Canon i 550- User Manual

4 3 Installing the Print Head • Never attempt to plug the power cord into the power outlet or unplug the power cord when your hands are wet. • Never damage, modify, stretch, or excessively bend or twist the power cord. Do not place heavy objects on the power cord. • Never use any power supply other ...

5 6666 Remove the protective cap from the print head. 7777 Place the print head in the holder. 8888 Lock the print head into place by lowering the lever. Do not touch the lock lever once the print head has been installed. „ „ „ „ Installing the Ink Tanks • For safety reasons, store ink tanks out of ...

7 4 Loading Paper „ „ „ „ Loading A4 (Letter) Size Plain Paper 1111 Open the front cover. 2222 Move the paper thickness lever at the top of the print head holder to the left position. Close the front cover. 3333 Pull out the paper rest and the output tray as shown. 4444 Load the paper, aligning it w...

8 5 Installing the Printer Driver „ „ „ „ Installing the Printer Driver – Windows 1111 Ensure the printer and computer are switched off. 2222 Turn on the computer and start Windows. If any applications automatically run, quit them. Disable any virus detection programs.Do NOT turn the printer on at t...

9 3333 Place the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 4444 Follow the instructions displayed on screen. When the screen shown on the left is displayed, click Install . 5555 When the screen shown on the left appears, turn the printer on. If the printer is recognized, the prin...

10 7777 If you want to install Easy-PhotoPrint, click Install . Follow the instructions on screen to install the application software. When the message “Software installation is completed.” appears, click OK . 8888 Click Exit . „ „ „ „ Installing the Printer Driver – Macintosh 1111 Turn on the Mac. ...

11 6666 Click Install . Wait for the installation to finish. 7777 Click Restart . The computer restarts. 8888 Select Chooser in the Apple Menu. 9999 Click the icon for the printer you are using and close Chooser . Before you use the printer, you must carry out print head alignment on page 14. If the...

12 6 Aligning the Print Head This operation must be carried out when using the printer for the first time. Aligning the print head positions allows you to print without shifts in the color registration. „ „ „ „ Aligning the Print Head – Windows 1111 Click Start and select Control Panel , Printers an...

13 7777 After the pattern is printed, click Yes . If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the front cover and ensure that the ink tanks are correctly installed. 8888 Look at the print-out. From the patterns in Column A, select the most even, least irregular pattern and enter the number. 999...

14 „ „ „ „ Aligning the Print Head – Macintosh 1111 Select Page Setup in the File Menu. 2222 Click Utilities . 3333 Select Test Print from the menu and click Print Head Alignment . 4444 Check that paper is loaded in the printer and click OK . If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the fron...

15 6666 In the same way, one by one, select the most even patterns printed with the least irregularities from each of Columns B to F, enter their numbers and click Send . If it is difficult to pick the best pattern on Column F, pick the setting that produces the least noticeable vertical white strip...

16 Basic Operations • If you detect smoke, unusual smells or strange noises around the printer, immediately switch the printer off and always unplug the printer. Contact your local Canon service representative. • To avoid injury, never put your hand or fingers inside the printer while it is printing...

17 „ „ „ „ Basic Print Settings For the best print quality, specify the minimum requirement settings in the Main tab. To get the best results, ensure you select the type of media loaded in the printer when printing on paper other than plain paper. (1) Media Type Select the type of media loaded in th...

18 Printing with Macintosh Adjusting the print settings according to your needs allows you to produce better quality prints. „ „ „ „ Printing 1111 Open the Page Setup dialog box in your application. On the File menu, click Page Setup . Check the application’s users manual for the actual procedures. ...

19 „ „ „ „ Page Setup Use the Page Setup dialog box to specify the paper size settings. „ „ „ „ Basic Print Settings For the best print quality, specify the minimum requirement settings in the Print dialog box. To get the best results, ensure you select the type of media loaded in the printer when p...

20 Print Head Maintenance „ „ „ „ If Blurring Occurs or If a Specific Color Does Not Print Perform print head cleaning to improve the print quality. Ensure that the printer is turned on and follow the instructions below. • Windows Open the printer driver settings screen and click the Maintenance tab...

21 Notes on Handling the USB Interface (for Windows Users) If installation of the printer driver does not proceed as instructed in this Quick Start Guide, there may be a problem with the USB driver installation.Try reinstalling the printer driver. „ „ „ „ Reinstalling If you cannot proceed beyond th...

22 „ „ „ „ BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements For Windows • Use a computer on which Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95 can operate. • USB* interface or standard 25 pin parallel interface • Available hard-disk space for printer driver installation Windo...

BUBBLE JET PRINTER Quick Start Guide Table of Contents Preface 1 Shipping Materials 1 Introduction 1 Setting Up 2 Preparing the Printer 2 Connecting the Printer to the Computer 2 Installing the Print Head 4 Loading Paper 7 Installing the Printer Driver 8 Aligning the Print Head 12 Basic Operations 1...