Canon printer PIXMA iP1800 User Manual

7 Before Printing
„Loading Paper
Important
zWhen performing duplex printing, pay great attention to the dust and stain on the area (desk, 
etc.) where the printed paper is ejected. Printing with dust and stain remaining on this area can 
have a bad effect on the printing result and printer.
zIf you cut plain paper to 4 x 6 / 101.6 x 152.4 mm, 5 x 7 / 127.0 x 177.8 mm, or 2.13 x 3.39 
/ 54.0 x 86.0 mm (credit card-size) for a trial print, it can cause paper jams.
zYou cannot print on postcards affixed...

8Before Printing
1Flatten the four corners of  the paper before loading it.
2Prepare to load paper.
(1)Open the Paper Support.
(2) Adjust the position of the Paper Thickness 
Lever.
Set it to the right when printing on envelopes or 
T-shirt transfers, and left when printing on any 
other type of paper. See “Paper Handling” on 
page 5.
3Load the paper.
(1)Load the paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder with 
the print side facing UP.
(2) Align the paper stack against the right side of 
the Auto Sheet Feeder.
(3)...

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Before Printing
„ Loading Envelopes
Use either European DL or US Comm. Env. #10-sized envelope.
1Load the envelopes against the right side of 
the Auto Sheet Feeder.
Load with the address side facing UP and the rear 
flaps DOWN on the left.
Up to 10 envelopes can be loaded at once.
2Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the 
left side of the envelope.
3Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the right.
4Specify the settings in  the printer driver.
(1)Select  Envelope  in Media Type .
(2) Select the size...

10Printing from Your Computer
Printing from Your Computer
This section describes the proc edure for basic printing. When prin ting photographs, you can also 
use Easy-PhotoPrint to easily  specify print settings. Easy-PhotoPrint is provided on the Setup CD-
ROM . For details on using Easy-PhotoPrint, refer to the  Photo Application Guide on-screen manual.
Printing with Windows
1
Turn on the printer and load the paper in the printer.
See “Loading Printing Paper” on page 4.
2Create a document or open a...

11 Printing from Your Computer
5Print the document.
(1)Click Print (or OK).
Printing begins. Do not open the Front Cover 
while printing.
NotezTo confirm the paper size, click the Page Setup tab. If the setting does not match the 
document’s paper size you set in the application software, you need to set the paper size to the 
same size, or otherwise use Scaled Printing or Fit-to-Page Printing. For details, refer to the 
Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual.
zFor details on the printer driver functions,...

12Printing from Your Computer
Printing with Macintosh
1
Turn on the printer and load the paper in the printer.
See “Loading Printing Paper” on page 4.
2Create a document or open a file to print  using an appropriate application software.
3Select Paper Size .
(1)Select  Page Setup  on the application 
software’s  File menu.
The  Page Setup  dialog box opens.
(2) Make sure that  iP1800 series is selected in 
Format for .
(3) Select the desired paper size in  Paper Size.
(4) Click  OK.
4Specify the required...

13 Printing from Your Computer
5Print the document.
(1)Click Print.
Printing begins. Do not open the Front Cover while printing.
Note
Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress. If you are using Mac 
OS X v.10.2.8, click the printer icon in the Dock to start up the Print Center and double-click the 
name of your printer in the Printer List.
To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired document in the Name list and click Delete. To 
temporarily stop a job in...

14Routine Maintenance
Routine Maintenance
When Printing Becomes Fain t or Colors Are Incorrect
When printing becomes faint or colors are incorre ct, the print head nozzles on FINE Cartridges are 
probably clogged. Print the nozzle check pattern  to confirm the condition of the nozzles and then 
perform Print Head Cleaning.
If print results are not satisfactory, performing Print Head Alignment may improve print quality.
Note
Before performing maintenance
z Make sure that the orange protective tape is...

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Routine Maintenance
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whet her the ink ejects properly from the print head 
nozzles.
1Make sure that the printer is on, load a shee t of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in the 
Auto Sheet Feeder.
Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the left. For det ails on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to 
“Front View” in “Main Components” of the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
2Open the printer properties dialog box.
Refer to “Opening the...

16Routine Maintenance
3Print the nozzle check pattern.
(1)Select  Test Print  in the pop-up menu.
(2) Click  Nozzle Check .
(3) Confirm the displayed message and click  Print Check Pattern.
The nozzle check pattern is printed. Do not open the Front Cover while printing.
4Examine the pattern and take the appropriate action.
See “Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 17.
Note
Clicking  Initial Check Items  displays the items to be checked before printing the pattern.