Canon IP1500 - Manual

Basic Printing 3 Loading Paper „ Print Media to Avoid Do not use the following types of paper. Using such paper will not only produce unsatisfactory results, but can also cause the printer to jam or malfunction. • Folded, curled or wrinkled paper • Damp paper • Paper that is too thin (less than 64 g...

Basic Printing 4 2 Prepare to load paper. 3 Load the paper. „ Loading the Plain Paper Note • Place the printer on a flat surface.• Do not place any obstacles in front of the printer to secure the space for paper output. If the Paper Output Slot is stacked with printed sheets, they may be folded or j...

Basic Printing 5 „ Loading the Envelopes Use either DL or US Comm. #10 size envelopes. (3) Select E Envelope in M Media Type, and then select C Comm. Env. #10 or D DL Env. in Page Size. For the printer driver setting, refer to "P Printing with Windows" on page 9, "P Printing with Macinto...

Basic Printing 7 Using Speciality Media Canon recommends that you use genuine Canon media to ensure optimal print quality. „ Photo Quality Media • Photo Paper Pro• Photo Paper Plus Glossy• Photo Paper Plus Double Sided• Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss• Matte Photo Paper• Glossy Photo Paper „ Media Suite...

Basic Printing 8 „ Canon Speciality Media Media Name Paper Support Load Limit Printer Driver Settings for Media Type Photo Paper Pro Letter: up to 10 sheets*4"×6": up to 20 sheets Photo Paper Pro Photo Paper Plus Glossy Letter: up to 10 sheets* 5"×7": up to 10 sheets4"×6": up...

Basic Printing 9 l Printing with Windows 1 Create a document or open a file to print. 2 Open Printer Properties dialog box. (1) Select P Print from the application software's FFile menu. Note • The menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary, depending on the software application you are usin...

Basic Printing 11 Printing with Macintosh 1 Create a document or open a file to print. 2 Select Paper Size. (1) Select the P Page Setup from the application software's FFile menu. Page Setup dialog box opens. Note • You can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button o...

Basic Printing 13 Canceling Printing You can cancel a print job while printing with the R RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer. 1 Press the RESUME/CANCEL button while printing. Printing is canceled and paper is fed out. iP1500_QSG_US.book Page 13 Tuesday, April 27, 2004 5:26 PM

Advanced Printing 14 Advanced Printing Accessing Printer Driver The P Printer Properties dialog box can be opened from either within an application, or directly from the Windows S Start menu. „ Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program 1 In your application, select the ...

Advanced Printing 15 3 Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties). The P Printer Properties dialog box opens. Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs „ Improving Printed Images Two important factors control the quality and output of your printed images: Paper and InkUsing rec...

Advanced Printing 16 To manually adjust Print Quality settings: 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See "O Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program" on page 14. 2 Select Custom in Print Quality, then click Set... to open the Set Print Quality dialog box. ...

Advanced Printing 17 3 Move the slide bar to adjust the Print Quality. 4 When the process is complete, click OK. To automatically optimize the image: Photo Optimizer PRO automatically adjusts the photographic image created with a digital camera. Use this feature to compensate for unsatisfactory colo...

Advanced Printing 20 „ Saving and Recalling Driver Settings When you change printer driver settings for a specific print job, such as printing black and white photos, or printing documents with a special background, you can save and name these settings for future use on similar print jobs. 1 Open th...

Advanced Printing 21 1 Open the Print dialog box. See "P Printing with Macintosh" on page 11. 2 Select all of the necessary settings. 3 Register new printer driver settings. Save Preset dialog box opens. 4 Click OK. This registers your printer driver settings. Note You can retrieve or change...

Advanced Printing 22 Using the Bundle Software The Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM includes photo applications designed to edit the photographs taken by a digital camera and print them as photo-lab quality prints. Please use the application(s) suitable for your print purposes. „ Easy-PhotoP...

Advanced Printing 23 Printing Borderless Photographs This chapter describes the steps used to print from photo applications included with your Setup Software and User’s Guide CD-ROM using the Borderless Printing mode. Follow the steps below to create color prints of digital camera photographs with E...

Printing Maintenance 26 Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, the Print Head Nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles. Note • If ruled lines are printed misaligned, adjust th...

Printing Maintenance 27 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the Print Head Nozzles. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect. „ Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 1 With the printer on, ...

Printing Maintenance 28 See "E Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 29. (6) If you want to start Print Head cleaning, click C Cleaning on the P Pattern Check screen. Otherwise, click E Exit to finish. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the printer. 2 Op...

Printing Maintenance 29 (4) Confirm the nozzle check pattern. See "E Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 29. (5) If you want to start Print Head cleaning, click C Cleaning on the P Pattern Check screen. Otherwise, click Q Quit to finish. „ Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzl...

Printing Maintenance 31 Print Head Cleaning If missing lines or white stripes are found in the printed nozzle check pattern, perform Print Head cleaning to unclog the Print Head Nozzles. Cleaning the Print Head consumes ink, so perform Print Head cleaning only when necessary. 1 Ensure that the print...

Printing Maintenance 34 Print Head Deep Cleaning If print quality does not improve by standard Print Head cleaning, try Print Head deep cleaning, which is a more powerful process. Print Head deep cleaning consumes more ink than standard Print Head cleaning, so perform this procedure only when necess...

Printing Maintenance 37 Aligning the Print Head If ruled lines are displaced or the print result is unsatisfactory, Print Head alignment is required. ì 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the printer. 2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See "O Opening the Pri...

Printing Maintenance 41 Replacing an Ink Tank If the print result is not improved after maintenance such as Print Head cleaning, an ink tank runs out of ink. Replace the ink tank with a new one. When replacing an ink tank, check the model number very carefully. The printer will not print properly if...

Printing Maintenance 43 „ Resetting the Ink Counter When an ink tank is replaced, the ink counter must be reset.The low ink warning is only displayed properly if the ink counter is reset. Message Prompting Confirmation of Ink Tank Replacement If a Front Cover is open for a certain period of time, th...

Printing Maintenance 44 Resetting the Ink Counter in Printer Properties dialog box 1 Open the P Printer Properties dialog box and click the M Maintenance tab. 2 Click IInk Counter Reset. 3 Select the newly installed ink tank, then click O OK. 1 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-clic...

Printing Maintenance 46 „ How Low Ink Warning Setting Works The low ink warning notifies you of low ink levels during printing. The Low Ink Warning has been preset to be automatically displayed. When you reset the ink counter, it will assume that the ink tank is full regardless of how much ink actua...

Printing Maintenance 47 How to Display Low Ink Warning Correctly • Reset the ink counter every time you install a new ink tank. The ink counter cannot work correctly unless you synchronize it with the actual ink level. The ink counter can only be adjusted when it is reset at the time a new ink tank ...

Troubleshooting 48 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting usually falls into one of the following categories. In this chapter you will find the most common printing problems. Refer to the User's Guide for additional information on topics not covered in this section. • "C Cannot Install the Printer Driv...

Troubleshooting 49 Cannot Install the Printer Driver Problem Possible Cause Try This Cannot Install the Printer Driver Installation procedure not followed correctly Follow the Easy Setup Instructions for proper printer driver installation. If the installer was forced to terminate due to an error, re...

Troubleshooting 50 Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors Problem Possible Cause Try This Ink does not eject properly/Printing is Blurred/ Colors are Wrong / White Streaks appear / Printed Ruled Lines are Displaced Ink tank is not seated properly Check that the ink tanks are firmly seated in the P...

Troubleshooting 52 Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Problem Possible Cause Try This Printer Does Not Start or Printer Stops During Print Jobs Print Head has overheated due to long periods of continuous printing Stop printing and turn the printer off for at least 15 minutes to allow the Print Head to...

Troubleshooting 53 Paper Does Not Feed Properly Problem Possible Cause Try This Paper Does Not Feed Properly Inappropriate paper type used • Check to see if the paper you are printing on is too thick or curled. See "P Print Media to Avoid" on page 3. • Check if the paper exceeds the load lim...

Troubleshooting 54 Handling Error Messages When a printer error occurs, the P POWER/ERROR lamp flashes. The number of flashes indicates the type of error that has occurred. Count the flashes and take the appropriate action to correct the error. * The waste ink absorber absorbs ink used at cleaning a...

Troubleshooting 55 An Error Message Appears on the Screen Problem Possible Cause Try This Error Writing / Output to USBnnn or MPUSBPRNnn Printer not ready The POWER lamp will flash green when the printer is warming up or when a print job is being sent to the printer. It will glow a steady (non-flash...

Appendix 57 Appendix Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS 9.x When using other than Mac OS X (Mac OS 9.x), install the printer driver following the procedure below. 1 Turn on your Mac and insert the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM . TURN THE PRINTER ON. 2 Open the Mac OS 9 folder...

Appendix 58 15 To ensure highest quality output, carry out Print Head alignment. Refer to the Mac OS 9 Printer Driver Guide for instructions or how to align the Print Head. iP1500_QSG_US.book Page 58 Tuesday, April 27, 2004 5:26 PM

Appendix 59 User’s Guide Table of Contents Your printer’s User’s Guide offers detailed information on the following topics. How to Use This Manual How to Read This Manual Safety Precautions Printer Parts and Their Function Front ViewOperation PanelRear ViewInside the Printer Further Printing Techniq...

Appendix 60 Specifications Printer Printing resolution: 4800* x 1200 dpi. max.(*Ink droplets can be placed in a pitch of 1/4800 inch at minimum.) Print speed * *Print speed may vary with the content of the document and the processing speed of the host computer. Black printing Max Speed (Custom Setti...

Appendix 61 BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements • Use a computer equipped on which Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows 98 can operate. • USB interface• CD-ROM drive• Available hard-disk space for printer driver installation (including temporary files)Windows XP/Windows 2000: 50MBWind...

Appendix 62 Safety Precautions Please read the safety warnings and cautions provided in this manual to ensure that you use your printer safely. Do not attempt to use printer in any way not described in this manual. Warning You may cause an electric shock/fire or damage the printer if you ignore any ...

Appendix 63 Caution You may cause injury or damage the printer if you ignore any of these safety precautions. Choosing a location Do not install the printer in a location that is unstable or subject to excessive vibration. Do not install the printer in locations that are very humid or dusty, in dire...

Appendix 64 Regulatory Information Color Printer Model: K10240 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may notcause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interferenc...

Index 67 Index A Adjusting Print Quality ................................................15 Advanced Printing .......................................................14 Aligning the Print Head ...............................................37 An Error Message Appears on the Screen ......................

Photo Printer Quick Start Guide QA 7-3249 -V 01 XXXXXXXX ©CANON INC. 2004 PRINTED IN VIETNAM The following ink tanks are compatible with iP 1500 . For details on ink tank replacement, refer to “Replacing an Ink Tank” in this guide. Quick Start Guide Canon U.S.A., Inc. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, ...