Canon Pixma Mp550 User Guide
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the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. The Instructions button appears on the Quick Setup,
Main and Maintenance sheets if the on-screen manual is in stalled on your computer.
You can name the changed settings and add to Commonly Used Settings.
For details, refer to the on-screen manual:
Advanced Guide.
If the Always Print with Current Settings check box is se lected, the current settings will be
applied from the next print job onward. Some software applications may not have this
function.
To display the preview to confirm the print result, se lect the Preview before printing check
box. Some software applications may not have a preview function.
You can specify the detailed print settings on the Main sheet or Page Setup sheet.
For details, refer to the on-screen manual:
Advanced Guide.
7.Start printing.
Click Print (or OK) to start printing.
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.
If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print result s are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head
position.
See
Aligning the Print Head.
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Advanced GuideTroubleshooting Contents > Printing from Your Computer > Printing Documents (Macintosh) Printing Documents (Macintosh) 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. For Mac OS X v.10.5.x 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 Print dialog box. Select Print on the File menu in your software applica tion. The Print dialog box will appear. Note If the dialog box below appears, click (Down arrow). 6.Specify the required print settings. (1) Make sure that your machines name is selected in Printer.Page 52 of 877 pages Printing Documents (Macintosh) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
(2) Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size. Here we select A4. (3) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu. (4) Select the media type of the paper to print in Media Type. Here we select Plain Paper. Note 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. (5) 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. (6) Select the print quality in Print Quality. Here we select Standard. Note For details on the print quality, refer to the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. Note For details on the printer driver functions, click (Question) on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Borderless Printing, or Margin screen. The preview appears on the left of the dialog box t o confirm the print result. Some software applications may not have a preview function. Page 53 of 877 pages Printing Documents (Macintosh) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
7.Start printing.Click Print to start printing. Note 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 tempor arily stop all the jobs in the list, click Pause Printer. After canceling the print job, blank shee ts of paper may be ejected. If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position. See Aligning the Print Head. For Mac OS X v.10.4.x or Mac OS X v.10.3.9 Note The screens used in this section are for printing with Mac OS X v.10.4.x. 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.Specify the page size. (1) Select Page Setup on the File menu in your software application. The Page Setup dialog box will appear. (2) Make sure that your machines name is selected in Format for. (3) Select the page size of the paper in Paper Size. Here we select A4. (4) Click OK. Page 54 of 877 pages Printing Documents (Macintosh) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
6.Specify the required print settings. (1) Select Print on the File menu in your software application. The Print dialog box will appear. (2) Make sure that your machines name is selected in Printer. (3) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu. (4) Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type. Here we select Plain Paper. Note 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. (5) 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. (6) Select the print quality in Print Quality. Here we select Standard. Note For details on the print quality, refer to the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. Note For details on the printer driver functions, click (Question) on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Special Effects, Borderless Printing, or Margin screen. To display the preview to confirm the print result, click Preview. Some software applications may not have a preview function. Page 55 of 877 pages Printing Documents (Macintosh) JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
7.Start printing.Click Print to start printing.
Note
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 tempor arily stop all the jobs in the list, click
Stop Jobs. After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be ejected.
If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head
position.
See
Aligning the Print Head.
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Advanced GuideTroubleshooting
Contents > Other Usages
Other Usages
This section introduces the procedure to print the template forms such as the notebook, etc., the sett ing
items of the machine, and the function to print dir ectly from a digital camera or mobile phone.
This section also introduces useful software applications you can use with the machine.
Printing the Template Forms such as Notebook Paper
Printing the Various Template Forms
Printing Photos Directly from Your Digital Camera o r Mobile Phone
Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device
Printing Photos from a Wireless Communication Devic e
Machine Settings
Useful Software Applications Solution Menu
My Printer
Easy-WebPrint EX
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Advanced GuideTroubleshooting Contents > Other Usages > Printing the Template Forms such as Notebook Paper Printing the Template Forms such as Notebook Paper This section describes the procedure to select and print the template forms. You need to prepare: A4, B5, or Letter-sized plain paper. See Media Types You Can Use. 1.Prepare for printing. (1) Turn on the power. See Operation Panel. (2) Make sure that A4, B5, or Letter-sized plain paper i s loaded in the Cassette. See Loading Paper in the Cassette. (3) Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Ou tput Tray Extension. 2.Select a template form. (1) Select Settings on the HOME screen, and press the OK button. (2) Select Template print , and press the OK button. (3) Use the Easy-Scroll Wheel (the or button) to select a template form to print, and press the OK button. Page 58 of 877 pages Printing the Template Forms such as Notebook Paper JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Note For details on the available template forms, see Printing the Various Template Forms. 3.Start printing. (1) Confirm the page size.To change the setting, use the Easy-Scroll Wheel (the or button) to select the item to change, and press the OK button. Note You can only select A4, B5, or 8.5x11 (LTR) for Pag e size. B5 may not be available depending on the selected template. The media type is limited to Plain paper and cannot be changed. (2) Press the [ +] or [ -] button to specify the number of copies. (3) Press the Color or Black button. The machine starts printing. Printing the Various Template Forms You can print the following templates with Template print. Notebook paper 1 8 mm spacing Notebook paper 2 7 mm spacing Notebook paper 3 6 mm spacing Graph paper 1 Graph 5 mm Graph paper 2 Graph 3 mm Checklist List with checkboxes Page 59 of 877 pages Printing the Template Forms such as Notebook Paper JownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterFcomtManuals
Staff paper 1 Staff paper 10 staves
Staff paper 2 Staff paper 12 staves
Handwriting paper Rows of three lines W eekly schedule
Vertical type
Monthly schedule Calendar type
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