Canon PIXMA IP4000 manual

Quick S t art Guide T able of Conten t s Preface 1 Shipping Materials 1 Introducti on 1 Setting Up 2 Preparing t he Printer 2 Connecting the Printe r to the Computer 2 Installing the Print Head 4 Loading Paper 8 Installing the Printer Driver 9 Aligning the Print Head 13 Basic Operations 16 Printing with Windows 16 Printing with Macintosh 19 Print H[...]

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1 Preface Shipping Material s Thank you for pur chasing a Canon Bubble Je t Printer . Check that all the following items are in the box. If anything is missing or is damaged, contact your Canon Servi ce Represe ntative.  Printer  Setup Software & User ’ s Guide CD-ROM  Quick S tart Guide  Print Head  5 Ink T anks ( iP4000) / 4 [...]

2 Setting Up 1 Pr e parin g the Printer 1 Place the printer on a flat surface. 2 Remove the p acking material and tape from the printer as shown. The tape po sition is subject to change. 2 Connecting the Print er to the Comput er Either a USB cable or parallel printer cable is available for iP4000. For iP3000 the USB cable is only available. Y ou c[...]

3 Follow the step s below to inst all the p rinter driver correctly . 1 Ensure that the printer and the computer are turned of f. 2 Connect the cable. Figure A shows the USB cable connection. Figure B shows the printer cable (parallel) connection (iP4000 only). Figure A Figure B If the Add New Hardwar e Wizard or Found New Hardware Wiz ar d screen [...]

4 3 Installing the Print Head • Never attempt to plug the power cord into the power outlet or unplug the power cord when your hands are wet. • Never damage, modify , stretch, or excessively bend or twist the power cord. Do not place heavy objects on the power cord. • Never use any power supply other than the sta ndard power supply available i[...]

5 6 Remove the protective cap from the Print Head. 7 Place the Print Head in the holder . 8 Lock the Print Head into place by lowering the lever . Do not touch the lever once the Print Head has been installed. • Do not touch th e Print Head Nozzles or electrical contacts. • Do not att empt to reattach the protective cap once it has be en remove[...]

6  Inst alling the Ink T anks • For safety reasons, store ink tanks out of the reach of small children. • Do not drop or shake ink tanks as this may cause the ink to leak out and st ain your clothes and han ds. • Be sure to remove the clear film from the i nk tank in the exact order as shown in step 2. 1 When using iP4000, unp ack the cyan[...]

7 5 Use the same procedure to install the other ink t anks into their appropriate slots. Check the labels to make sure that each tank is in the correct position. 6 Put back the Inner Cover and close th e T op Cover . • Only install the ink tanks in the p ositions specified by the labels. • If ink tanks are not instal led in the right position, [...]

8 4 Loading P a per This section describes how to load paper in the Sh eet Feeder . When performing the print head alignment, you need to load paper in the Sheet Feeder .  Loading A4 (Letter) Size Plai n Paper in the Sheet Feeder 1 Pull out the Paper Support and Paper Output T ray completely as shown. Push the upper center ( ) of the Front Cover[...]

9 5 Installing the Printer Driv er  Inst alling the Printe r Driver – Windows 1 Ensure that the printer and compu ter are turned of f. 2 T urn on the computer and st art Windows. If any applications automatically run, q uit them. Disable any anti-virus programs. Do NOT turn the printer on at this stage. • Do not disconnect the cable or re mo[...]

10 3 Place the Setup Sof tware & User ’ s Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM dr ive. 4 Follow the instructions disp layed on screen. When the screen shown on the left is displa yed, click Easy Inst all . 5 When the list of applications to inst all appears, verify the content s, click Inst all , then follow the instructions on the screen. 6 Read the L[...]

11 9 When the On-screen Ma nual screen appears, click Next . 10 When the screen shown on t he left appears, ensure that a sheet of A4/ Letter-sized plain p aper is loaded in the Sheet Feeder . Click Execute and Print Head Alignment to carry out print head alignment. The Print Head is aligned automatically . See page 14 f or the printed pattern. 11 [...]

12 4 Double-click PIXMA iP4000 xxx.pkg or PIXMA iP3000 xxx.pkg . “x” represents a number . 5 Click Continu e . 6 Read the License Agreement an d click Continue , then click Agree . 7 Select a destination to where you want to inst all the printer driver , and click Continue . 8 Click Ins tall . 9 Enter an administrator name and a password , then[...]

13 6 Aligning the Print Head Aligning the Print Head positions allows you to print without shifts in the color registration.  Aligning the Print Head – Windows 1 Click Star t and select Control Panel , Printers and Other Ha rdware , and then Printers and Faxes . 2 Click the icon for your printer . 3 Open the File menu and select: • W indows [...]

14 5 Read the messa ge and click Print Head Alignment . It takes a bout 60 seconds to s tart printing. Do not open the T op Cover while printing. 6 If a message warning you not to perform other operations appears, click OK . 7 Ensure the p attern shown on the lef t is printed. The Print Head is aligned automatically . The printer is now ready to us[...]

15 2 Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. When using versions of Mac OS other than Mac OS X v .10.3.x, double-click the Print Center icon. 3 Select your printer from the Name list and click Utility . When using versions of Mac OS other than Mac OS X v .10.3.x, select your printer from the Name list and click Configure . 4 Select your printe[...]

16 Basic Operations • If you detect smoke, unus ual smells or strange noises around the printer , immediately switch the printer off and always unplug the printer . Cont act your local Canon service representative. • T o avoid injury , never put your hand or fingers inside the printer while it is printing. Printing with Windo ws Adjusting the p[...]

17 4 Ensure that the proper lamp of the paper source lights. If not, press the Paper Feed Switch o n the printer . 5 T o st art printing, click Print . Printing will start in a few mome nts. Cassette Lamp Sheet Feeder Lamp[...]

18  Basic Printing Settings For the best print qualit y , specify the minim um requirement settings in the Main tab. T o get the best results, e nsure you select th e type of media loaded in the printer when printing on paper other than plain paper . (1) Media T ype Select the type of media loaded in the printer . (2) Paper Source Select the set[...]

19 Printing with Macint osh Adjusting the print settings according to your need s allows you to produce better quality prints.  Printing 1 Open the Page Setup dialog b ox in your application. From the File menu, click Page Setup . Check the application’ s users manual for the actual procedures. 2 S pecify the page setup, then click OK . For de[...]

20  Page Setup From the Page Setup dialog box, specify the Paper Size settin gs.  Basic Printing Settings For the best print quality , specify the minimum requirement set tings in the Print dialog box . Selec t Quality & Media from the pop-up menu to change the d isplay of the dialo g box. T o get the be st results, ensure you s elect the[...]

21 Print Head Maintenance  If Blurring Occurs or If a S p ecific Color Does Not Print Perform Print Head Cleaning to improve the print quality . Ensure that the printer is tu rned on and follow the instructio ns below . • W indows Open the printe r driver setti ngs screen and cli c k the Mai ntenance tab. Click Cleaning . See page 13 for detai[...]

22 3 Install the new ink tank. Put back the Inner Cover and close the T op Cover when finis hed. For more details about ma intenance, refer to the User ’ s Guide .[...]

23 Appendix Printing Photo gr a phs Dir ectl y fr om a Digi tal Camer a Connecting a digital still camera or camcorder to the printer allows you to print recorded images directly without using a computer . This printer supports both “PictBridge” and Canon “Bubble Jet Direct.”  Connecting to a Digit al Camera Do not connect any equipment [...]

24 (2) Turn on and set up the camera for direct printing. When the connection between the camera an d printer has been established, the POWER lamp on the printer flashes on ce. * The power-on sequence may dif fer dependi ng on the model or brand of the camera. Either of the following icons will appear on the LCD of the digital camer a display when [...]

25 About “Paper size” and “Paper type” T o change the paper size or pape r type, operate the camera to select the Pi ctBridge print setup mode and confirm or check the settings. T o print on Photo Paper Pro, select “Fast Photo” from “Paper type” on the display of the came ra. Select “Phot o” for Photo Paper Plus Glossy . If usin[...]

26  Printing Photographs Directly from a Canon “Bubble Jet Di rect” Comp atible Digit al Camera Media T ypes for Digital Camera When you connect a d i gital camera , you can use the following media: Digit al Camera Setting Media T ype Card #1 Photo Paper Pro 4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm Card #2 Photo Paper Plus Glossy 4" x 6&quo[...]

27 Notes on Han dling the USB Int erface (for W indo ws User s) If installation of the printer driver does not proceed as instructed in this Quick S tart Guide , there may be a problem with th e USB driver installation. T ry re installing t he printer dr iver .  Reinst alling The screen shown on the left appears when the installation of the prin[...]

28  Applications Included in the CD-ROM Package Easy-W ebPrint (Windows) Y ou can easily print out homepages displayed on Inte rnet Explorer in full size without its right- hand side being cropped. Th is applic ation is automatically added to the Internet Explorer toolbar . Internet Explorer 5.5. or later m ust be installed. Easy-Ph otoPri nt (W[...]

Exif Print This printer supports ExifPrint. Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the comm unication between digita l cam eras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-complia nt digital camera, the camera’ s imag e data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints. Canadian Radio Interference Regulat[...]

Quick S t art Guide T able of Conten t s Preface 1 Shipping Materials 1 Introducti on 1 Setting Up 2 Preparing t he Printer 2 Connecting the Printe r to the Computer 2 Installing the Print Head 4 Loading Paper 8 Installing the Printer Driver 9 Aligning the Print Head 13 Basic Operations 16 Printing with Windows 16 Printing with Macintosh 19 Print H[...]