Canon printer PIXMA iP1800 User Manual
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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...
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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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9 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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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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15 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...
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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.