Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product I550 I550 Canon
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BUBBLE JET PRINTER Quick Start Guide T able of Contents Preface 1 Shipping Material s 1 Introduc tion 1 Setting Up 2 Preparing the Prin ter 2 Connecting the Print er to the Computer 2 Installing the P.
Exif Print This pri nter suppor ts Ex if 2.2 (also c alled “ Exif Print ”). Exif Print is a standard fo r enh ancing t he com munica tion betwee n digita l came ras and pri nters.
1 Preface Shippin g Materials Than k you f or pur chasing a Ca non Bub ble Je t Prin ter . Chec k th at all th e fol l owi ng it e ms ar e i n the bo x. If anyt h ing is miss ing or is da ma ged, co nta ct you r Can on Auth orized D eale r or Sales R epresen tative.
2 Setting Up 1 Pre paring the Prin ter 1 1 1 1 Place the pri nter on a fl at surface. 2 2 2 2 Remove the tape and the shippi ng materi al fro m th e prin ter as shown. The tape po sition is su bject to chang e. 2 Connectin g the Print er t o th e Compute r Use either a USB cable o r para llel prin ter ca ble.
3 Follow th e steps be low to in stall the p rinter drive r corre ctly . 1 1 1 1 Ensure t he printer and t he computer are switched of f. 2 2 2 2 Connect the cable. Figu re A sh ows t he USB cable connec tion a nd Figur e B show s the p rinter cable (p arall el) conn ection .
4 3 Installing th e Pri nt Head • Never a ttemp t to plu g the p ower cord i nto the power o utlet or un plug the po wer cord whe n your hands are wet. • Neve r dama ge, mod ify , stret ch, or ex cessiv ely be nd o r twist t he power cord. Do not p lace he avy obje cts on t he powe r cord.
5 6 6 6 6 Remove the prote ctive cap from the prin t head. 7 7 7 7 Place the print head in the holder . 8 8 8 8 Lock t he prin t head into pl ace by lowering th e lever .
6 3 3 3 3 Hold the ink tank as shown in the diagram and remove the protective c ap. 4 4 4 4 Inser t the yellow ink t ank into the right- hand slot . Press the top until it cli cks into pla ce. 5 5 5 5 Use t he same pr ocedure to in stall t he other ink tanks i n their appropriate slots.
7 4 Loading Paper Loading A4 (Letter) Size Pl ain Paper 1 1 1 1 Open the front cover . 2 2 2 2 Move the paper thi ckness lever at th e top o f the print head ho lder to the left posit ion. Clos e the front cover . 3 3 3 3 Pull out the paper r est and the out put tray as shown.
8 5 Installing th e Pri nter Driv er Installi ng the Printer Driv er – W indows 1 1 1 1 Ensure the printer and comput er ar e swit ched off. 2 2 2 2 T urn on th e computer and start Windows. If any applic ations automat i call y run, quit them.
9 3 3 3 3 Place the Setup Sof t ware & User ’ s Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM dri v e. 4 4 4 4 Follow t he instructi ons displ ayed on screen. When the screen shown on the lef t is displayed, click Install . 5 5 5 5 When the screen shown on the left appears, turn the print er on.
10 7 7 7 7 If you want to inst all Easy-Phot oPrint, click Install . Fol low the instru ctions o n scre en to in stall t he app lication softw are. Wh en th e messa ge “S oftware ins tal la tio n is c ompl ete d .” ap pear s , c l ick OK . 8 8 8 8 Click Exit .
11 6 6 6 6 Click In stall . W ait fo r the ins tallat ion to fin ish. 7 7 7 7 Click Res tart . The comput er res tarts. 8 8 8 8 Select Choose r in the Apple M enu. 9 9 9 9 Clic k the icon for the printer you ar e using and cl ose Chooser . Befo re you us e the pr int er, you mu st ca rr y out pr int hea d ali gnme nt on pa ge 14 .
12 6 Aligning the Print Head This ope ra ti on must b e car r ied out w he n us in g th e p rin ter f or t he fir s t ti me. Al ign in g th e p rin t he ad pos it ion s allo ws you to prin t withou t shif ts in the co lor regis tration.
13 7 7 7 7 After the pattern is pri nted, cl ick Ye s . If th e patter n is n ot printe d suc cessfully , open the f ront cove r an d en sur e t hat the i nk tan ks are c orr ec tly insta lled. 8 8 8 8 Look at the print - out. From th e patterns in Column A, sele ct the most even, le ast irregul ar pattern and enter the number .
14 Aligning the Pri nt Head – Macintosh 1 1 1 1 Select Pa ge S etu p i n the File Menu. 2 2 2 2 Click U til it ies . 3 3 3 3 Select T e st P rin t from t he menu and click Print Head Alignment . 4 4 4 4 Check t hat paper i s loaded in t he printer and c l ick OK .
15 6 6 6 6 In th e same way , one by one, se lect the most ev en patt erns pr inted with the least i rregularit ies fro m each of Columns B to F , enter their numbers and click Send . If it is dif ficul t to pi ck the be st pa ttern on Colum n F , pick the setting th at pr oduces t he lea st notic eable verti cal whit e st r ipes .
16 Basic Operations • If you detect smo ke, unusu al smell s or strang e noises aro und th e printe r , imme diatel y switch the printe r off and a lways unpl ug the printer . Con tac t yo ur local Canon service r epresenta tive. • T o avoid injury , n ever put your hand or finge rs inside the printer wh ile it is pri nting.
17 Basic P rint Sett ings For t he best p rint q uality , sp ecify the m inimum requ irement settin gs in the Mai n tab. T o ge t the b es t resul ts, ensu re yo u selec t the type of me dia l oaded i n the printer w hen pr inting o n paper o ther tha n plain pape r .
18 Print ing with Macintosh Adjusting the print setti ngs accor ding to your nee ds all ows you to produce better quality print s. Printi ng 1 1 1 1 Open t he Page Set up dialog box in your appl ication. On the File menu , click Page Set u p .
19 Page S etup Use th e Pag e Se t up dialog box to speci fy the paper size settings . Basic P rint Sett ings For t he best p rint q uality , sp ecify the m inimum requ irement settin gs in the Pri nt dia log box.
20 Prin t Hea d Maint enance If Blurring Occ urs or If a Spec ific Color Does N ot Print Perf orm pri nt he ad clean ing to imp rove the prin t quality . Ensu re th at the p rinter is tu rned on and follow the ins tructions below . •W i n d o w s Open t he print er driver se ttings scree n and click the Mainten a nce tab.
21 Notes on Handli ng t he USB Int erf a ce (f or Windows User s) If in stallation of th e printe r driv er do es not p rocee d as inst ructe d in this Quick Start G uide, there may be a prob lem with the USB dri ver in stallation. T ry re insta lling the print er dri ver .
22 BJ Printer Drive r System s Requirements For W indows • Use a comp uter o n whi ch W ind ows X P , W indows 2000 , W indows Me, W indows 9 8, W indow s NT 4.
Exif Print This pri nter suppor ts Ex if 2.2 (also c alled “ Exif Print ”). Exif Print is a standard fo r enh ancing t he com munica tion betwee n digita l came ras and pri nters.
BUBBLE JET PRINTER Quick Start Guide T able of Contents Preface 1 Shipping Material s 1 Introduc tion 1 Setting Up 2 Preparing the Prin ter 2 Connecting the Print er to the Computer 2 Installing the P.
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