Canon printer PIXMA iP4200 User Manual
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Basic Printing27 1Select Print from the File menu in your application program. The Print dialog box opens. 2Select Edit Printer List from the Printer pop-up menu. The Printer List opens. 3Double-click the printer name displayed in the Name list. The iP4200 dialog box opens. 4Select the desired document, then click Delete icon. To temporality stop a job in progress, click Pause. To cancel all the jobs in the list, click Stop Printing.
Advanced Printing 28 Advanced Printing Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device Connecting a PictBridge compliant device such as a digital camera, camcorder or mobile phone to the printer allows you to print recorded images directly without using a computer. z PictBridge is an industry standard enabling a range of digital photo solutions, including the direct printing of photos from a digital camera, camcorder or mobile phone* without the need to use a computer. z It is possible to specify which images to print and various print settings from the operation panel of your camera or mobile phone. z Canon Bubble Jet Direct allows you to print photos from a Canon Bubble Jet Direct compatible (PictBridge incompat ible) digital camera or digital video camcorder without a computer, by simply connecting the digital camera or digital camcorder to this printer. For details, refer to “Printing Photographs Directly from a Canon Bubble Jet Direct Compatible Digital Camera ” on page 84. * Hereafter, the PictBridge compliant digital camera , digital camcorder, or camera-equipped mobile phone are collectively called a PictBridge compliant device. See “Printing Photographs Directly from a Canon Bubble Jet Direct Compatible Digital Camera ” on page 84. See “Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device ” on page 31. *This mark indicates that the product is PictBridge- compatible.
Advanced Printing29 „Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant Device To connect a PictBridge compliant device to this printer, use the USB cable supplied with the device. Do not connect any equipment other than PictBridge compliant devices or Canon Bubble Jet Direct compatible digital camera to the Direct Print Port of the printer. If you do so, electric shock, fire, or damage to the device could result. zWhen printing photos with the digital device connected to the printer, it is advisable to use the AC adapter supplied with the device. If you use the device battery, be sure to charge it fully. z The Print Head cannot be aligned using the controls of the digital device. The print head alignment can be performed simply by pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer, or by connecting the printer to the computer and then executing automatic print head alignment. Refer to “Aligning the Print Head ” on page 60. 1Set up the printer. 2Turn on the printer. See “Turning on the Printer ” on page 2. 3Load the paper in the printer. See “Loading Paper ” on page 4.
Advanced Printing 30 4Connect the PictBridge compliant device to the printer. Depending on the model or brand of your device, you may have to select a print mode compliant with PictBridge before connecting the device. You may also have to turn on the device or select Play mode manually after connecting the device to the printer. Perform necessary operations according to the instruction manual supplied with your device. (1) Make sure the device is turned off. (2) Connect the device to the printer using the USB cable. Some types of the device turn on automatically, when connected to the printer. For a device not turns on automatically, turn it on manually.
Advanced Printing31 (3) Turn on and set up the device for direct printing.When the connection between the device and printer has been established, the POWER lamp on the printer flashes twice. * The power-on sequence may differ dependin g on the model or brand of the device. Either of the following icons will display on the LCD display of the device when the printer is correctly connected. A PictBridge-compliant device. A Canon Bubble Jet Direct compatible digital camera. „Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device When operating the device, be sure to follow the instructions given in the instruction manual supplied with the device. Let’s take a look at the paper size, paper type, layout, image optimization modes, and date/file numb er printing modes that can be set on a PictBridge compliant device connected to the printer. Checking or Changing PictBridge Print Settings From Your Camera To change the PictBridge print settings, oper ate your device to select the PictBridge print setup mode and confirm or change the settings. When a PictBridge-compatible device is connected and printing is started with no printing option selected, this printer operat es based on the following default settings: • Paper size ...............4 x 6 • Paper type ..............Photo (Photo Paper Plus Glossy) • Layout ....................Borderless • Trimming ................Off (No trimming) • Image optimize .......ExifPrint • Date/File No. print ...Off (No printing) Additional settings The settings explained below cannot be made depending on the brand or model of your device. If any setting cannot be made, the default setting explained above is used. Names of settings that are displayed on Canon PictBridge compliant device are used in the description given below. Different names may be displayed on your device depending on the brand or model. For details, refer to your device’s instruction manual.
Advanced Printing 32 About the Image Data Format for Printing This printer accepts images* taken with a camera compatible with the Design rule for Camera File System and PNG files. *Exif2.21 compliant About “Paper size” and “Paper type” By default, 4 x 6 is selected from Paper size and Photo (Photo Paper Plus Glossy) is selected from Paper type for this printer. To use Photo Paper Pro, select Fast Photo from Paper type . The following sizes and types of paper can be loaded in the printer by selecting options from Paper size and Paper type . *1 This paper is exclusively used to print photo stickers. When printing on sticker paper, select 4 x 6 in Paper size . *2 This size can be selected only for Canon PictBridge comp liant devices (note that it cannot be selected for some models). *3 When A4 or 8.5 x 11 (Letter) is selected in Paper size, you can select Plain Paper in Paper type . When Plain Paper is selected in Paper type, bordered printing will be performed even if you select Borderless in Layout . *4 When A4 or 8.5 x 11 (Letter) is selected in Paper size, you can print in 4-up layout. “Paper size” setting “Paper type” setting Paper loaded in printer 10 x 15 cm/4 x 6 (Default) Photo (Default) Photo Paper Plus Glossy Photo Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss Photo Glossy Photo Paper Photo Photo Stickers *1 Fast Photo Photo Paper Pro 13 x 18 cm/5 x 7 *2Photo Photo Paper Plus Glossy 5.4 x 8.6 cm/Credit Card Photo Glossy Photo Paper A4/8.5 x 11 (Letter) *3*4Photo Photo Paper Plus Glossy Photo Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss Photo Glossy Photo Paper Fast Photo Photo Paper Pro
Advanced Printing33 About “Layout” and “Trimming” By default, Borderless is selected for Layout and Off (No trimming) is selected for Trimming for this printer. When printing onto Photo Stickers (16-up), use the following settings. 1. Select the Auto Sheet Feeder as the paper source. See “Loading Plain Paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder ” on page 7. Always load Photo Stickers in the Auto Sheet Feeder. 2. Select 10 x 15 cm / 4 x 6 for the Paper size , and Photo for the Paper type . 3. Select N-up for Layout , then select 16. Some PictBridge compliant devices display the Layout option; 2-up, 4- up , 9-up , and 16-up . In this case always select 16-up. If there are no options on the Pi ctBridge compliant device that correspond to 2-up, 4-up, 9-up, or 16 -up, printing on stickers is not possible. About “Image optimize” By default, ExifPrint is selected for this printer. If you use a Canon PictBridge-compatible device, you can select VIVID, NR , or VIVID+NR . (Note that these options cannot be selected for some models.) zWhen VIVID is selected, green and blue portions of photos are printed vividly. z When NR (Noise Reduction) is selected, noise in blue portions, such as the sky, and dark portions is removed. z When VIVID+NR is selected, functions of both VIVID and NR are performed.
Advanced Printing 34 About “Date/File No. print” By default, Off is selected for this printer. If you select an image which has had the shooting date embedded in it using a camera with the print mode, select Off for this function. If you select Date, File No. , or Both , the date and/or file number will be printed over the embedded date. z Never disconnect the USB cable during printing. z When disconnecting the USB cable between the device and printer, follow the instructions given in the instruction manual of the device. z Controls of the device cannot be used for the following functions: - Print quality setting -Printer maintenance z For the device operation method an d troubleshooting, refer to your device manual. For print error messages, see “Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera ” on page 81. Checking or Changing PictBridge Print Settings From the Printer Connecting this printer to a computer and using the Canon Setup Utility enables you to change items such as the paper type, paper size, and the standard PictBridge print settings. For details, refer to the User’s Guide.
Advanced Printing35 Accessing the Printer Driver (Windows) The printer properties dialog box can be open ed from either within an application, or directly from the Windows Start menu. This manual refers to Windows XP SP2 operation. The operations may vary depending on the version of your Windows operating system. „ Opening the Printer Properties Di alog Box from Your Application Program Depending 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 deta ils, see the user’s manual for your application. 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 the name of your printer 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 for printer maintenance and configuring shared print settings for all application programs. 1Click Start and select Control Panel , Printers and Other Hardware , and then Printers and Faxes . For non-Windows XP, click Start, select Settings , and then Printers. 2Select the icon of your printer.
Advanced Printing 36 3Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties ). The printer properties dialog box opens. When opening the printer properties dialog box from Properties, the tabs related to the Windows function (e.g., the Ports tab, or the Details tab) are displayed. These tabs are not displayed, when the printer properties dialog box is opened from Printing Preferences or applications. For details about these tabs, refer to the Windows documentation. For details on how to set each function, refer to the Help or Printer Driver Guide . Using the Bundled Software The Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM includes photo applications designed to edit the photographs taken by a digital camera and print them as photo-lab quality prints without standard white borders. Please use the application(s) suitable for your print purposes. z To install applications, refer to the Easy Setup Instructions. z For details about using the photo applications, refer to the Photo Application Guide . „ Easy-PhotoPrint (Windows/Macintosh) You can make a Borderless Print easily and quickly, just by selecting a photograph taken with a digital camera and the paper type on which to print. Also it has tools to correct red eye caused by the camera’s flash or smooth and beautify the facial skin. It is compatible with ExifPrint*. „ PhotoRecord (Windows) You can create fun and unique photo albums with the decorative themes such as frame, background, and clip-art. You can also copy or move the decorated photos. It is compatible with ExifPrint*. „Easy-WebPrint (Windows) You can easily print out homepages displayed on Internet Explorer® in full size without its right-hand side being cropped. This application is automatically added to the Internet Explorer toolbar. Internet Explorer 5.5 or later must be installed. * ExifPrint is the worldwide standard. Under ExifPrint, the digital camera can record data tags for specific camera settings and functions such as whether the flash was on or off, if the camera was in portrait or night scene mode, etc. Canon PIXMA Printers support ExifPrint and use a suitable photo application to read the camera data precisely, producing optimal prints. This enables you to create prints that reproduce color more accurately.