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S600 S600 S600 S600 ™ ™ ™ ™ C olor Bubble Jet C olor Bubble Jet C olor Bubble Jet C olor Bubble Jet ™ ™ ™ ™ Printer Printer Printer Printer Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide Quick St.
Ca non S600 C olor Bubble Jet Prin ter Quick Start Guide. Co p y r i g h t Co p y r i g h t Co p y r i g h t Co p y r i g h t This manual is copyrig hted by Can on U.S.A., I nc. with all rig hts rese rved. Under the copyrigh t laws, this man ual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, wit hout the prior written consent o f Canon U .
i Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Chapter 1: Basic Printing Turni ng You r Printe r On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What Is a Printer Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii Contents.
1 Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Chapter 1: B asic Printing B asic Printing B asic Printing B asic Printing C ongratulations on purchasing you r new Canon ® S600 C olor Bubble Jet ™ Printer! With.
2 Basic Printing What Is a Printer Driver? What Is a Printer Driver? What Is a Printer Driver? What Is a Printer Driver? Most compu ters requi re special softw are to link the softw are appl ications you use to create d ocuments or images with your pr inter.
3 Basic Printing Recommended Paper Use Recommended Paper Use Recommended Paper Use Recommended Paper Use There are two steps rec ommended f or getting the best output f or your pri nted documents : • Set the pr inter thickne ss lever for th e med ia used.
4 Basic Printing Medi a to Avoi d Medi a to Avoi d Medi a to Avoi d Medi a to Avoi d Do not use the f ollowing ty pes of media wi th your S600 as they could prod uce poor quality print images, or jam .
5 Basic Printing The S600 ca n print on pape r ranging f rom standard copie r paper (usually 17–28 lb.) to special ty media paper and envelopes. The paper thick ness lever is locate d inside the front cover, on the printhe ad holder. It controls the pap er feed for the typ e and w eight of the media on which you are printing.
6 Basic Printing T o load envelopes: T o load envelopes: T o load envelopes: T o load envelopes: 1. Lift the cover and set the paper thickness le ver to the envelope ma rk.
7 Basic Printing C ancelling a Print Job C ancelling a Print Job C ancelling a Print Job C ancelling a Print Job There are seve ral ways to canc el a pri nt job in progres s: T o cancel a prin t job f.
8 Basic Printing T o ca ncel a print job i n Mac OS when usin g foreground pri nting: T o ca ncel a print job i n Mac OS when usin g foreground pri nting: T o ca ncel a print job i n Mac OS when usin .
9 Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Print F eatures Print F eatures Print F eatures Print F eatures Improving Printed Images Improving Printed Images Impr.
10 Advanced Print Features Med ia Type Med ia Type Med ia Type Media T ype The S600 automatical ly adjusts printer se ttings t o improve print quality based on the media type (plain paper, Glossy Photo Paper, etc.
Advanced Print Features 11 T o select best print quality with the Print Adviso r wizard: T o select best print quality with the Print Adviso r wizard: T o select best print quality with the Print Advi.
12 Advanced Print Features T o manually adjust pr int quality T o manually adjust pr int quality T o manually adjust pr int quality T o manually adjust pr int quality settings i n Mac OS: settings i n Mac OS: settings i n Mac OS: settings i n Mac OS: 1.
Advanced Print Features 13 4. Cli c k S e t Set Set Set, and the Manu al C olor Adjustment dialog box will open. 5. Click and drag the C olor Balance C olor Balance C olor Balance C olor Balance slide bar for each color to adjus t the color setting s.
14 Advanced Print Features 3. Select the Effec ts Effects Effects Effects tab. 4. Click to check the Ph oto Optimi zer PRO Photo Optimizer PRO Photo Optimizer PRO Photo Optimizer PRO check box.
Advanced Print Features 15 Orientation Orientation Orient ation Orientation lets you selec t either portrait or landsc ape orient ation. Printer Paper Size Printer Paper Size Printer Paper Size Printer Paper Size is the page size used by the pri nter.
16 Advanced Print Features 3. From this dialog box, you can change the f ollowing: • Select a paper size from t he Paper Size Pa pe r S iz e Pa pe r S iz e Paper Size drop-down list.
Advanced Print Features 17 • If th e page layout is other than 1-u p, you can selec t a dif ferent Page Order Pa ge O rd e r Pa ge O rd e r Pa ge O rd e r specif ic to the selected pag e layout.
18 Advanced Print Features 3. Select the Profi les Profile s Profiles Profiles t ab. 4. Highlight the saved settin g profile you want to use. 5. C lick Retrieve from Profiles Retrieve from P rofiles Retrieve from Profiles Retrieve from P rofiles, then click O K OK OK OK t o conf irm the profil e change.
19 Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Printing Printing Printing Printing Main tena nce Main tena nce Main tena nce Main tena nce Monitoring Ink L evels Monitoring Ink L evels Monitoring Ink L evels Monitoring Ink L evels The print driver allows you to moni tor the level of ink in each ink tank .
20 Printin g Maintenance Guide on the Setup Software and User’s Guide CD-ROM for more information about this feature. Replacing Ink T anks Replacing Ink T anks Replacing Ink T anks Replacing Ink T anks T o replace an empty ink tank: T o replace an empty ink tank: T o replace an empty ink tank: T o replace an empty ink tank: 1.
Printing Maintenance 21 T o print a n ozzle c heck pattern in Windows : T o print a n ozzle c heck pattern in Windows : T o print a n ozzle c heck pattern in Windows : T o print a n ozzle c heck pattern in Windows : 1. Make sure the printer is on and paper loaded.
22 Printin g Maintenance C leaning the Printhead C leaning the Printhead C leaning the Printhead C leaning the Printhead If your printed output appears faded, streaked or s cratchy, the printhead may need to b e cleaned or aligned. See the S600 User’s Guide on the Setup Softwa re & User ’s Guide CD -ROM for addition al correcti ve actions.
Printing Maintenance 23 4. C lick th e Cl eaning Cleaning Cleaning Cleani ng butt on. 5. Select the col ors to be cleaned , then click OK OK OK OK. The printer wi ll clean the printhe ad. 6. When d one, c lick Close Clo s e Cl o s e Clo s e . 7. After the clean ing, print a no zzle check pa ttern to check the results .
24 Printin g Maintenance T o align the pr inth ead in Mac OS: T o align the pr inth ead in Mac OS: T o align the pr inth ead in Mac OS: T o align the pr inth ead in Mac OS: 1. Make sure the printer is on and paper loaded. 2. From the File File File File menu in a so ftware appl ication, clic k Pag e Setup Page Setup Pag e Set up Page Setup .
25 Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Chapter 4: T roubleshooting T roubleshooting T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Tips for T roubleshooting Tips for T roubleshooting Tips for T roubleshooting Tips fo.
26 Trouble shoot ing Cannot insta ll th e printer dr iver (continue d) Previous or same printer dr iver version al ready insta lle d Always unin stall the previ ous version of the pr inter driver before installi ng the new version . See “Unins talling the Pr inter Dri ver” on page 35.
Troublesh ooting 27 T roubleshooting Printer Hardware T roubleshooting Printer Hardware T roubleshooting Printer Hardware T roubleshooting Printer Hardware Cannot insta ll th e printer dr iver (contin.
28 Trouble shoot ing T roubleshooting Printed Output T roubleshooting Printed Output T roubleshooting Printed Output T roubleshooting Printed Output Printer is n ot resp ond ing (continue d) Bad cable Replace the printer cable. Com p ut e r an d / or printer needs to be reset Reboot the compute r and/or r eset the pr inter.
Troublesh ooting 29 Printed colors are incorre ct (continue d) Print Mode is impr op erly set Mac OS Mac OS Mac OS Mac OS In the P rint Prin t Print Print dialog box , select the approp riate Print Mode Pri nt Mo de Pr int Mo de Pri nt Mo de settin g.
30 Trouble shoot ing Handlin g Error Mess ages Handlin g Error Mess ages Handlin g Error Mess ages Handlin g Error Mess ages Meaningless characters printed (continue d) Previous pri nt job paused befo.
Troublesh ooting 31 Printer does not print (continue d) 3 orange fl ashes (pa per j am) See the tr oubleshooting topic “Paper jams in the p rinter” on page 27 .
32 Trouble shoot ing Cu s t o m e r Ca r e Ce n t e r Cu s t o m e r Ca r e Ce n t e r Cu s t o m e r Ca r e Ce n t e r Cu s t o m e r Ca r e Ce n t e r C anon offers a full range of customer technical support* op tions: • For e-mail support, the latest driver d ownloads and answ ers to freque ntly asked q uestions ( www.
33 Appendix Appendix Appendix Appendix Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver If you are re-inst alling th e print er driver, f irst fo llow the un install p rocedur es on page 35 to re move the e xisting printer driver be fore you re-install .
34 Appendix If your computer cannot d etect a printer p ort, see the tip, “C omputer ca nnot detect a printer port” on pa ge 27. 7. When the T erminate Installation window appears, click OK OK OK OK. If you are prompt ed to res tart t he comput er, clic k Yes Yes Yes Yes.
Appendix 35 Uninstalling the Printer Driver Uninstalling the Printer Driver Uninstalling the Printer Driver Uninstalling the Printer Driver T o uninst all the printer dr iver in Wi ndows: T o uninst all the printer dr iver in Wi ndows: T o uninst all the printer dr iver in Wi ndows: T o uninst all the printer dr iver in Wi ndows: 1.
36 Appendix Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information W arnings and C autions W arnings and C autions W arnings and C autions W arnings and C autions This guide uses .
Appendix 37 If you detect smoke, unu sual odors, or strange noises around the printer, immediately press t he POWER bu tton to t urn off th e printe r and disco nnect the p ower pl ug. T o avoid fire or ele ctric shock, never use the printer under these condit ions.
38 Appendix T urning Off the Printer T urning Off the Printer T urning Off the Printer T urning Off the Printer T o avoid prin ter malfun ction always use the P OWER button t o turn the printer on a nd off. Nev er remove the power co rd from the power outl et until you have turned off the prin ter by pre ssing the POWER butt on.
Appendix 39 Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications S ystem Requ irem ents S ystem Requ irem ents S ystem Requ irem ents S ystem Requ irem ents Wind.
40 Appendix Dimensions: Dimensions: Dimensions: Dimensions: (with paper res t and paper output tray retracted) 16. 9" (W) x 11.6 " (D) x 7" (H ) We i g h t : We i g h t : We i g h t : W eight: Approx.
Appendix 41 comparabl e rebuilt parts, or a refurbi shed product, as determined by the C anon repai r facility o r the ASF . W arranty repair or repla cement shall not extend the origi nal warranty period of the defecti ve product.
42 Appendix If the probl em can’t be correct ed by using one of the a bove technical support o ptions, you will be asked to follow the a pplicable proc edures for warran ty service.
43 Index Index Index Index A A A A adjustin g brigh tness .............................. ................... 12 color balance ............ ................................. 12 color saturation ......... ................................. 12 paper thi ckne ss lev er .
44 Index P P P P page set up ...................................... ............. 14 paper how many sheets can b e used in auto feeder .... . 4 loading ...................................................... . 5 paper jam s, avoi ding .................
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If you have not bought Canon S600 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Canon S600 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Canon S600 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Canon S600 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Canon S600, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Canon S600.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Canon S600. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Canon S600 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
