Canon S600- Manual

3 Basic Printing Recommended Paper Use Recommended Paper Use Recommended Paper Use Recommended Paper Use There are two steps recommended for getting the best output for your printed documents: • Set the printer thickness lever for the media used. (See “Load Limit and Paper Thickness Lever Position” ...

4 Basic Printing Media to Avoid Media to Avoid Media to Avoid Media to Avoid Do not use the following types of media with your S600 as they could produce poor quality print images, or jam or damage the printer: • Paper that is folded, excessively curled, wrinkled or wrapped • Damp paper • Excessivel...

5 Basic Printing The S600 can print on paper ranging from standard copier paper (usually 17–28 lb.) to specialty media paper and envelopes. The paper thickness lever is located inside the front cover, on the printhead holder. It controls the paper feed for the type and weight of the media on which y...

7 Basic Printing Cancelling a Print Job Cancelling a Print Job Cancelling a Print Job Cancelling a Print Job There are several ways to cancel a print job in progress: To cancel a print job from the printer: To cancel a print job from the printer: To cancel a print job from the printer: To cancel a p...

10 Advanced Print Features Media Type Media Type Media Type Media Type The S600 automatically adjusts printer settings to improve print quality based on the media type (plain paper, Glossy Photo Paper, etc.) you select. Print Quality Print Quality Print Quality Print Quality When you select a media ...

12 Advanced Print Features To manually adjust print quality To manually adjust print quality To manually adjust print quality To manually adjust print quality settings in Mac OS: settings in Mac OS: settings in Mac OS: settings in Mac OS: 1. Make sure that the S600 is the selected printer (from the ...

Advanced Print Features 13 4. Click Set Set Set Set, and the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box will open. 5. Click and drag the Color Balance Color Balance Color Balance Color Balance slide bar for each color to adjust the color settings. The results will preview. 6. Click and drag the Intensity In...

Advanced Print Features 15 Orientation Orientation Orientation Orientation lets you select either portrait or landscape orientation. Printer Paper Size Printer Paper Size Printer Paper Size Printer Paper Size is the page size used by the printer. This defaults to match the page size. However, a diff...

16 Advanced Print Features 3. From this dialog box, you can change the following: • Select a paper size from the Paper Size Paper Size Paper Size Paper Size drop-down list. (If printing a banner, click to check the Banner Printing Banner Printing Banner Printing Banner Printing check box, then follo...

Advanced Print Features 17 • If the page layout is other than 1-up, you can select a different Page Order Page Order Page Order Page Order specific to the selected page layout. • If the page layout is other than 1-up, you can also select whether to print a Page Border Page Border Page Border Page Bo...

20 Printing Maintenance Guide on the Setup Software and User’s Guide CD-ROM for more information about this feature. Replacing Ink Tanks Replacing Ink Tanks Replacing Ink Tanks Replacing Ink Tanks To replace an empty ink tank: To replace an empty ink tank: To replace an empty ink tank: To replace an...

22 Printing Maintenance Cleaning the Printhead Cleaning the Printhead Cleaning the Printhead Cleaning the Printhead If your printed output appears faded, streaked or scratchy, the printhead may need to be cleaned or aligned. See the S600 User’s Guide on the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM f...

Printing Maintenance 23 4. Click the Cleaning Cleaning Cleaning Cleaning button. 5. Select the colors to be cleaned, then click OK OK OK OK. The printer will clean the printhead. 6. When done, click Close Close Close Close. 7. After the cleaning, print a nozzle check pattern to check the results. Se...

24 Printing Maintenance To align the printhead in Mac OS: To align the printhead in Mac OS: To align the printhead in Mac OS: To align the printhead in Mac OS: 1. Make sure the printer is on and paper loaded. 2. From the File File File File menu in a software application, click Page Setup Page Setup...

25 Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Tips for Troubleshooting Tips for Troubleshooting Tips for Troubleshooting Tips for Troubleshooting Troubleshooting usually falls into one of the following categories: If you encounter diff...

26 Troubleshooting Cannot install the printer driver (continued) Previous or same printer driver version already installed Always uninstall the previous version of the printer driver before installing the new version. See “Uninstalling the Printer Driver” on page 35. Other applications running in th...

Troubleshooting 27 Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Cannot install the printer driver (continued) Computer cannot detect a printer port Verify that the correct cable (USB or parallel) is connected to b...

28 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Printed Output Troubleshooting Printed Output Troubleshooting Printed Output Troubleshooting Printed Output Printer is not responding (continued) Bad cable Replace the printer cable. Computer and/or printer needs to be reset Reboot the computer and/or reset the pri...

30 Troubleshooting Handling Error Messages Handling Error Messages Handling Error Messages Handling Error Messages Meaningless characters printed (continued) Previous print job paused before it was finished If a previous print job was paused before it was printed, turn the printer and the computer o...

32 Troubleshooting Customer Care Center Customer Care Center Customer Care Center Customer Care Center Canon offers a full range of customer technical support* options: • For e-mail support, the latest driver downloads and answers to frequently asked questions (www.usa.canon.com www.usa.canon.com ww...

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-installing the printer driver, first follow the uninstall procedures on page 35 to remove the existing printer driver before yo...

34 Appendix If your computer cannot detect a printer port, see the tip, “Computer cannot detect a printer port” on page 27. 7. When the Terminate Installation window appears, click OK OK OK OK. If you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes Yes Yes Yes. When the installation process has comp...

36 Appendix Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information Safety Information Warnings and Cautions Warnings and Cautions Warnings and Cautions Warnings and Cautions This guide uses the following icons to indicate situations that could cause damage or injury: Always follow the instructions...

38 Appendix Turning Off the Printer Turning Off the Printer Turning Off the Printer Turning Off the Printer To avoid printer malfunction always use the POWER button to turn the printer on and off. Never remove the power cord from the power outlet until you have turned off the printer by pressing the...

Appendix 39 Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications System Requirements System Requirements System Requirements System Requirements Windows 95/98: Windows 95/98: Windows 95/98: Windows 95/98: 486 processor; 16 MB RAM; 40 MB free hard disk space Win...

43 Index Index Index Index A A A A adjusting brightness ................................................. 12 color balance ............................................. 12 color saturation .......................................... 12 paper thickness lever .....................................5 prin...