Canon Pixma Mp510 Quick Start Guide

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Before Printing
Paper with a Model Number is Canon specialty media.
You may not be able to purchase some Canon genuine papers depending on your country.
*1 Paper is not sold in the US by Model Number. Purchase paper by name.
*2 Available only when printing from your computer.
*3 Feeding this paper from the Front Feeder can damage the machine. Load in the Auto Sheet 
Feeder.
*4 When loading a stack of paper, the printed side may become marked when it is fed in. In this  case, load paper one sheet at a...

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zPostcards affixed with photos or stickers 
z Envelopes with double flaps
z Envelopes with sticker flaps
z Envelopes with an embossed or treated surface
z Any type of paper with holes
z Paper that is not rectangular
z Paper bound with staples or glue
z Paper with adhesives
z Paper decorated with glitter, etc.
z Photo Paper Pro Guidelines
zDo not touch the print surface until the ink is  dry (approximately 30 minutes). Colors in dark 
images may appear indistinct at first, but will...

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Before Printing
„ Using the Auto Sheet Feeder and the Front Feeder
This machine offers two paper sources to load printing paper; the Auto Sheet Feeder, found at 
the top of the machine, and the Front Feeder, found at the front of the machine.
(A) Auto Sheet Feeder
(B) Front Feeder
zWhen Printing for the First Time
At purchase, the machine is set to feed from the Auto Sheet Feeder. 
If you are printing without changing paper source  settings, load paper in the Auto Sheet 
Feeder.
(A) Load plain paper in...

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zTo Change the Paper Source
The  Auto Sheet Feeder  lamp lights up when feeding from the Auto Sheet Feeder, and the 
Front Feeder  lamp lights up when feeding from the Front Feeder.
Before you print, make sure that the paper source selection matches the paper source where 
you actually loaded paper.
To change the paper source, simply press the  Paper Feed Switch. 
For details, see “Changing the Paper Source” on page 11. 
(A) Press to change the paper source.
„ Paper Source Selection...

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Before Printing
„ Changing the Paper Source
Before printing, confirm that the location where you have loaded paper is selected as the paper 
source. Press the  Paper Feed Switch  to change the paper source.
(A)  Auto Sheet Feeder  lamp
(B)  Paper Feed Switch
(C)  Front Feeder  lamp
Important
When Printing from Your Computer
zIf Paper Feed Switch  is not selected for Paper Source in the printer driver, the  Paper Feed 
Switch  on the machine will be disabled when printing. Confirm the setting in the...

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„Loading Paper
Important
zIf you cut plain paper to 4 x 6 / 101.6 x 152.4 mm, 5 x 7 / 127.0 x 177.8 mm, or 2.13 x 3.39 
/ 54.0 x 86.0 mm (credit card-size) for a trial print, it can cause paper jams.
z You cannot print on postcards affixed with photos or stickers.
z Always load paper in portrait orientation (A). Loading paper in landscape orientation (B) can 
cause the paper to be jammed.
NotezFor details on the specialty media Canon provides for use with its various printers, refer to...

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z Loading Paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder
1Flatten the four corners of  the paper before loading it.
2Prepare to load paper.
(1)Open the Sheet Feeder Cover and pull out the 
Paper Support.
(2) Open the Front Feeder.
(3) Extend the Paper Output Support.
(4) Press the  Paper Feed Switch  so that the Auto 
Sheet Feeder  lamp (A) lights.
(5) Adjust the position of the Paper Thickness 
Lever.
Set it to the right when printing on envelopes or 
T-shirt transfers, and left when printing on any...

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3Load the paper.
(1)Load the paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder with 
the print side facing UP.
(2) Align the paper stack against the Cover Guide 
on the right side of the Paper Support.
(3) Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the 
left side of the paper stack.
zLoading Paper in the Front Feeder
You can load A4, Letter, or B5-sized plain paper (such as Canon Super White Paper SW-201) in the 
Front Feeder. You cannot load any other paper in the Front Feeder.
1Flatten the four corners...

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3Load the paper with the print side facing DOWN.
(1) Load the paper in the Front Feeder with the 
print side facing DOWN and the leading edge 
to the far side.
(2) Align the paper stack against the right edge of 
the Front Feeder.
(3) Align the near and the left edges of the paper 
with the Paper Size Mark.
(4) Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the 
left side of the loaded paper stack.
NotezWhen loading paper in the Front Feeder, refer to the illustration below and make sure...

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„Loading Envelopes
Envelopes must be fed from the Auto Sheet Feeder. Use either European DL or US Comm. Env. 
#10-sized envelope.
1Retract the Paper Support.
2Load the envelope against the Cover Guide 
(the right side of the Paper Support). 
Load with the front face UP and the rear flaps 
DOWN on the left.
A maximum of 10 envelopes can be loaded at 
once.
3Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the 
left side of the envelope.
4Press the  Paper Feed Switch  so that the Auto Sheet...