Quick Start Guide
Photo Printer Series
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Contents
Basic Printing
Press the Power button
Turning on the Printer
Turning off the Printer
To turn off the printer, press the Power button
About the Power Plug
Non-Canon branded paper
Loading Paper
Print Media to Avoid
Using the Auto Sheet Feeder and the Cassette
Basic Printing
Loading Plain Paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder
Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it
Prepare to load paper
Auto Sheet Feeder Lamp
Basic Printing Load the paper
Load Limit Mark
Loading Envelopes
Loading Other Small-Sized Paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder
PortraitLandscape
Loading Plain Paper in the Cassette
Basic Printing Adjust the size of the Cassette
Basic Printing Load the paper. Print side facing Down
Basic Printing Insert the Cassette into the printer
Prepare the Paper Output Tray
Cassette
Lamp
Against the right side
Loading 4 x 6 or 5 x 7-Sized Paper in the Cassette
See Using Specialty Media on
Documents
Using Specialty Media
Photo Quality Media
Canon Specialty Media
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
Print the document
Printing with Macintosh
Load the paper on the printer
Select Paper Size
Basic Printing
Basic Printing Print the document
Canceling Printing
Press the RESUME/CANCEL button while printing
Select the desired document, then click Delete icon
Select Edit Printer List from the Printer pop-up menu
Double-click the printer name displayed in the Name list
Advanced Printing
Advanced Printing
Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant Device
Set up the printer Turn on the printer
Page
Advanced Printing
Exif2.21 compliant
About the Image Data Format for Printing
About Paper size and Paper type
About Date/File No. print
About Layout and Trimming
About Image optimize
Other Settings
Select the icon of your printer
Accessing the Printer Driver Windows
Your application, select the command to print a document
Using the Bundled Software
Easy-PhotoPrint Windows/Macintosh
PhotoRecord Windows
Easy-WebPrint Windows
Printing Maintenance
Replacing an Ink Tank
Getting the Ink Level Information
Ink Level Indication on the Printer
Ink Level Indication on the PC
Repeats
Printing Maintenance
Knowing When to Replace Ink Tanks
Printing Maintenance
Remove the ink tank whose lamp is flashing fast
Replacing Ink Tanks
Open the Top Cover
Printing Maintenance Prepare a replacement tank
Printing Maintenance Insert the ink tank
Printing Maintenance Close the Inner Cover and the Top Cover
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect
Step
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Without a Computer
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing Maintenance Print the Nozzle Check Pattern
Click Nozzle Check
Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box
Examine the pattern and take the appropriate action
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Confirm the printed nozzle check pattern
See Print Head Cleaning on
Print Head Cleaning
Cleaning the Print Head Without a Computer
Printing Maintenance Start Print Head Cleaning
Ensure that the printer is on
Printing Maintenance
Click Deep Cleaning
Print Head Deep Cleaning
Start Print Head Deep Cleaning
See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on
Printing Maintenance Ensure that the printer is on
Printing Maintenance
Aligning the Print Head
Print the pattern
Aligning the Print Head Without a Computer
Click Print Head Alignment
Check the printed pattern
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
Cannot Connect to PC Properly
Print Results Not Satisfactory or Contains Errors
Setting
Paper feed roller is Clean the paper feed roller Dirty
Paper is Smudged
With Borderless Printing
Inside of the printer is
Windows XP and Windows
Open the Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box
Troubleshooting Printer Hardware
Correct Incorrect
Click the Maintenance tab and then View Printer Status
Select Cancel All Documents in the Printer menu
On the Page Setup tab, click Print Options
Click Display Print Queue
Paper Does Not Feed Properly
Paper Jams
Paper Jams
Power
Is pressed
Paper is fed and the jammed paper is ejected accordingly
Removing the paper, contact the Customer Care Center
Problem Possible Cause
Paper jams inside the printer Duplex Transport Section
Handling Error Messages
Be recognized Off Install the appropriate ink tank
Without receiving a
Response from
Digital camera/The Device Digital camera or
Printers and Faxes
An Error Message Appears on the Screen
Uninstall
Printer List opens
Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera
Same color are installed
Hardware Error/No ink
Low ink level It is about time to replace
Ink tank with a new one
Troubleshooting
Media Types for Digital Camera
Digital Camera Setting Media Type
Appendix
Appendix
Printer
Specifications
Maximum resolution dpi Print speed
Camera Direct Print Canon Bubble Jet Direct
Camera Direct Print PictBridge
Canon IJ Printer Driver System Requirements
Additional System Requirements for On-screen Manuals
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface*1
OS Windows XP / Windows
Safety Precautions
Service
Close to a heating source
Do not place the printer on a thick rug or carpet
Do not place the printer with its back attached to the wall
Regulatory Information
Color Printer Model K10252
Canon U.S.A., INC. Limited Warranty --- USA Only
Canon U.S.A., Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY
USA
Index
Index
Printing Photographs Directly from a Canon Bubble Jet
Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant
Page
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Ordering Information
Canon U.S.A., Inc
Canon Inc
Canon Canada, Inc
Canon Latin America, Inc