Contents | Canon MP370, MP360 guide

Contents

	Safety information	I
	Legal limitations on usage of your product and
	the use of images	VII
	How to use the documentation provided	2
	Reading the documentation	3
	Contents	5
1	Introduction
	Features of your machine	8
	Main components and their functions	9
	Machine	9
	Operation panel	12
2	Document Handling
	Document requirements	14
	Loading documents	15
3	Print Media Handling
	Recommended print media and requirements 16
	Characteristics and applications of print media
	18
	General print media guidelines	23
	Setting the paper thickness lever	24
	Setting the print media size and type	25
	Loading print media	25
	Loading paper other than envelopes	25
	Loading envelopes	26
4	Copying
	Documents you can copy	29
	Setting the print media size and type	29
	Making copies	31
	Adjusting image quality (resolution)	32
	Adjusting exposure (density)	33
	Reducing or enlarging a copy	33
	Using preset copy ratios	34
	Using custom copy ratios	35
	Copying an image to fit the page	36
	Advanced copy features	36
	Copying two pages on a single page	37
	Borderless copying	39
	Repeating an image on a page	41
	Creating a mirror image	44
	Shrinking an image to fit the page	45

5 Photo Printing from a Memory Card

(MP370)
Compatible memory cards	48
Inserting/removing a memory card	49
Inserting a memory card	49
Removing a memory card	51
Convenient printing functions	52
Setting borderless printing	52
Setting vivid photo printing	53
Setting date printing	54
Printing by using the Photo Index Sheet	55
Printing all images	61
Index printing	64
Printing an index	65
Printing a single image	68
Printing a range of images	71
DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) printing . 75

6 Photo Printing Directly from a Digital

Camera (MP370)
Media types for a digital camera	78
Printing directly from a digital camera	79

7 Becoming Familiar with the Software

Installing the software	81
System requirements	81
Software components	84
MP Drivers	84
MP Toolbox	84
Utility Software	84
Using the MP Toolbox to scan images	84
Uninstalling, reinstalling the software	85
Uninstalling the MP Toolbox	85
Uninstalling the MP Drivers	86
Reinstalling	86

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Canon MP370, MP360 manual Contents

Contents

SmartBase MP370/MP360 Location Safety informationPower supply Maintenance Handling III Others Power supply Handling Print head/Ink tanks VII Copyright Trademarks Exif Print This guide is available on the Setup CD-ROM How to use the documentation providedRead this guide when starting to use the machine Be sure to read this guide first Highly recommended Symbols used in this guideReading the documentation Keys used in this guide Terms used in this guide Contents Printing from Your Computer MaintenanceTroubleshooting Scanning Appendix Features of your machine Photo printer MP370 Copier PC Printer PC Scanner Exterior ZRear view and interior Main components and their functionsMachine Operation panel Tray extensionMulti-purpose tray Card slot cover Power connector Access lampUSB connector for digital camera USB connector for computer Operation panel Color key Stop/Reset keyAlarm lamp Black key Size W x L Document requirementsDocument type Quantity Loading documents Gently close the document cover Plain paper High Resolution Paper*1Recommended print media and requirements Envelopes Photo Paper Pro*1 Matte Photo Paper*1Photo Paper Plus Glossy*1 Transparencies*1 Characteristics and applications of print media Guidelines and restrictions High Resolution Paper*1 Matte Photo Paper*1 Photo Paper Pro*1 Fine Photo Handling print media General print media guidelinesPaper types you cannot use Photo Paper Pro guidelines Print head holder moves to the middle Setting the paper thickness leverLift the scan unit until it locks into place Loading paper other than envelopes Setting the print media size and typeLoading print media Loading envelopes Set the paper thickness lever to the right Prepare the envelopes for loading Chapter Print Media Handling Documents you can copy Press OK/Set Use or Use or to select the print media type Load the document on the platen glass Adjust the settings for your document as necessaryMaking copies Press Copy Use or to select the number of copies max copies Use or to select the image quality Adjusting image quality resolutionPress Menu repeatedly until 4.IMAGE Quality appears Press Menu repeatedly until 3.DENSITY appears Adjusting exposure densityReducing or enlarging a copy Use or to select the exposure Press Menu repeatedly until 1.ENLARGE/REDUCE appears Using preset copy ratiosUse or to select Preset Ratio Use or to select the copy ratio Use To select a copy ratio between 25% and 400% Using custom copy ratiosUse or to select Zoom Use or to select FIT-TO-PAGE Advanced copy featuresCopying an image to fit Copying two pages on a single Press Menu repeatedly until 5.SPECIAL Copy appears Load the second document on the platen glass Borderless copying Use or to select Borderless Copy Press Color Repeating an image on a If you select Auto Use or to select Image RepeatUse or to select Auto or Manual If you select Manual Vertical Horizontal Creating a mirror image Shrinking an image to fit Use or to select Mirror Image Use or to select Entire Image Photo Printing from a Memory Card MP370 Compatible memory cards Left card slot Right card slot Inserting/removing a memory card Inserting a memory card Chapter Photo Printing from a Memory Card MP370 Remove the memory card from the card slot Removing a memory cardPress ON/OFF to turn OFF the machine Convenient printing functions Setting borderless printingTo enable/disable borderless printing To select the width to be cropped for borderless printing Setting vivid photo printingTo enable/disable vivid photo printing Setting date printing To enable/disable date printing Printing by using the Photo Index Sheet Mark this to print all photographs, one copy each If 31 or more images are stored on the memory card Use or to select PrintIf 30 or fewer images are stored on the memory card If you select Select Range If you select ALL PagesIf you select Last Image Machine prints the Photo Index Sheets Chapter Photo Printing from a Memory Card MP370 Press Photo Index Sheet Use or to select Scan Printing all images Use or to select ALL Images Use Select whether to enable borderless printing or not. See Index printing Printing an index Insert the memory card. See Press Photo Use or to select Index INDEX13 PRO A4 Printing a single image Use or to select Single Image Use To select the image number Use or to view your settings on the LCD Printing a range of images Use or to select Select Range If you select Date Press OK/Set Use or to select Image Number or DateIf you select Image Number 4x6 Card size 5x7 A4 size Select Range PRO A4 Dpof Digital Print Order Format printing Machine starts printing according to the Dpof settings Photo Printing Directly from a Digital Camera MP370 Photo Paper Plus Glossy Media types for a digital cameraPhoto Paper Pro Photo Paper Pro or Photo Paper Plus Glossy Camera Direct COL BLK Press SET on the digital camera Machine starts printing Installing the software System requirements Chapter Becoming Familiar with the Software User authority when using Microsoft Windows 2000/XP MP Drivers Using the MP Toolbox to scan imagesSoftware components MP Toolbox Uninstalling, reinstalling the software Uninstalling the MP Toolbox Uninstalling the MP Drivers Reinstalling Before printing Is the software MP Drivers installed?Is the machine specified as Set as Default Printer? Is the correct paper set in the multi-purpose tray? Printing documents Cancelling before the machine starts printing Cancelling printingChanging print settings Cancelling after the machine starts printingPage About scanning images Before scanning MP Toolbox opens Scanning using the MP ToolboxScanning methods Click the MP Toolbox button to be used Click Start Document is scanned Scanning from an application software Load the document on the platen glass. See Press Scan Machine switches to scan modeScanning with the operation panel of the machine Low ink warning When to replace an ink tankReplacing ink tanks Compatible ink tanks Replacing an ink tank Guidelines Open the inner cover If you need to replace another ink tank, repeat steps 4 to 100Insert the ink tank into the empty slot on the print head 101 LCD displays a message asking if you replaced an ink tank Use or to select 2.INK Count Reset Resetting the ink counterUse or to select 1.INK Volume 102 103 Ink counter is now resetChecking the ink level 104 Flowchart of print head maintenanceMaintaining the print head 105 Use or to select 2.MAINTENANCEPrinting the nozzle check pattern Machine prints a nozzle check pattern If the pattern is not uniform Confirming the nozzle check pattern106 If white vertical lines are obvious in pattern Cleaning the print head 107 Machine prints a print head position pattern Aligning the print head108 109 Repeat steps 8 and 9 for columns B to K Using the calibration function 110 Setting the Power Save Timer 111 Cleaning the exterior Cleaning your machineCleaning the platen glass and document cover 112 113 Cleaning the rollerMachine starts cleaning the roller Clearing jams from the multi-purpose tray Removing jammed paperClearing jams in the paper output tray 114 Print media If there are repeated paper jamsRoller 115 Paper output tray cannot be closed Nothing displays on the LCD there is no powerInner cover cannot be closed Paper output tray cannot be opened 117 When copying or printing from a computerCannot print at all, cannot print correctly 118 119 When copyingPaper curls 120 Outputting stops in-progressMemory card is not recognised ZPaper does not feed properly PC Cannot write to a memory card from PC Images on the memory card are not recognisedCannot print correctly from the memory card 121 122 PC Removable disk does not appear in Windows ExplorerPC The Unplug/Eject icon does not appear Windows PC Computer cannot be started 123 124 MP Drivers/MP ToolboxMP Toolbox only ZOther applications are open Message Version conflict appears on your computer Windows Uninstallation of the MP Drivers takes too long Windows XPMP Drivers only Cannot use the software after upgrading to Windows XP 126 ZYou installed the applications with the MP Toolbox openDevice Manager, green mark ? is displayed Windows Me ZIn Device Manager, green mark ? is displayed 127 PC Cannot print to a shared printer 128 129 ZThe USB hub or repeater is defective 130 ZThe resolution is lowZThere is moire when you scan printed material ZMemory is insufficient ZThe scanning area is not specified 131ZThe monitor display colours are set too low ZThe scanned area does not cover the entire document 132 ZThe position or orientation of the documents is incorrect Cannot scan correctly with Multi-Scan133 ZThe document is not set flat on the platen glass 134 When the Alarm lamp flashesZThe resolution is too high or too low ZThe image is displayed large small in the application LCD messages 135 136 137 138 Guide 139 ZError message on camera Printer in useCannot print properly from a digital camera MP370 Printer warming up 140 If you cannot solve the problem 141 142 Accessing the machine settingsExample If you press Copy or Photo MP370 When you have finished, press Stop/Reset, if necessary143 If you press Additional Functions Menu Density Function key Copy Menu ENLARGE/REDUCEMenu Paper Select Menu Image Quality 145 Function key Photo MP370 Menu Photo Print Mode MP370Menu Special Copy Menu Select Range Menu ALL ImagesMenu Single Image Menu Dpof 147 Function key Additional Functions Menu INK VolumeMenu Maintenance Menu Card Protect Menu Quiet PrintingMenu Extension Amount Menu Display Language 149 Menu Power Save TimerFor copying Paper type displayed in LCD Suitable paper types For Photo Index Sheet printing MP370 Paper type settings available Suitable paper typesFor photo printing MP370 150 Index Numerics Load Paper Please Load Paper and Press SET or Start KEY Resolution See Image quality 32 Roller, cleaning