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Loading Envelopes
Use either European DL or US Comm. #10 size envelopes.
The address is automatically rotated and printed out.
(3)Select Envelope
EnvelopeEnvelope Envelope in Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type Media Type, and then select DL Env.
 DL Env. DL Env.  DL Env. or Comm. Env. #10
 Comm. Env. #10 Comm. Env. #10  Comm. Env. #10 in 
Page Size
Page SizePage Size Page Size.
(4)Select Landscape
LandscapeLandscape Landscape in Orientation
OrientationOrientation Orientation.
For the printer driver setting, see “Printing with Windows
Printing with WindowsPrinting with Windows Printing with Windows” on page 11, or 
“Printing with Macintosh
Printing with MacintoshPrinting with Macintosh Printing with Macintosh” on page 13.• Do not use envelopes with embossed or treated surface, with a 
double flap or pressure seals, with sticker flaps.
• Select either DL Env.
 DL Env. DL Env.  DL Env. or Comm. Env. #10
 Comm. Env. #10 Comm. Env. #10  Comm. Env. #10 in the printer driver 
according to the envelope size you are using.
• If you do not select Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type Media Type correctly, the print out results in the 
wrong way round.
Note• When printing the envelope, set the paper thickness lever to the 
right.
• When using a special paper to inverse the print result, open the 
printer properties dialog box and select the Rotate 180 degrees
Rotate 180 degreesRotate 180 degrees Rotate 180 degrees 
check box on the Page Setup
Page SetupPage Setup Page Setup tab.
Fold the envelope flap shut.
(1)Align the envelope 
against the right side of 
the auto sheet feeder.
Set the envelope with its 
flap facing down on the 
left side.
A maximum of 10 
envelopes can be loaded 
at one time.
Printing direction
(2)Pinch the paper guide and slide it against 
the left side of the envelope.
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Loading Other Small-Sized Paper
(3)Select 4x6in
4x6in4x6in 4x6in 101.6x152.4mm
101.6x152.4mm101.6x152.4mm 101.6x152.4mm, 5x7in 127.0x177.8mm
5x7in 127.0x177.8mm5x7in 127.0x177.8mm 5x7in 127.0x177.8mm or Credit Card 
Credit Card Credit Card  Credit Card 
2.13x3.39in 54x86mm
2.13x3.39in 54x86mm2.13x3.39in 54x86mm 2.13x3.39in 54x86mm from Page Size
Page SizePage Size Page Size in the printer driver.
For the printer driver setting, see “Printing with Windows
Printing with WindowsPrinting with Windows Printing with Windows” on page 11, or 
“Printing with Macintosh
Printing with MacintoshPrinting with Macintosh Printing with Macintosh” on page 13.
ImportantAlways load paper in portrait orientation. Loading paper in 
landscape orientation can cause the paper to be jammed.
NoteWe recommend using Canon photo media when printing 
photographs.
See “Using Specialty Media
Using Specialty MediaUsing Specialty Media Using Specialty Media” on page 9.
(1)Align the paper against 
the right side of the auto 
sheet feeder.
Regardless to the actual 
orientation of your 
photograph, load the 
paper vertically (short 
side first) in the printer.
A maximum of 20 sheets 
of size in 4 x 6 paper 
can be loaded at one time.
(2)Pinch the paper guide and slide it against 
the left side of the paper stack.
Portrait Landscape
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Using Specialty Media
Canon recommends that you use Canon genuine paper to ensure optimal print quality.

Photo Quality Media
• Glossy Photo Paper
• Matte Photo Paper
• Photo Paper Plus Double Sided
• Photo Paper Plus Glossy
•Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss
•Photo Paper Pro
•Photo Stickers

Media for Business Documents
• High Resolution Paper
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Canon genuine paper
*1 When loading a stack of paper, the printed side may be marked when it is fed in. If this happens, load paper one sheet at 
a time.
*2 Photo Paper Plus Double Sided is not supported by Macintosh systems.
*3 You can specify the print setting easily by using the Easy-PhotoPrint provided with the 
Setup CD-ROM.
For instructions on how to print from the software applications, refer to the Photo Application Guide.
*4 You can print photos in a memory card or digital camera on the Canon-branded sticker without a computer. For details, 
refer to the 
Direct Printing Guide.
Media NamePaper Support Load LimitPaper Thickness 
Lever PositionPrinter Driver Settings
for Media Type
High Resolution 
PaperLetter: up to 80 sheets Left High Resolution Paper
Super White Paper Letter: up to 10mm Left Plain Paper
Glossy Photo 
PaperLetter: up to 10 sheets*
1
4×6: up to 20 sheets
Credit Card: up to 20 
sheetsLeft Glossy Photo Paper
Matte Photo Paper Letter: up to 10 sheets
4×6: up to 20 sheetsLeft Matte Photo Paper
Photo Paper Plus 
Double Sided*
1*2Letter: 1 sheet
5×7: 1 sheetLeft Photo Paper Plus Double 
Sided
Photo Paper Plus 
Glossy*
1Letter: up to 10 sheets
4×6: up to 20 sheets
5×7: up to 10 sheetsLeft Photo Paper Plus Glossy
Photo Paper Plus
Semi-Gloss*
1Letter: up to 10 sheets
4×6: up to 20 sheets
8×10: up to 10 sheetsLeft Photo Paper Plus Glossy
Photo Paper Pro Letter: up to 10 sheet
4×6: up to 20 sheets
4×8: up to 20 sheets
8×10: up to 10 sheetsLeft Photo Paper Pro
Photo Stickers*
3*41 sheet Left Photo Paper Plus Glossy
T-Shirt Transfers 1 sheet Right T-Shirt Transfers
Note• When using plain paper (64 gsm or 17 lb), up to 100 sheets can be set. Set 
the paper thickness lever to the left and select Plain Paper
Plain PaperPlain Paper Plain Paper from Media Type 
Media Type Media Type  Media Type 
in the printer driver.
• For a detailed description of print media types, refer to the 
User’s Guide.
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Printing with Windows
1Turn your printer on, then set papers.
2Create a document or open a file to print.
3Open the printer properties dialog box.
(1)Select Print
PrintPrint Print from the applications File
FileFile File menu.
The Print
PrintPrint Print dialog box opens. Note• The menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary depending on the 
application you are using.
• The steps described in this section are for printing using a computer with 
Windows
® XP Service Pack 2 installed (hereafter called Windows XP SP2).
• You can use Easy-PhotoPrint to easily do print operations when printing 
photographs. Easy-PhotoPrint is provided on the 
Setup CD-ROM. For details 
on how to use Easy-PhotoPrint, refer to the 
Photo Application Guide.
NoteIn Windows 2000, click on the Main
MainMain Main tab in the Print
PrintPrint Print dialog box.
(2) Ensure that your printer is 
selected.
(3)
Click Preferences
PreferencesPreferences Preferences or 
Properties
PropertiesProperties Properties
.
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4Specify the required settings.
5Print the document.
Note•From the Page Setup
Page SetupPage Setup Page Setup tab, select the correct document size to be 
printed. If the size is different from that set in the application, then 
you need to set it to the same size or use Scaled Printing
Scaled PrintingScaled Printing Scaled Printing or Fit-to-
Fit-to-Fit-to- Fit-to-
Page
PagePage Page. Refer to the 
Printer Driver Guide.
• To adjust Print Quality
Print QualityPrint Quality Print Quality settings, select Custom
CustomCustom Custom and click Set
SetSet Set on the 
Main
MainMain Main tab. You can control the quality in the Custom
CustomCustom Custom dialog box.
• For details about other printer driver functions, click Help
HelpHelp Help or 
Instructions
InstructionsInstructions Instructions to view the Help or 
Printer Driver Guide. Instructions
InstructionsInstructions Instructions is 
displayed on the Main
MainMain Main and Maintenance
MaintenanceMaintenance Maintenance tabs only. If the On-screen 
Manual is not installed, Instructions
InstructionsInstructions Instructions is not displayed.
• Click the check box to select Preview before printing
Preview before printingPreview before printing Preview before printing. This will allow 
you to preview a screen that shows how the selected printing effects 
on your document will look when printed. Some applications do not 
contain the preview function.
(1)Click Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type Media Type to select 
the media loaded in the 
printer.
(2)Click OK
OKOK OK.
(1) Click Print
PrintPrint Print or OK
OKOK OK.
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Printing with Macintosh
1Turn your printer on, then set papers.
2Create a document or open a file to print.
3Select Paper Size.
(1)Select Page Setup
Page SetupPage Setup Page Setup from the applications File
FileFile File menu. 
The Page Setup
Page SetupPage Setup Page Setup dialog box opens. NoteYou can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the Stop/Reset 
Stop/Reset Stop/Reset  Stop/Reset 
button on the printer.
See “Cancel Printing
Cancel PrintingCancel Printing Cancel Printing” on page 15.
Note• The menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary depending on the 
software application you are using.
• The steps described in this section are for printing using a computer with 
Mac
® OS X v.10.4.x installed (hereafter called Macintosh®).
• You can use Easy-PhotoPrint to easily do print operations when printing 
photographs. Easy-PhotoPrint is provided on the 
Setup CD-ROM. For details 
on how to use Easy-PhotoPrint, refer to the 
Photo Application Guide.
(3) Select the desired paper size 
from the Paper Size
Paper SizePaper Size Paper Size pop-up 
menu.
(2) Ensure that your printer is 
selected.
(4) Click OK
OKOK OK.
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4Specify the required settings.
(1)Select Print
PrintPrint Print from the applications File
FileFile File menu. 
The Print
PrintPrint Print dialog box opens.
Note• When you select the print mode appropriate to your document under 
Print Mode
Print ModePrint Mode Print Mode, the document will be printed in the color and print 
quality suited to the characteristics of the Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type Media Type you have 
selected. 
- Printing a top-quality photo
Printing a top-quality photoPrinting a top-quality photo Printing a top-quality photo: Select when printing documents 
which mainly consist of photographs and graphics featuring fine 
color gradation.
- Printing tables and charts
Printing tables and chartsPrinting tables and charts Printing tables and charts: Select when printing documents which 
mainly consist of graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong 
color definition.
- Printing a composite document
Printing a composite documentPrinting a composite document Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents 
which are mainly just text.
- Detailed Setting
Detailed SettingDetailed Setting Detailed Setting: You can fine-tune Print Quality
Print QualityPrint Quality Print Quality and Halftoning
HalftoningHalftoning Halftoning 
settings here.
• For details about the printer driver, refer to the 
Printer Driver Guide.
•To view the 
Printer Driver Guide, click   on any Print dialog box that 
has a Quality & Media
Quality & MediaQuality & Media Quality & Media, Color Options
Color OptionsColor Options Color Options, Special Effects
Special EffectsSpecial Effects Special Effects, Borderless 
Borderless Borderless  Borderless 
Printing
PrintingPrinting Printing, or Margin
MarginMargin Margin selected from the pop-up menu. If the On-screen 
Manual is not installed, the 
Printer Driver Guide is not displayed even 
if   is clicked.
• Clicking the Preview
PreviewPreview Preview button displays a preview screen that allows you 
to confirm the selected printing effects and how your document will 
look when printed. Some applications do not have a preview 
function.
• You can cancel a print job while printing.
See “Cancel Printing
Cancel PrintingCancel Printing Cancel Printing” on page 15.
(4) Select the desired media 
type from Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type Media Type.
(5) Select the print mode 
appropriate to your 
document listed under 
Print Mode
Print ModePrint Mode Print Mode.
(3) Select Quality & Media
Quality & MediaQuality & Media Quality & Media 
from the pop-up menu.
(6) Click Print
PrintPrint Print.
(2) Ensure that your printer is 
selected.
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Cancel Printing
You can cancel a print job while printing by pushing the Stop/Reset
Stop/ResetStop/Reset Stop/Reset button on the printer.
1Press the Stop/Reset
Stop/ResetStop/Reset Stop/Reset button while the printer is printing.
Printing is canceled and paper is ejected.
1Click the printer’s icon in the Dock and display the list of print jobs in 
progress.
If you are using Mac OS X v.10.2.8, click on the printer icon in the Dock to start up 
the Print Center
Print CenterPrint Center Print Center and double-click on the name of your printer in the Printer List
Printer ListPrinter List Printer List to 
open a list of print jobs in progress.
2Select an undesired document and click the Delete
DeleteDelete Delete icon.
The print job is deleted. NoteYou can also cancel a print job by clicking Cancel Printing
Cancel PrintingCancel Printing Cancel Printing on the Canon IJ Status 
Canon IJ Status Canon IJ Status  Canon IJ Status 
Monitor
MonitorMonitor Monitor. To display the Canon IJ Status Monitor
Canon IJ Status MonitorCanon IJ Status Monitor Canon IJ Status Monitor, click Canon iP6320D/Canon 
Canon iP6320D/Canon Canon iP6320D/Canon  Canon iP6320D/Canon 
iP6310D
iP6310DiP6310D iP6310D on the taskbar.
NoteTo temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold
HoldHold Hold. To cancel all the jobs in the list, 
click Stop Jobs
Stop JobsStop Jobs Stop Jobs.
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Accessing the Printer Driver (Windows)
The printer properties dialog box can be opened from either within an application or directly 
from the Windows Start
StartStart Start menu.

Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from your Application 
Program
1In your application program, select the command to print a document.
The Print
PrintPrint Print dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print
PrintPrint Print from the File
FileFile File menu.
2Ensure that your printer is selected. Then click Preferences
PreferencesPreferences Preferences (or Properties
PropertiesProperties 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
StartStart Start and select Control Panel
Control PanelControl Panel Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware
Printers and Other HardwarePrinters and Other Hardware Printers and Other Hardware, and then 
Printers and Faxes
Printers and FaxesPrinters and Faxes Printers and Faxes.
For non-Windows XP users, click Start
StartStart Start, select Settings
SettingsSettings Settings, and then Printers
PrintersPrinters Printers.
2Select the icon of your printer.
3Open the File
FileFile File menu and select Printing Preferences
Printing PreferencesPrinting Preferences Printing Preferences (or Properties
PropertiesProperties Properties).
The printer properties dialog box opens.
When opening the printer properties dialog box from Properties
PropertiesProperties Properties, the tabs related to 
the Windows function (e.g., the Ports
PortsPorts Ports tab, or the Details
DetailsDetails Details tab) are displayed. These 
tabs are not displayed, when the printer properties dialog box is opened from 
Printing Preferences
Printing PreferencesPrinting Preferences Printing Preferences or application programs. For details about these tabs, refer to 
the Windows documentation. NoteThis manual refers to operations in Windows XP SP2.
These operations may vary depending on the version of your Windows 
operating system you use.
NoteDepending 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 details, see the users manual regarding your application.
NoteFor details on how to set each function, refer to the 
Printer 
Driver Guide
 or Help.
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