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 with photos or stickers. zAlways load paper in portrait orientation (A). Loading paper in landscape orientation (B) can cause the paper to be jammed. Note zFor details on the specialty media Canon provides for use with its various printers, refer to “Compatible Media Types” in the User’s Guide on-screen manual. When Printing on Plain Paper zYou can use general copy paper or Canon’s Super White Paper. When printing on both sides, we recommend Canon’s Super White Paper Double-Sided. Paper size: – Standard sizes: A4, B5, A5, Letter, and Legal – Non-standard sizes: 2.13 x 3.39 to 8.5 x 23 / 54.0 x 86.0 mm to 215.9 x 584.2 mm Paper weight: 17 to 28 lb / 64 to 105 gsm zYou can load approximately up to 100 sheets of plain paper (17 lb / 64 gsm). However, proper feeding of paper may not be possible at this maximum capacity depending on the type of paper or environmental conditions (either very high or low temperature and humidity). In such cases, reduce the sheets of paper you load at a time to around half. zRemove each sheet as soon as paper is ejected. If the Paper Output Slot is stacked with printed sheets, it may interfere with the printer’s ejecting process. When Printing on 5 x 7, 4 x 6, or 2.13 x 3.39 (Credit Card-sized) paper zYou can load up to 20 sheets of 4 x 6 or 2.13 x 3.39 (credit card-sized) paper and 10 sheets of 5 x 7 paper. zWe recommend using genuine Canon photo media when printing photographs. Refer to “Compatible Media Types” in the User’s Guide on-screen manual. (A) (B)
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) Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the left side of the paper stack. Note zAlign the edges of paper neatly before loading. Loading paper without aligning the edges may cause paper jams. z If paper is curled, hold the opposing curled corners and gently bend them in the opposite direction until the paper becomes completely flat. See “Paper is curled.” on page 46. z To avoid curling, handle paper as follows. – Put unused paper back into the package and keep them on a level surface. – Take out only the necessary number of sheets from the package, just before printing. Note If the corners or edges of the paper are smudged, try to print with the Paper Thickness Lever set to the right. It may improve print quality. Reset the Paper Thickness Lever to the left when you finish printing. For details on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to “Front View” in “Main Components” of the User’s Guide on-screen manual. (1) (2) (1) (2) (3) (A) * Do not load higher than the Load Limit Mark (A).
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 for envelopes. In Windows ®, select DL Env. or Comm. Env. #10 in Page Size . In Macintosh, select DL Envelope or #10 Envelope in Paper Size . (3) Select Landscape in Orientation . Note Reset the Paper Thickness Lever to the left when you finish printing. For details on the Paper Thickness Lever, refer to “Front View” in “Main Components” of the User’s Guide on-screen manual. Important Be sure to set the printer driver setting properly. If you do not, the address will be printed in the wrong direction. Note For details on printer driver settings, see “Printing with Windows” on page 10 or “Printing with Macintosh” on page 12. (A) 1 2 (B) 3 (A) Printing orientation (B) Make sure the flaps are folded.
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 file to print using an appropriate application software. 3Open the printer properties dialog box. (1)Select Print on the application software’s File menu. The Print dialog box opens. (2) Make sure that Canon iP1800 series is selected in Select Printer . (3) Click Preferences (or Properties ). The Main sheet of the Printing Preferences dialog box appears. 4Specify the required settings. (1) Select the desired media type in Media Type. (2) Set Print Quality and Color/Intensity as needed. (3) Click OK. The Print dialog box is displayed. Note Depending on your application program, operations may differ. For details, refer to the instruction manual of your application. The steps described in this section are for printing in Windows XP SP2. Note If a different printer is selected, click Canon iP1800 series . Note For details on print quality settings, refer to the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual. (2) (3) (1) (2) (3)
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, click Help or Instructions to view the online help or the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual. The Instructions button is displayed on the Main and Maintenance sheets when the on-screen manuals are installed on your computer. zTo display the preview and confirm how your document will look when printed, select the Preview before printing check box. Some application software may not have a preview function. Note To cancel a print job in progress, press the RESUME/ CANCEL button on the printer or click Cancel Printing on the Canon IJ Status Monitor. To display the Canon IJ Status Monitor, click Canon iP1800 series on the taskbar. (1)
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 settings. (1) Select Print on the application software’s File menu. The Print dialog box opens. (2) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu. (3) Select the desired media type in Media Type. (4) Select the print mode appropriate to your document in Print Mode. Note Depending on your application program, operations may differ. For details, refer to the instruction manual of your application. The steps described in this section are for printing in Mac ® OS X v.10.4.x. NotezWhen you select the print mode appropriate to your document in Print Mode, the document will be printed in color and at a print quality suited to the characteristics of the Media Type you have selected. – Printing a top-quality photo : Select when printing documents consisting mainly of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. – Printing tables and charts : Select when printing documents consisting mainly of graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong color definition. – Printing a composite document : Select when printing documents consisting mainly of text. – Detailed Setting : Select to fine-tune the Print Quality and Halftoning settings. z For details on the printer driver functions, click on the Quality & Media, Color Options , Special Effects , Borderless Printing , or Margin sheet to view the Printer Driver Guide on- screen manual. If the on-screen manuals are not installed, the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual is not displayed even if is clicked. z To display the preview and confirm how your document will look when printed, click Preview. Some application software may not have a preview function. (2) (3) (4) (2)(3) (4)
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 progress, click Hold. To stop all the jobs in the list, click Stop Jobs.
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 removed from the bottom of a FINE Cartridge. z If the ALARM lamp is flashing orange, see “ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange” on page 50. z Increase the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings. See “Print Results Not Satisfactory” on page 44. Step 1 See “Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 15. If lines are missing or if white streaks appearAfter cleaning the Print Head, print and examine the nozzle check pattern. Step 2 See “Print Head Cleaning” on page 19. If the problem is not resolved after performing Print Head Cleaning twice Step 3 See “Print Head Deep Cleaning” on page 21. If the problem is not resolved after performing Print Head Deep Cleaning twice Step 4 See “Replacing a FINE Cartridge” on page 26. Note If the straight line is misaligned or the Print Head position is misaligned, align the Print Head position. See “Aligning the Print Head” on page 23.
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 Printer Properties Dialog Bo x Directly from the Start Menu” in “Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows)” of the User’s Guide on-screen manual. 3Print the nozzle check pattern. (1)Click the Maintenance tab. (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. 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 Canon IJ Printer Utility dialog box. Refer to “Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility (Macintosh)” in the User’s Guide on-screen manual. Note Clicking Initial Check Items displays the items to be checked before printing the pattern.
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.