Photo Printer Series
Quick Start Guide
Getting Help from Canon
Photo Printer Quick Start Guide
Copyright
Contents
Turning on the Printer
Press the Power button
Basic Printing
Print Media to Avoid
Loading Paper
Non-Canon branded paper
Using the Sheet Feeder and the Cassette
Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it
Loading Plain Paper in the Sheet Feeder
Prepare to load paper
Sheet Feeder Lamp
Load Limit Mark
Basic Printing Load the paper
You can load up to 20 sheets of 4 x 6-sized paper
Loading 4 x 6-Sized Paper in the Sheet Feeder
Loading Plain Paper in the Cassette
Do not load beyond this Load Limit Mark
Basic Printing Insert the Cassette into the printer
Cassette Lamp
Basic Printing Prepare the Paper Output Tray
Loading 4 x 6-Sized Paper in the Cassette
Photo Quality Media
Using Specialty Media
Documents
Sheet Feeder Cassette For Media Type
Canon Specialty Media
Turn on the printer
Printing with Windows
Load the paper in the printer
Ensure that the proper paper source is selected
Basic Printing Open the printer properties dialog box
Specify the required settings
Properties
Paper Source
Print the document
See Canceling Printing on
Load the paper on the printer
Printing with Macintosh
Select Paper Size
See Adjusting Print Quality on
Press the RESUME/CANCEL button while printing
Canceling Printing
Basic Printing Print the document
Advanced Printing
Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera
Set up the printer Turn on the printer
Connecting to a Digital Camera
Connect the digital camera to the printer
Direct Printing from PictBridge-compatible Digital Cameras
Default Camera Settings
About Paper size and Paper type
Paper size setting
Paper loaded in printer
About Date print
About Image optimize
Media Type
Media Types for Digital Camera
Your application, select the command to print a document
Accessing the Printer Driver
Double-click the icon of your printer
Adjusting Print Quality
Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs
Improving the Quality of Printed Images
To manually adjust Print Quality settings
To automatically optimize the image
Click the Effects tab
Windows Me or Windows
To use Vivid Photo option
Advanced Printing
Advanced Printing
Click OK Click OK on the Profiles tab
Saving and Recalling Printer Driver Settings
Click Add to Profiles
Changing the registered drivers settings
Retrieving the registered driver settings
Retrieving profile
Deleting unwanted profile
Easy-PhotoPrint Windows/Macintosh
Using the Bundled Software
PhotoRecord Windows
Easy-WebPrint Windows
Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
Printing Borderless Photographs
Select photographs
Start Easy-PhotoPrint
Click the Paper Selection tab
Select the paper
Select Borderless full
Advanced Printing Select the layout and print the photograph
Replacing an Ink Tank
Printing Maintenance
When Low Ink is Detected
Knowing When to Replace Ink Tank
Checking the ink level
Remove the empty ink tank
Replacing Ink Tanks
Printing Maintenance Prepare a replacement tank
Close the Inner Cover and the Top Cover
Printing Maintenance Insert the ink tank
Step
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Without a Computer
Click Nozzle Check
Printing Maintenance Print the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing Maintenance Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box
See Replacing an Ink Tank on
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Start Print Head Cleaning
Print Head Cleaning
Cleaning the Print Head Without a Computer
Ensure that the printer is on
Select the ink group to be cleaned
Click Cleaning Select the ink group to be cleaned
Printing Maintenance
Start Print Head Deep Cleaning
Print Head Deep Cleaning
Click Deep Cleaning
Printing Maintenance
Printing Maintenance Start Print Head Deep Cleaning
See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on
Print the pattern
Aligning the Print Head
Aligning the Print Head Without a Computer
Click Print Head Alignment
Read the message and click Print Head Alignment
Read the message and click Print Head Alignment
Printing Maintenance Check the printed pattern
When an Error Occurs
Troubleshooting
Reinstall the printer driver
Cannot Install the Printer Driver
Click Start Over on the Installation
CD-ROM icon
Setting
Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors
With Borderless Printing
See Cleaning the Inside of the Printer in the User’s Guide
Windows XP or Windows
Select Prevent paper abrasion
Documents in the Printer menu
Troubleshooting Printer Hardware
Printing is not
Use reduced
Area
Paper Does Not Feed Properly
Paper Jams
Paper Jams
Problem Possible Cause
Paper jams inside the Duplex Transport Section
Handling Error Messages
Power lamp flashes
Press the RESUME/CANCEL button
If the problem remains, contact the Customer Care Center
Ten flashes Cannot print on
Uninstall
An Error Message Appears on the Screen
Print Center
Serial Bus controllers, and USB Printing Support
Inner Cover is
Opened while Again Error No Printing Specified period
Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Installing the Printer Driver When Using Mac OS
Close the Chooser
Page
User’s Guide Table of Contents
Printing resolution Print speed
Specifications
Printer
Camera Direct Print Canon Bubble Jet Direct
BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements
Camera Direct Print PictBridge
Additional Systems Requirements for Electronic Manuals
Safety Precautions
Purchased the printer
Service
Thinners, etc. on top of the printer
Damage the printer
Color Printer Model K10244
Regulatory Information
Canon U.S.A., INC. Limited Warranty --- USA Only
Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc
Canon U.S.A., Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY
Index
Index
Media Specialty
Nozzle Check Pattern Examining Printing
Printing Borderless Photographs
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Ordering Information
Canon Inc
Canon U.S.A., Inc
Canon Canada, Inc
Canon Latin America, Inc