Quick Start Guide
Photo Printer Series
Getting Help from Canon
Photo Printer Quick Start Guide
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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
Loading Plain Paper in the Sheet Feeder
Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it
Prepare to load paper
Sheet Feeder Lamp
Basic Printing Load the paper
Load Limit Mark
Loading 4 x 6-Sized Paper in the Sheet Feeder
You can load up to 20 sheets of 4 x 6-sized paper
Loading Plain Paper in the Cassette
Do not load beyond this Load Limit Mark
Basic Printing Insert the Cassette into the printer
Basic Printing Prepare the Paper Output Tray
Cassette Lamp
Loading 4 x 6-Sized Paper in the Cassette
Photo Quality Media
Using Specialty Media
Documents
Canon Specialty Media
Sheet Feeder Cassette For Media Type
Printing with Windows
Turn on the printer
Load the paper in the printer
Ensure that the proper paper source is selected
Specify the required settings
Basic Printing Open the printer properties dialog box
Properties
Paper Source
See Canceling Printing on
Print the document
Printing with Macintosh
Load the paper on the printer
Select Paper Size
See Adjusting Print Quality on
Press the RESUME/CANCEL button while printing
Canceling Printing
Basic Printing Print the document
Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera
Advanced Printing
Set up the printer Turn on the printer
Connecting to a Digital Camera
Connect the digital camera to the printer
Default Camera Settings
Direct Printing from PictBridge-compatible Digital Cameras
About Paper size and Paper type
Paper size setting
Paper loaded in printer
About Image optimize
About Date print
Media Types for Digital Camera
Media Type
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
Retrieving the registered driver settings
Changing the registered drivers settings
Retrieving profile
Deleting unwanted profile
Using the Bundled Software
Easy-PhotoPrint Windows/Macintosh
PhotoRecord Windows
Easy-WebPrint Windows
Printing Borderless Photographs
Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
Start Easy-PhotoPrint
Select photographs
Select the paper
Click the Paper Selection tab
Advanced Printing Select the layout and print the photograph
Select Borderless full
Printing Maintenance
Replacing an Ink Tank
Knowing When to Replace Ink Tank
When Low Ink is Detected
Checking the ink level
Replacing Ink Tanks
Remove the empty ink tank
Printing Maintenance Prepare a replacement tank
Printing Maintenance Insert the ink tank
Close the Inner Cover and the Top Cover
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect
Step
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Without a Computer
Printing Maintenance Print the Nozzle Check Pattern
Click Nozzle Check
Printing Maintenance Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
See Replacing an Ink Tank on
Start Print Head Cleaning
Print Head Cleaning
Cleaning the Print Head Without a Computer
Select the ink group to be cleaned
Ensure that the printer is on
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
Aligning the Print Head
Print the pattern
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
Troubleshooting
When an Error Occurs
Cannot Install the Printer Driver
Reinstall the printer driver
Click Start Over on the Installation
CD-ROM icon
Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors
Setting
See Cleaning the Inside of the Printer in the User’s Guide
With Borderless Printing
Windows XP or Windows
Select Prevent paper abrasion
Troubleshooting Printer Hardware
Documents in the Printer menu
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
Press the RESUME/CANCEL button
Power lamp flashes
If the problem remains, contact the Customer Care Center
Ten flashes Cannot print on
An Error Message Appears on the Screen
Uninstall
Serial Bus controllers, and USB Printing Support
Print Center
Opened while Again Error No Printing Specified period
Inner Cover is
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
Service
Purchased the printer
Thinners, etc. on top of the printer
Damage the printer
Regulatory Information
Color Printer Model K10244
Canon U.S.A., INC. Limited Warranty --- USA Only
Canon U.S.A., Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY
Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc
Index
Index
Media Specialty
Nozzle Check Pattern Examining Printing
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Printing Borderless Photographs
Ordering Information
Canon U.S.A., Inc
Canon Inc
Canon Canada, Inc
Canon Latin America, Inc