indicate situations that co uld cause damage or injury : Alwa ys fo llo w the inst ruct ions prov ided in Warn ing s to pr eve[...]

Appendix 37 If you detect smoke, unu sual odors, or strange noises around the printer, immediately press t he POWER bu tton to t urn off th e printe r and disco nnect the p ower pl ug. T o avoid fire or ele ctric shock, never use the printer under these condit ions. Call t he Customer Ca re Ce nt e r . • Always grasp the plug when you unplug the [...]

38 Appendix T urning Off the Printer T urning Off the Printer T urning Off the Printer T urning Off the Printer T o avoid prin ter malfun ction always use the P OWER button t o turn the printer on a nd off. Nev er remove the power co rd from the power outl et until you have turned off the prin ter by pre ssing the POWER butt on. After the POWER/E R[...]

Appendix 39 Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications S ystem Requ irem ents S ystem Requ irem ents S ystem Requ irem ents S ystem Requ irem ents Windows 95 /98: Windows 95 /98: Win dows 95 /98: Windows 95 /98: 486 proces sor; 16 MB RAM; 4 0 MB free hard disk space Wind ows Me : Wind ows Me : Wind o[...]

40 Appendix Dimensions: Dimensions: Dimensions: Dimensions: (with paper res t and paper output tray retracted) 16. 9" (W) x 11.6 " (D) x 7" (H ) We i g h t : We i g h t : We i g h t : W eight: Approx. 11 lb. (5 kg) Feed method: Feed method: Feed method: Feed method: Co ntinuous feed through auto sheet feeder for High Resolution Pa pe[...]

Appendix 41 comparabl e rebuilt parts, or a refurbi shed product, as determined by the C anon repai r facility o r the ASF . W arranty repair or repla cement shall not extend the origi nal warranty period of the defecti ve product. This limited war ranty does not cover any suppl ies or access ories, incl uding wit hout limitat ion, ink ta nks, as t[...]

42 Appendix If the probl em can’t be correct ed by using one of the a bove technical support o ptions, you will be asked to follow the a pplicable proc edures for warran ty service. Note that a dat ed proof of purchas e (bill of sale) is Note that a dated pr oof of purch ase (bi ll of sale) is Note that a dated p roof of purchase ( bill of sal e)[...]

43 Index Index Index Index A A A A adjustin g brigh tness .............................. ................... 12 color balance ............ ................................. 12 color saturation ......... ................................. 12 paper thi ckne ss lev er . ............................ ........5 print qualit y ............................ [...]

44 Index P P P P page set up ...................................... ............. 14 paper how many sheets can b e used in auto feeder .... . 4 loading ...................................................... . 5 paper jam s, avoi ding ......................... ............... 5 paper thi ckne ss lev er .......... ......................... 4 , 5 pape[...]