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 into the machine and then opening the [Removable Disk] on your computer 
enables you to view the photos stored on the card. Furthermore, you can copy the files to your hard 
disk in the same way as any regular hard disk drive, and by changing the write protection setting, 
you can copy files from your hard disk onto a memory card.
„Enabling Writing Of Data To Memory Cards
1Press [MEMORY CARD].
2Press [Menu] repeatedly until  appears.
3Use [ ] or [ ] to select , then press [OK].
4Use [ ] or [ ] to select , then press [OK].
5Use [ ] or [ ] to select ON or OFF, then press [OK].
ImportantzWhen the write protection is disabled on the machine, neither printing 
nor maintenance can be done. After using the card slot as the memory 
card drive for your computer, be sure to enable the write protection 
again. For details, see page 65.
zIf you used the Card Slot as the memory card drive of the computer, 
you need to do a “safe removal” operation on your computer before 
physically removing the memory card from your machine.
Right-click the removable disk icon and click [Eject]. If [Eject] is not 
displayed on the screen, confirm that the Access Lamp is not flashing 
and remove the memory card.
Drag the   icon into the Trash.
NoteMake sure no memory card is inserted in the Card Slots.
 
						

							50Chapter 4Reading From And Writing To A Memory Card (MP180)
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 
attempting to copy data to a memory card.
zYou cannot write to memory cards when the machine is in Memory 
Card mode.
NoteTo change the write protect setting while a card is inserted in the Card 
Slot, unplug the USB cable before changing the setting, then plug it back 
in afterwards. The new setting is not applied unless you plug the USB 
cable back in.
 
						

							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 selected (1).
(3)Click [Preferences] or [Properties] (2).
The [Main] tab of the [Preferences] screen is displayed.
NotezMenu and command names may differ between software applications, and 
more steps may be required. For details, refer to the documentation for each 
software application you use.
zThe steps described in this section are for printing in Windows XP Service 
Pack 2 (hereafter, called Windows XP SP2).
NoteIf another name of machine is selected, click the name of machine to use.
(1)
(2)
 
						

							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] or 
[Help] to view the Printer Driver Guide. [Instructions] is only displayed 
when the On-screen Manual is installed.
zSelecting the [Preview before printing] check box displays a preview 
screen that allows you to confirm the selected printing effects and how 
your document will look when printed. Some applications do not have 
a preview function.
(1)
(2)
(3)
 
						

							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)
 
						

							54Chapter 5Printing From Your Computer
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 may differ between software applications, and 
more steps may be required. For details, refer to the documentation for each 
software application you use.
zThe steps described in this section are for printing in Mac OS X v.10.4.x.
(1)
(2)
(3)
 
						

							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 the characteristics of the [Media Type] you have selected.
– [Printing a top-quality photo]: Select when printing documents 
consisting mainly of photographs and graphics featuring fine color 
gradation.
– [Printing tables and charts]: Select when printing documents 
consisting mainly of graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong 
color definition.
– [Printing a composite document]: Select when printing documents 
consisting mainly of text.
– [Detailed Setting]: Select to fine-tune the [Print Quality] and 
[Halftoning] setting.
zFor details about other printer driver functions, click [?] to view the 
Printer Driver Guide. If the On-screen Manual is not installed, the 
Printer Driver Guide is not displayed even if [?] is clicked.
zClicking [Preview] displays a preview screen that allows you to confirm 
the selected printing effects and how your document will look when 
printed. Some applications do not have a preview function.
(1)
(2)
(3)
 
						

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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 document, then click 
[Delete]. To temporarily stop a job in progress, click [Hold]. To stop all 
the jobs in the list, click [Stop Jobs] (when using Mac OS X v.10.3.x or 
Mac OS X v.10.2.8, click [Stop Printing]).
 
						

							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 scanned meet the requirements for being set on the Platen Glass?
For details, see page 15.
zIs the machine connected to your computer correctly?
Make sure your machine and computer are correctly connected with the USB cable.
Scanning Methods
„Scanning Using The MP Navigator
Using the MP Navigator, you can scan, process and save documents to your computer. For 
details on using the MP Navigator, see the Scanning Guide.
On the Windows desktop, double-click the [MP Navigator 3.0] icon to open the MP Navigator. 
On the [Go] menu, select [Applications], [Canon Utilities], then double-click the [MP Navigator 
3.0] icon to open the MP Navigator.
You can launch the following application software from the MP Navigator.
zEasy-PhotoPrint (Photo Printing)
zArcSoft PhotoStudio (Photo image editing)
zScanSoft OmniPage SE (Converting scanned document to text)
NotezIf you performed the [Custom Install] and only installed the MP Driver 
and MP Navigator, these application software were not installed and 
thus cannot be launched. To launch any of the above application 
software from MP Navigator, perform the [Custom Install] once again 
to install them.
zScanSoft OmniPage SE does not support Windows 98 first edition.
 
						

							58Chapter 6Scanning Images
„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 click [OK]. From the next time, MP 
Navigator is automatically started.
zWhen using Mac OS X
For the machine to start scanning when [Black] / [Color] (MP180) or [SCAN] (MP160) is pressed, 
you need to set MP Navigator as the starting application software in Image Capture under 
[Applications] of Mac OS X.
If you are using Macintosh OS X v.10.3.x
Select [Applications] from the [Go] menu, then double-click [Image Capture]. Click [Options] at 
lower left of the scanner window, select [MP Navigator 3.0] from [Application to launch when 
scanner button is pressed], then click [OK].
If you are using Macintosh OS X v.10.2.8
Select [Applications] from the [Go] menu, then double-click [Image Capture]. Select 
[Preferences] from the [Image Capture] menu. Select [Others] from [When a scanner button is 
pressed, open], select [MP Navigator 3.0] from [Applications], then click [Open].
1Load the document on the Platen Glass. (See page 15)
2Press [SCAN].
The machine switches to Scan Mode.
3Press [Black] or [Color].
The MP Navigator opens.
1Load the document on the Platen Glass. (See page 15)
2Press [SCAN].
The MP Navigator opens.
ImportantMake sure that the MP Navigator is installed and that the Macintosh is 
connected to the machine before starting up Image Capture.
ImportantIf you select [Preferences] from the [Image Capture] menu, click 
[Scanner], and mark [Use TWAIN software whenever possible], [Options] 
is not displayed. In this case, click [Use TWAIN software whenever 
possible] to uncheck the option, exit the Image Capture, then start it 
again.
NoteThe subsequent procedure varies depending on your settings. 
For details, see the Scanning Guide.