Canon Pixma Mp520 Quick Start Guide

							27 Printing from a Memory Card
zAdvanced Print Settings Screen
When you press the left Function button in the print settings confirmation screen, the Auto 
image fix screen is displayed.
When Auto image fix ON is selected, the scene or person’s face of a shot photo is recognized 
and the most suitable correction for each photo is made automatically. It makes a darkened face 
by backlight brighter to print. It also analyzes a scene such as scenery, night scene, person, etc. 
and corrects each scene with the most suitable color, brightness, or contrasts automatically to 
print.
Example: Screen displayed in the memory card mode
Example: Screen displayed in the easy photo reprint mode
Note
zThe Auto image fix is only available in the memory card mode.
zPhotos in a memory card are printed in Auto image fix as default. In Auto image fix, you 
can specify only (1) Date or (2) File no. below.
zIf you do not satisfy the print result in Auto image fix, you can select Manual correction.
If you select Manual correction, you can specify each advanced setting item below.
(2)
(3)
(4)(1)
(10)
(11)
(12) (9)(6)
(7)
(8)(5)
(13)
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(1)Date*1
Activate/deactivate to print the shooting date on a photo.
(2)File no.*1
Activate/deactivate to print the file no. on a photo.
(3)Red eye correc.
*1
Corrects red eyes in portraits caused by flash photography.
(4)Vivid photo*1
Makes green and blue more lively.
(5)Photo opt. pro*1
Automatically optimizes brightness and tone of a photo.
(6)Noise reduction*1
Reduces the noise on blue areas like the sky as well as on black areas.
(7)Face brightener
Brightens a darkened face on the photo taken against the light.
(8)Image optimizer
*1
Corrects and smooths the jagged contours for printing.
(9)Brightness
Adjust brightness.
(10)Contrast
Adjust contrast.
(11)Color hue
Adjust color hue.
For example, you can increase red or yellow to adjust the skin tone.
(12)Effect
*1
Applies special effects to the photo, such as printing in sepia tones or with a sketch
illustration like effect.
(13)Fade restoration
*2
Corrects the color when printing photos that have faded or color cast over time.*1 Can be selected only in memory card mode.*2 Can be selected only in easy photo reprint mode.
Note
The advanced print settings are saved in each mode. The saved settings are retained until 
they are changed.
Note
It is not possible to print both the shooting date and the file no. under the following 
conditions:
zLayout print is selected as a print function in the memory card mode, and/or
zCredit card is selected in Page size.
Under these conditions, even if both Date ON and File no. ON are set, only the shooting 
date will be printed. If you want to print the file no., select Date OFF.
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Using Useful Printing Functions
Layout print
Prints photos you pasted in the specified layout.
Sticker print
Prints your favorite photo with a frame on Canon Photo Stickers.
DPOF print
Prints according to the Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) settings on your digital camera, if you 
have specified them.
Captured info print
Prints information on photographs at the time of its shooting (Exif info) in the margin of Photo 
index print or selected individual photos.
Photo index print
Prints an index of all the photos saved on a memory card.
Print all photos
Prints all photos saved on the memory card.
Using Useful Display Functions
Change display
The display method of a photograph can be changed.
Tr i m m i n g
Edits images displayed on the LCD by cropping them. 
Search
When there are a lot of photos saved on the memory card, displays and prints only photos shot 
on the specified date or within the specified range of dates.
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30Printing from a Memory Card
Printing by Using the Photo Index Sheet
1
Turn on the machine, and load A4 or Letter-sized plain paper.
See “Turning the Machine On and Off” on page 4 and “Loading Printing Paper” on page 7.
2Make sure that the proper paper source is selected.
See “Changing the Paper Source” on page 12.
3Select  Photo index sheet  on the HOME screen, then press the  OK button.
4Make sure that  Index sheet print  is selected, then press the  OK button.
5Insert a memory card  into the Card Slot.
See “Inserting the Memory Card” on page 24.
6Select a range of images to include in  the Photo Index Sheet, then press the OK 
button.
7Press the  Color button.
The Photo Index Sheet(s) will be printed.
8Fill in the appropriate circles in the Photo 
Index Sheet.
9Load paper as you specified in the Photo 
Index Sheet in the Rear Tray.
10Make sure that  Scan sheet and print  is 
selected, then press the  OK button.
11Place the Photo Index Sheet face-down on 
the Platen Glass, then press the  OK button.
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Photo Printing fr om Printed Photo
Photo Printing from Printed Photo
You can scan printed photos, specify the number of  copies with viewing them on the LCD, and print 
them.
1Turn on the machine.
See “Turning the Machine On and Off” on page 4.
2Select  Easy photo reprint  on the HOME screen, then press the  OK button.
3Lift the Document Cover and load the photos on the Platen Glass.
Place the photos face down on the Platen Glass as follows.
4Gently close the Document Cover and press the  OK button.
The photographs are scanned.
5Load paper in the Rear Tray.
See “Loading Printing Paper” on page 7.
6Select the print menu.
(1) Make sure that  Select and print  is selected, then press the  OK button.
(2) Confirm the paper source, paper size, media type, and other settings.
To change the settings, select the item and press the  OK button.
(3) Select  Next, and then press the  OK button.
7Select the photo to print and specify  the number of copies for each photo.
(1)Use the  Easy-Scroll Wheel  or the [ or  ] button to display a photo to print.
(2) Press the [ +] or [ -] button to specify the number of copies.
(3) Repeat steps (1) and (2) to specify the number of copies for each photo.
(4) Press the  OK button.
Credit card-sized originals
0.4/ 10 mm
0.4/ 10 mm
0.4/ 10 mm
0.4/ 10 mm
4x 6/ 101.6 x 152.4 mm or 
5x 7/ 127.0 x 177.8 mm originals
0.4/ 10 mm 0.4/ 10 mm 0.4/ 10 mm
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32Photo Printing from Printed Photo
8Start printing.
(1)Confirm the print setting.
To change the settings, select the item and 
press the  OK button.
(2) Confirm the total number of copies for selected 
photos.
(3) Press the  Color button to print in color, or the  Black button to print in black & white.
The specified number of copies  of each photo will be printed.
Using Useful Printing Functions
Sticker print
Prints your favorite photo on Canon Photo Stickers to create your own stickers.
Print all photos Prints all scanned photos.
Using Useful Display Functions
Change displayThe display method of a photograph can be changed.
Tr i m m i n g Edits images displayed on the LCD by cropping them. 
Note
In the advanced print settings, you can specify the 
face brightener, image optimizer, brightness, contrast, 
color hue (See (7), (13), (9), (10), (11) in “Advanced 
Print Settings Screen” on page 27).
(1)
(2)
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Printing from Your Computer
Printing from Your Computer
This section describes pr ocedure for basic printing.
Printing with Windows
1
Turn on the machine and load the paper in the machine.
See “Turning the Machine On and Off” on page 4 and “Loading Printing Paper” on page 7.
2Create a document or open a file to print  using an appropriate application software.
3Select Print on the application software’s  File menu.
4Make sure that  Canon XXX Printer  (where 
“ XXX ” is your machine’s name) is selected in 
Select Printer , and click Preferences  (or 
Properties ).
5Specify the required settings and click  OK.
You can change the paper source to be used with 
the printer driver as well as the Operation Panel on 
the machine. For details, see “Changing the Paper 
Source” on page 12.
6Click  Print (or OK).
Note
When printing photographs taken by your digital camera, you can perform Borderless Printing in easy 
steps using Easy-PhotoPrint EX. Easy-PhotoPrint EX is provided on the  Setup CD-ROM. Easy-PhotoPrint 
EX supports Exif Print to optimize photographs taken by an Exif-compliant digital camera by using the print 
information recorded at the time of shooting to achieve higher print quality. For details on using Easy-
PhotoPrint EX, refer to the  PC Photo Printing Guide on-screen manual.
Note
zIf you select  Front for Plain Paper , the machine 
will automatically switch to the Front Tray when 
Plain Paper  is specified for  Media Type. You 
cannot load paper other than A4, Letter, or B5-sized 
plain paper in the Front Tray.
z For details on other printer driver functions, click 
Help  or Instructions  to view the online help or the 
PC Printing Guide  on-screen manual.  Instructions 
is only displayed when the on-screen manuals are 
installed.
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Printing with Macintosh
1
Turn on the machine and load the paper in the machine.
See “Turning the Machine On and Off” on page 4 and “Loading Printing Paper” on page 7.
2Create a document or open a file to print  using an appropriate application software.
3Select Page Setup  on the application 
software’s  File menu.
4Make sure that your machine’s name is 
selected in  Format for.
5Select the page size of the loaded paper in 
Paper Size .
6Click OK.
7Select  Print on the application software’s  File 
menu.
8Select  Quality & Media  in the pop-up menu.
9Specify the required settings.
You can change the paper source to be used with 
the printer driver as well as the Operation Panel on 
the machine. For details, see “Changing the Paper 
Source” on page 12.
10Click Print.
Note
zIf you select  Front for Plain Paper , the machine will automatically switch to the Front Tray 
when  Plain Paper  is specified for  Media Type. You cannot load paper other than A4, Letter, or 
B5-sized plain paper in the Front Tray.
z For details on other printer driver functions, click   to view the  PC Printing Guide on-screen 
manual. If the on-screen manuals are not installed, the  PC Printing Guide on-screen manual is 
not displayed even if   is clicked.
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Scanning Images
Scanning Images
You can scan images from the machine to a com puter without printing them and save them in 
popular image types such as JPEG, TIFF, bitmaps, or  PDF. If you are scanning printed text, you can 
use the OCR (Optical Character Recognition)  software to convert it to text data.
Scanning Methods
You can select from the various scanning methods.
zIf You Want to Scan Origin als Easily From the Machine
You can scan originals by using t he Operation Panel of the machine.
See “Scanning Using the Operation  Panel of the Machine” on page 35.
zIf You Want to Edit or  Print the Scanned Images
MP Navigator EX enables you to edit the sca nned images, such as optimizing or trimming.
You can also start application software from  MP Navigator EX to edit or print the scanned 
images.
For detailed operations of MP Navigator EX, refer to the  Scanning Guide on-screen manual.
zIf You Want to Scan Orig inals with Advanced Settings
ScanGear enables you to scan originals with  advanced settings such as the resolution.
For detailed operations of ScanGear, refer to the  Scanning Guide on-screen manual.
Besides the above-mentioned methods, you can use a TWAIN- or WIA- (Windows Vista and 
Windows XP only) compliant appl ication software and the Control Panel (Windows Vista and 
Windows XP only) to scan original s with this machine. For detailed operations, refer to the  Scanning 
Guide  on-screen manual.
„Scanning Using the Operation Panel of the Machine
For details, refer to “Scanning Methods” in the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
1(Macintosh only) Prepare your computer before scanning.
This operation is not necessary for Mac OS X v.10.4.x.
For details, refer to “Scanning Methods” in the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
2Turn on the machine.
See “Turning the Machine On and Off” on page 4.
3Load the original document on the Platen Glass.
For scanning documents, see “Handling the Original Document” on page 5.
For scanning printed photos, see “Photo Printing from Printed Photo” on page 31.
4Select Scan on the  HOME screen, then press the  OK button.
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5Select the document type, then press the OK button.
6Select the scan operation, then press the OK button.
7Press the Color or Black button.
The operation to be performed after scanning the original depends on the scan operation 
setting you have selected in step 6. For details on how to modify the operation settings, refer 
to the Scanning Guide on-screen manual.
Important
Make sure that the document is loaded correctly according to the document type you have 
selected.
For details, refer to “Scanning Methods” in the User’s Guide on-screen manual..
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