Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs | Canon 350, 250 guide

Advanced Printing

3Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties).

The Printer Properties dialog box opens.

Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs

Improving the Quality of Printed Images

Two important factors control the quality and output of your printed images:

Paper and Ink

Using recommended Canon paper, specialty media, and inks for printing photographs can significantly improve the quality of your printouts. See the inside back cover for a list of Canon media and inks for this printer.

Printer Driver Settings

The printer driver has a variety of settings that can be used to creatively enhance the colors and output of your photographs. Many of these features are covered in this chapter.

For more detailed information, see the i350/i250 User's Guide on the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM.

You can also access the online help in either of the following ways depending on your operating system:

•Press the F1 key.

•Click ? in the upper right corner, then click the feature you want to know more about.

•Click the Help button when displayed.

•Turn on Balloon Help by clicking Help, then Show Balloons.

Adjusting Print Quality

Features that affect the appearance and quality of your printed images can be controlled with the printer driver.

The i350/i250 automatically adjusts printer settings to improve print quality based on the media type (plain paper, Photo Paper Pro, and so on). You can also customize the Print Quality settings if desired.

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Contents

Color Bubble Jet Printer Quick Start Guide Copyright Contents Contents Basic Printing Press the Power buttonTurning on the Printer „ Loading the Print Media Loading Paper„ Print Media to Avoid Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it Basic Printing Prepare to load paper Load the paper Documents Using Specialty Media„ Photo Quality Media „ Canon Specialty Media Printing with Windows Click Preferences or Properties Basic Printing Specify the required settings Print the document Printing with Macintosh Create a document or open a file to print Select Paper Size Basic Printing Advanced Printing Accessing Printer DriverYour application, select the command to print a document Select the Canon i350/i250 icon „ Improving the Quality of Printed Images Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs„ Adjusting Print Quality See Printing with Macintosh on To manually adjust Print Quality settingsOpen the Printer Properties dialog box To automatically optimize the image To use Vivid Photo option To reduce noise from images taken with a digital camera Click OK Click OK on the Profiles tab „ Saving and Recalling Driver SettingsClick the Profiles tab Enter the new settings in Profiles Click Add to Profiles Advanced Printing Open the Print dialog box Enter the print settings to registerClick OK Click Close in the Register Settings dialog box Click Apply Using Printer Driver Options „ Easy-WebPrint Windows Using the Bundled Software„ Easy-PhotoPrint Windows/Macintosh Select photographs Printing Photographs with WindowsStart Easy-PhotoPrint Selection tab Select the paperSelect the layout Click the 3. Layout/ Print tab Select Borderless full Printing Photographs with Macintosh Click the 2. Paper Selection Print Head Deep Cleaning on When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are IncorrectPrinting Maintenance Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on Click Nozzle Check Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrint the Nozzle Check Pattern „ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Print Head Cleaning Start Print Head Cleaning Select Cleaning from the pull- down menu Click Cleaning Print Head Deep Cleaning Start Print Head Deep Cleaning See Replacing an Ink Tank on Printing Maintenance Aligning the Print Head Print the pattern Printing Maintenance Align the Print Head Printing Maintenance Print the pattern Remove the empty ink tank Replacing an Ink Tank„ Replacing an Ink Tank Close the front cover Printing Maintenance Prepare a replacement ink tankInsert the ink tank Select the replaced ink tank, and click OK „ Resetting the Ink CounterCheck the message, and click Yes or OK Click Ink Counter Reset „ How Low Ink Warning Setting WorksResetting the Ink Counter in Printer Properties dialog box How to Display Low Ink Warning Correctly Troubleshooting When an Error Occurs Cannot Install the Printer Driver CD-ROM icon See Paper Does Not Feed Properly on Print Quality is Poor or Contains ErrorsSee Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on See Print Media to Avoid on Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Documents in the Printer menu Click Utilities Click Roller CleaningPaper Does Not Feed Properly Handling Error Messages Number Flashes Possible Cause Try This An Error Message Appears on the Screen Uninstall Replacement and click Send See Resetting the Ink Counter onOn the Maintenance tab, click Low Ink Warning Setting On the Maintenance tab, click Low Ink Warning Setting icon Troubleshooting Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS Appendix User’s Guide Table of Contents Specifications Printer Additional Systems Requirements for Users Guide Plain paper mode with Windows XP printer driverBJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements USB interface Safety Precautions Choosing a location When moving the printer, carry the printer at both endsService Close to a heating source Regulatory Information Color Printer Model K10228 i350/i250 Canon Limited Warranty --- USA Only Canon U.S.A., Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY Appendix Index Index 11, 26