Canon printer PIXMA iP6600D User Manual

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(5) Select 4 x 6 in 101.6 x 152.4 mm or 5 x 7 in 127.0 x 177.8 mm from Page Size in 
the printer driver.
For a detailed description of the printer driver settings, see “Printing with 
Printing with Printing with  Printing with 
Windows
WindowsWindows Windows” on page 20, or “Printing with Macintosh
Printing with MacintoshPrinting with Macintosh Printing with Macintosh” on page 24.
Always load paper in portrait orientation. Loading paper in 
landscape orientation can cause the paper to...

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Using Specialty Media
Canon recommends that you use genuine Canon media to ensure optimal print quality.

Photo Quality Media
•High Resolution Paper
• 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 Suited for Business 
Documents
•High Resolution Paper
•Transparencies
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Canon Specialty Media
Media TypePaper Support Load LimitPrinter Driver Setting
for Media Type
Auto Sheet FeederCassette
High Resolution 
PaperUp to 80 sheets Up to 80 sheets High Resolution 
Paper
Super White Paper Up to 13 mm or 
0.52 inchesUp to 13 mm or 
0.52 inchesPlain Paper
Glossy Photo Paper Letter: up to 10 
sheets
4 x 6: up to 20 
sheets
2.13 x 3.39: up to 
20 sheetsLetter: up to 10 
sheets
4 x 6: up to 20 
sheets
2.13 x 3.39: not 
loadable
*3
Glossy Photo Paper
Matte Photo...

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*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 You can specify the print setting easily by using the Easy-PhotoPrint provided with the 
Setup Software & User’s 
Guide CD-ROM.
*3 Feeding from the cassette can damage the printer. Always load in the auto sheet Feeder.
*4 You can print photos in a memory card or digital camera on the Canon Photo Stickers without a computer. For details, 
refer to the...

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3Ensure that the proper paper source is selected.
4Create a document or open a file to print.
5Open the printer properties dialog box.
(1) Select Print from the application software’s File menu.
The Print dialog box opens.
When the cassette lamp is lit, paper 
is fed from the cassette. When the auto sheet feeder lamp is 
lit, paper is fed from the auto sheet 
feeder.
(2) Ensure that your printer 
is selected. 
(3) Click Preferences or 
Properties.
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6Specify the required settings.

From the Page Setup tab, select the correct document size to be 
printed.

This section describes the procedure for selecting the paper source 
with the Feed Switch button on the printer. For a detailed description of 
the Paper Source settings, refer to the 
Printer Driver Guide.

To  a d j u s t  t h e  Print Quality settings, select Custom and click Set on the 
Main tab. You can control the print quality in the Set Print Quality
dialog box.

For...

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7Print the document.
You can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the Stop/Reset
button on the printer.
See “Canceling Printing
Canceling PrintingCanceling Printing Canceling Printing” on page 27.
(1) Click Print or OK.
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Printing with Macintosh

Menu and command names may differ between software applications, and 
more steps may be required. For details, refer to the documentation for each 
software application you use.

The steps described in this section are for printing in Mac® OS X v.10.3.x 
(hereafter called Macintosh®).
1Turn on the printer.
See “Turning on the Printer
Turning on the PrinterTurning on the Printer Turning on the Printer” on page 2.
2Load the paper on the printer.
See “Loading...

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5Select Paper Size
Paper SizePaper Size Paper Size.
(1) Select Page Setup from the application software’s File menu. 
The Page Setup dialog box opens.
6Specify the required settings.
(1) Select Print from the application software’s File menu.
The Print dialog box opens.
(3) Select the desired 
paper size from Paper 
Size.
(4) Click OK.
(2) Confirm that iP6600D
iP6600DiP6600D iP6600D is 
selected in Format for.
(2) Select Quality & 
Media from the pop-
up menu.
(3) Select the desired...

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This section describes the procedure for selecting the paper 
source with the Feed Switch button on the printer. For a detailed 
description of the Paper Source settings, refer to the 
Printer 
Driver Guide
.

When you select the print mode appropriate to your document 
from 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...