Canon I455 User Manual

455Series

Desktop Photo Printer

Quick Start Guide

Canon i455 Desktop Photo Printer Quick Start Guide.

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Serial Number (located on the inside of the printer): ______________________________

Model Number (located on the front of the printer):________________________________

Printer Driver CD-ROM number (located on the CD-ROM): __________________________

Purchase Date:______________________________________________________________

Customer Technical Support Sequence

1. Internet — www.canontechsupport.com

For quick and comprehensive self-help in an intuitively guided interactive troubleshooting environment, the place to start is our helpful tech support web site. In addition, the latest driver downloads, answersto frequently asked questions, product information, and “where to buy” instructions are found here.

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* Support program specifics are subject to change without notice.

** Refer to the individual product information for details.

Ordering Information

For additional supplies, use the following descriptions and order numbers.

Description Order #

Ink Tanks

BCI-24 Black 6881A003 BCI-24 Color 6882A003

Canon Specialty Papers

Glossy Photo Paper (8.5" x 11"/20 sheets) 7074A005 High Resolution Paper (8.5" x 11"/100 sheets) 1033A011 Matte Photo Paper (8.5" x 11"/50 sheets) 7981A004 Photo Paper Plus Glossy (4" x 6"/20 sheets) 7980A007 Photo Paper Plus Glossy (8.5" x 11"/20 sheets) 7980A006 Photo Paper Pro Perforated (4"x 6"/20 sheets) 5699A005 Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing (4"x 6"/20 sheets) 1029A014 Photo Paper Pro (8.5" x 11"/15 sheets) 1029A004 Transparencies (8.5" x 11"/50 sheets) 1043A004

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Contents

ContentsContents

Basic Printing

Basic PrintingBasic Printing

Turning on the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Using Speciality Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Printing with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Printing with Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Advanced Printing

Advanced PrintingAdvanced Printing

Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Accessing Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Using Printer Driver Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Using the Bundle Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Printing Borderless Photographs with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Printing Borderless Photographs with Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Printing Maintenance

Printing MaintenancePrinting Maintenance

When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Print Head Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Print Head Deep Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Aligning the Print Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Replacing an Ink Tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Contents

Troubleshooting

TroubleshootingTroubleshooting

Cannot Install the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Troubleshooting Printer Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Paper Does Not Feed Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Handling Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

An Error Message Appears on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Appendix

AppendixAppendix

Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS 9.x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

User’s Guide Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

CANON LIMITED WARRANTY --- (USA Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Index

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

IndexIndex

Basic Printing

Basic PrintingBasic Printing

This Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide describes some of the features of your i455

Note

Quick Start GuideQuick Start Guide printer and how to use them. For more information, view the i455 User's Guide

Guide on the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM

GuideGuide help within your printer driver interface:

Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM, or use the online

Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROMSetup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM

User's

User's User's

While in the printer's Properties window, press the F1 the upper right corner. Then click the feature you want to know more about, or click Help

Turn Balloon Help on by selecting Help

Turning on the Printer

1 Press the POWER button.

The POWER

POWER lamp flashes while the printer warms up and changes to steady (non-

POWERPOWER

flashing) green when the printer is ready.

Help when displayed.

HelpHelp

Help, then Show Balloon Help

HelpHelp

F1 key, or click ???? in

F1F1

Show Balloon Help.

Show Balloon HelpShow Balloon Help

Important z Before unplugging the power cord, turn off the printer and ensure

that the green lamp has gone out.

z If the POWER

POWER lamp changes to orange and begins flashing, refer to

POWERPOWER

the section "Handling Error Messages

Handling Error Messages" on page 52.

Handling Error MessagesHandling Error Messages

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 gsm or 17 lb)

• Paper that is too thick* (more than 105 gsm or 28 lb)

*non-Canon branded paper

•Picture postcards

• Postcards with an affixed photo or sticker

• Envelopes with a double flap

• Envelopes with pressure seals

• Envelopes with an embossed or treated surface

• Any type of paper with holes (such as loose-leaf)

Basic Printing

 Loading the Print Media

This section describes how to load plain paper into your printer.

• For detailed information on the speciality media Canon provides for use with its various printers, refer to the section "Using Speciality Media

• Consult the speciality media into the printer.

User’s Guide

for detailed instructions on how to load envelopes and

Using Speciality Media" on page 5.

Using Speciality MediaUsing Speciality Media

1 Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it.

Important When paper is curled, gently bend them in the opposite direction until

the paper becomes completely flat.

Basic Printing

2 Prepare to load paper.

(3) Open the front cover and adjust the paper thickness lever to the correct position

for the media in use. Move to the left position for plain paper. Move to the right position for envelopes and T-shirt Transfers.

(1) Attach the paper rest.

(2) Open the cover and pull out the

paper output tray.

(4) Close the front cover.

3 Load the paper.

Note

(1) Insert the paper into the

sheet feeder with print side facing up.

(2) Align the paper stack against

the right side of the sheet feeder.

Load Limit Mark

Load Limit Mark Load Limit Mark Do not load beyond this Load Limit Mark.

(3) Pinch the paper guide and

slide it against the left side of the stack of paper.

Do not touch the printed surface until the ink dries. For specific drying times, refer to the instructions packaged with your media.

Basic Printing

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

• Matte Photo Paper

• Glossy Photo Paper

• High Resolution Paper

 Media Suited to Business

Documents

• High Resolution Paper

• Transparencies

Basic Printing

 Canon Speciality Media

Media Name Paper Rest Load Limit Paper

Thickness Lever Position

Photo Paper Pro Letter: up to 10 sheets

4" x 6" : up to 20 sheets

Photo Paper Pro Perforated

Photo Paper Plus Glossy

Matte Photo Paper Up to 10 sheets Left Matte Photo Paper

Glossy Photo Paper Up to 10 sheets Left Glossy Photo Paper

High Resolution Paper Up to 80 sheets Left High Resolution Paper

T-Shirt Transfers 1 sheet Right T-Shirt Transfer

Transparencies Up to 30 sheets Left Transparency

Note

z When using plain paper, up to 100 sheets can be set. Set the Paper

Thickness Lever to the left and select Plain Paper

Media Type. z For detailed description of print media types, refer to the * When paper cannot be fed normally, load the necessary number of sheets in

the sheet feeder with them separating from each other to avoid them from

sticking together. ** Print settings are much easier to select if you use the applications included

on the

Paper Pro Perforated.

For instructions on how to print from the software applications, refer to the

Photo Application Guide

4" x 6" : up to 20 sheets Left Photo Paper Pro

Letter: up to 10 sheets 5" x 7" : up to 10 sheets 4" x 6" : up to 20 sheets

Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM

Left Photo Paper Pro

Left Photo Paper Plus

Plain Paper from the printer driver

Plain PaperPlain Paper

Printer Driver Settings for Media Type

Glossy

User’s Guide

when printing with Photo

Printing with Windows

Basic Printing

Note

z The menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary, depending on the

software application you are using.

z The steps described in this section are for printing in Windows XP.

1 Create a document or open a file to print. 2 Open Printer Properties dialog box.

(1) Select Print

Print from the application software's File

PrintPrint

File menu.

FileFile

(2) Ensure that Canon i455

is selected.

(3)

Click Preferences Properties.

Properties.

Properties.Properties.

Canon i455

Canon i455Canon i455

Preferences or

PreferencesPreferences

Note

In Windows 2000, click the Main

Main tab in the Print

MainMain

Print dialog box.

PrintPrint

Basic Printing

3 Specify the required settings.

Note

z From the Page Setup

printed.

z To adjust Print Quality settings, select Custom

Main

Main tab. You can control quality in the Set Print Quality

MainMain

z For details about other printer driver functions, refer to the

Guide

z Select Preview before printing

displays a preview screen that allows you to confirm the selected printing effects and how your document will look when printed. Some applications do not contain the function to display the preview.

4 Print the document.

(1) Click Media Type

(2) Click OK

Page Setup tab select the correct document size to be

Page SetupPage Setup

or Help.

Preview before printing by clicking the check box. This

Preview before printingPreview before printing

Media Type to select

Media TypeMedia Type the media loaded in the printer.

OK.

OKOK

Custom and click Set

CustomCustom

Set Print Quality dialog box.

Set Print QualitySet Print Quality

Set on the

Set Set

User’s

Note

(1) Click Print

You can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the RESUME/ CANCEL

CANCEL button on the printer.

CANCELCANCEL

Print.

PrintPrint

RESUME/

RESUME/RESUME/

Printing with Macintosh

Basic Printing

Note

z The menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary, depending on the

software application you are using.

z The steps described in this section are for printing in Mac OS X.

1 Create a document or open a file to print. 2 Select Paper Size.

(1) Select the Page Setup

Page Setup

Page Setup dialog box opens.

Page SetupPage Setup

Page Setup from the application software's File

Page SetupPage Setup

File menu.

FileFile

(2) Select the desired paper

size from the Paper Size pop-up menu.

Paper Size

Paper SizePaper Size

(3) Click OK

OK.

OKOK

3 Specify the required settings.

(1) Select Print

(2) Select Quality & Media

Print from the application software's File

PrintPrint

Quality & Media from the pop-up menu.

Quality & MediaQuality & Media

File menu.

FileFile

Basic Printing

(5) Click Print

Note

Print.

PrintPrint

z When you select the print mode appropriate to your document from

(3) Select the Media Type

the pop-up menu.

(4) Select the print mode

appropriate to your document from the Print Mode

Mode pop-up menu.

ModeMode

the Print Mode

Print Mode, the document will be printed in color and print

Print ModePrint Mode quality suited to the characteristics of Media Type selected. Printing a top-quality photo

Printing a top-quality photo: Select when printing documents

Printing a top-quality photoPrinting a top-quality photo

consisting mainly of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation.

Printing tables and charts

Printing tables and charts: Select when printing documents

Printing tables and chartsPrinting tables and charts

consisting mainly of graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong color definition.

Media Type you have

Media TypeMedia Type

Media Type from

Media TypeMedia Type

Print Print

Printing a composite document

Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents

Printing a composite documentPrinting a composite document

consisting mainly of text.

Detailed Setting

Detailed Setting: You can fine-tune the Print Quality and Halftoning

Detailed SettingDetailed Setting

settings. Refer to the

z For details about other printer driver functions, refer to the

Guide

or Help.

z You can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the

RESUME/CANCEL

RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer.

RESUME/CANCELRESUME/CANCEL

User’s Guide

User’s

Advanced Printing

Advanced PrintingAdvanced Printing

Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera

Connecting a “PictBridge” compatible camera or Canon digital camera with “Bubble Jet Direct” function to the printer allows you to print captured images directly without using a computer. Use the USB cable that came with your digital camera. This section describes how to operate a “Bubble Jet Direct” compatible digital camera.

Note

z To print directly from a digital camera or digital video camcorder, use only

“PictBridge” or Canon “Bubble Jet Direct” compatible digital cameras or digital video camcorders. Refer to “Direct Printing from PictBridgecompatible Digital Cameras” for more information about “PictBridge”.

z When you print directly from a digital camera, you need to operate from the

camera itself.

z You are recommended to use a household power source rather than the

battery pack to power the camera when it is connected to a printer. If you do use a battery pack, ensure that it is fully charged.

 Media Types for Digital Camera

You can use the following Canon media:

Digital Camera Setting

Digital Camera Setting Media Name

Digital Camera SettingDigital Camera Setting

Media Name

Media NameMedia Name

Card #1 Photo Paper Pro 4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm

Card #2 Photo Paper Plus Glossy 4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm

Card #3 Photo paper Plus Glossy 5" x 7" / 127 x 177.8 mm

LTR Photo Paper Pro or Photo Paper Plus Glossy Letter

A4 Photo Paper Pro or Photo Paper Plus Glossy A4

Advanced Printing

 Printing from a Digital Camera

1 Ensure that the printer is turned on. 2 Load the paper.

(1) Load the media with the more glossy

(2) Align the media on the right.

(3) Pinch the paper guide and slide it

3 Connect the printer and the digital camera.

surface facing up.

against the left side of the media.

(1) Ensure that the digital camera is turned off.

(2) Connect the digital camera and

printer with the USB cable that came with the digital camera. The digital camera will automatically turn on. If not, turn it on.

4 Start printing using the print function of the digital camera.

(1) Display the image you want to print in the Replay

If the camera will not change to the Replay user's manual's instructions for changing the camera to the Replay

will display on the LCD display of the digital camera when the printer is

correctly connected.

(2) Press the SET

SET button to display the Print

SETSET

Replay mode, refer to your digital camera

ReplayReplay

Print menu.

PrintPrint

Replay mode.

ReplayReplay

Replay mode.

ReplayReplay

Advanced Printing

(3) Select Style

date printing On or Off.

(4) After specifying the style, specify a number of copies, select Print

press the SET

Style and specify the paper

StyleStyle

SET button.

SETSET

Note

z For the digital camera operation and troubleshooting, refer to your

digital camera user's manual. For print error messages, refer to

"Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera

Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera" on page 55.

Cannot Print Properly from the Digital CameraCannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera

z For the digital video camcorder operation, print error messages, and

troubleshooting, refer to your digital video camcorder user's manual.

z By operating the digital camera, you can make the following prints:

- You can make a standard print from the image displayed in the single display mode or in the index display mode.

- You can print specified numbers of images, or make an index print using the DPOF function. Images other than Exif may not be index printed.

- The images taken with an Exif 2.2 compatible digital camera will be adjusted by using the Photo Optimizer PRO function.

- If date printing is set on the digital camera, the date of photographing will be printed (excluding the index print).

- Images will be scaled automatically according to the size of the media set on the digital camera.

z The digital camera does not support the following functions:

-Print quality setting

- Maintenance

paper size, Borderless

paperpaper

Borderless or Bordered

BorderlessBorderless

Bordered printing, and

BorderedBordered

Print and then

PrintPrint

*The print head cannot be aligned through the digital camera. Connect the printer to the computer, then align the print head. If the print head has not been aligned, reduce the printing speed (oneway printing) for better print quality.

z To disconnect the cable connected between the digital camera and

printer, follow the procedure below:

1. Disconnect the cable from the printer.

2. Turn off the digital camera.

3. Disconnect the cable from the digital camera. When disconnecting the cable, be sure to hold the connector by its sides.

Advanced Printing

Accessing Printer Driver

The Printer Properties

Printer Properties dialog box can be opened from either within an

Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties

application, or directly from the Windows Start

Start menu.

StartStart

Note

z This manual refers to Windows XP operation.

The operations may vary depending on your operating system.

z Depending on your application program, the command and menu names

may differ, and there may be more steps involved in opening the Printer Properties

Properties dialog box. For more details, see the user's manual for your

PropertiesProperties application.

Printer

PrinterPrinter

 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application

Program

1 In your application, select the command to print a document.

The Print

Print dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print

PrintPrint

Print from the File

PrintPrint

File menu.

FileFile

2 Ensure that the Canon i455 is selected. Then click Preferences (or

Properties).

The Printer Properties

Printer Properties dialog box opens.

Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties

 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start

This method is used for maintenance operations such as print head cleaning, or to specify printer settings common to all application programs.

When the Printer Properties appear, including the Details dialog box is opened from within an application.

Printer Properties dialog box is opened from the Start

Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties

Details tab. These do not appear when the Printer Properties

DetailsDetails

Start menu, additional tabs

StartStart

Printer Properties

Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties

For more information about these additional tabs, refer to your Windows documentation.

1 Click Start and select Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then

Printers and Faxes.

For non-XP Windows users, click Start

Start, select Settings

StartStart

Settings, and then Printers

SettingsSettings

Printers.

PrintersPrinters

2 Select the Canon i455 icon. 3 Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties).

The Printer Properties

Printer Properties dialog box opens.

Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties

Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs

 Improving Printed Images

Two important factors control the quality and output of your printed images:

Paper and Ink

Paper and InkPaper and Ink

Using recommended Canon paper, speciality media, and inks for printing photographs can significantly improve the quality of your printouts. See the inside back cover for a list of Canon media and inks for this printer.

Printer Driver Settings

Printer Driver SettingsPrinter Driver Settings

The printer driver has a variety of settings that can be used to creatively enhance the colors and output of your photographs. Many of these features are covered in this chapter.

Advanced Printing

For more detailed information, see the i455

User's Guide CD-ROM

Note

You can also access the online help in either of the following ways depending on your operating system:

z Press the F1 z Click in the upper right corner, then click the feature you want to know

z Click Help

z Click in the Page Setup

F1 key

F1F1

more about.

Help when displayed.

HelpHelp

Page Setup dialog box or the Print

Page SetupPage Setup

User's Guide

on the

Setup Software &

Print dialog box.

PrintPrint

 Adjusting Print Quality

Features that affect the appearance and quality of your printed images can be controlled with the printer driver.

The i455 automatically adjusts printer settings to improve print quality based on the media type (plain paper, Photo Paper Pro, and so on). You can also customize the Print Quality settings if desired.

Advanced Printing

To manually adjust Print Quality settings:

To manually adjust Print Quality settings:To manually adjust Print Quality settings:

1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

See"Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application

Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application

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Program

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2 Select Custom in Print Quality, then click Set... to open the Set Print

Quality dialog box.

3 Move the slide bar to adjust the Print Quality.

4 When the process is complete, click OK.

1 Open the Print dialog box.

See "Printing with Macintosh

Printing with Macintosh" on page 9.

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2 Select Quality & Media from the pop-up menu, and then click Detailed

Setting.

3 Move the slide bar to adjust the Print Quality.

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4 When the process is complete, click OK.

To automatically optimize the image:

To automatically optimize the image: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 color balance and over- or underexposure before printing.

1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

See"Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application

Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application

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Program

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2 Click the Effects tab. 3 Select the Photo Optimizer PRO check box.

4 Click OK.

Advanced Printing

To use Vivid Photo option:

To use Vivid Photo option:To use Vivid Photo option:

Vivid Photo intensifies landscape like fields, trees, oceans and skies, while maintaining natural skin tones in the images.

Note

To use Vivid Photo, select the Vivid Photo

In Windows Me or Windows 98

If Background Printing has been disabled, the Vivid Photo function is not available.

Vivid Photo check box on the Effects

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Vivid Photo check box under Special Effects

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Effects tab.

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Special Effects.

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