Canon Pixma Mp540 User Guide

							Advanced Guide  Troubleshooting
Contents > Other Usages > Solution Menu and My Printer
Solution Menu and My Printer 
Using Solution Menu or My Printer, you can easily get the information on the machine or change the print
settings by only clicking buttons on a screen.
With Solution Menu, you can start the software applications supplied with the machine or display the
operating instructions. It also provides you with the information on troubleshooting.
With My Printer, you can display the printer properties dialog box of the printer driver. It also provides you
with the information on how to take an action when you have trouble with the operation. My Printer is not
available in Macintosh.
 To Start Solution Menu 
Double-click  (Solution Menu) on the desktop.
 Click Here: Solution Menu
Click  (Solution Menu) in the Dock.
* The screens below are for Windows Vista.
Click the button of a function to use.
After starting Solution Menu, click the button on the title bar to reduce the window size.
 Note
 Install Solution Menu from the Setup CD-ROM when it has not been installed or has beenuninstalled. To install Solution Menu, select Solution Menu in Custom Install.
 The buttons displayed on the screen may vary depending on the country or region of purchase.
 To start Solution Menu from the Start menu, select All Programs (Programs in Windows 2000),Canon Utilities, Solution Menu, then Solution Menu.
 To start Solution Menu from the menu bar, select the Go menu, Applications, Canon Utilities, Solution
Menu, then double-click Solution Menu.
 To Start My Printer 
Double-click  (My Printer) on the desktop.
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							 Note
 You can also start My Printer from Solution Menu. Install My Printer from the Setup CD-ROM when it has not been installed or has been uninstalled. Toinstall My Printer, select My Printer in Custom Install.
 To start My Printer from the Start menu, select All Programs (Programs in Windows 2000), CanonUtilities, My Printer, then My Printer.
      
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							Advanced Guide  Troubleshooting
Contents > Loading Paper / Originals
Loading Paper / Originals 
This section describes types of paper or originals you can load, how to load printing paper in the Rear
Tray or Cassette, and how to load originals to copy or scan.
Loading Paper
Paper Source to Load Paper
Loading Paper
Loading Envelopes
Media Types You Can Use
Media Types You Cannot Use
Loading Originals to Copy or Scan
Originals You Can Load
Loading Originals
      
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							Advanced Guide  Troubleshooting
Contents > Loading Paper / Originals > Loading Paper
Loading Paper 
 Paper Source to Load Paper 
The machine has two paper sources to feed paper; Cassette and Rear Tray.
You can load paper in either one of the paper sources, depending on the page size and media type of
paper. If you select Automatically Select in Paper Source, paper is fed from the Cassette or Rear Tray
depending on the selection of the page size or media type.
See Media Types You Can Use.
 Note
 For details on Automatically Select, see Printing Documents (Windows) or Printing Documents
(Macintosh).
For details on other paper feeding, refer to the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide.
 If you select A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper when Automatically Select is selected in Paper
Source, the machine feeds the paper from the Cassette. If you select other sizes or types of paper
such as photo paper, the machine feeds the paper from the Rear Tray.
When printing, select the correct page size and media type. If you select the wrong page size or
media type, the machine may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the
proper print quality. 
For details on how to load paper in each paper source, see Loading Paper or Loading Envelopes.
 Loading Plain Paper in the Cassette 
When you use A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper, load it in the Cassette.
The Cassette is inserted at the bottom of the machine.
The machine feeds paper from the Cassette automatically by selecting plain paper (A4, B5, A5, or Letter
size) in the print settings with the Operation Panel or the printer driver when printing.
For details on how to change the paper source setting, refer to the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide.
 Loading Photo Paper in the Rear Tray 
When you use photo paper, load it in the Rear Tray.
The machine feeds paper from the Rear Tray automatically by selecting the media types other than plain
paper, such as photo paper, in the print settings with the Operation Panel or the printer driver when
printing.
When you use plain paper other than A4, B5, A5, or Letter size, also load it in the Rear Tray.
      
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							Advanced Guide  Troubleshooting
Contents > Loading Paper / Originals > Loading Paper > Loading Paper
 Loading Paper 
 Important
 If you cut plain paper into small size such as 4 x 6 / 10 x 15 cm, 4 x 8 / 101.6 x 203.2 mm, 5 x 7
/ 13 x 18 cm, or 2.16 x 3.58 / 55.0 x 91.0 mm (Card size) to perform trial print, it can cause paper
jams.
 Note
 You can load only A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette. Load other sizes or types
of paper in the Rear Tray.
 We recommend Canon genuine photo paper for printing photos.
For details on the Canon genuine paper, see Media Types You Can Use.
 You can use general copy paper. When printing on both sides, we recommend Canons SuperWhite Paper.
For the page size and paper weight you can use for this machine, see Media Types You Can Use.
 Loading Paper in the Rear Tray 
1.Flatten the four corners of paper before loading it.
 Note
 Align the edges of paper neatly before loading. Loading paper without aligning the edges may
cause paper jams.
 If paper is curled, hold the curled corners and gently bend them in the opposite direction until
the paper becomes completely flat.
For details on how to flatten curled paper, refer to Troubleshooting in the on-screen manual: 
Advanced Guide.
2.Prepare for loading paper.
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							(1) Open the Paper Support, raise it, then tip it back.
(2) Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
3.Load paper.
(1) Slide the Paper Guides (A) to open them, and load the paper in the center of the
Rear Tray WITH THE PRINT SIDE FACING YOU.
 Important
 Always load paper in the portrait orientation (B). Loading paper in the landscape
orientation (C) can cause paper jams.
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							(2) Slide the Paper Guides (A) to align them with both sides of the paper stack.
Do not slide the Paper Guides too hard. The paper may not be fed properly.
 Note
 Do not load higher than the Load Limit Mark (D).
 Note
After loading paper
 When using the machine to copy or print without a computer, select the size and type of the
loaded paper in Page size and Media type of the print settings in each menu of the HOME
screen.
See Setting Items in Printing Photos Saved on the Memory Card and Setting Items in Making
Copies.
 When printing with a computer, select the size and type of the loaded paper in Page Size (or
Paper Size) and Media Type in the printer driver.
See Printing Documents (Windows) or Printing Documents (Macintosh).
 Loading Paper in the Cassette 
You can load only A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette.
See Media Types You Can Use.
1.Flatten the four corners of paper before loading it.
See Flatten the four corners of paper before loading it.in Loading Paper in the Rear Tray.
2.Pull out the Cassette from the machine.
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							3.Load paper.
(1) Load the paper stack WITH THE PRINT SIDE FACING DOWN and THE
LEADING EDGE TO THE FAR SIDE, and align it against the right side of the
Cassette.
(2) Slide the Paper Guide (A) to align with the mark of paper size.
The Paper Guide (A) will stop when it aligns with the corresponding mark of paper size.
 Note
 There may be a little space between the Paper Guide (A) and the paper stack.
(3) Slide the Paper Guide (B) on the left to align completely with the side of the
paper stack.
 Note
 Do not load higher than the Load Limit Mark (C).
4.Insert the Cassette into the machine.
Push the Cassette all the way into the machine.
5.Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
 Note
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							After loading paper
 When using the machine to copy or print without a computer, select the size and type of the
loaded paper in Page size and Media type of the print settings in each menu of the HOME
screen.
See Setting Items in Printing Photos Saved on the Memory Card and Setting Items in Making
Copies.
 When printing with a computer, select the size and type of the loaded paper in Page Size (or
Paper Size) and Media Type in the printer driver.
See Printing Documents (Windows) or Printing Documents (Macintosh).
      
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