Opening the printer driver, Using the Printer Driver | Canon 8200

Using the Printer Driver

Windows

1 Opening the printer driver

Follow this procedure to open the printer driver. In this example we will show you how to open the printer driver from WordPad provided with Windows.

1. Start WordPad.

•Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click WordPad.

2. From the File menu, select Print.

• The Print dialog box opens.

Click!

•The name and appearance of this dialog box may differ slightly, depending on your software application. For details refer to your software application manual.

3.Click the Properties button.

•In the Print dialog box make sure Canon BJC-8200 is selected for the printer Name. If the BJC-8200 is not selected, click the Name down-arrow and select Canon BJC-8200 from the drop-down list.

<Printer Properties dialog box>

Click!

Using the Printer Driver

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•In order to perform printer maintenance and other procedures, you can also open the printer driver from the Windows desktop. Click the Start button, point to Settings, select Printers, right-click the Canon BJC-8200 printer icon, and select Properties. For more details, refer to the “BJC-8200 Reference Guide” on the CD-ROM.

•When you open the printer driver from the Windows desktop, you will see some additional tabs (Details, Sharing, etc.) provided for performing system settings like selecting a printer port, naming devices for a network, etc. For details about these additional tabs, refer to your Windows manual.

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Contents

User’s Guide QA7-0884-V01 Conventions Using the Printer Safely Always push the plug completely into the power outlet Never place the printer on a thick carpet or rug Never attempt to disassemble or modify the printerNever use flammable sprays near the printer Always grasp the plug when you unplug the power cord Never use an extension cord BJ Print Head and ink tanks Table of Contents Adjusting color Printout is unclear, faded Specifications Canon Technical Support User’s Guide on CD-ROM About your guidesQuick Start Guide Reference Guides on CD-ROM On-line Help Have you completed setting up the printer? Is the printer switched on?Is everything ready? Is the printer ready to print? Printing photographs Summary of printing photographs Make sure that the printer is switched on Printing a photograph in Windows 98, Windows Click the OK button to start the print job Click the Properties buttonPrinting Make sure the printer is switched on Printing a photograph with the Macintosh Click the Print button Click the Photo icon for the Print Mode PrintingSelect the Media Type for your print job Using the Scanner Cartridge What you need Summary of the scanning procedures Close the front cover Install the Color Image Scanner Cartridge IS-52Switch on the printer and open the front cover Perform white level calibration Set the white level calibration sheet Click the Scan button Scan the original photographClick the OK button Install the BJ Print Head and print the image Saving the scanned image Start the print job Click the Cancel button Insert the white calibration sheet in the printer Click the OK button Set the original in the scanning holder Enter a file name and click the Save button Click the Close box to close is Scan Close the front cover Set the media in the printer Close the software application Now let’s print a digital photograph Summary of the procedure for printing a digital photographPrinting a photograph from a digital camera Perform the printer driver settings Save to a file the photograph taken with the digital cameraSet the media in the printer Starting the print job Click the Photo icon for the Print Mode selection Make sure that the Print dialog is for the BJC-8200 Using the Printer Driver Operation Flow Using the Printer Driver Opening the printer driver Maintenance tab Selecting the printer driver optionsMain tab Layout tab Choosing a print mode Using the PrinterSelecting a media type Driver Changing the page size Open the Paper Setting dialog box Open the Utilities dialog box Printer Utility dialog box Setup dialog boxPrint dialog box Selecting a print mode GraphicPhoto Manual Changing the paper size Loading Paper Canon media for quality image printing Load limit and Paper Thickness Lever position Paper thicknessPaper or media you should never load in the printer Setting media correctly Loading Photo Paper Pro PRRaise the paper thickness lever to Mark With the glossy side facing up, place the sheet of Photo Loading plain paper or High Resolution Paper HR TrayIs aligned Slide the paper guide to the left edge of the stack Loading High Gloss Photo Film HG Tray Slide the paper guide completely to the leftPhoto Film with the right side of the sheet feeder Insert the sheet into the printer until it stops Loading Glossy Photo Paper GP Loading Glossy Photo Cards FM Loading Envelopes Slide the paper guide to left edge of the stack Other media for creative printing Transparencies CF-102Shirt Transfer TR-201 Banner Paper BP-101 Here is an overview of what is described in this chapter Troubleshooting Cannot install the printer Make sure the driver was installed correctlyOther software applications are running in the background Confirm that the CD-ROM is operating normally Printer prints meaningless characters and symbols Cancelling a print job During printing, rapidly press the Power button twice Setting thick paper for printing Printing on thick paper Paper or media jammed during auto feed Follow the procedure below to clear a paper jamPaper Jams Paper jammed during manual feed Open the BJ Print Monitor to confirm the low ink alert Low ink alertPossible Printer beeps and it does not print Beeps Error message appears BJ Status Monitor and BJ Print Monitor Error Messages Operating System Errors Using the recommended paper or special media Changing the printer driver settingsAdjusting the print mode settings Printing quality is unsatisfactory Open the Print dialog box, click Adjusting the Detailed SettingImproving print quality with the Photo Optimizer Aligning the print head Read the message and click the OK button Properties Click the Maintenance tab then click PrintHead Alignment icon Read the message and click the OK button to continue Click the Send button Reading the print head alignment pattern Horizontal Alignment Adjusting color Summary of correcting the problem Printout is unclear, faded Printing a nozzle check pattern Click the Nozzle Check Pattern icon Software application from the File menu, select Page SetupClick the down-arrow to select Test Print Cleaning the print head Software application, from the File menu, select Setup Deep cleaning the print head Click Print head deep cleaning icon Replacing an ink tank Remove the empty ink tank After cleaning the print head, print a nozzle check pattern Color is strangeCheck the position of the ink tanks in the BJ Print Head Check the positions of the ink tanks in the BJ Print Head Scanner Cartridge does not operate correctly When connected via USBIs the scanner driver installed correctly? Replacing the BJ Print Head Replace the BJ Print Head Replacing an ink tank P.74 Specifications Appendices Recommended printing area width x height Canon Technical Support About the operating environment Canon INC