Canon Pixma Ip4000 Quick Start Guide

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„Printing Photographs Directly from a Canon Bubble Jet Direct 
Compatible Digital Camera
Media Types for Digital Camera
When you connect a digital camera, you can use the following media:
zFor the digital camera operation method and troubleshooting, refer to 
your digital camera manual. For print error messages, see “C
Cannot 
Print Properly from the Digital Camera”on page 80.
zBy operating the digital camera, you can make the following prints:
- You can make a standard print from...

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Accessing the Printer Driver
The PPrinter Properties dialog box can be opened from either within an application, or 
directly from the Windows S
Start menu.
This manual refers to Windows XP operation.
The operations may vary depending on your operating system.
„Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application 
Program
Depending on your application program, the command and menu names 
may differ, and there may be more steps involved in opening the P
Printer
Properties...

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Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs
„Improving the Quality of Printed Images
Two important factors control the quality and output of your printed images:
Paper and Ink
Using recommended Canon paper, specialty media, and inks for printing photographs 
can significantly improve the quality of your printouts. See inside the back cover for a 
list of Canon Specialty Papers and ink tanks for this printer.
For more detailed information, refer to “Printing Media” in the 
User’s...

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To manually adjust Print Quality settings:
1Open the PPrinter Properties dialog box.
See“OOpening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application 
Program”on page 28.
2On the MMain tab, select CCustom from PPrint Quality, then click SSet to 
open the S
Set PrintQuality dialog box. 
3Move the slide bar to adjust the print quality.
4When the process is complete, click OOK.
5Click PPrint or OOK.
1Open the PPrint dialog box.
See“PPrinting with Macintosh”on page 18.
2Select...

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3Move the slide bar to adjust the print quality.
4When the process is complete, click PPrint.
To automatically optimize the image:
Photo Optimizer PRO automatically adjusts the photographs taken with a digital 
camera. Use this feature to compensate for unsatisfactory color balance and over- or 
under-exposure before printing. P
Photo Optimizer PRO is available for Windows only.
In Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
If B
Background Printing has been disabled, the PPhoto Optimizer...

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3Select the PPhoto Optimizer PRO check box.
4Click OOK.
To use Vivid Photo option:
Vivid Photo intensifies background colors such as fields, trees, oceans and skies, while 
maintaining natural skin tones in the images.
In Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
If B
Background Printing has been disabled, the VVivid Photo function is not 
available.
To  u s e  VVivid Photo, select the VVivid Photo check box on the EEffects tab.
 

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To  u s e  VVivid Photo, select the VVivid Photo check box under SSpecial Effects.
To reduce noise from images taken with a digital camera:
The P
Photo Noise Reduction function reduces noise from blue portions such as the sky, 
and dark portions of the images taken with your digital camera.
In Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
If B
Background Printing has been disabled, the PPhoto Noise Reduction
function is not available.
To  u s e  PPhoto Noise Reduction, select the PPhoto...

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To  u s e  PPhoto Noise Reduction, select the PPhoto Noise Reduction check box under 
Special Effects.
 

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„Saving and Recalling Printer Driver Settings
When you change printer driver settings for a specific print job, such as printing black 
and white photos, or printing documents with a special background, you can save and 
name these settings for future use on similar print jobs.
1Open the PPrinter Properties dialog box.
See“OOpening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application 
Program”on page 28.
2In each tab, set all necessary items.
3Click the PProfiles tab.
4Register...

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You can retrieve or delete the print settings profile at any time.
zRetrieving profile:
Select the desired profile from P
Printing Profiles, and click 
Retrieve from P
Profiles.
zDeleting unwanted profile:
Select the desired profile from P
Printing Profiles, and click DDelete.
For details, click 
Help and refer to the topic of this function.
1Open the PPrint dialog box.
See“PPrinting with Macintosh”on page 18.
2Set all necessary items.
3Register new printer driver settings.
The SSave...