Canon printer PIXMA iP8500 User Manual

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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
 included on the Setup Software &...

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Printing Borderless Photographs
This section describes how to print from Easy-PhotoPrint using the Borderless Printing 
mode. Easy-PhotoPrint is included on your 
Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM.
Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
z The following media are compatible with  Borderless Printing:
- Photo Paper Pro (Letter and 4 x 6)
- Photo Paper Plus Glossy (Letter, 5 x 7, and 4 x 6)
- Photo Paper Plus Double Sided (Letter and 5 x 7)
- Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss (Letter...

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3Ensure that the proper paper source is selected.
4Start Easy-PhotoPrint.
This section describes how to print out photographs stored in the folder on the hard 
disk.
(1) Store the photographs you took with your  digital camera in a folder on the hard 
disk.
(2) In Windows, click  Start, select  All Programs  (or Programs ), Canon Utilities , Easy-
PhotoPrint , and Easy-PhotoPrint  to open the Easy-PhotoPrint.
In Macintosh, double-click the hard disk icon, the  Applications folder, the...

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(2) Click the [T ] [ S ] buttons on the thumbnail of the photograph you want to print 
to specify the number of copies.
Clicking  Correct/Enhance  corrects photographs. For example, using 
this feature, you can correct the red-eye caused by the camera’s 
flash or smooth and beatify the facial skin. For more information, 
refer to the 
Photo Application Guide.
6Select the paper.
This section only describes the steps when you have selected  Paper Feed 
Switch  from Paper Source . For...

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7Select the layout and print the photograph.
(1) Click the Layout/Print  
tab. 
(2) Select  Borderless (full) .
(3) In Windows, click  Print.
In Macintosh, click  Print. 
When the confirmation 
message is displayed, 
click  OK. And then, click 
Print  in the  Print dialog 
box. 

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Printing Maintenance
Replacing an Ink Tank
When replacing an ink tank, check the model number very carefully. 
The printer will not print properly if the wrong ink tank is used, or installed in the incorrect 
position.
With your printer, ink tanks must be installed  in the order of left to right as indicated below.
z Green: BCI-6G
z Red: BCI-6R
z Photo Magenta: BCI-6PM
z Black: BCI-6BK
z Photo Cyan: BCI-6PC
z Cyan: BCI-6C
z Magenta: BCI-6M
z Ye ll o w :  B C I - 6 Y 

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„Knowing When to Replace Ink Tank
If an ink tank needs replacing, the  POWER lamp will change from green to orange and 
flash four times, as soon as printing begi ns. It is important to quickly identify the 
empty tank using the  BJ Status Monitor (Windows) or error messages (Macintosh) and 
replace it.
Should missing characters or white  streaks appear despite sufficient ink 
levels, refer to  “When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect ” on 
page 48.
The following...

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The following message is displayed when ink tank is empty. Printing will resume as soon as 
ink tank is replaced and the Inner Cover and the Top Cover are closed.
Checking the ink level
(1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications  folder, and then the  Utilities folder.
(2) Double-click the  Printer Setup Utility icon.
When using Mac OS X v.10.2, double-click the  Print Center icon.
(3) Select the name of your printer from the  Name...

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„Replacing Ink Tanks
When an ink tank runs out of ink, replace it using the following steps.
1Ensure that the printer is on, and then push the upper center ( ) of the 
Front Cover to open the Paper Output Tray.
2Open the Top Cover, and pull down the Inner Cover forward to open.
The Print Head Holder moves to the center.
3Remove the empty ink tank.
zHandle ink tanks carefully to avoid staining clothing or the surrounding 
area.
z Discard empty ink tanks according to the local laws...

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4Prepare a replacement tank.
(1) Unpack the new ink tank and pull off the orange tape. Then, remove the film.
(2) Remove the orange protective cap from the bottom of the ink tank and discard it.
zBe sure to remove the clear film from the ink tank in the exact 
order shown in step 4-(1), as failure to follow this step may cause 
the ink to leak and stain your clothes and hands.
z Do not squeeze the side of ink tanks as this may cause the ink to 
leak out and stain your clothes and...