Canon K30259 User Manual

Turn on the printer.

Turn on the Mac.

Place the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

Double-click the Mac OS X folder, then double-click the Printer Driver folder.

Double-click PIXMA iP4000R xxx.pkg.

“x” represents a number.

When using Mac OS X v.10.2, the box appears. Enter the administrator’s name and password, and click OK.

Click Continue.

Read the License Agreement carefully

Authenticate

and click Continue, then click Agree.

Select a destination to where you want to install the printer driver, and click Continue.

Click Install.

When using Mac OS X v.10.2, go to step 12.

dialog

Enter the administrator’s name and password, and click OK.

If you have forgotten the administrator name and/or password, click and follow the instructions in

Help

A message asking for your confirmation to restart your Mac appears on the screen. Read the message, then click Continue Installation.

Software installation will start.

Click Restart.

When the computer restarts, BJ Network Tool will start up. If it does not start automatically, select

Printers

Canon - BJ Printer

Tool

Select Setup from the pop-up menu.

Click Printer Setup Utility (Print

Utilities

Library

BJ Network

Center on Mac OS X v.10.2).

Mac

Click Cancel.

Confirm that your printer is added to the list of printers.

The alphanumeric string after the printer name is its MAC address.

If the printer does not appear on the list, click

USB

select from the list of printers and click

Printer driver setup is now complete.

Install applications. In the Setup

from the pop-up menu. Select

Add

iP4000R

and

Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM, double-click CANON_BJ and then double-click Application.

Double-click the installer in folder for each application you want to install.

Perform print head alignment before you start using your printer.

See “Aligning the Print Head - Macintosh” on page 53.

Setting Up an Additional Computer to Use a Printer Already Connected to a Network

When your printer is already set up to be used over a network, and you want to set up another computer to use the shared printer, the computer needs to be set up to use the printer, but not the printer itself. Follow these steps.

 Setting Up an Additional Computer to Use a Printer Already

Connected to a Network - Windows

• Make sure the computer you are setting up is NOT connected to the printer via a USB cable.

• Make sure the printer is properly set up and is currently available for use over the wireless or wired network.

Turn on the printer.

Turn on the computer.

Place the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

• If the CD-ROM does not run automatically, click Start and select My Computer, then double-click the CD-ROM icon. For non-XP Windows, doubleclick My Computer in the Windows screen, then double-click the CD-ROM icon.

• If the language selection screen appears, select the language, then click OK.

• If the location selection message appears, select your place of residence, then click Next.

Follow the instructions displayed on screen. When the screen shown on the left is displayed, click Easy Install.

When you select CD-ROM are installed automatically. To select particular items to install, click follow the instruction on the screen.

When the list of applications to install

Easy Install

, the items included in the

Custom Install

appears, verify the contents, click Install, then follow the instructions on the screen.

and

Read the License Agreement carefully and click Yes.

Select Set up only the computer and click Next.

Select the printer in the Printers dialog box, and click Next.

If the printer was not detected, confirm the following and click

• Ensure that the printer is on.

• Ensure that the firewall is turned off.

• When using wireless LAN, confirm that the

• When using wired LAN, confirm that the

• Confirm that the printer is not set to use access

Update

computer can communicate with the access point.

computer is connected to the hub.

control.

Click Finish in the Setup Completion dialog box.

To change the port name, click details, see “Changing the port name” in “Troubleshooting” on page 81.

Setup will next install application programs.

Set Port Name

. For

When the installation results are displayed, click OK.

If you are prompted to restart the computer, click and restart the computer.

When the On-Screen Manual dialog

Ye s

box appears, click Next.

Printer software installation is now complete. You can skip print head alignment if it is already adjusted properly.

 Setting Up an Additional Computer to Use a Printer Already

Connected to a Network - Macintosh

• Make sure the computer you are setting up is NOT connected to the printer via a USB cable.

• Make sure the printer is properly set up and is currently available for use over the wireless or wired network.

Turn on the printer.

Turn on the Mac.

Place the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

Double-click the Mac OS X folder, then double-click the Printer Driver folder.

Double-click PIXMA iP4000R xxx.pkg.

“x” represents a number.

When using Mac OS X v.10.2, the box appears. Enter the administrator’s name and password, and click

Authenticate

dialog

Click Continue.

Read the License Agreement carefully and click Continue, then click Agree.

Select a destination volume to install the printer driver, and click Continue.

Click Install.

When using Mac OS X v.10.2, go to step 11.

Enter the administrator’s name and password, and click OK.

If you have forgotten the administrator name and/or password, click and follow the instructions in

Help

A message asking for your confirmation to restart your Mac appears on the screen. Read the message, then click Continue Installation.

Software installation will start.

Mac

Click Restart.

When the computer restarts, BJ Network Tool will start up. If it does not start automatically, select

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Canon - BJ Printer

Tool

Select Setup from the pop-up menu.

When a message appears notifying that

Utilities

Library

BJ Network

no printer was detected, click OK.

Click Printer Setup Utility (Print Center on Mac OS X v.10.2).

Click Cancel.

Click Add.

Select CANON BJ Network from the pop-up menu, select iP4000R from the list of printers, and click Add.

Confirm that your printer is added to the list of printers.

The alphanumeric string after the printer name is its MAC address.

Printer driver setup is now complete.

Install applications. In the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM,

double-click CANON_BJ and then double-click Application.

Double-click the installer in folder for each application you want to install.

Software setup is now complete. You can skip print head alignment if it is already adjusted properly.

Aligning the Print Head

Aligning the print head allows you to print without shifting the color registration, and is a necessary step to print properly.

• The Print Head can be aligned also from the printer itself. With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the Sheet Feeder. Hold the RESUME/CANCEL button until the POWER lamp flashes four times.

• You need to load a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Sheet Feeder when you carry out the print head alignment.

 Aligning the Print Head - Windows

Click Start and select Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then Printers and Faxes.

For non-Windows XP users, click Start, then select Settings, Printers.

Click the icon for your printer.

Open the File menu and select:

• Windows XP/Windows 2000 →

Printing Preferences

• Windows Me/Windows 98 → Properties

to open the setting screen.

Click the Maintenance tab, and click Print Head Alignment.

Read the message and click Print Head Alignment.

It takes about 80 seconds to start printing. Do not open the Top Cover while printing.

If a message warning you not to perform other operations appears, click OK.

Ensure the pattern shown on the left is printed.

The Print Head is aligned automatically. The printer is now ready to use.

• If the pattern is not printed successfully, refer to “Eleven Flashes” in “The Power Lamp Flashes Orange” of the User’s Guide.

• At first-time setup, if you are prompted to restart the computer, click Ye s to restart the computer.

 Aligning the Print Head - Macintosh

Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the

Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder.

Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon.

When using Mac OS X v.10.2, double-click the

Center

icon.

Select your printer from the Name list and click Utility.

If the printer is not displayed in the need to add it on the list.

For details, follow the instructions in

When using Mac OS X v.10.2, select your printer from the

Name

list and click

Select your printer from the Product list

Configure

Printer List

Mac Help

and click Maintenance.

BJ Printer Utility appears.

Select Test Print from the pop-up menu, and click Print Head Alignment.

, you

Read the message and click Print Head Alignment.

It takes about 80 seconds to start printing. Do not open the Top Cover while printing.

Ensure that the pattern on the left is printed.

The Print Head is aligned automatically. The printer is now ready to use.

If the pattern is not printed successfully, refer to “Eleven Flashes” in “The Power Lamp Flashes Orange” of the User’s Guide.

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.

Printing with Windows

Adjusting the print settings according to your needs allows you to produce better quality prints. In this section, we will use NotePad for the purpose of explanation. The procedures and the screens that appear on your computer may differ depending on the application that you use.

 Printing

Print the document from the application.

From the Refer to the application’s users manual for the actual procedures.

Ensure that your printer is selected,

File

menu, click

then click:

• Windows XP → Preferences

• Windows Me/Windows 98 → Properties

• Windows 2000 → Main tab

Specify the required settings and click OK.

• If you use anything other than plain paper, see “Basic Printing Settings” on page 57.

• This section describes the procedure for selecting the paper source with the Paper Feed Switch on the printer. For details about the other settings for specifying the paper source, refer to “Changing the Paper Source” on the User’s Guide.

Sheet Feeder Lamp

Cassette Lamp

Ensure that the proper lamp of the paper source is lit.

If not, press the Paper Feed Switch on the printer.

To start printing, click Print.

Printing will start in a few moments.

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