Canon printer PIXMA iP1700 User Manual

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„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). 
						

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„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. 
						

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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 
						

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„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. 
						

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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
. 
						

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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). 
						

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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. 
						

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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. 
						

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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. 
						

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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.