Canon Pixma Mp160 User Guide

Chapter 4
Chapter 4 49Reading From And Writing To A Memory Card (MP180)
Reading From And Writing To A Memory 
Card (MP180)
Setting Up The Card Slot As The Memory Card Drive 
Of The Computer
Connecting the machine to a computer results in the memory card drive (removable hard disk) being 
displayed under [My Computer].
When a memory card is already inserted, connecting the machine to a computer results in the 
memory card drive (removable hard disk) being displayed on the desktop.
Inserting a memory card...

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ON: The Card Slot is used only for reading. Be sure to select this mode when printing 
photos from a memory card.
OFF: The Card Slot is used as the memory card drive of the computer. Photo data can 
be written into the memory card.
ImportantzWindows 2000, when the write protection is enabled on the machine: If 
the computer does not detect that the write protection is enabled, a 
delayed write error might occur and data could be corrupted when...

Chapter 5
Chapter 5 51Printing From Your Computer
Printing From Your Computer
This chapter describes the basic printing procedure, taking the steps to print documents as an 
example.
Printing With Windows
1
Press [ON/OFF] to turn ON the machine.
2Load the paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. (See page 23)
3Create a document or open a file to print.
4Open the printer properties dialog box.
(1)Select [Print] from the application softwares [File] menu.
The [Print] dialog box opens.
(2)Ensure that your machine is...

52Chapter 5Printing From Your Computer
5Specify the required settings.
(1)Click [Media Type] to select the type of media loaded in the machine (1).
(2)Specify the print quality and other settings in [Print Quality] or [Color/Intensity] (2).
(3)Click [OK] (3).
The [Printing Preferences] screen is closed.
NoteFor print settings, see the On-screen Manual.
NotezFrom the [Page Setup] tab, select the correct document size to be 
printed.
zFor details about other printer driver functions, click [Instructions]...

Chapter 5 53Printing From Your Computer
6Print the document.
(1)Click [Print] or [OK] (1).
The machine starts printing.
NotezYou can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing [Stop/Reset] 
on the machine.
zClick [Cancel Printing] on [Canon IJ Status Monitor] to stop printing. To 
show [Canon IJ Status Monitor], click [Canon MP180 Printer] on the 
taskbar.
[Canon IJ Status Monitor] opens automatically when a machine error 
occurs.
(1)
 

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Printing With Macintosh
1
Press [ON/OFF] to turn ON the machine. (See page 14)
2Load the paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. (See page 23)
3Create a document or open a file to print.
4Select [Paper Size].
(1)Select [Page Setup] from the application softwares [File] menu.
The [Page Setup] dialog box opens.
(2)Confirm that your machine is selected in [Format for] (1).
(3)Select the desired paper size from [Paper Size] (2).
(4)Click [OK] (3).
NotezMenu and command names...

Chapter 5 55Printing From Your Computer
5Specify the required settings.
(1)Select [Print] from the application softwares [File] menu.
The [Print] dialog box opens.
(2)Select [Quality & Media] from the pop-up menu (1).
(3)Select the desired media type from [Media Type] (2).
(4)Select the print mode appropriate to your document from [Print Mode] (3).
NotezWhen you select the print mode appropriate to your document from 
[Print Mode], the document will be printed in color and at a print quality 
suited to...

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6Print the document.
(1)Click [Print].
NotezYou can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing [Stop/Reset] 
on the machine.
zDouble-clicking the name of your machine in the [Printer List] of the 
[Printer Setup Utility] (When using Mac OS X v.10.2.8, double-clicking 
the name of your machine in the [Printer List] of the [Print Center]) 
displays a dialog that prompts you to confirm the status of the print job. 
To cancel a job in progress, select the desired...

Chapter 6
Chapter 6 57Scanning Images
Scanning Images
About Scanning Images
You can scan images from the machine into a computer, and save them in JPEG, TIFF, PDF, or 
Bitmap format. Then you can process that data by using the supplied application software to create 
original images. Furthermore, you can use the supplied OCR (Optical Character Recognition) 
software to convert scanned paper documents to text data.
„Before Scanning
Before scanning images, confirm as follows:
zDoes the document to be...

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„Scanning With The Operation Panel Of The Machine
With the operation panel of the machine, you can open the MP Navigator and change the 
settings for the scanning operations. (See the Scanning Guide)
zIf you are using Windows XP
The program selection screen is displayed the first time you press [Black] / [Color] (MP180) or 
[SCAN] (MP160) on the machine. Specify [MP Navigator Ver.3.0] as the application software to 
use, check [Always use this program for this action], then...