Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide
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Contents > Scanning
Scanning
You can forward scanned data to your computer, and edit or process them with the supplied software
application. You can also save scanned data on a me mory card or USB flash drive inserted into the
machine.
Forwarding Scanned Data to the Computer
Preparing for scanning with the Operation Panel
Forwarding Scanned Data to the Computer
Using Various Scan Functions
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Contents > Scanning > Using Various Scan Functions
Using Various Scan Functions
You can forward the data scanned with the machine to a computer, and also save them on a USB flash
drive or memory card inserted into the machine.
For details, refer to the on-screen manual:
Advanced Guide.
Selecting a Device to Save the Scanned Data
You can select the device to save scanned data as processing m ethod as shown below.
USB flash drive Memory card
Selecting Various Processing Methods
To forward the scanned data to the computer, you ca n select the processing method for scanned
data if other than Auto scan is selected for the ty pe of original.
Save to PC Save as PDF file
Attach to E-mail Open with application
Note
Options for scan operation can be specified with MP Navig ator EX.
For details, refer to the on-screen manual:
Advanced Guide.
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Advanced GuideTroubleshooting
Contents > Printing from Your Computer
Printing from Your Computer
This section describes the procedure to print documents or photos with a computer.
You can easily print photos taken with your digital camera by using Easy-PhotoPrint EX supplied with t he
machine.
Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX)
Using Various Functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX
Printing Documents (Windows)
Printing Documents (Macintosh) For Mac OS X v.10.5.x
For Mac OS X v.10.4.x or Mac OS X v.10.3.9
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Advanced GuideTroubleshooting Contents > Printing from Your Computer > Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX) Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX) Print image data saved on your computer by using Easy-PhotoPrint EX supplied with the machine. This section describes the procedure to print borde rless photos on 4 x 6 / 10 x 15 cm photo paper. For details on Easy-PhotoPrint EX, refer to the on- screen manual: Advanced Guide. Note The screens used in this section are for printing with Windows. The operations are also the same for printing with Macintosh. Install Easy-PhotoPrint EX from the Setup CD-ROM when it has not been installed or has been uninstalled. To install Easy-PhotoPrint EX, select Easy-PhotoPrint EX in Custom Install. 1.Prepare for printing. (1) Make sure that the machine is turned on. See Operation Panel. (2) Load paper.See Loading Paper. Here we load 4 x 6 / 10 x 15 cm photo paper in the Rear Tray. Note Load A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette an d other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper in the Rear Tray. (3) Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Ou tput Tray Extension. 2.Start Easy-PhotoPrint EX, and select Photo Print. (1) Start Easy-PhotoPrint EX. Double-click (Easy-PhotoPrint EX) on the desktop. Click Here: Easy-PhotoPrint EX Page 44 of 877 pages Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Select the Go menu, Applications, Canon Utilities, Easy- PhotoPrint EX, then double-click Easy- PhotoPrint EX. Note To start Easy-PhotoPrint EX from Solution Menu, doub le-click (Solution Menu) on the desktop and click (Print photos or albums, etc.). See Solution Menu. To start Easy-PhotoPrint EX from the Start menu, sele ct All Programs (or Programs), Canon Utilities, Easy-PhotoPrint EX, then Easy-PhotoPrint EX. To start Easy-PhotoPrint EX from Solution Menu, click (Solution Menu) in the Dock and click (Print photos or albums, etc.). See Solution Menu. (2) Click Photo Print. Note You can select Album, Calendar, Stickers, etc., besides Pho to Print. See Using Various Functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX. 3.Select a photo to print. (1) Select the folder in which images are saved. (2) Click the image to print. The number of copies appears as 1, and the image you selected appears in the selected image area (A). You can select two or more images at the same time. Note To print two or more copies, click (Up arrow) to change the number of copies. To cancel the selection, click the image to cancel in the se lected image area and click (Delete Imported Image). You can also use (Down arrow) to change the number of copies to zero. You can also correct or enhance the selected image . See Using Various Functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX. (3) Click Select Paper. Page 45 of 877 pages Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
4.Select the loaded paper. (1) Make sure that your machines name is selected in Printer. (2) Make sure that Automatically Select is selected in Paper Source. Note For details on other settings for Paper Source, refer to the on-screen manual: AdvancedGuide. (3) Select the size and type of the loaded paper in Pape r Size and Media Type. Here we select 4x6 10x15cm in Paper Size and the typ e of the loaded photo paper in Media Type. Note If you select A4 or Letter-sized plain paper when Automatically Select is selected in Paper Source, the machine feeds the paper from the Cassette. I f you select other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper, the machine feeds the paper from the Rear Tray. If you select the wrong page size or media type, th e machine may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the proper p rint quality. (4) Click Layout/Print. 5.Select a layout and start printing. (1) Select the layout of the photo. Here we select Borderless (full). The preview will appear in the selected layout for confirmation of the required print result. Note You can change the direction of photo or crop photos (t rimming) to print. For details on the operation, refer to the on-screen m anual: Advanced Guide.Page 46 of 877 pages Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
(2) Click Print.
Note
To cancel a print job in progress, press the Stop button on the machine or click Cancel Printing
on the printer status monitor. After canceling the prin t job, blank sheets of paper may be
ejected.
To display the printer status monitor, click Canon XXX Pr inter (where XXX
is your machines
name) on the taskbar.
Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress.
To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete.
To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To tem porarily stop all the jobs in the list, click
Pause Printer (or Stop Jobs). After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be
ejected.
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Contents > Printing from Your Computer > Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX) > Using Various Functions of Easy-
PhotoPrint EX
Using Various Functions of Easy-PhotoPrint EX
This section introduces a few of the useful functio ns of Easy-PhotoPrint EX.
For details, refer to the on-screen manual:
Advanced Guide.
Creating Your Own Prints
You can create an album or calendar using your phot os.
AlbumCalendar
StickersLayout Print
Correcting Images You can use Red-Eye Correction, Face Sharpener, Dig ital Face Smoothing, Brightness, Contrast,
etc. to adjust, correct, or enhance images automati cally or manually.
Brightness
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Advanced GuideTroubleshooting Contents > Printing from Your Computer > Printing Documents (W indows) Printing Documents (Windows) This section describes the procedure to print a document of A4 size on plain paper. For details, refer to the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. Note Operations may vary depending on your software appli cation. For details on the operation, refer to the instruction manual of your application. The screens used in this section are for printing with Windows Vista operating system Ultimate Edition (hereafter referred to as W indows Vista). 1.Make sure that the machine is turned on. See Operation Panel. 2.Load paper.See Loading Paper. Here we make sure that A4 plain paper is loaded in the Cassette. Note Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper in the Rear Tray. 3.Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Out put Tray Extension. 4.Create (or open) a document to print using an appropr iate software application. 5.Open the printer driver setup window. (1) Select Print on the File menu or the command bar in your software application. The Print dialog box will appear. (2) Make sure that your machines name is selected. Note If another printers name is selected, click and select you r machines name. (3) Click Preferences (or Properties). Page 49 of 877 pages Printing Documents (Windows) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
6.Specify the required print settings. (1) Select Business Document in Commonly Used Settings. Note W hen the print object such as Business Document or Photo Printing is selected in Commonly Used Settings, the items in Additional Featur es will be selected automatically. The settings suitable for the print object such as media t ype or print quality will also appear. When you specify two or more copies in Copies, the Collate check box will be selected. (2) Make sure of the displayed settings. Here we make sure that Plain Paper in Media Type, Sta ndard in Print Quality, A4 in Printer Paper Size, and Automatically Select in Paper Source are selected. Note The settings can be changed. However, after changing Printer Paper Size, confirm th at the setting for Page Size on the Page Setup sheet matches the setting set in the software application. For details, 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. If you select the wrong page size or media type, th e machine may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the proper p rint quality. (3) Click OK. Note For details on the printer driver functions, click Help or Instructions to view the online help or Page 50 of 877 pages Printing Documents (Windows) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals