Canon printer PIXMA iP4300 User Manual

Photo Printer
Quick Start Guide
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Photo Printer
Quick Start Guide 

Canon PIXMA iP4300 Photo Printer Quick Start Guide. 
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© 2006 Canon U.S.A., Inc. 
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Table of Contents
1
Before Printing................................................ 2Turning the Printer On and Off ....................... 2
Loading Printing Paper ................................... 4
Basic Printing ............................................... 19Printing with Windows................................... 19
Printing with Macintosh ................................. 20
Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device ................................ 21
Printing from a PictBridge...

2Before Printing
Before Printing
Turning the Printer On and Off
Turn on the printer before printing.
„Turning on the Printer
Before turning on the printer, confirm the following.
zThe Print Head and ink tanks are set into place.
z The printer is connected to your computer (or a compatible device).
z The printer driver is installed.
1Press the POWER button.
The  POWER  lamp flashes green, and changes to 
steady, non-flashing light.
2Turn on your computer.
Note
Auto Power On/Off Feature
You can set the...

3
Before Printing
„ Turning off the Printer
1To turn off the printer, press the  POWER 
button.
When the  POWER lamp stops flashing, the printer 
is turned off.
Important
About the Power Plug
When removing the power plug after turing off the 
printer, be sure to confirm that the  POWER lamp is not 
lit. If the power plug is removed from the wall outlet 
with the  POWER  lamp still lit or flashing green, the 
printer may become unable to print.
See “Keeping the Best Printing Results” on page 34. 

4Before Printing
Loading Printing Paper
This section describes how to load printing paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder and the Cassette.
„Paper Handling
z Recommended Paper and Requirements
Media TypeModel*1Paper Support Load LimitPrinter Driver 
Setting for 
Media Type
Auto Sheet FeederCassette
Plain Paper — 0.52 inches / 13 mm 0.52 inches / 13 mm Plain Paper
Envelopes — 10 envelopes 5 envelopes Envelope
High Resolution 
Paper HR-101N 80 sheets (A4, Letter) 80 sheets (A4, Letter)
High 
Resolution 
Paper...

5
Before Printing
Paper with a Model Number is Canon specialty media.
You may not be able to purchase some Canon genuine papers depending on your country.
*1 Paper is not sold in the US by Model Number. Purchase paper by name.
*2 Feeding this paper from the Cassette can damage the printer. Load in the Auto Sheet 
Feeder.
*3 When loading a stack of paper, the printed side may become marked when it is fed in. In this  case, load paper one sheet at a time.
*4 SG-201 only
*5 You can specify the print setting...

6Before Printing
zPhoto Paper Pro Guidelines
zDo not touch the print surface until the ink is  dry (approximately 30 minutes). Colors in dark 
images may appear indistinct at first, but will  become clearer after approximately 30 minutes.
z Images may become smudged if you place printouts in an album before the ink is completely 
dry. We recommend to allow the ink to dry for 24 hours before placing your printouts in an 
album. 
z Do not attempt to dry the ink with a hair dryer  or by exposing printouts...