Turning on the Printer, Basic Printing | Canon 250, 350 manual

Basic Printing

Basic Printing

Note z This Quick Start Guide describes some of the features of your i350/ i250 printer and how to use them. For more information, view the i350/i250 User's Guide on the Setup Software & User's Guide CD- ROM, or use the online help within your printer driver interface:

While in the printer's Properties window, press the F1 key, or click ? in the upper right corner. Then click the feature you want to know more about, or click the Help button when displayed.

Turn Balloon Help on by selecting Help, then Show Balloon Help.

zThe diagrams and computer screens in this guide refer to the i350. The operations are exactly the same with the i250.

Turning on the Printer

1Press the POWER button.

The POWER lamp flashes while the printer warms up and changes to steady (non- flashing) green when the printer is ready.

Important z Before unplugging the power cord, turn off the printer and ensure that the green lamp has gone out.

zIf the POWER lamp changes to orange and begins flashing, refer to the section "Handling Error Messages" on page 46.

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Canon 250, 350 quick start Turning on the Printer, Basic Printing, Press the Power button

Contents

Color Bubble Jet Printer Quick Start Guide Copyright Contents Contents Basic Printing Press the Power buttonTurning on the Printer „ Print Media to Avoid Loading Paper„ Loading the Print Media Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it Load the paper Basic Printing Prepare to load paper „ Photo Quality Media Using Specialty MediaDocuments „ Canon Specialty Media Click Preferences or Properties Printing with Windows Print the document Basic Printing Specify the required settings Create a document or open a file to print Select Paper Size Printing with Macintosh Basic Printing Your application, select the command to print a document Accessing Printer DriverAdvanced Printing 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 the Profiles tab Enter the new settings in Profiles „ Saving and Recalling Driver SettingsClick OK Click OK on the Profiles tab Click Add to Profiles Click OK Click Close in the Register Settings dialog box Enter the print settings to registerAdvanced Printing Open the Print 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 Select the layout Select the paperSelection tab Click the 3. Layout/ Print tab Select Borderless full Printing Photographs with Macintosh Click the 2. Paper Selection Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are IncorrectPrint Head Deep Cleaning on Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on Click Nozzle Check Printing the Nozzle Check PatternPrint the Nozzle Check Pattern „ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern Start Print Head Cleaning Print Head Cleaning Select Cleaning from the pull- down menu Click Cleaning Start Print Head Deep Cleaning Print Head Deep Cleaning See Replacing an Ink Tank on Printing Maintenance Print the pattern Aligning the Print Head 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 When an Error Occurs Troubleshooting CD-ROM icon Cannot Install the Printer Driver See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on Print Quality is Poor or Contains ErrorsSee Paper Does Not Feed Properly on See Print Media to Avoid on Documents in the Printer menu Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Click Utilities Click Roller CleaningPaper Does Not Feed Properly Number Flashes Possible Cause Try This Handling Error Messages Uninstall An Error Message Appears on the Screen 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 Appendix Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS User’s Guide Table of Contents Printer Specifications BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements Plain paper mode with Windows XP printer driverAdditional Systems Requirements for Users Guide USB interface Safety Precautions Service When moving the printer, carry the printer at both endsChoosing a location Close to a heating source Color Printer Model K10228 i350/i250 Regulatory Information Canon Limited Warranty --- USA Only Canon U.S.A., Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY Appendix Index Index 11, 26