Canon iP4700 User Guide

How to Use This Manual

Printing This Manual

MC-4052-V1.00

Page 1 of 437 pagesCanon iP4700 series On-screen Manual

Basic Guide

Describes the summary of

this product.

Advanced Guide

Describes the detailed

function of this product.

Troubleshooting

How to Use This Manual

Advanced Guide

Printing This Manual Printing on DVD/CDs

Contents

Page 2 of 437 pagesiP4700 series Basic Guide

MP-3591-V1.00

Overview of the Printer

Main Components

Printing

Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX)

Printing Documents (Windows)

Printing Documents (Macintosh)

Other Usages

Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant

Device

Useful Software Applications

Loading Paper

Routine Maintenance

Replacing an Ink Tank

When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are

Incorrect

Cleaning the Paper Feed Roller

Cleaning the Pad in the Cassette

Opening the Maintenance Screens

Appendix

Legal Limitations on Use of Your Product and Use of Images

Tips on How to Use Your Printer

Page 3 of 437 pagesOverview of the Printer

Advanced Guide

Contents

> Overview of the Printer

Overview of the Printer

This section shows the component names of the printer and describes their functions.

Main Components

Front View

Rear View Inside View

Troubleshooting

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Page 4 of 437 pagesMain Components

Contents

Overview of the Printer

Main Components

Front View

Rear View

Inside View

Front View

> Main Components

Advanced Guide

Troubleshooting

(1)

Top Cover

Open to replace the ink tanks or remove jammed paper inside the printer.

(2)

Paper Guides

Slide to align with both sides of the paper stack.

(3)

Rear Tray

Load photo paper or envelopes which you can use on the printer. Two or more sheets of the same size

and type of paper can be loaded at the same time, and fed automatically one sheet at a time.

Loading Paper

See

(4)

Paper Support

Open and pull out to load paper in the Rear Tray.

(5)

Cassette

Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper and insert it into the printer. Two or more sheets of the same

size of plain paper can be loaded at the same time, and fed automatically one sheet at a time.

Loading Paper

See

(6)

Direct Print Port

Connect a PictBridge compliant device such as a digital camera to print directly.

Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device

See

Warning

Do not connect any equipment other than PictBridge compliant devices to the Direct Print

Port of the printer. This may cause fire, electric shock, or damage to the printer.

Important

Advanced Guide

Do not touch the metal casing.

(7)

Paper Output Tray

Printed paper is ejected. Open it fully before printing.

(8)

Output Tray Extension

Extend and open to support the printouts. Open it when printing.

(9)

Inner Cover

Close it when printing on paper.

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(10)

Power button

Press to turn the power on or off.

Important

Disconnecting the power plug

When disconnecting the power plug after turning off the power, be sure to confirm that

the

Power

Print Head is not protected.

lamp is not lit. If the power plug is disconnected from the wall outlet while the

Power

lamp is lit or flashing, the printer may become unable to print properly since the

Note

Auto power on/off feature

You can set the printer to turn on or off automatically.

- Auto Power On: Automatically turns on the printer when print data is sent from the

computer.

- Auto Power Off: Automatically turns off the printer when no print data is sent for a

certain interval.

Specify this setting on the Maintenance sheet of the printer driver setup window (Windows),

or in the Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh). For details on the settings, refer to the on-screen manual:

Power lamp

(11)

Lights green after flashing when the power is turned on.

(12)

RESUME/CANCEL button

Press to cancel a print job in progress. You can press this button to release from printer error status and

resume printing, after the printer problem is resolved.

Alarm lamp

(13)

Flashes orange when an error occurs, such as paper-out or ink-out.

Note

Advanced Guide

Power and Alarm lamps

You can check the status of the printer by the

Power

- Power

Power

Alarm

For details, refer to "

- Power

requires contacting the service center may have occurred.

For details, refer to "Troubleshooting" in the on-screen manual:

Rear View

and Alarm

Power

lamp is off: The power is off.

lamp lights green: The printer is ready to print. lamp flashes green: The printer is getting ready to print, or printing is in progress.

lamp flashes orange: An error has occurred and the printer is not ready to print.

Troubleshooting" in the on-screen manual:

lamp flashes green and Alarm

lamp flashes orange alternately: An error that

lamps.

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(14)

USB Port

Plug in the USB cable to connect the printer with a computer.

Important

Do not touch the metal casing. Do not plug in or unplug the USB cable while printing.

(15)

Rear Cover

Detach to remove jammed paper.

Refer to "Troubleshooting" in the on-screen manual:

(16)

Power Cord Connector

Plug in the supplied power cord.

Inside View

Ink lamps

(17)

Light or flash red to indicate the ink tank status.

See Checking the Ink Status.

(18)

Print Head Lock Lever

Locks the Print Head into place.

Important

Do not raise this lever after installing the Print Head.

(19)

Print Head Holder

Install the Print Head.

Note

For details on installing the Print Head and ink tanks, refer to the printed manual:

Started.

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Getting

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Page 8 of 437 pagesPrinting

Troubleshooting

Contents

Advanced Guide

> Printing

Printing

This section describes the procedure to print documents or photos.

You can easily print photos taken with your digital camera by using Easy-PhotoPrint EX supplied with the printer.

Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX)

Using Various Functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Printing Documents (Windows)

Printing Documents (Macintosh)

For Mac OS X v.10.5.x For Mac OS X v.10.4.x or Mac OS X v.10.3.9

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Page 9 of 437 pagesPrinting Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX)

Troubleshooting

Contents

Printing > Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX)

Advanced Guide

Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX)

Print image data saved on your computer by using Easy-PhotoPrint EX supplied with the printer. This section describes the procedure to print borderless photos on 4" x 6" / 10 x 15 cm photo paper. For details on Easy-PhotoPrint EX, refer to the on-screen manual:

Advanced Guide

Note

The screens used in this section are for printing with Windows. The operations are also the same

for printing with Macintosh.

Install Easy-PhotoPrint EX from the

uninstalled. To install Easy-PhotoPrint EX, select Easy-PhotoPrint EX in Custom Install.

Prepare for printing.

Make sure that the printer is turned on.

(1)

See

Front View

Load paper.

(2)

Loading Paper

See

Setup CD-ROM

when it has not been installed or has been

Here we load 4" x 6" / 10 x 15 cm photo paper in the Rear Tray.

Note

Load A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper

such as photo paper in the Rear Tray.

Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and extend the Output Tray Extension to

(3)

open.

Start Easy-PhotoPrint EX, and select Photo Print.

Start Easy-PhotoPrint EX.

(1)

Double-click (Easy-PhotoPrint EX) on the desktop.

Click Here: Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Page 10 of 437 pagesPrinting Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX)

Select the Go menu, Applications, Canon Utilities, Easy-PhotoPrint EX, then double-click Easy-

PhotoPrint EX.

Note

To start Easy-PhotoPrint EX from Solution Menu, double-click (Solution Menu) on the

desktop and click (Print photos or albums, etc.).

Solution Menu

See

To start Easy-PhotoPrint EX from the Start menu, select All Programs (or Programs), Canon

Utilities, Easy-PhotoPrint EX, then Easy-PhotoPrint EX.

To start Easy-PhotoPrint EX from Solution Menu, click (Solution Menu) in the Dock and

click

Solution Menu

See

Click Photo Print.

(2)

(Print photos or albums, etc.).

Note

You can select Album, Calendar, Stickers, etc., besides Photo Print.

See Using Various Functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX.

3. Select a photo to print.

Select the folder in which images are saved.

(1)

Click the image to print.

(2)

The number of copies appears as "1", and the image you selected appears in the selected image area (A). You can select two or more images at the same time.

Note

To print two or more copies, click (Up arrow) to change the number of copies.

To cancel the selection, click the image to cancel in the selected image area and click

(Delete Imported Image). You can also use

copies to zero.

You can also correct or enhance the selected image.

See Using Various Functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX.

Click Select Paper.

(3)

(Down arrow) to change the number of

4. Select the loaded paper.

Advanced

wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.

Make sure that your printer's name is selected in Printer.

(1)

Make sure that Automatically Select is selected in Paper Source.

(2)

Note

For details on other settings for Paper Source, refer to the on-screen manual:

Guide

Page 11 of 437 pagesPrinting Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX)

Select the size and type of the loaded paper in Paper Size and Media Type.

(3)

Here we select 4"x6" 10x15cm in Paper Size and the type of the loaded photo paper in Media Type.

Note

If you select A4 or Letter-sized plain paper when Automatically Select is selected in Paper

Source, the printer feeds the paper from the Cassette. If you select other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper, the printer feeds the paper from the Rear Tray. If you select the wrong page size or media type, the printer may feed paper from the

Click Layout/Print.

(4)

Select a layout and start printing.

Select the layout of the photo.

(1)

Here we select Borderless (full).

The preview will appear in the selected layout for confirmation of the required print result.

Note

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You can change the direction of photo or crop photos (trimming) to print.

For details on the operation, refer to the on-screen manual:

Click Print.

(2)

Note

To cancel a print job in progress, press the

Cancel Printing on the printer status monitor. After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be ejected. To display the printer status monitor, click Canon XXX the taskbar.

Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress. To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete.

To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Pause Printer (or Stop Jobs). After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be ejected.

RESUME/CANCEL

(where "

button on the printer or click

XXX

" is your printer's name) on

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Page 13 of 437 pagesUsing Various Functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Advanced Guide

Contents

Printing

Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX)

> Using Various Functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX

Using Various Functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX

This section introduces a few of the useful functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX. For details, refer to the on-screen manual:

Advanced Guide

Creating Your Own Prints

You can create an album or calendar using your photos.

Album Calendar

Troubleshooting

Stickers

Layout Print

Correcting Images

You can use Red-Eye Correction, Face Sharpener, Digital Face Smoothing, Brightness, Contrast, etc. to adjust, correct, or enhance images automatically or manually.

Brightness

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Page 14 of 437 pagesPrinting Documents (Windows)

Advanced Guide

Printing

Contents

> Printing Documents (Windows)

Printing Documents (Windows)

This section describes the procedure to print a document of A4 size on plain paper. For details, refer to the on-screen manual:

Advanced Guide

Note

Operations may vary depending on your software application. For details on the operation, refer to

the instruction manual of your application.

The screens used in this section are for printing with Windows Vista operating system Ultimate

Edition (hereafter referred to as "W indows Vista").

1. Make sure that the printer is turned on.

See

Front View

Load paper.

Loading Paper

See

Here we make sure that A4 plain paper is loaded in the Cassette.

Troubleshooting

Note

Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper

such as photo paper in the Rear Tray.

Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and extend the Output Tray Extension to open.

Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.

Open the printer driver setup window.

Select Print on the File menu or the command bar in your software application.

(1)

The Print dialog box will appear.

Make sure that your printer's name is selected.

(2)

Note

If another printer's name is selected, click and select your printer's name.

Click Preferences (or Properties).

(3)

6. Specify the required print settings.

Advanced Guide

wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.

Select Business Document in Commonly Used Settings.

(1)

Note

When the print object such as Business Document or Photo Printing is selected in

Commonly Used Settings, the items in Additional Features will be selected automatically. The settings suitable for the print object such as media type or print quality will also appear.

When you specify two or more copies in Copies, the Collate check box will be selected.

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Make sure of the displayed settings.

(2)

Here we make sure that Plain Paper in Media Type, Standard in Print Quality, A4 in Printer Paper Size, and Automatically Select in Paper Source are selected.

Note

The settings can be changed.

However, after changing Printer Paper Size, confirm that the setting for Page Size on the

Click OK.

(3)

Page Setup sheet matches the setting set in the software application.

For details, refer to the on-screen manual:

If you select A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper when Automatically Select is selected

in Paper Source, the printer feeds the paper from the Cassette. If you select other sizes or

types of paper such as photo paper, the printer feeds the paper from the Rear Tray. If you select the wrong page size or media type, the printer may feed paper from the

Note

For details on the printer driver functions, click Help or Instructions to view the online help or

Advanced Guide

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the on-screen manual: Main and Maintenance sheets if the on-screen manual is installed on your computer.

You can name the changed settings and add to Commonly Used Settings.

For details, refer to the on-screen manual:

If the Always Print with Current Settings check box is selected, the current settings will be

applied from the next print job onward. Some software applications may not have this

function.

To display the preview to confirm the print result, select the Preview before printing check

box. Some software applications may not have a preview function.

You can specify detailed print settings on the Main sheet or Page Setup sheet.

For details, refer to the on-screen manual:

Start printing.

Click Print (or OK) to start printing.

. The Instructions button appears on the Quick Setup,

Note

To cancel a print job in progress, press the

Cancel Printing on the printer status monitor. After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be ejected. To display the printer status monitor, click Canon XXX the taskbar.

If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head

position.

Aligning the Print Head

See

RESUME/CANCEL

(where "

button on the printer or click

XXX

" is your printer's name) on

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Page 17 of 437 pagesPrinting Documents (Macintosh)

Advanced Guide

Printing

Contents

> Printing Documents (Macintosh)

Printing Documents (Macintosh)

This section describes the procedure to print a document of A4 size on plain paper. For details, refer to the on-screen manual:

Advanced Guide

Note

Operations may vary depending on your software application. For details on the operation, refer to

the instruction manual of your application.

For Mac OS X v.10.5.x

Make sure that the printer is turned on.

See

Front View

2. Load paper.

Loading Paper

See

Here we make sure that A4 plain paper is loaded in the Cassette.

Troubleshooting

Note

Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper

such as photo paper in the Rear Tray.

3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and extend the Output Tray Extension to open.

Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.

5. Open the Print dialog box.

Select Print on the File menu in your software application.

The Print dialog box will appear.

Note

If the dialog box below appears, click

(Down arrow).

Specify the required print settings.

Make sure that your printer's name is selected in Printer.

(1)

Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size.

wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.

Advanced

Advanced Guide

(2)

Here we select A4.

Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu.

(3)

Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.

(4)

Here we select Plain Paper.

Note

If you select A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper when Automatically Select is selected

in Paper Source, the printer feeds the paper from the Cassette. If you select other sizes or

types of paper such as photo paper, the printer feeds the paper from the Rear Tray. If you select the wrong page size or media type, the printer may feed paper from the

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Make sure that Automatically Select is selected in Paper Source.

(5)

Note

For details on other settings for Paper Source, refer to the on-screen manual:

Guide

Select the print quality in Print Quality.

(6)

Here we select Standard.

Note

For details on the print quality, refer to the on-screen manual:

Note

For details on the printer driver functions, click

Options, Borderless Printing, or Duplex Printing & Margin screen.

The preview appears on the left of the dialog box to confirm the print result. Some software

applications may not have a preview function.

(Question) on the Quality & Media, Color

Start printing.

Click Print to start printing.

Note

Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress. To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete.

To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Pause Printer. After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be ejected.

If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head

position. See

Aligning the Print Head

For Mac OS X v.10.4.x or Mac OS X v.10.3.9

Note

The screens used in this section are for printing with Mac OS X v.10.4.x.

Make sure that the printer is turned on.

See

Front View

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2. Load paper.

Loading Paper

See

Here we make sure that A4 plain paper is loaded in the Cassette.

Note

Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper

such as photo paper in the Rear Tray.

3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and extend the Output Tray Extension to open.

Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.

Specify the page size.

Select Page Setup on the File menu in your software application.

(1)

The Page Setup dialog box will appear.

Make sure that your printer's name is selected in Format for.

(2)

Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size.

(3)

Here we select A4.

Click OK.

(4)

wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.

Advanced

Advanced Guide

Specify the required print settings.

Select Print on the File menu in your software application.

(1)

The Print dialog box will appear.

Make sure that your printer's name is selected in Printer.

(2)

Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu.

(3)

Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.

(4)

Here we select Plain Paper.

Note

If you select A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper when Automatically Select is selected

in Paper Source, the printer feeds the paper from the Cassette. If you select other sizes or

types of paper such as photo paper, the printer feeds the paper from the Rear Tray. If you select the wrong page size or media type, the printer may feed paper from the

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Make sure that Automatically Select is selected in Paper Source.

(5)

Note

For details on other settings for Paper Source, refer to the on-screen manual:

Guide

Select the print quality in Print Quality.

(6)

Here we select Standard.

Note

For details on the print quality, refer to the on-screen manual:

Note

For details on the printer driver functions, click

Options, Special Effects, Borderless Printing, or Duplex Printing & Margin screen.

To display the preview to confirm the print result, click Preview. Some software applications

may not have a preview function.

(Question) on the Quality & Media, Color

Start printing.

Click Print to start printing.

Note

Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress. To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete.

To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Stop Jobs. After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be ejected.

If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head

position.

Aligning the Print Head

See

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Page 22 of 437 pagesOther Usages

Advanced Guide

Contents > Other Usages

Troubleshooting

Other Usages

This section introduces the function to print photos from your PictBridge compliant device such as a digital camera connecting with a USB cable.

This section also introduces useful software applications you can use with the printer.

Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device

Useful Software Applications

Solution Menu

My Printer Easy-WebPrint EX

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Page 23 of 437 pagesPrinting Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device

Troubleshooting

Contents

Other Usages

Advanced Guide

> Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device

Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device

You can connect the PictBridge compliant device to this printer with a USB cable that is recommended by the device's manufacturer, and print saved images directly. For details on how to print saved images connecting the PictBridge compliant device, refer to the on-

screen manual:

For details on the print settings on the PictBridge compliant device, refer to the instruction manual supplied with the device.

Advanced Guide

Connectable devices:

Any PictBridge compliant device can be connected to this printer regardless of the manufacturer or

model as long as it is compliant with the PictBridge Standard.

Note

PictBridge is the Standard to print your photos directly without using a computer, connecting a

device such as a digital still camera, digital camcorder, or camera-equipped mobile phone.

(PictBridge) A device with this mark is PictBridge compliant.

Printable image data format:

This printer accepts images* taken with a camera compliant with the Design rule for Camera File system and PNG files.

* Exif 2.2/2.21 compliant

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Page 24 of 437 pagesUseful Software Applications

Troubleshooting

Contents

Other Usages

Advanced Guide

> Useful Software Applications

Useful Software Applications

The printer can be used with useful software applications such as Solution Menu, My Printer, and Easy-

WebPrint EX.

Solution Menu

With Solution Menu, you can start the software applications supplied with the printer or display the

operating instructions.

Double-click (Solution Menu) on the desktop.

Click Here: Solution Menu

Click

* The screens below are for Windows Vista.

(Solution Menu) in the Dock.

Click the button of a function to use.

After starting Solution Menu, click the button on the title bar to reduce the window size.

Note

Install Solution Menu from the

uninstalled. To install Solution Menu, select Solution Menu in Custom Install.

The buttons displayed on the screen may vary depending on the country or region of purchase.

To start Solution Menu from the Start menu, select All Programs (or Programs), Canon Utilities,

Solution Menu, then Solution Menu.

To start Solution Menu from the menu bar, select the Go menu, Applications, Canon Utilities, Solution

Menu, then double-click Solution Menu.

Setup CD-ROM

when it has not been installed or has been

My Printer

With My Printer, you can display the printer driver setup window. It also provides you with the information on how to take an action when you have trouble with the operation.

My Printer is not available in Macintosh.

Double-click (My Printer) on the desktop.

Note

You can also start My Printer from Solution Menu or the taskbar. Install My Printer from the

install My Printer, select My Printer in Custom Install.

To start My Printer from the Start menu, select All Programs (or Programs), Canon Utilities, My

Printer, then My Printer.

Setup CD-ROM when it has not been installed or has been uninstalled. To

Easy-WebPrint EX

Easy-WebPrint EX provides quick and easy printing of web pages for Internet Explorer. You can print web pages automatically resized to fit the paper width without cutting off the sides of pages, or preview and

select the desired web pages to print.

Easy-WebPrint EX is not available in Windows 2000 and Macintosh.

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Important

It is unlawful to reproduce or edit the copyrighted work of another person without permission from

the copyright holder, except for personal use, use within the home, or other use within the limited

scope as defined by the copyright. Additionally, reproducing or editing photographs of people may

infringe on portrait rights.

When Easy-WebPrint EX is installed, it adds a toolbar to your Internet Explorer screen. The toolbar is available whenever Internet Explorer is running.

The clip function, for example, allows you to clip desired parts of web pages and edit them to print.

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For details on printing web pages, click

(Help) to view the online help.

Note

Installing Easy-WebPrint EX

If Easy-WebPrint EX is not installed, the guidance for installation of Easy-WebPrint EX may appear

from the taskbar on the desktop. To install Easy-WebPrint EX, click the displayed guidance and follow the instructions on the screen.

You can also install Easy-WebPrint EX from the

To install Easy-WebPrint EX, select Easy-WebPrint EX in Custom Install.

To install Easy-WebPrint EX on your computer, Internet Explorer 7 or later is required and the

computer must be connected to the Internet.

Setup CD-ROM

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Page 27 of 437 pagesLoading Paper

Troubleshooting

Contents

Advanced Guide

> Loading Paper

Loading Paper

This section describes types of paper you can load and how to load printing paper in the Cassette or

Rear Tray.

Loading Paper

Paper Source to Load Paper Loading Paper in the Cassette

Loading Paper in the Rear Tray

Media Types You Can Use Media Types You Cannot Use

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Troubleshooting

Contents

Loading Paper

Advanced Guide

> Loading Paper

Loading Paper

Paper Source to Load Paper

Loading Paper in the Cassette

Loading Paper in the Rear Tray Media Types You Can Use Media Types You Cannot Use

Paper Source to Load Paper

The printer has two paper sources to feed paper; Cassette and Rear Tray. You can load paper in either one of the paper sources, depending on the page size and media type of paper. Paper is fed from the Cassette or Rear Tray depending on the selection of the page size or media

type.

See Media Types You Can Use

Note

When printing, select the correct page size and media type. If you select the wrong page size or

media type, the printer may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the

proper print quality.

For details on how to load paper in each paper source, see

Loading Paper in the Rear Tray .

Loading Paper in the Cassette

Loading Plain Paper in the Cassette

When you use A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper, load it in the Cassette. The printer feeds paper from the Cassette automatically by selecting plain paper (A4, B5, A5, or Letter size) in the print settings with the printer driver when printing. For details on how to change the paper source setting, refer to the on-screen manual:

Guide

Advanced

Loading Photo Paper in the Rear Tray

When you use photo paper, load it in the Rear Tray.

The printer feeds paper from the Rear Tray automatically by selecting the media types other than plain paper, such as photo paper, in the print settings with the printer driver when printing.

When you use plain paper other than A4, B5, A5, or Letter size, also load it in the Rear Tray.

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Align the edges of paper. If paper is curled, flatten it.

Advanced Guide

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Contents

> Loading Paper > Loading Paper in the Cassette

Loading Paper

Loading Paper in the Cassette

You can load only A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette. Load other sizes or types of paper in the Rear Tray. See Media Types You Can Use

Note

We recommend Canon genuine photo paper for printing photos.

For details on the Canon genuine paper, see Media Types You Can Use

You can use general copy paper.

For the page size and paper weight you can use for this printer, see

Media Types You Can Use

1. Prepare paper.

Advanced Guide

Troubleshooting

Note

Align the edges of paper neatly before loading. Loading paper without aligning the edges may

cause paper jams.

If paper is curled, hold the curled corners and gently bend them in the opposite direction until

the paper becomes completely flat.

For details on how to flatten curled paper, refer to "

Prepare the Cassette.

Pull out the Cassette from the printer.

(1)

Remove the Cover on the Cassette.

(2)

Troubleshooting" in the on-screen manual:

Pull the tab (A) towards you to unlock and extend the Cassette.

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