Canon POWERSHOT SD20 User Manual

Direct Print User Guide

Direct Print User Guide
Guide d'utilisation de l'impression directe
Guía del usuario de impresión directa

You don’t even need a computer !
Just connect your camera to your printer
and print

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Table of Contents

Direct Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Allows for Printing without the Use of a Computer . . . . 2

Various Printing Operations Can Be Performed . . . . . . . 2

You Can Also Perform the Following Printing Operations . .3

Using Canon SELPHY CP series Printers . . . . . . . . . . 3

Using Canon PictBridge Compliant Bubble Jet

Printers (PIXMA series/SELPHY DS series) . . . . . . . . 3

Confirm Your Printer Model and Connection Cable Type. . . .4

Connecting the Camera to the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Disconnecting the Camera and the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Printing with SELPHY CP series Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Easy Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Print after Changing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Selecting Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Selecting the Number of Copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setting the Print Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setting the Printing Area (Trimming). . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Printing by Specifying the Print Size

(ID Photo Print). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Printing Movies (Movie Print) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Printing with DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Printing with PictBridge Compliant Bubble Jet Printers

(PIXMA series/SELPHY DS series). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Easy Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Print after Changing the Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Selecting Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Setting the Date Printing Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Setting the Print Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting the Number of Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting the Printing Area (Trimming). . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Selecting the Paper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Printing with DPOF Print Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

List of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Printing with Bubble Jet Direct Compatible

Bubble Jet Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Setting the Print Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Printing with Non-Canon, PictBridge Compliant Printers . . 46

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Settings that Can Be Set with the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

SELPHY CP series Printers/

Bubble Jet Direct Compatible Bubble Jet Printers . . . . .47

PictBridge Compliant Bubble Jet Printers

(PIXMA series/SELPHY DS series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Disclaimer

• No part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored
in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any
means, without the prior written permission of Canon.

• Canon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware
described herein at any time without prior notice.

• While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained
in this guide is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any
errors or omissions.

• Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost
data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera, the
software, the memory cards, personal computers, peripheral devices, or
use of non-Canon memory cards.

Trademark Acknowledgements

• Canon, PowerShot, PIXMA and SELPHY are trademarks of Canon, Inc.

• Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

Copyright © 2004 Canon Inc. All rights reserved.

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Direct Print

Allows for Printing without the Use of a Computer

Connect your camera to the printer with a cable. Image selection
and printing is operated from the camera.

Various Printing Operations Can Be Performed*

Prints to cover the entire
surface of the paper.
Or, prints with a border.

09/09/2004

Add the date.

Specify which portion of
the image to print.
(Trimming)

Multiple pictures can be printed at once. (DPOF print setting*)

* Some settings may not be selectable for Non-Canon printers.

2

You Can Also Perform the Following Printing Operations

Using Canon SELPHY CP series Printers*

An image can be trimmed, laid out and
printed as ID photos. (ID photo print (p. 17))

1"25

2"50

3"75

107-J006

7"50

8"75

13"75

15"00

20"00

21"25

Movie frames can be extracted at fairly
regular intervals and printed on a single
sheet of paper. (Movie print (p. 19))

6"25

12"50

18"75

* Includes the CP-330/CP-220/CP-300/CP-200/CP-100/CP-10.

Using Canon PictBridge Compliant Bubble Jet
Printers (PIXMA series/SELPHY DS series)

Compositions of 2, 4, 9 or 16
images of the same dimensions
can be printed on a single sheet
of paper (p. 36).
(This function is not available on
some printers.)

Moreover, the DPOF print
setting* function allows you to
separately print different images
by specifying the number of
frames to be printed per image.

* DPOF print settings

This function allows you to preset the images and the number of
copies using the camera button controls. The settings are recorded
to a memory card.
Refer to the Camera User Guide for instructions on setting
procedure. This guide explains how to print images with DPOF
print settings.
DPOF=Digital Print Order Format

5"00

10"00

11"25

16"25

17"50

22"50

23"75

3

Confirm Your Printer Model and
Connection Cable Type

The required connection cable type will depend on the printer
model. Prepare the correct cable type after checking the table
below.

Printer Connection cable

• PictBridge Compliant*

• Canon Direct Print Compatible

1

CP series*

• PictBridge Compliant Interface cable supplied with

SELPHY

DS series

2

Interface cable supplied with
the camera*

the camera

3

• PictBridge Compliant Interface cable supplied with

Canon Printers

• Bubble Jet Direct Compatible

Bubble Jet Printers

the camera

Confirm the user guide for the
printer.

4

Printer Connection cable

• PictBridge Compliant Interface cable supplied with

*4

printers

Non-Canon

*1Includes the CP-330/CP-220/CP-300/CP-200/CP-100/CP-10.

2

When connecting a Non-Canon, PictBridge compliant camera, refer to the

*

camera's user guide.

3

If you are using a CP-100 or CP-10, use the Direct Interface Cable

*

DIF-100 supplied with the printer.

4

Also refer to the user guide that came with your printer.

*

the camera

PictBridge Compliance

This camera complies with the industry standard “PictBridge”*.
This allows you to also connect your camera to non-Canon
PictBridge compliant printers and print images with simple
operations using the camera buttons.

* PictBridge: PictBridge is an industry standard for direct printing that

allows you to print images without using a computer by directly
connecting digital cameras and digital camcorders (hereafter “camera”)
to a printer, regardless of the devices’ brand and model.

5

Connecting the Camera to the
Printer

Connect the camera to the printer. For instructions on printer and
camera operation methods, refer to their respective user guides.
Confirm the appropriate connection cable in the table on page 4.

Set one of the following into the camera.

• Compact power adapter (sold separately)

• Fully charged battery

• New batteries

Set paper, ink cassette/cartridge, etc. into the
printer.

Connect the camera to the printer with a cable
(confirm the cable type on page 4).

DIGITAL terminal

Camera: Connect the cable to

the DIGITAL terminal.

Printer: Refer to the printer’s

user guide.

This illustration shows the PowerShot SD20 DIGITAL ELPH/DIGITAL

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as an example.

IXUS i

Turn the printer’s power on.

Set the camera to Playback mode and turn the
power on.

Depending on the camera model, the camera’s power will
automatically turn on when the printer’s power is turned on.

The following operations are not available during a camera/printer
connection.

• Movie playback.

• Language settings that use the SET button and the MENU button.

6

Confirm that one of the following icons is
displayed in the camera's LCD monitor.

Icon

When using a Non-Canon printer

Next refer to the sections

indicated

page 9
" Printing with SELPHY CP

series Printers"

page 25
" Printing with PictBridge

Compliant Bubble Jet Printers
(PIXMA series/SELPHY DS
series)"

page 43
" Printing with Bubble Jet

Direct Compatible Bubble Jet
Printers"

page 46
" Printing with Non-Canon,
PictBridge Compliant Printers"

• If one of the aforementioned icons does not appear, the connected printer
cannot be used.

• When the printer is ready for printing, the button lights in blue. The

button blinks during printing.

7

Disconnecting the Camera and the
Printer

Detach the cable from the printer.

Pull out the cable while holding the connector plug. Do not
pull out by the cable.

Turn the camera’s power off.

Detach the cable from the camera.

Pull out the cable while holding the connector plug. Do not
pull out by the cable.

For the latest information regarding connections between Canon
printers and cameras, please refer to the following URL:

http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/BeBit-e.html
http://www.canon.com/pictbridge/

8

Printing with SELPHY

CP series Printers

Printing

Easy Print

You can print images by pressing only one button after connecting
the camera to the printer.

Make sure that displays in
the upper left corner of the
LCD monitor.

1

Display the images you wish to print and press the

2

Print after Changing the Print Settings

You can change the print settings before printing.

button.

If you wish to change the print settings, see Print after
Changing the Print Settings below.

Make sure that displays in
the upper left corner of the
LCD monitor.

1

9

Display the images you wish
to print and press the SET
button.

The print order screen appears.

2

Print Order Screen

Select print settings as required.

3

Setting the Print Style (p. 11).
Selecting the Number of Copies

(p. 11).

Setting the Printing Area (Trimming)

(p. 13).

Select [Print] and press the SET button.

If you press the MENU button, the display will revert to the

4

standard playback mode and printing will not take place.

• You cannot print images recorded in the RAW format.

• It may not be possible to play back or print images shot with a
different camera.

Cancel Printing

• You cannot stop printing when printing only one copy of an
image. If you are printing more than one copy or more than one
image, you can cancel the rest of the printing by pressing the
SET button. Once the current print is finished, a confirmation
dialog appears. Select [OK] and press the SET button.

Printing Errors

• An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason
during the printing process. Select [Stop] or [Resume] and
press the SET button. See List of Messages (p. 24) for details.
The [Resume] option may not appear with some types of errors.
In that case, select [Stop].

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Selecting Print Settings

Selecting the Number of Copies

In the print order screen, select [Copies] and
specify the number of copies.

1

You can specify from 1 to 99 prints.

Setting the Print Style

You can select from among the following print styles.

Standard Prints one image per page.

1

/*

Image

Borders

Date

• Depending on the camera model, icons may not appear.

1

*

Icon varies depending on the image to be printed.

2

This option can only be selected when printing on card size paper.

*

In the print order screen, select [Style] and press

1

the SET button.

Multiple*

ID Photo Prints a specified print size (p. 17).
Borderless Prints right to the edges of the paper.

Bordered Prints with a border.
On Adds the date to the print.
Off Prints without the date.

Prints eight copies of the same

2

image on one page.

Select [Image], [Borders], or
[Date].

2

11

Select settings as needed.

3

Press the MENU button to
end the setting selection
process.

With borderless or multiple prints,
the top, bottom and sides of the

4

Print Area Frame

If you select an image which has had the shooting date
embedded in it using a camera with the Postcard Print mode,
[Date] in the [Style] menu will be set to [Off]. If you set [Date] to
[On], dates will appear twice on the printed image.

• When printing multiple prints, the borders and the date cannot
be set. (Images are printed without any date or borders.)

• Practically all of the image area displayed on the LCD monitor is
printed on bordered prints.

image may be cropped slightly. If
you have not specified a trimming
setting, a frame will appear around
the area of the image that will be
printed, allowing you to check the
portion that will be cropped.

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Setting the Printing Area (Trimming)

You can specify which portion of an image gets printed.
Please set the Print Style (Image, Borders and Date) before setting
the trimming settings. If the print style is changed after having
made the trimming settings, you must select the settings again.

In the print order screen,
select [Trimming] and press
the SET button.

The trimming frame will appear at
the center of the image. If a
trimming setting has already been
selected for the image, the frame
will appear around the previously
selected portion.

The trimming setting screen differs depending on the
camera model. Check which of the following screens
appear before selecting settings.

1

a b

Trimming Frame

Steps 2a and 3a

* Proceed to procedure or depending

on the display screen which appears.

a

Steps 2b and 3b

b

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In the case of display
screen

a

Trim the image.

Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame

• Press the zoom lever or the zoom button to adjust the size of
the trimming frame.

• The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection
of approximately half the displayed image (in width and
height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size
as the image.

• Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size
cancels the trimming setting.

2a

• When printing an image that has been magnified using the
trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and
grainier depending on the level of magnification. If this
happens, the trimming frame displays in red.

Moving the Trimming Frame

• Move the trimming frame using the omni selector or the up,
down, right and left buttons.

Rotating the Trimming Frame

• You can rotate the trimming frame by pressing the DISP. (or
DISPLAY) button.

Press the SET button to close the setting menu.

3a

Pressing the MENU button cancels the settings.

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In the case of display
screen

b

Trim the image.

Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame

• Press the up and down buttons to adjust the size of the
trimming frame.

• The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection
of approximately half the displayed image (in width and
height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size
as the image.

• Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size
cancels the trimming setting.

• When printing an image that has been magnified using the

2b

trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and
grainier depending on the level of magnification. If this
happens, the trimming frame displays in red.

Rotating the Trimming Frame

• You can rotate the trimming frame using the left and right
buttons.

Moving the Trimming Frame

• Press the SET button and use the up, down, right and left
buttons to move the trimming frame. Pressing the SET
button again allows you to change the size of the frame and
to rotate it.

Press the MENU button,
select [OK] and press the
SET button.

3b

Selecting [Cancel setting] cancels
the selected trimming setting. If
[Edit] is selected, the display
returns to the previous screen.

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• The trimming setting only applies to one image.

• The trimming setting is canceled with the following operations.

• When you set the trimming settings for another image.

• When you close the Print mode (when you turn the camera
power off, change the camera mode, or detach the
connection cable).

• The date or part of the date in images shot in [Date Stamp]
mode with a camera that has the Postcard Print mode may not
be printed properly depending on the trimming setting.

• The selected image, paper and border settings determine the
shape of the trimming frame.

• Please use the LCD monitor to set the trimming settings. The
trimming frame may not display correctly on a TV screen.

16

Printing by Specifying the Print Size (ID Photo
Print)

You can specify the print size and print portion of an image or a
whole image as an ID photo*.

* Images printed with the ID Photo Print function may not be allowed as a

formal certificate photo. Refer to the party (organization) or administration
requiring the photo.

The print size can be specified for only L (Large) resolution
images in the camera connected to the printer.

In the print order screen,
select [Style] and press the
SET button.

1

Select [Image], then select
[ID Photo]. Specify the print
size by selecting the length
of the long side and the short
side, then press the SET

2

button.

Specify the size by selecting the
length of the long side first, then
the short side. See the next table
for selectable combinations of the
long side length and the short side
length.

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z Selectable combination

: Available print size

Short Side

Long Side

20 mm 25 mm 30 mm 35 mm 40 mm 45 mm 50 mm
25 mm
30 mm
35 mm
40 mm
45 mm
50 mm
55 mm
60 mm
70 mm

1.8 inch

2.0 inch

1.4 inch 1.5 inch 1.8 inch 2.0 inch

Trim the image to specify the
print area.

See Step 2 of Setting the Printing
Area (Trimming) (p. 14 or p. 15) on

how to trim the image.

3

The trimming setting screen differs
depending on the camera model.

Trimming Frame

Press the SET button to close the setting menu.

4

Follow the steps according to the
screen that displays on your
camera.

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• The print size setting only applies to one image.

• The print size setting is canceled with the following operations:

• When you set the print size settings for another image.

• When you set the trimming settings for another image.

• When you close the Print mode (when you turn the camera
power off, change the camera mode, or detach the
connection cable).

• The shape of the trimming frame varies depending on the
specified paper size.

• Use the LCD monitor to specify the print size settings. The
trimming frame may not display correctly on a TV screen.

Printing Movies (Movie Print)

You can print movie frames selected automatically at fairly regular
intervals on a sheet of paper.

Select the movie you want to
print, then press the SET
button.

1

• If you press the button

instead of the SET button, movie
print begins. At this time, you
cannot select the On/Off setting
on the caption.

19

If necessary, set
(Caption) to [On] or [Off].

If you set (Caption) to [On], you

2

Select [Print] and press the SET button.

3

It may not be possible to play back or print movies shot with a
different camera.

• The number of printed movie frames per sheet of paper is
determined by the paper size shown as follows:
(Depending on the number of seconds in the movie, there are
cases when the number of frames indicated below will not be
printed.)

• Credit card size: 20 frames

• L size: 42 frames

• Postcard size: 63 frames

• Wide size: 63 frames

can print the file number and the
elapsed time of the frame at the
same time.

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Printing with DPOF Print Settings

For instructions on how to set DPOF print settings, please
refer to the DPOF print settings section of the Camera User
Guide.

In this section, we will explain how to print several images already
specified with DPOF print settings.

In the [ (Play)] menu,
select [Print Order] and
press the SET button.

1

Select [Print] and press the
SET button.

2

Set the print style settings as
required.

• See Setting the Print Style

3

(p. 11).

• A print style cannot be set if [Set
up] on the screen in Step 2 is set
to [Index].

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Select [OK] and press the
SET button.

• The image will start to print and,

when it is completely finished, the

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• To print the date, set the [Date] setting in [Set up] on the screen
in Step 2 to [On]. You cannot set the date to print with the
[Style] menu in Step 3.

• When the print type is set to [Index], the date cannot be printed.

• When the print type is set to [Standard], the file number cannot
be printed.

• The ID photo print function cannot be used.

• The maximum number of images printed on one page in the
Index print type depends on the selected paper size.

• Credit card size: 20 images

• L size: 42 images

• Postcard size: 63 images

• Wide size: 63 images

Cancel Printing

• To cancel printing between images printed, press the SET
button.
Once the current print is completed, a confirmation dialog
appears. Select [OK] and press the SET button.

display will revert to the standard
playback mode.

• If the MENU button is pressed,

the display will revert to the Print
Order screen in Step 2 and
printing will not take place.

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Restarting Printing

• In the print order menu, select [Resume] and press the SET

button. The remaining images can be printed.

• Printing cannot be restarted under the following circumstances.

• If the print settings have been changed before restarting.

• If the image for which the print settings were set has been
deleted before restarting.

• If there was very little free space on the memory card when
the printing was canceled.

If these circumstances apply, you can select [OK] in the print
order menu and reprint starting from the first image.

• If printing is canceled because the camera battery is depleted,
you are recommended to power the camera with a compact
power adapter (sold separately).
If you are using a battery pack or batteries, please use either a
fully charged battery pack or new batteries. After replacing the
spent battery pack or batteries, turn the camera power on
again.

Printing Errors

• An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason
during the printing process. Select [Stop] or [Resume] and
press the SET button.

* The [Resume] option may not appear with some types of

errors. In that case, select [Stop].

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List of Messages

The following messages may appear on the camera’s LCD monitor
when an error occurs during a camera and printer connection.
(Depending on the printer model, some messages may not
display.)

• Please refer to the printer’s user guide for solutions.

No Paper

No Ink

Incompatible paper
size

Incompatible ink
size

Ink Cassette Error The ink cassette is experiencing a problem.
Paper and ink do not

match
Paper Jam The paper jammed during printing.
Paper has been

changed
Recharge the printer

battery
Communication

Error

Readjust trimming

Cannot Print!

Could not print xx
images

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Paper cassette is incorrectly inserted or out of
paper. Or the paper feed is not operating correctly.

The ink cartridge has not been inserted or has run
out of ink.

Wrong paper size is loaded in the printer.

Wrong ink cassette size is loaded in the printer.

The paper and ink are from different sets.

Paper was changed after the print menu was
displayed.

The printer’s battery pack is depleted.

The printer is experiencing a data transmission
error.

You attempted to print the image with a different
style than the one used when the trimming settings
were set.

You attempted to print an image that was
photographed with another camera, one recorded
in a different format, or one that has been edited
on a computer.

You attempted to use the DPOF print settings to
print xx images that were photographed with
another camera, that have been recorded in a
different format, or that have been edited in a
computer.

Printing with

PictBridge

Compliant Bubble Jet
Printers (PIXMA series/
SELPHY DS series)

Printing

Easy Print

You can print images by pressing only one button after connecting
the camera to the printer.

Make sure that displays in
the upper left corner of the
LCD monitor.

1

Display the images you wish to print and press the

2

button.

If you wish to change the print settings, see Print after
Changing the Print Settings.

25

Print after Changing the Print Settings

You can change the print settings before printing.

Make sure that displays in
the upper left corner of the
LCD monitor.

1

Sets the print
effect (p. 29)

Sets the date
On or Off (p. 28).

2

Starts the printing process.

Select print settings as needed.

3

Select [Print] and press the SET button.

• The image will start to print and, when it is completely
finished, the display will revert to the standard playback

4

mode.

• If you press the MENU button, the display will revert to the
standard playback mode and printing will not take place.

If displays on the LCD monitor,
please refer to Printing with

Bubble Jet Direct Compatible
Bubble Jet Printers (p. 43).

Display the images you wish
to print and press the SET
button.

The print order screen appears.

Depending on the printer model,
some setting options may not
display.

Sets the number of copies (p. 29).
Sets the trimming portion (p. 30).

Sets the paper size, type and layout
(p. 34).

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• You cannot print movies or images recorded in the RAW
format.

• It may not be possible to play back or print images shot with a
different camera.

Cancel Printing

• To cancel printing between images, press the SET button.
A confirmation dialog will display. Select [OK] and press the
SET button.
The printer will stop printing the current image and eject the
paper.

Printing Errors

• An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason
during the printing process. When the error is resolved, printing
will automatically resume. If printing does not resume, select
[Continue] and press the SET button. If [Continue] cannot be
selected, select [Stop], press the SET button and restart the
print job. See List of Messages (p. 40) for details.

• On printers equipped with an operation panel, an error number
or message displays on the panel. Please refer to the printer
user guide for the remedies corresponding to the error numbers
or messages.

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Selecting Print Settings

Depending on the camera model, the screens that will be
displayed will vary. Moreover, available settings differ depending
on the printer model (unavailable settings will not appear in the
menu). For details, refer to the user guide that came with your
printer.

Default Setting

• The Default option is a fixed setting of the printer.

• The [Date], [Print Effect], paper setting [Paper Size], [Paper
Type] and [Layout] options are available.

• On printers equipped with an operation panel, you can change
the settings for those items set to [Default] using the printer's
operation panel.

• The setting contents of the Default option differ depending on
the printer model. For details, please refer to the printer user
guide.

Setting the Date Printing Option

Select [ ] and set [On], [Off]
or [Default].

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If you select an image which has had the shooting date
embedded in it using a camera with the Postcard Print mode,
[Date] will be set to [Off]. If you set [Date] to [On], dates will
appear twice on the printed image.

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Setting the Print Effect

This function uses the camera’s shooting information to optimize
the image data, yielding high quality prints. You can select the
following print effects.

On

Off Prints without any effects.

VIVID

NR Prints with a noise reduction effect.
VIVID+NR Prints using both the [VIVID] and [NR] options.
Default Print settings differ according to your printer model.

Uses the camera’s shooting information to deliver beautiful
prints.

Prints more vibrant colors, such as the green of trees or the
blue of the sea or sky, than the [On] option.

Select [ ] and choose a
print effect option.

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Setting the Number of Copies

Select [ ] and set the
number of prints.

1 to 99 copies can be set.

1

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Setting the Printing Area (Trimming)

You can specify a portion of the image for printing.
Please set [Paper Settings] (p. 34) before setting the trimming
settings. If the print style is changed after having made the
trimming settings, you must select the settings again.

Select [Trimming] and press
the SET button.

The trimming frame will appear at
the center of the image. If a
trimming setting has already been
selected for the image, the frame
will appear around the previously
selected portion.

The trimming setting screen differs depending on
the camera model. Check which of the following
screens appear before selecting settings.

1

a b

Trimming Frame

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Steps 2a and 3a

* Proceed to procedure or depending

on the display screen which appears.

a

Steps 2b and 3b

b

In the case of display
screen

a

Trim the image.

Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame

• Press the zoom lever or the zoom button to adjust the size of
the trimming frame.

• The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection
of approximately half the displayed image (in width and
height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size
as the image.

• Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size
cancels the trimming setting.

2a

• When printing an image that has been magnified using the
trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and
grainier depending on the level of magnification.

Moving the Trimming Frame

• Move the trimming frame using the omni selector or the up,
down, right and left buttons.

Rotating the Trimming Frame

• You can rotate the trimming frame by pressing the DISP. (or
DISPLAY) button.

Press the SET button to close the setting menu.

3a

Pressing the MENU button cancels the settings.

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In the case of display
screen

b

Trim the image.

Changing the Size of the Trimming Frame

• Press the up and down buttons to adjust the size of the
trimming frame.

• The trimming frame can be changed to a minimum selection
of approximately half the displayed image (in width and
height) or a maximum selection that is virtually the same size
as the image.

• Expanding the trimming frame beyond its maximum size
cancels the trimming setting.

• When printing an image that has been magnified using the

2b

trimming option, the image quality may become coarser and
grainier depending on the level of magnification.

Rotating the Trimming Frame

• You can rotate the trimming frame using the left and right
buttons.

Moving the Trimming Frame

• Press the SET button and use the up, down, right and left
buttons to move the trimming frame. Pressing the SET
button again allows you to change the size of the frame and
to rotate it.

Press the MENU button,
select [OK] and press the
SET button.

3b

Selecting [Cancel setting] cancels
the selected trimming setting. If
[Edit] is selected, the display
returns to the previous screen.

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• The trimming setting only applies to one image.

• The trimming setting is canceled with the following operations.

• When you set the trimming settings for another image.

• When you close the Print mode (when you turn the camera
power off, change the camera mode, or detach the
connection cable).

• The date or part of the date in images shot in [Date Stamp]
mode with a camera that has the Postcard Print mode may not
be printed properly depending on the trimming setting.

• The selected image, paper size and border settings determine
the shape of the trimming frame.

• Please use the LCD monitor to set the trimming settings. The
trimming frame may not display correctly on a TV screen.

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Selecting the Paper Settings

Select [Paper Settings] and
press the SET button.

The paper size setting screen

1

2

appears.

Select a paper size and press
the SET button.

The following paper sizes* are
available: 4" u 6", 5" u 7" or
13 u 18 cm, 8.5" u 11" or A4,
CreditCard, A3, 13" u 19" or A3+
and Default.

• Some sizes are not available
with certain cameras and
printer models.

The paper type setting screen
appears.

* Paper sizes vary according to region.

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3

4

Select a paper type and
press the SET button.

The following paper types can be
selected.

Photo Prints on Photo Paper

Fast Photo Prints on Photo Paper

Default Print settings differ

* Canon brand paper

• Depending on the printer model
and paper size settings, some
items cannot be selected.

The Page Layout screen appears.

Plus Glossy paper*.

Pro paper*.

according to your printer
model.

Select a layout.

The following print effects can be
selected.

Bordered Prints with a border.
Borderless Prints right to the edges

Default Print settings differ

of the paper.

according to your printer
model.

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• When using PictBridge compliant Bubble Jet Printers
(PIXMA series/SELPHY DS series), selecting "4" x 6"" in
Step 2 will allow you to specify the following layout settings.

2-up

4-up

9-up

16-up

[Printing example 1] Printing 3 copies of image A in 2-up

Number of
copies (p. 29)

Layout 2-up

[Printing example 2] Printing 3 copies of image A and 2 copies of
image B in 9-up

DPOF print
settings*
(p. 37)

Layout 9-up

2 images (height 1 x width 2) of the same
dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper.

4 images (height 2 x width 2) of the same
dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper.

9 images (height 3 x width 3) of the same
dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper.

16 images (height 4 x width 4) of the same
dimensions are arranged on a single sheet of paper.

Image A: [3]
copies

Image A: [3]
copies
Image B: [2]
copies

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*Refer to the Camera User Guide for instructions on DPOF

print setting method.

Select a layout and press the SET button. This
ends the paper settings operations.

5

The display returns to the print order screen.

• With printers equipped with an operation panel, when [Plain
Paper] is selected with the printer and [Default] is selected in
the camera’s [Paper Type], images will print with borders, even
if [Borderless] was selected with the camera.

Printing with DPOF Print Settings

For instructions on how to set DPOF print settings, please
refer to the DPOF print settings section of the Camera User
Guide.

In this section, we will explain how to print several images already
specified with DPOF print settings.

In the [ (Play)] menu,
select [Print Order] and
press the SET button.

1

Select [Print] and press the
SET button.

2

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Set the print effect and paper
settings as required.

Setting the Print Effect (p. 29).

3

Selecting the Paper Settings* (p. 34).

* [Page Layout] cannot be set in the

[Paper Settings] when [Index] is
selected in the [Set up] option in Step

2.

Select [Print] and press the
SET button.

• The image will start to print and,
when it is completely finished, the

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• To print the date, set the [Date] setting in [Set up] on the screen
in Step 2 to [On]. You cannot set the date in Step 3.

• When the print type is set to [Index], both the date and file
number cannot be printed depending on the printer.

• When the print type is set to [Standard], the file number cannot
be printed.

display will revert to the standard
playback mode.

• If the MENU button is pressed,

the display will revert to the Print
Order screen in Step 2 and
printing will not take place.

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Cancel Printing

• To cancel printing between images printed, press the SET

button.
A confirmation dialog appears. Select [OK] and press the SET
button. The printer will stop printing the current image and eject
the paper.

Restarting Printing

• Select [Resume] and press the SET button. The remaining

images can be printed.

• Printing cannot be restarted under the following circumstances.

• If the print settings have been changed before restarting.

• If the image for which the print settings were set has been
deleted before restarting.

• If there was very little free space on the memory card when
the printing was canceled.

If these circumstances apply, you can select [Print] in the print
order menu and reprint starting from the first image.

• If printing is canceled because the camera battery is depleted,
you are recommended to power the camera with a compact
power adapter (sold separately).
If you are using a battery pack or batteries, please use either a
fully charged battery pack or new batteries. After replacing the
spent battery pack or batteries, turn the camera power on
again.

Printing Errors

• An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason
during the printing process. When the error is resolved, printing
will automatically resume. If printing does not resume, select
[Continue] and press the SET button. If [Continue] cannot be
selected, select [Stop], press the SET button and restart the
print job. See List of Messages (p. 40) for details.

• On printers equipped with an operation panel, an error number
or message displays on the panel. Please refer to the printer
user guide for the remedies corresponding to the error numbers
or messages.

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List of Messages

The following messages may appear on the camera LCD monitor if
an error occurs during a camera and printer connection.
(Depending on the printer, some messages may not appear.)

• Please refer to the printer’s user guide for the appropriate
remedies.

: Printing restarts if you select [Continue] and press the SET

button. For the remedies to other messages that might appear,
refer to your printer’s user guide.

There is no paper set in the printer. If you are using

No Paper

Paper Jam

Paper Error

a printer equipped with a photo paper cassette,
specify the paper feed location using the Paper
Feed switch.

The paper jammed during printing. Select [Stop] to
cancel printing. After removing the paper, set some
paper again and press the RESUME/CANCEL
button on the printer.

The paper is not correctly set in the printer. Also
open the paper output tray if it is closed.

No Ink

Low ink level

Waste tank full

Ink Error

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The ink tank has run out of ink or there is no ink
tank in the printer.

The ink tank needs to be replaced soon. Prepare a
new ink tank. If you select [Continue] in the error
screen, you can restart printing.

You can restart printing if you select [Continue] in
the error screen. Please request replacement of the
waste tank (waste ink absorber) from the shop
where you purchased the printer or your nearest
Canon Customer Support center listed in the
Contact List provided with the printer or in the user
guide.

Check the level of the printer’s ink and the condition
of the waste tank (waste ink absorber).

Disconnect the cable from the printer and turn off
the printer power. Then reconnect the cable and
turn on the printer. If the error persists, please

Printer error

Printer in use

Paper lever error

Printer cover open Close the printer cover securely.

No print head No print head is installed in the printer.

consult the dealer where you purchased your
printer or your nearest Canon Customer Support
center (listed in the Contact List provided with the
printer).

The printer is printing the data from the memory
card inserted in the computer or printer. The printer
automatically starts printing the images from the
camera after completing the current printing.

Adjust the paper thickness lever to the proper
position.

Hardware Error

File Error

Incompatible paper
size

Check whether or not an error other than a paper or
ink error has occurred. Also check the camera’s
battery charge.

You tried to print an image that is not compatible
with PictBridge.
Some images that have been recorded with another
camera or modified using a computer cannot be
printed.

Paper of a different size than the specified paper
size is set to the printer. Select [Continue] on the
error screen to display the paper size setting
screen. Correct the paper size using the screen
(only the selectable paper sizes appear on the
screen).

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Print error

Check print
settings

Check that the correct paper size is selected. If this
error message appears even when the correct
paper size is set, turn off the printer, then turn it on
again. If the error persists, please consult the dealer
where you purchased your printer or your nearest
Canon Customer Support center (listed in the
Contact List provided with the printer).

Unprintable settings are included. Select [Continue]
on the error screen to display the print order screen.
Check the print settings (only the printable settings
appear on the screen), change the settings if
necessary, then print again.

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Printing with

Jet Direct

Compatible

Bubble

Bubble Jet Printers

Printing

Make sure that displays in
the upper left corner of the
LCD monitor.

1

After this step, follow the procedures in the section Printing with
SELPHY CP series Printers (p. 9) to print your images.

However, please note that some menus and precautions
differ, as listed below.

See pages 10 and 22.

• You cannot print movies or images recorded in the RAW
format.

If displays, refer to Printing

with PictBridge Compliant Bubble
Jet Printers (PIXMA series/
SELPHY DS series) (p. 25).

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Cancel Printing

• To cancel printing between images printed, press the SET

button. A confirmation dialog appears. Select [OK] and press
the SET button.
The printer will stop printing the current image and eject the
paper.

Printing Errors

• An error message appears if an error occurs for some reason
during the printing process. When the error is resolved, printing
will automatically resume. If printing does not resume, select
[Continue] and press the SET button. If [Continue] cannot be
selected, select [Stop], press the SET button and restart the
print job.

• With printers equipped with an operation panel, the error
number displays on the panel. Please refer to the printer user
guide for the remedies corresponding to the error numbers.

See page 11.

Setting the Print Style

You can select from among the following print styles.

Select the paper size from the following.

Paper

Borders

Date

Borderless Prints right to the edges of the paper.

Bordered Prints with a border.
On Adds the date to the print.
Off Prints without the date.

[Card #1], [Card #2], [Card #3], [LTR] or [A4]
For the usable paper type, please refer to the
printer user guide.

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• The ID photo print function cannot be used.

• If you select an image which has had the shooting date
embedded in it using a camera with the Postcard Print mode,
[Date] in the [Style] menu will be set to [Off]. If you set [Date] to
[On], dates will appear twice on the printed image.

See page 22.

• To print the date, set the [Date] setting in [Set up] on the screen
in Step 2 to [On]. You cannot set the date to print with the
[Style] menu in Step 3.

• When the print type is set to [Index], both the date and file
number cannot be printed.

• When the print type is set to [Standard], the file number cannot
be printed.

• The ID photo print function cannot be used.

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Printing with Non-Canon,

PictBridge

Printing

Compliant Printers

Make sure that displays in
the upper left corner of the
LCD monitor.

1

After this step, follow the procedures in the section Printing with
PictBridge Compliant Bubble Jet Printers (PIXMA series/SELPHY
DS series) (p. 25) to print your images.

However, the following menu options cannot be set.

• Print Effect (p. 29):[VIVID], [NR], [VIVID+NR]

• Paper Size (p. 34):[A3+/13 x 19] and [5" x 7"] or [13 x 18cm]

Please also refer to the user guide that came with your printer.

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Settings that Can Be Set with the
Camera

SELPHY CP series Printers/ Bubble Jet

Direct Compatible Bubble Jet Printers

(When or appears on the camera’s LCD monitor during a
connection)

Bubble Jet

Print Options Selectable with the Camera

Number of Prints 1 to 99 {{

1 image { –

Image

Multiple { –
ID Photo { –

Style

Trimming {{
Movies (Movie Print) { –

* The paper size is set with the printer.

Card #1, Card #2,

Paper

Card #3, Letter (LTR)
or A4

Bordered {{

Borders

Borderless {{

Date {{

SELPHY

CP series

Printers

–* {

Direct

Compatible

Bubble Jet

Printers

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PictBridge Compliant Bubble Jet Printers

(PIXMA series/SELPHY DS series)

(When appears on the camera’s LCD monitor during a
connection)
Some settings are not available with certain cameras and printers.

Print Options Selectable with the Camera

Off

Date

Print Effect

Number of Prints 1 to 99
Trimming

On
Default
Off
On
Default
VIVID
NR
VIVID+NR

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4" u 6"
5" u 7" or 13 u 18 cm

8.5" u 11" or A4

Paper Size*

1

CreditCard
A3
13" u 19" or A3+
Default
Photo

Paper Settings

Paper Type

Fast Photo
Default
Bordered
Borderless

2

2-up*

2

Layout

4-up*
9-up*
16-up*

2

2

Default

*1Paper sizes vary according to region.

2

These options can be specified by selecting "4" x 6"" in the paper size

*

setting.

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MEMO

MEMO

MEMO