Canon printer PIXMA iP1700 User Manual
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Basic Printing 7 „Loading Envelopes Use either European DL or US Comm. Env. #10 size envelopes. The address is automatically rotated and printed out. (3)Select Envelope in Media Type, and then select DL Env. (Windows) / DL Envelope (Macintosh) or Comm. Env. #10 (Windows) / #10 Envelope (Macintosh) in Page Size. (4)Select Portrait in Orientation. For the printer driver setting, refer to Printing with Windows on page 11, or Printing with Macintosh on page 13. Important• Do not use envelopes with embossed or treated surface, with a double flap or pressure seals, with sticker flaps. • Select either DL Env. (Windows) / DL Envelope (Macintosh) or Comm. Env. #10 (Windows) / #10 Envelope (Macintosh) in the printer driver according to the envelope size you are using. • If you do not select Media Type correctly, the print out results in the wrong way round. Note• When printing the envelope, set the Paper Thickness Lever to the right. • When using a special paper to inverse the print result on Windows, open the Printer Properties dialog box and select the Rotate 180 degrees check box on the Page Setup tab. Fold the envelope flap. (1)Align the envelope against the right side of the Auto Sheet Feeder. Set the envelope with its flap facing down on the left side. A maximum of 10 envelopes can be loaded at one time. Printing direction (2)Slide the Paper Guide against the left side of the envelope (next to the flap).
Basic Printing 8 „Loading 4 x 6 size papers You can print on 4 x 6 size papers. (3)Select 4 x 6 in 101.6 x 152.4 mm in Page Size. For the printer driver setting, refer to Printing with Windows on page 11, or Printing with Macintosh on page 13. (1)Align the paper against the right side of the Auto Sheet Feeder. Regardless to the actual orientation of your photograph, load the paper vertically (short side first) in the printer. A maximum of 20 sheets of size in 4 x 6 paper can be loaded at one time. (2)Slide the Paper Guide against the left side of the papers.
Basic Printing 9 Using Specialty Media Canon recommends that you use genuine Canon media to ensure optimal print quality. „Photo Quality Media • Glossy Photo Paper • Matte Photo Paper • Photo Paper Plus Double Sided • Photo Paper Plus Glossy • Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss • Photo Paper Pro „Media for Business Documents •High Resolution Paper
Basic Printing 10 „Canon Specialty Media *1 When paper cannot be fed normally, load the necessary number of sheets in the Auto Sheet Feeder after having first separated them from each other to avoid them from sticking together. *2 You can specify the print setting easily by using the Easy-PhotoPrint provided with the Setup CD-ROM. For instructions on how to print from the software applications, refer to the Photo Application Guide. Media NamePaper Support Load LimitPaper Thickness Lever PositionPrinter Driver Settings for Media Type Super White Paper Letter: up to 10mm or 0.39 inchesLeft Plain Paper High Resolution Paper Letter: up to 80 sheets Left High Resolution Paper Glossy Photo Paper Letter: up to 10 sheets* 1 4×6: up to 20 sheets Credit Card: up to 20 sheetsLeft Glossy Photo Paper Matte Photo Paper Letter: up to 10 sheets 4×6: up to 20 sheetsLeft Matte Photo Paper Photo Paper Plus Double SidedLetter: 1 sheet 5×7: 1 sheetLeft Photo Paper Plus Double Sided Photo Paper Plus Glossy Letter: up to 10 sheets* 1 5×7: up to 10 sheets 4×6: up to 20 sheetsLeft Photo Paper Plus Glossy Photo Paper Plus Semi-GlossLetter: up to 10 sheets 4×6: up to 20 sheets 8×10: up to 10 sheetsLeft Photo Paper Plus Glossy Photo Paper Pro Letter: up to 10 sheets 4×6: up to 20 sheets 8×10: up to 10 sheetsLeft Photo Paper Pro Photo Stickers* 21 sheet Left Photo Paper Plus Glossy T-Shirt Transfers 1 sheet Right T-Shirt Transfers Note• When using plain paper (64 gsm/17 lb), up to 100 sheets can be loaded at one time. Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the left and select Plain Paper under printer driver Media Type. • For a detailed description of print media types, refer to Printing Media in the Users Guide.
Basic Printing 11 l Printing with Windows 1Turn your printer on, then set papers. 2Create a document or open a file to print. 3Open the Printer Properties dialog box. (1)Select Print from the applications File menu. The Print dialog box opens. Note• The menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary depending on the application you are using. • The steps described in this section are for printing using a computer with Windows ® XP Service Pack 2 installed (hereafter called Windows XP SP2). NoteIn Windows 2000, click on the Main tab in the Print dialog box. (2) Ensure that Canon iP1700 is selected. (3) Click on Preferences or Properties .
Basic Printing 12 4Specify the required settings. 5Print the document. Note•From the Page Setup tab select the correct document size to be printed. •To adjust Print Quality settings, select Custom and click Set on the Main tab. You can control the quality in the Custom dialog box. • For details about other printer driver functions, click the Help button or Instructions button and refer to Help or Printer Driver Guide. The Instructions button is not displayed unless the On-screen Manual is installed. • Click the check box to select Preview before printing. This will allow you to preview a screen that shows how the selected printing effects on your document will look when printed. Some applications do not contain the preview function. (1)Click Media Type to select the media loaded in the printer. (2)Click OK. (1) Click Print (or OK).
Basic Printing 13 Printing with Macintosh 1Turn your printer on, then set papers. 2Create a document or open a file to print. 3Select Paper Size. (1)Select Page Setup from the applications File menu. The Page Setup dialog box opens. NoteYou can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the RESUME/ CANCEL button on the printer. See Cancel Printing on page 15. Note• The menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary depending on the software application you are using. • The steps described in this section are for printing using a computer with Mac ® OS X v.10.4.x installed (hereafter called Macintosh®). • You can use Easy-PhotoPrint to easily do print operations when printing photographs. Easy-PhotoPrint is provided on the Setup CD-ROM. For details on how to use Easy-PhotoPrint, refer to the Photo Application Guide. (3) Select the desired paper size from the Paper Size pop-up menu. (2) Ensure that iP1700 is selected. (4) Click OK.
Basic Printing 14 4Specify the required settings. (1)Select Print from the applications File menu. The Print dialog box opens. Note• When you select the print mode appropriate to your document under Print Mode, the document will be printed in the color and print quality suited to the characteristics of the Media Type you have selected. Printing a top-quality photo: Select when printing documents which mainly consist of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. Printing tables and charts: Select when printing documents which mainly consist of graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong color definition. Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents which are mainly just text. Detailed Setting: You can fine-tune Print Quality and Halftoning settings here. • For details about other printer driver functions, click the button to see Printer Driver Guide. The Printer Driver Guide is not displayed unless the On-screen Manual is installed. • You can cancel a print job while printing. See Cancel Printing on page 15. (4) Select the Media Type from the pop-up menu. (5) Select the print mode appropriate to your document listed under Print Mode. (3) Select Quality & Media from the pop-up menu. (6) Click Print. (2) Ensure that iP1700 is selected.
Basic Printing 15 Cancel Printing You can cancel a print job while printing by pushing the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer. 1Press the RESUME/CANCEL button while the printer is printing. Printing is canceled and the paper is ejected. 1Click the printers icon in the Dock and display the list of print jobs in progress. If you are using Mac OS X v.10.2.8, click on the printer icon in the Dock to start up the Print Center and double-click on the name of your printer in the Printer List to open a list of print jobs in progress. 2Select an undesired document and click the Delete icon. The print job is deleted. NoteClick Cancel Printing on the Canon IJ Status Monitor to stop printing. To display the Canon IJ Status Monitor, click Canon iP1700 on the taskbar. The Canon IJ Status Monitor opens automatically whenever a printer error occurs. NoteTo temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To cancel all the jobs in the list, click Stop Jobs.
Advanced Printing 16 Advanced Printing Accessing the Printer Driver The Printer Properties dialog box can be opened from either within an application or directly from the Windows Start menu. „Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from your Application Program The operations may vary slightly depending on your application program. This section describes only a general procedure for opening the Printer Properties dialog box. 1In your application, select the command to print a document. The Print dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2Ensure that Canon iP1700 is selected. Then click Preferences (or Properties). The Printer Properties dialog box opens. „Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu This method is used to specify printer settings common to all application programs. 1Click Start and select Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then Printers and Faxes. For non-Windows XP users, click Start, select Settings, and then Printers. 2Select the Canon iP1700 icon. 3Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties). The Printer Properties dialog box opens. NoteThis manual refers to operations in Windows XP SP2. These operations may vary depending on the operating system you use. NoteDepending on your application program, the command and menu names may differ and there may be more steps involved in opening the Printer Properties dialog box. For more details, see the users manual regarding your application.