Contents Introduction Welcome Copyright Disclaimer Trademarks How to Use This Manual Safety Precautions Parts and Functions of the Printer Front View Rear View Inside the Printer Operation Panel Paper Handling Paper and Other Print Media Setting the Paper Thickness Lever Printing Area Notes on Handling Print Media Printing on Special Media Types Printing Photographs Contents 2
Using the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Printer Driver Basics Windows 2000 and Windows NT Users Preparing and Executing a Print Job Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Using Maintenance Functions Using the Macintosh Printer Driver Printer Driver Basics Preparing and Executing a Print Job Print Mode Settings Executing Special Functions Printer Maintenance Routine Maintenance Prolonging the Service Life of the Printer BJ Cartridges You Can Use Wi
Troubleshooting Printout Is Unsatisfactory Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job Paper Jams or Does Not Feed The POWER Light Flashes Orange An Error Message Appears Other Problems Before You Call for Help Getting Help From Canon Specifications General Specifications System Requirements Using the Optional IS-32 Color Image Scanner Cartridge Using the Scanner Using the Scanner With Windows Using the Scanner With Macintosh Scanner Problems Contents 4
Introduction Welcome Copyright Disclaimer Trademarks How to Use This Manual Safety Precautions Introduction 5
Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Canon S450 Series Color Bubble Jet™ Printer. This User’s Manual provides complete explanations of the features and functions of the printer. To maximize the life of your printer, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself fully with all of its functions. This User’s Manual uses the following symbols to indicate important information. Always observe the instructions indicated by these symbols.
Copyright This manual is copyrighted by Canon Computer Systems, Inc. (CCSI) with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or part, without the prior written consent of CCSI. © 2000 Canon Computer Systems, Inc. Disclaimer Canon Computer Systems, Inc. has reviewed this manual thoroughly in order that it will be an easy-to-use guide to your Canon S450 Color Bubble Jet Printer.
Trademarks Canon, BCI, BJ, and Bubble Jet are trademarks, and SelectExchange is a service mark of Canon Inc. Print Planet is a service mark of Canon Computer Systems, Inc. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and brand names are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. ENERGY STAR® COMPLIANT As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Canon U.S.A., Inc.
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Safety Precautions Please read the safety warnings provided in this manual to ensure that you use the printer safely. Do not attempt to use the printer in any way not described in this manual as this could result in unforeseen printer faults or cause a fire or electric shock.
Safety Precautions ■ Turning off the printer To avoid printer malfunctions, always use the POWER button to turn the printer on and off. Do not remove the power cord from the power outlet until the printer has been turned off by pressing the POWER button. Be sure to unplug the power cord from the power outlet after the POWER light goes off. ■ Choosing a location Do not install the printer in a location that is unstable or subject to excessive vibration. The printer could tip over or fall and cause injury.
Safety Precautions Do not place the printer on a thick rug or carpet. Fibers or dust entering the printer could cause a fire. Keep the power outlet for the printer free of all obstacles so you can unplug the power cord at any time. Any obstacles could prevent you from unplugging the printer when a printer fault occurs and thereby cause a fire or electric shock. When you are carrying the printer, always use both hands and hold the printer by both ends.
Safety Precautions Do not place the printer close to flammable solvents such as alcohol or thinner. If flammable solvents come in contact with electrical components inside the printer, such substances could cause a fire or electric shock. ■ Power supply The socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. Always grasp the plug when you unplug the power cord. Unplugging the power cord by pulling on the cord itself can damage the cord and cause a fire or electric shock.
Safety Precautions Do not use a power supply voltage other than that supplied in the country of purchase. Using the incorrect voltage could cause a fire or electric shock. The correct power supply voltage and frequency is: USA/Canada: AC 120V, 60Hz Do not attempt to plug the power cord into the power outlet or unplug the power cord when your hands are wet. This could cause an electric shock. Always push the plug all the way into the power outlet.
Safety Precautions Do not damage, modify, stretch or excessively bend or twist the power cord. Do not place heavy objects on the power cord. Power leaking from a damaged power cord could cause a fire or electric shock. Do not use the printer while the power cord is bundled or knotted. This could cause a fire or electric shock. If you detect smoke, unusual odors or strange noises around the printer, immediately press the POWER button to turn off the printer and always unplug the power cord.
Safety Precautions ■ Working around the printer Do not use flammable sprays near the printer. Gases in the spray could cause a fire or electric shock if they come in contact with electrical components inside the printer. Do not put your hands or fingers in the printer while it is printing. The printer contains moving parts that could cause injury. Do not place metal objects (paper clips, staples, etc.) or containers of flammable solvents (alcohol, thinners, etc.) on the top of the printer.
Safety Precautions If any foreign objects (metal or liquid) enter the printer, turn off the printer, unplug the power cord, and call the Canon Customer Care Center. Getting Help From Canon Continued use of the printer when a foreign object has fallen into the printer could cause a fire or electric shock. ■ Cleaning the printer Use a damp cloth to clean the printer. Never use flammable solvents such as alcohol, benzene, or thinner.
Safety Precautions Always unplug the printer from the power outlet when you are cleaning the printer. If you mistakenly turn on the printer while cleaning it, you could touch moving internal printer components and suffer injury. Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the printer. The printer contains high-voltage components that could cause a fire or electric shock. ■ BJ® cartridges and ink tanks For safety reasons, store BJ cartridges and ink tanks out of the reach of small children.
Safety Precautions Do not subject BJ cartridges or ink tanks to shocks or excessive vibration. This could cause the ink to leak out and stain your clothing or the surroundings. Do not touch the metal contacts on a BJ cartridge after printing. The metal parts may be very hot and could cause burns. ■ Using the printer near appliances such as fluorescent lamps Allow at least 6 inches (approximately 15 cm) clearance between the printer and an appliance such as a fluorescent lamp.
Parts and Functions of the Printer Front View Rear View Inside the Printer Operation Panel Parts and Functions of the Printer 21
Front View Operation Panel Operation Panel Front Cover Open to install/replace/ switch BJ cartridges or to remove a paper jam. Paper Guide Ensures that sheets from the paper stack in the auto sheet feeder feed straight into the printer. Always align this guide with the left edge of the paper loaded in the auto sheet feeder. Paper Rest Raise to support the paper, especially a larger paper size.
Rear View Printer Cable Connector (USB Interface) Provides a connection point for connecting a USB interface cable to the printer. Printer Cable Connector (Parallel Interface) Provides a connection point for connecting a parallel interface cable to the printer. Power Connector Provides a connection point for connecting the power cord to the AC power outlet.
Inside the Printer Cartridge Lock Levers Lock the BJ cartridges onto the cartridge holder. Cartridge Holder Contains two slots: • The left slot holds the BC-30e Black BJ Cartridge (provided), BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge (optional), or the IS-32 Color Image Scanner Cartridge (optional). • The right slot holds the BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge (provided).
Operation Panel POWER button RESUME button Press to turn the printer on and off. After you have removed the cause of a printer error, press the RESUME button to resume printing. POWER light Lights to indicate the status of the printer: Off Printer power off. On (green) Ready for operation. Flashing (green) Standby status or print job in progress. Flashing (orange) Printer error. Remove the cause of the error, then press RESUME to continue printing. Flashing (orange and green) Service error.
Operation Panel Note Hold down the RESUME button until the POWER light starts to flash.Then, release the button.The following operations are performed, depending on how many times the light flashes. • If you release the button after the light flashes once: Print head cleaning is performed. Cleaning the Print Heads • If you release the button after the light flashes twice: A Nozzle Check Pattern is printed out. Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern • You can also perform these tasks from the printer driver.
Paper Handling Paper and Other Print Media Setting the Paper Thickness Lever Printing Area Notes on Handling Print Media Printing on Special Media Types Printing Photographs Paper Handling 27
Paper and Other Print Media Plain paper and Canon Specialty Papers are recommended for use with the printer. Refer to any instructions provided with special media for details about handling and printing. | | | | @ @ @ @@ | | | | | | | | | @ | | @ E | | @ @ | | | || | | | | @ @ |E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E | | | | | | | | || | | | || | | | | | | | | ■ Ordinary Paper • Plain Paper Provides standard print quality.
Paper and Other Print Media ■ Canon Specialty Papers Canon offers a range of special paper and films for the reproduction of superb images in vibrant colors. • Artist Canvas Use this textured cotton canvas to add an artistic touch to your images and artwork. It is ideal for printing photos, illustrations, and artwork. • Back Print Film This white translucent film is ideal for displays that use backlighting to show a printed image in the same way as slides and stained glass.
Paper and Other Print Media • Bubble Jet Paper (water resistant) The Canon Bubble Jet Paper has been developed for high quality printing with minimal or no smearing or running when in contact with water or damp surfaces, making it a good choice for damp or rainy environments. The paper is specially coated and printable on both sides. (In the printer driver, select Plain Paper for the Media Type when you load this paper.) • Glossy Photo Cards This is a special 4.75 × 8.
Paper and Other Print Media • High Gloss Photo Film This is a film sheet with a higher gloss than Glossy Photo Paper. To obtain the highest quality reproduction of photographs, use this media with the BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge. (You cannot use this media type with the optional BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge.) • High Resolution Paper This medium is extra smooth for sharp text, brilliant graphics, and professional quality images.
Paper and Other Print Media ■ Media Types You Cannot Use With the Printer To avoid poor print quality and possible damage to the printer, do not use the media types listed below. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Folded paper Curled paper Creased or crumpled paper Damp or wet paper Excessively thin media (weight less than 17 lb — 64 g/m2) Excessively thick or extremely heavy paper (exceeding 28 lb — 105 g/m2) Continuous feed paper (tractor feed) Punched paper (loose-leaf folder inserts, etc.
Paper and Other Print Media ■ Media Sizes You Can Use With the Printer The following table lists the standard paper sizes that you can use with the printer. Paper Width × Height 8.5 in. × 11.0 in. 8.5 in. × 14.0 in. Letter Legal A4 A5 B5 Envelope (US Com. #10) Envelope (European DL) Canon 4" × 6" Custom Size 210 mm × 297 mm 148 mm × 210 mm 182.0 mm × 257.0 mm 9.5 in. × 4.12 in. 220 mm × 110 mm 4 in. × 6 in. 8.5 in. × 11.0 in. You can also use custom paper sizes within the following ranges.
Paper and Other Print Media ■ Landscape and Portrait There are two methods of orientation you can use to load the printer, depending on the type of media you intend to load. • When the short edge of the paper is fed into the auto sheet feeder, this is called Portrait orientation. • When the long edge of the paper is fed into the auto sheet feeder, this is called Landscape orientation. Paper Letter Legal A5 B5 A4 Envelope (US Com.
Paper and Other Print Media ■ Print Side The following media must be printed on its correct side. • Artist Canvas Must be printed on coated side of the canvas. • Back Print Film Must be printed on the matte side. • Glossy Photo Cards Must be printed on the whiter (glossy) side. • Glossy Photo Paper Must be printed on the whiter (glossy) side. • Greeting Cards (1/4-fold) Must be loaded with the words “Canon Greeting Cards” face down. • Greeting Cards (1/2-fold) Can be printed on either side.
Paper and Other Print Media ■ Number of sheets that can be loaded at a time ▲ The number of sheets that can be loaded varies according to the type of media. Make sure that the paper stack is not higher than the load limit mark ( | ) on the auto sheet feeder.
Setting the Paper Thickness Lever Before you print, be sure to set the paper thickness lever as listed below. Media type Plain Paper Artist Canvas Position Up Down Back Print Film Up Banner Paper Down Glossy Photo Cards Up Glossy Photo Paper Up Paper Thickness Lever Greeting Cards Adjusts the gap between the print head and the surface of the paper you are printing on.
Printing Area To ensure the best print quality, the printer requires a margin along each edge of the media. The printing area, which varies according to the media size, is the paper size minus the margins. There is both a printing area (recommended) and a printable area (possible). Printing area (dark gold) Canon recommends that you print within this area for optimum print quality. ( ) Printable area (light gold) The area where it is possible to print.
Printing Area ■ Letter, Legal Media Type Printable Area (width × height) Letter 8.0 in. × 10.69 in. Legal 8.0 in. × 13.69 in. 0.12" 1.26" 0.20" 0.91" 0.25" 0.25" Recommended printing area Printable area where it is possible to print.* Note * Printing in this area can adversely affect the print quality or the paper feed precision.
Printing Area ■ A4, A5, B5 Media Type Printable Area (width × height) A4 203.2 mm × 289.0 mm A5 141.2 mm × 202.0 mm B5 175.2 mm × 249.0 mm 3.0 mm 32.0 mm 5.0 mm 23.0 mm 3.4 mm 3.4 mm Recommended printing area Printable area where it is possible to print.* Note * Printing in this area can adversely affect the print quality or the paper feed precision.
Printing Area ■ Glossy Photo Cards Media Type Printable Area (width × height) Glossy Photo Cards 4.31 in. × 6.30 in. 1.10" 1.10" 0.20" 0.16" Recommended printing area (The printable area is identical to the printing area.
Printing Area ■ US Com. #10 Envelope Media Type Printable Area (width × height) US Com. #10 8.0 in. × 3.81 in. 0.12" 0.20" 0.25" 1.25" Recommended printing area (The printable area is identical to the printing area.
Printing Area ■ European DL Envelope Media Type Printable Area (width × height) European DL 203.2 mm × 102.0 mm 3.0 mm 7.0 mm 6.4 mm 10.4 mm Recommended printing area (The printable area is identical to the printing area.
Printing Area ■ Banner Paper Media Type Printable Area (width × height) Banner Paper 8.0 in. × 65.88 in. (Letter) 203.2 mm × 1779.0 mm (A4) 0.73" (18.5 mm) 0.12" (3.0 mm) ( 0.37" Letter )( ) ( 0.13" Letter )( ) 3.4 mm A4 3.4 mm A4 Min. 2 sheets Max. 6 sheets Recommended printing area Printable area where it is possible to print.* Note * Printing in this area can adversely affect the print quality or the paper feed precision.
Notes on Handling Print Media • Whenever possible, hold the paper by the edges and avoid touching the print side. Any scratching or soiling on the print side will adversely affect the print quality. • When storing your media, put the media back in its original packaging and avoid locations that are exposed to direct sunlight or that are subject to high temperatures or humidity. To avoid bending or wrinkling the paper, store it in a level place.
Printing on Special Media Types Artist Canvas Back Print Film Banner Paper Glossy Photo Cards Glossy Photo Paper Greeting Cards High Gloss Photo Film High Resolution Paper Magnet Sheets Transparencies Envelopes Paper Handling 46
Printing on Special Media Types ■ Artist Canvas 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Down position. Raise the paper rest.
Printing on Special Media Types 2 Load the Artist Canvas. • With the print side (coated side) facing up, load one sheet of Artist Canvas with the edge aligned against the right side of the auto sheet feeder. • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the sheet. Print side (coated side) up Note You can load one sheet of Artist Canvas in the auto sheet feeder. 3 Windows Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then select the most appropriate icon in the Choose Print Mode box under the Main tab.
Printing on Special Media Types Macintosh Select the most appropriate icon that indicates the print mode in the Printer Properties dialog box. Specify the media type (High Resolution Paper), and the BJ cartridge installed in the printer. Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 4 Start the print job. 5 Remove each printed sheet as it is ejected from the printer. Do not touch the printed side until the ink is completely dry. About 15 minutes are required for drying.
Printing on Special Media Types ■ Back Print Film 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Up position. Raise the paper rest.
Printing on Special Media Types 2 Fan the Back Print Film to remove static cling and tap the edges against a flat surface to align them neatly. If the film is curled, bend it slightly in the opposite direction of the curl to straighten it. Note • The matte side of the film is the print side which should be loaded face up. • To avoid touching the print surface, always handle the sheets by the edges. Unclean or scratched print surfaces can adversely affect print quality.
Printing on Special Media Types 3 Load the Back Print Film: • With the print (matte) side facing up, place one sheet of plain paper under the stack. Load the stack with the edges aligned against the right side of the sheet feeder. • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the stack. Print (matte) side up Plain paper Note You can load up to ten sheets of film in the auto sheet feeder.
Printing on Special Media Types Macintosh Select the most appropriate icon that indicates the print mode in the Printer Properties dialog box. Specify the media type (Back Print Film), and the BJ cartridge installed in the printer. Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 5 Start the print job. 6 Remove each printed sheet of Back Print Film as it is ejected from the printer. Do not touch the printed side until the ink is completely dry. About 15 minutes are required for drying.
Printing on Special Media Types ■ Banner Paper 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Down position. Lower the paper rest.
Printing on Special Media Types 2 Note Before you tear off the sheets, make sure that you take one more sheet than you need for printing. (When you wish to print three sheets, tear off a length of four sheets—one more than you need for printing.) You can print on up to six sheets. If you want to print a banner of maximum length (six sheets), tear off a length of seven sheets—one more than you need for printing.
Printing on Special Media Types 3 Load the Banner Paper: • Align the right side of the first sheet with the right side of the sheet feeder and insert it into the sheet feeder until it stops. • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the sheet. Print side up Note • You can print on either side of Banner Paper. • Neatly fold the unprinted paper behind the printer and do not allow it to hang over the edge of the table.
Printing on Special Media Types 4 Gently fold over the perforations between the first and second sheet.
Printing on Special Media Types 5 Note Be sure to provide ample space in front of the printer so each sheet is supported as it comes out of the printer and then allowed to hang over the edge of the table: A dense printout will require more time to dry. Be careful that wet ink does not stain the desk or the floor.
Printing on Special Media Types 6 Start the print job. Windows In the Windows driver, you select Banner Printing on the Page Layout tab. Printing on Banner Paper Macintosh When using a Macintosh, select Banner Printing before creating a document using an application program.
Printing on Special Media Types ■ Glossy Photo Cards 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Up position. Raise the paper rest.
Printing on Special Media Types 2 Load the Glossy Photo Card: • With the print side (glossy side) facing up, place the Loading Support Sheet A provided with the package under the sheet. Load the sheet with the edges aligned against the right side of the sheet feeder. (For details, refer to the instructions provided with the Glossy Photo Cards package.) • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the sheet.
Printing on Special Media Types 3 Windows Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then select the most appropriate icon in the Choose Print Mode box under the Main tab. Select Glossy Photo Cards in the Media Type box. Also make sure that the BJ Cartridge setting matches the BJ cartridge installed in the printer. Change the settings if necessary. Using the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Macintosh Select the most appropriate icon that indicates the print mode in the Printer Properties dialog box.
Printing on Special Media Types Macintosh Select Canon 4" × 6" for the Page Size setting. Normally you can set the paper size with the application program. Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 5 Start the print job. 6 Remove each printed card as it is ejected from the printer. Do not touch the printed side until the ink is completely dry. About two minutes are required for drying. 7 Note Tear away the strip of the Glossy Photo Card.
Printing on Special Media Types ■ Glossy Photo Paper 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Up position. Raise the paper rest.
Printing on Special Media Types 2 Fan the Glossy Photo Paper to remove static cling and tap the edges against a flat surface to align them neatly. If the film is curled, bend it slightly in the opposite direction of the curl to straighten it. Note To avoid touching the print surface, always handle the sheets by the edges. Unclean or scratched print surfaces can adversely affect print quality.
Printing on Special Media Types 3 Load the Glossy Photo Paper. • With the print side (glossy side) facing up, place the Loading Support Sheet A provided with the package under the stack. Load the stack with the edges aligned against the right side of the sheet feeder. (For details, refer to the instructions provided with the package.) • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the stack. Print side (glossy side) up Note Loading Support Sheet A • You can load up to ten sheets in the sheet feeder.
Printing on Special Media Types 4 Windows Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then select the most appropriate icon in the Choose Print Mode box under the Main tab. Select Glossy Photo Paper in the Media Type box. Also make sure that the BJ Cartridge setting matches the BJ cartridge installed in the printer. Change the settings if necessary. Using the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Macintosh Select the most appropriate icon that indicates the print mode in the Printer Properties dialog box.
Printing on Special Media Types ■ Greeting Cards 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Down position. Raise the paper rest.
Printing on Special Media Types 2 Load the Greeting Cards: • For 1/4-fold greeting cards, load the sheet with the words "Canon Greeting Cards" face down, and align the edge of the sheet against the right side of the sheet feeder. 1/2-fold greeting cards can be printed on either side. (For details, refer to the instructions provided with the Greeting Cards package.) • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the sheet.
Printing on Special Media Types Macintosh Select the most appropriate icon that indicates the print mode in the Printer Properties dialog box. Specify the media type (High Resolution Paper), and the BJ cartridge installed in the printer. Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 4 Start the print job. 5 Remove each printed card as it is ejected from the printer. Do not touch the printed side until the ink is completely dry.
Printing on Special Media Types ■ High Gloss Photo Film Use only the BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge for printing on High Gloss Photo Film. Do not use the BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge. Note 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Up position. Raise the paper rest.
Printing on Special Media Types 2 Load one sheet of High Gloss Photo Film: • Remove one sheet from the package and hold the glossy side up with the cut corner up and on the right. Align the right edge with the right side of the auto sheet feeder and insert the sheet into the auto sheet feeder. • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the sheet.
Printing on Special Media Types 3 Windows Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then select the most appropriate icon in the Choose Print Mode box under the Main tab. Select High Gloss Photo Film in the Media Type box. The BJ Cartridge setting is automatically set to Color. Change the settings if necessary. Using the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Macintosh Select the most appropriate icon that indicates the print mode in the Printer Properties dialog box.
Printing on Special Media Types ■ High Resolution Paper 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Up position. Raise the paper rest. Paper rest Paper thickness lever 2 Fan the stack to remove static cling and align the edges of the stack by tapping them on a flat surface.
Printing on Special Media Types Note To avoid touching the print surface, always handle media by the edges. Unclean or scratched print surfaces can adversely affect print quality. 3 Load the stack of paper with the whiter-side facing up: • Align the stack with the right side of the auto sheet feeder and insert it into the auto sheet feeder. • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the stack. Load limit mark Note Make sure that the top of the stack is not higher than the load limit mark.
Printing on Special Media Types 4 Windows Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then select the most appropriate icon in the Choose Print Mode box under the Main tab. Select High Resolution Paper in the Media Type box. Also make sure that the BJ Cartridge setting matches the BJ cartridge installed in the printer. Change the settings if necessary. Using the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Macintosh Select the most appropriate icon that indicates the print mode in the Printer Properties dialog box.
Printing on Special Media Types ■ Magnet Sheets 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Down position. Raise the paper rest.
Printing on Special Media Types 2 Place one sheet of plain paper behind one magnet sheet. Place both sheets on a hard surface to align the bottom edge and sides. Plain paper Glossy side of magnet sheet Note • From the bottom edge, roll the two sheets together with the plain paper facing out and glossy side of the magnet sheet facing inside. 1.5" • Once rolled, hold in this position for 20 seconds. 1.
Printing on Special Media Types 3 Unroll the media and place it in the sheet feeder immediately. • Make sure the print (glossy) side is facing up and one sheet of plain paper is under the sheet, load the two sheets with the edges aligned against the right side of the sheet feeder. • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the sheets. Print (glossy) side up Note Plain paper You can load one Magnet Sheet in the sheet feeder.
Printing on Special Media Types Macintosh Select the most appropriate icon that indicates the print mode in the Printer Properties dialog box. Specify the media type (Glossy Photo Paper), and the BJ cartridge (Color). Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 5 Start the print job. 6 Remove the printed Magnet Sheet as it is ejected from the printer. Do not touch the printed side until the ink is completely dry. About 30 minutes are required for drying. Discard the sheet of plain paper.
Printing on Special Media Types ■ Transparencies 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Up position. Raise the paper rest.
Printing on Special Media Types 2 Note Fan the transparencies to remove static cling and tap the edges against a flat surface to align them neatly. • To avoid touching the print surface, always handle the sheets by the edges. Unclean or scratched print surfaces can adversely affect print quality. • Do not remove transparencies from the package until you are ready to load them in the auto sheet feeder, especially in humid conditions.
Printing on Special Media Types 3 Load the transparencies: • Load the stack with the edges aligned against the right side of the sheet feeder. • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the stack. You can print on either side of transparencies, but using a slightly curled surface as a print side is recommended. Note You can load up to 30 transparencies in the sheet feeder.
Printing on Special Media Types Macintosh Select the most appropriate icon that indicates the print mode in the Printer Properties dialog box. Specify the media type (Transparency), and the BJ cartridge installed in the printer. Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 5 Start the print job. 6 Remove each printed transparency as it is ejected from the printer. Do not touch the printed side until the ink is completely dry. About 15 minutes are required for drying.
Printing on Special Media Types ■ Envelopes 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and the paper thickness lever is set to the Down position. Paper thickness lever Note • To avoid poor print results, do not attempt to print on envelopes with embossed or treated surfaces. • To avoid misfeeds and jams, do not use envelopes with overlapping flaps or pressure seals.
Printing on Special Media Types 2 Prepare the envelopes. • Press down firmly on the corners of the envelopes and all edges to flatten the envelopes and expel all air. • If the envelopes are still warped, hold the edges of the envelopes diagonally and bend gently. Make sure the flaps are straight. • To ensure the envelopes feed correctly, use a pen or similar object to flatten the flaps. Note • Failure to flatten the envelopes before loading may cause jams.
Printing on Special Media Types 3 Load the envelopes: • Load the top edge of the address side (flap side down) into the auto sheet feeder and align the stack with the right side of the auto sheet feeder. • Adjust the paper guide to the left side of the stack. Print side (address side) Note You can load up to ten envelopes in the sheet feeder. 4 Windows Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then select the most appropriate icon in the Choose Print Mode box under the Main tab.
Printing on Special Media Types Macintosh Select the most appropriate icon that indicates the print mode in the Printer Properties dialog box. Specify the media type (Envelope), and the BJ cartridge installed in the printer. Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 5 Windows Click the Page Layout tab, then select “#10 Env. 9.50 × 4.12 in.” or “DL Env. 220.0 × 110 mm” in the Page Size box for the envelope size. Normally you can set the envelope size with the application program.
Printing Photographs Tips for Printing Photographic Images About Photo Optimizer Paper Handling 89
Printing Photographs ■ Tips for Printing Photographic Images To produce the best possible print quality for printing photographic images from a digital camera or scanner, or photographic images downloaded from a home page on the Internet, follow these guidelines: • Use the combination of the BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge and the BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge. • Use special media designed for reproducing photographs. • Use correct print settings in the printer driver. 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on.
Printing Photographs Windows 3 Open the Printer Properties dialog box and select SuperPhoto in the Choose Print Mode box under the Main tab. When SuperPhoto is selected, the BJ Cartridge setting automatically changes to Photo/Color so you can use the different types of inks provided by the BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge. 4 Click the OK button to close the Printer Properties dialog box. 5 Start the print job.
Printing Photographs ■ About Photo Optimizer The Photo Optimizer adjusts a photographic image created with a digital camera device when it is printed out. Use the Photo Optimizer to compensate unsatisfactory color balance and over- or underexposure before printing. Windows 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Main tab. 2 Click the Advanced button. 3 Select Photo Optimizer in the Quality tab. 4 Check the Whole Page checkbox, if necessary.
Printing Photographs Macintosh 1 Open the Photo Optimizer in the Quality panel. The Photo Optimizer feature works on the image that is edited using the edit menu such as Cut and Rotate in a graphics application program.
Using the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Printer Driver Basics Windows 2000 and Windows NT Users Preparing and Executing a Print Job Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Using Maintenance Functions Using the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 94
Printer Driver Basics The printer driver controls communication between the printer and your computer. To use the printer with your computer, you must install the printer driver. For instructions on installing the printer driver, refer to the Quick Start Guide.
Windows 2000 and Windows NT Users The information in this section is specific to Windows 98 and Windows 95. If you are a Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 user, please note that some of the operation procedures are not identical to Windows 98 and Windows 95, and some of the features are not supported. To open the S450 Properties dialog box from the Start menu, you click Start, Settings, and Printers. Highlight the Canon S450 icon and then select "Printing Preferences" from the File menu.
Preparing and Executing a Print Job Before you start a print job, you need to specify the print settings. The print settings in the printer driver allow fine control over the print quality and color adjustment, but you can simplify the setup procedure as follows. 1 Set the paper size you use from within the application program before printing. 2 Select the command used for printing (for example, Print or Print Setup in the File menu) in the application program.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Selecting the Print Mode Setting the Page Size Using Online Help Closing the Printer Properties Dialog Box Using the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 98
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box When you specify the print settings or use maintenance functions such as print head cleaning, you must open the Printer Properties dialog box. Note This section describes the general procedures for opening the Printer Properties dialog box. Depending on the application program you use, different menu items may be used for printing. For more details, refer to the documentation for your application program.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Click the Properties button. The Printer Properties dialog box opens. The Main, Page Layout, Stamp/Background, and Maintenance tabs are displayed in the Printer Properties dialog box.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver From the Start menu When you wish to specify print settings that are common to all application programs, open the Printer Properties dialog box from the Start menu. This method is also helpful when you wish to use maintenance functions such as print head cleaning without starting up an application program. 1 Click the Start button. Point to Settings, then click Printers. 2 When the Printers window is displayed, click the Canon S450 icon.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Note Select Properties from the File menu. Or, right-click and select Properties from the pop-up menu. The Properties dialog box opens. The Main, Page Layout, Stamp/Background, and Maintenance tabs are contained in the Printer Properties dialog box. When you open the Printer Properties dialog box from the Start menu, some other tabs (such as General and Details) are added by the Windows operating system.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Selecting the Print Mode Before you start a print job, open the Printer Properties dialog box and specify the print mode. The print settings in the Printer Properties dialog box allow fine control over the print quality and color adjustment, but you can simplify the setup procedure by selecting the icon in which the most appropriate print settings are pre-assigned. Default settings The following print modes are set up as defaults in the printer driver.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Note • In addition to the BJ Cartridge and Media Type settings, other print settings are also pre-assigned to each icon in the Choose Print Mode box. To confirm all default settings, click the Advanced button after selecting the icon. The settings on the Quality, Special Effects, and Color tabs are the properties of the print mode. • You can modify the default print mode settings, as necessary.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Note Make sure that the BJ Cartridge and Media Type settings are identical to the BJ cartridge and print media installed in the printer. When you change a default setting in the BJ Cartridge or Media Type box, the icon that indicates the current settings changes to User-modified.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver You can start a print job with the User-modified icon, but you can also save and register the settings in the Choose Print Mode box under a new icon. Customizing the Print Settings in the Printer Driver (Creating an original print mode) ■ Setting the Page Size Set the page size you use from within the application program before printing.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Changing the page size (for regular paper sizes) 1 Click the Page Layout tab. 2 Click the down-arrow in the Page Size box, then select the appropriate page size from the pull-down list.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Changing the page size (for custom paper sizes) 1 Click the Page Layout tab. 2 Click the down-arrow in the Page Size box, then select Custom Size from the pull-down list. The Custom Paper Size dialog box is displayed.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Select inch or mm (millimeter) for the unit of measurement in the Unit box, and enter the desired width and height within the following ranges: Width: 3.94" to 9.50" (100.0 mm to 241.3 mm) Height: 3.94" to 23.0" (100.0 mm to 584.2 mm) 4 Click the OK button.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Using Online Help When you want to learn about a particular topic, the online help function provides the necessary information on the screen of your computer. Finding information on a particular topic 1 When you click the “?” button on the upper right corner of the Printer Properties dialog box, the shape of the mouse pointer changes to “ 2 Click the desired item to learn more about the item. A detailed explanation appears.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Finding information on an operation procedure 1 Click the Help button on the lower right corner of the Printer Properties dialog box. 2 When the contents of the Canon BJ Printer Driver Help are displayed, select the desired item to learn more about that item.
Getting to Know the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Closing the Printer Properties Dialog Box After specifying the necessary print settings, close the Printer Properties dialog box and start your print job. Note 1 Make sure that the information on Direction, Feed, and Paper Thickness Lever in the illustrated guideline is correct. 2 Click the OK button. The print settings become enabled and the Printer Properties dialog box closes.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Printing Documents Enlarged/Reduced (Scaled Printing) Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet (Page Layout Printing) Printing Documents Enlarged (Poster Printing) Printing on Banner Paper Changing the Print Order/Number of Copies Printing a Stamp Printing a Background Optimizing Image Data Photo Optimizer Using Special Effects Changing the Print Quality (Halftoning) Adjusting Image Data Customizing the Print Settings in the Printer Driver Using Background Pri
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Printing Documents Enlarged/Reduced (Scaled Printing) The Scaled Printing feature of the printer driver allows you to set a scaling value to print an enlarged or reduced page on a paper size that is larger or smaller than the paper size of the original file in the application program. There are two different ways to use Scaled Printing. Setting the scaling value This method is helpful when you know the enlargement or reduction ratio before printing.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Set the desired enlargement or reduction ratio in the Scaling box. To change the value of the enlargement or reduction ratio, click the up- or down-arrow to the right of the Scaling box. (You can also enter the desired value directly.) 4 Confirm the layout of the printout in the preview area and click the OK button. Note When you wish to revert Scaled Printing to the original value (100%), click Normal-size Printing.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Click the down-arrow to the right of the Printer Paper Size box and select the desired paper size. When you select a paper size in the Printer Paper Size box which is different from the paper size originally set in the Page Size box, the enlargement or reduction ratio is calculated automatically and is displayed in the Scaling box. (If you need to make a fine adjustment, change the value in the Scaling box.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet (Page Layout Printing) By reducing the scale in a 2-Page Print or 4-Page Print layout, you can print multiple pages on one sheet. You can save the total amount of paper used for long documents. This feature is also useful when you wish to view an image spread or print your document as a book cover. Specifying the layout 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box and click the Page Layout tab.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Click the Specify button, as necessary. You can specify the detailed layout setting in the Page Layout Printing dialog box. Pages: Page Order: Frame Border: 4 Note Click the down-arrow and select the 2-Page Print or 4-Page Print layout. The 2-Page Print setting prints two pages on one sheet of paper and the 4-Page Print setting prints four pages on one sheet of paper. Click the icon in the Page Order box.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Printing Documents Enlarged (Poster Printing) By dividing image data (such as a photographic image) and enlarging it for printing, you can print one page on multiple sheets. Pasting the pages after printing makes it possible to create a large-sized document such as an artistic poster. Setting the image divisions 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box and click the Page Layout tab. 2 Click the button for Poster Printing.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Click the Specify button, as necessary. You can specify a detailed image division setting in the Poster Printing dialog box. Image divisions: Specifies the number of divisions you want to make on the image. 2 × 2: The number of printouts totals 4. 3 × 3: The number of printouts totals 9. 4 × 4: The number of printouts totals 16. Print Cut/Paste in margins: When Print Cut/Paste in margins is enabled, the printer prints “cut” and “paste” characters.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 4 Note Confirm the layout of the printout in the preview area and click the OK button. • When you use Poster Printing, check that Background Printing is enabled in the Page Layout tab. • When you wish to revert Poster Printing to the original setting, click Normal-size Printing. • You can divide the image divisions between printed pages and unprinted pages. When you do not wish to print the page, click the image division in the preview area.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Printing on Banner Paper This section describes the print settings for printing on banner paper. For details on how to load banner paper in the printer, refer to the Paper Handling section. Banner Paper Setting banner printing 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box and choose the desired icon in the Choose Print Mode box of the Main tab. Also make sure that Plain Paper is set in the Media Type box. 2 Click the Page Layout tab.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Changing the Print Order/Number of Copies Based on the default settings of the printer driver, the printer starts printing one set of any document from the first page. When you print multiple copies of the same document, you need to specify the number of copies. You can change the print order with Reverse and Collate, as needed.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Collate: Use this setting when you print multiple copies of a multiple page document. When Collate is enabled, the printer prints the document and collates each copy from the first page to the last page. When Collate is disabled, the printer prints the document and collates copies of the same page. Note 3 Select the print order. 4 Click the OK button to close the Printer Properties dialog box.
06-UsingWinPrinter.fm Page 125 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:08 AM Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Printing a Stamp The printer driver allows you to print a stamp on your documents. Stamps are notations such as CONFIDENTIAL or IMPORTANT, which are frequently rubber-stamped on documents to alert readers. Several default stamps are available for immediate use. Printing a default stamp 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Stamp/Background tab.
06-UsingWinPrinter.fm Page 126 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:08 AM Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Specify whether to print the stamp on the first page only or on each page of the document. Place stamp over text: Click this checkbox to print the stamp over the document data. If you leave the box unchecked, the document data are printed on top of the stamp. Stamp first page only: Click this checkbox to print the stamp on the first page only.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Printing a Background The printer driver allows you to print a background on your documents, like a watermark. Two types of default backgrounds are available for immediate use. Printing a default background 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Stamp/Background tab. 2 Click the down-arrow and select the desired background item from the pull-down list. (The background you select is displayed in the preview area at this time.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Specify whether to print the background on the first page of the document only, as necessary. Background first page only: Click this checkbox to print the background on the first page only. If you leave this box unchecked, the background is printed on each page. 4 Note Click the OK button to close the Printer Properties dialog box and start the print job.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Optimizing Image Data The printer driver allows you to compensate and optimize the print quality of image data. Depending on the type of image data you print, you can use either Image Optimizer or Photo Optimizer. Image Optimizer Enlarging an image often causes edges to look jagged. To solve this problem, after enlarging an image in your application program, turn on the Image Optimizer before printing.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Note 3 Select Image Optimizer in the Quality tab to enable the Image Optimizer setting. 4 Click the OK button to return to the Main tab. 5 Click the OK button to close the Printer Properties dialog box and start the print job. • The Image Optimizer setting may have little or no effect on printing, depending on the application program you use. • The Image Optimizer setting has more effect on low-resolution images than on high-resolution images.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Photo Optimizer The Photo Optimizer adjusts a photographic image created with a digital camera when it is printed out. Use the Photo Optimizer to compensate unsatisfactory color balance and overor underexposure before printing. 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Main tab. 2 Click the Advanced button. 3 Select Photo Optimizer in the Quality tab to enable the Photo Optimizer setting.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 4 Check the Whole Page checkbox, if necessary. Disabled: When the Whole Page setting is disabled, the Photo Optimizer adjusts multiple photographic images appearing on the same page separately. Enabled: When the Whole Page setting is enabled, the Photo Optimizer adjusts multiple graphic images appearing on the same page as a whole. Use this setting when any trimmed or rotated images are contained in the page.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Using Special Effects The printer driver not only performs simple color adjustments to improve the quality of the original image, but also enhances images for artistic effect. Setting Simulate Illustration Use this artistic effect to simplify complex image data so that a photograph appears to be an illustration. 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Main tab. 2 Click the Advanced button. 3 Click the Special Effects tab.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 4 Check the Simulate Illustration checkbox to enable the setting. The appearance of the image data in the preview area changes (as if the photograph is converted to an illustration) at this time. 5 If necessary, drag the slide bar to increase or decrease the contrast. 6 Click the OK button to return to the Main tab. 7 Click the OK button to close the Printer Properties dialog box and start the print job.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Click the Advanced button. 4 Click the Special Effects tab. 5 Check the Monochrome Effects checkbox to enable the setting. The appearance of the image in the preview area changes to a monochrome image. 6 Select the desired monochrome effect from Sepia, Blue, Pink, Green or Select Color. 7 When you select Select Color, drag the color slide bar until the desired monochrome image is displayed in the preview area.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Note 8 Click the OK button to return to the Main tab. 9 Click the OK button to close the Printer Properties dialog box and start the print job. • The Monochrome Effects setting can be used with the Simulate Illustration setting. Setting Simulate Illustration • When Background Printing is disabled in the Page Layout tab, the Monochrome Effects setting is grayed out and cannot be used.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Changing the Print Quality (Halftoning) When your printouts are not satisfactory, the printer driver allows you to make fine adjustments to the print quality and halftoning settings. Setting the print quality/halftoning Note If there is a problem in the image data you wish to print, the print quality and halftoning settings may not be visible or effective. 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Advanced button in the Main tab.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Print Quality: When you wish to improve the print quality, drag the Print Quality slide bar to the right (Fine). The print mode changes according to the setting of the slide bar. Please note that using a higher setting in the direction of Fine requires more time for printing. Halftoning: The colors and shapes of printouts are reproduced by the ink dots ejected from the nozzles of the print head.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Click the OK button to return to the Main tab. 4 Click the OK button to close the Printer Properties dialog box. Note • Depending on the Halftoning settings, some of the Print Quality settings cannot be used. When you wish to print at the highest quality, set Halftoning to Diffusion. • Depending on the BJ Cartridge and Media Type settings in the Main tab, some of the Print Quality and Halftoning settings cannot be used.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 2 Click the Color tab and make sure that the Color Adjustment setting is enabled. 3 Set the following items as needed. Color Balance: Move the slide bars of the individual colors. For example, when blues are too strong in the printouts, drag the slide bar for Cyan to the left. Output Style: Specifies whether printouts should emphasize intermediate tones or produce bright and sharp colors.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Brightness: Specifies the contrast among intermediate tones between black and white. Adjusting the brightness toward Light makes the overall image brighter, with stronger contrast in the light areas and lower contrast in the dark areas. Note 4 Click the OK button to return to the Main tab. 5 Click the OK button to close the Printer Properties dialog box.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Adjusting the intensity The Intensity Setting specifies whether to make the overall printout darker or lighter. 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Advanced button in the Main tab. 2 Click on the Color tab. 3 Move the Intensity slide bar to the left (lighter) or right (darker). 4 Click the OK button to return to the Main tab. 5 Click the OK button to close the Printer Properties dialog box.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Customizing the Print Settings in the Printer Driver Changing the default properties of the Print Mode, Stamp, and Background settings makes it possible to use them as customized settings in the printer driver. You can also register your original stamp and background in the printer driver. Creating and deleting an original print mode You can create an original print mode by changing the default properties of the Print Mode settings as desired.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Change the print settings in the Quality tab, if necessary. 4 Change the print settings in the Special Effects tab, if necessary.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 5 Change the print settings in the Color tab, if necessary. 6 Click the Save tab. You can save the desired print settings you made in steps 3, 4, and 5 here.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 7 To save the new print settings, enter a name for the desired print settings in the Title box of the Save tab. You can use up to eight characters. Please note that you cannot use a title that is pre-assigned in the printer driver (such as Draft or Standard). 8 Select the desired icon from the Icon Selection box. 9 Write a brief description in the Description box, if necessary. 10 Click the Save button.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Note • When User-modified is displayed to the left of the Choose Print Mode box of the Main tab, you can save the new print settings using the following procedure. (1) Right-click the User-modified icon, then select Save As from the pull-down menu. (2) To save the new print settings, enter a name for the desired print settings in the Title box of the Save tab. You can use up to eight characters. (3) Select the desired icon from the Icon Selection box.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 5 Note Click the OK button to return to the Main tab. You cannot move the icon back to its original position by clicking the Cancel button. Saving an original print mode as a file 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Advanced button on the Main tab. 2 Click the Save tab. 3 Select the icon you wish to save as a file in the Saved Settings box. 4 Click the Save As button. This displays the Save File dialog box.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Note You can save multiple print modes to a single file. Opening an original print mode that was saved as a file 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Advanced button. 2 Click the Save tab. 3 Click the Open button. This displays the Open File dialog box. 4 Select the drive name and folder name in the Directory box. 5 Select the file in which the original print mode was saved in the File Name box.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 4 Click the Delete button. 5 When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button. The icon of the original print mode is deleted from the Saved Settings box in the Save tab. 6 Click the OK button to return to the Main tab. (The icon of the original print mode is also deleted from the Choose Print Mode box in the Main tab.) Note • You cannot delete default print modes such as Standard.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 2 When you wish to change the settings of a default stamp item, click the Stamp box and then select the item you wish to change from the pull-down menu. When you wish to create an original stamp, select None in the Stamp box. 3 Click the Define Stamp button. The Stamp Settings Properties dialog box is displayed.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 5 Specify original settings related to colors in the Color tab. 6 Specify original settings related to the stamp position in the Placement tab.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 7 Click the Save settings tab. 8 Enter a name for the original stamp in the Title box of the Save settings tab. 9 Click the Save button. 10 When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button. 11 Click the OK button in the Save settings tab to return to the Stamp/ Background tab. Deleting an unnecessary stamp 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Stamp/Background tab. 2 Click the Define Stamp button.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Click the Save settings tab. 4 Select the stamp you wish to delete from the Title box. 5 Click the Delete button. 6 When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button. 7 Click the OK button in the Save settings tab to return to the Stamp/ Background tab. Note You cannot delete default stamp items such as IMPORTANT and CONFIDENTIAL.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 3 Click the Select Background button. The Background Settings Properties dialog box is displayed. 4 Click the Select File button. The Select image file dialog box is displayed. 5 Select the name of the drive in which the bitmap file you wish to use as an original background is saved.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 6 Select the name of the folder in which the bitmap file you wish to use as an original background is saved. 7 Select the file name of the bitmap file you wish to use as an original background. 8 Click the OK button. The file name you specified in step 7 is displayed in the File box of the Background tab. 9 Specify the other settings in the Background tab, if necessary. 10 Click the Save settings tab.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 12 Click the Save button. 13 When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button. 14 Click the OK button in the Save settings tab to return to the Stamp/ Background tab. Note Make sure that the file size of the bitmap file you can use as an original background is smaller than 15 MB. A bitmap file that is larger than 15 MB cannot be used as the background.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Using Background Printing The print processing method that enables you to do other tasks simultaneously while printing documents is called background printing. Normally, the Canon BJ Printer Driver performs background printing. The BJ Background Monitor and BJ Backgrounder allow you to confirm the progress of printing that is being performed in the background.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver BJ Background Monitor When a print command is sent to the printer, the BJ Background Monitor is launched automatically and is minimized on the Windows taskbar. To verify the print process, click the BJ Background Monitor icon minimized on the Windows Taskbar. The following items are displayed. Application/Print Document: Shows the file names of documents that are queued or currently being printed.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver The BJ Background Monitor makes it possible to perform the following tasks: • You can change the order of the documents you print. Drag the document you wish to change the priority of to the desired position. Please note that you cannot change the priority of the document which is being printed. • You can cancel a print job. Click the document you wish to stop printing, then select Delete from the Edit menu.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Note 1 Select Directory from the Option menu. 2 Select the drive and directory. 3 Click the OK button. • When you wish to open the BJ Background Monitor while the printer is not printing, follow these steps: (1) From the Start menu, select Programs. (2) Point to BJ Printer, and then select BJ Background Monitor. or (1) Double-click the BJ Printer icon on the Windows desktop. (2) Double-click the BJ Background Monitor in the BJ Printer window.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver BJ Backgrounder When Background Printing is enabled in the Page Layout of the Printer Properties dialog box, the BJ Backgrounder is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen. The BJ Backgrounder makes it possible to perform the following tasks: • You can cancel a print job. When you wish to cancel printing in mid-job, click the Cancel button. When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Using the BJ Status Monitor The BJ Status Monitor (which is found in the Maintenance tab) is a utility program that allows you to check the status of the printer. If an error occurs for some reason, the BJ Status Monitor displays the cause of the error and a solution. In addition, the BJ Status Monitor detects the remaining ink of the BJ cartridge and displays a warning message when the ink is low.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Note To check that the settings to support bi-directional communications are enabled in Windows, follow these steps: (1) Open the Printer Properties dialog box from the Start menu. (2) Click the Canon S450 icon in the Printers window, then select Properties from the File menu. (3) Click the Details tab. (4) Click the Spool Settings button. (5) Check that the “Enable bi-directional support for this printer” is enabled in the Spool Settings dialog box.
06-UsingWinPrinter.fm Page 165 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:10 AM Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver To verify the print process and the type of BJ cartridge, click the BJ Status Monitor icon minimized on the Windows taskbar. The following items are displayed. Printer Name: Shows the name of the printer you are using. Document Name: Shows the file name of the document that is currently being printed.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Start Time: Shows the time and date when the print job started. Progress: When “Spool print jobs so program finishes printing faster” is enabled and the “Spool data format” is set to RAW in the Spool Settings dialog box under the Details tab, the print job progress is indicated by the percentage and gauge shown here. Pages Printed: Shows the number of printed pages.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Note • When you wish to open the BJ Status Monitor while the printer is not printing, follow these steps: (1) Open the Printer Properties dialog box. (2) Click the Maintenance tab. (3) Click the Start Status Monitor button. • You can select the way of launching the BJ Status Monitor. For more details, refer to the online Help for the BJ Status Monitor.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Error and warning display If an error occurs, the BJ Status Monitor launches automatically. Check the meaning of the error in the Status box of the Printer Status tab first. Then click the Guide tab and refer to the information on the solution. When the remaining ink is running low, the BJ Status Monitor displays a low ink warning icon in the Printer Status tab. —Black is running low. —Cyan is running low. —Magenta is running low. —Yellow is running low.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver When the ink runs out, the low ink warning icon is replaced with the For more details, click the Ink Information tab. Note ink empty icon. Even after the ink runs out, the printer continues to print for a while. However, it is recommended that you install a new ink tank.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Cancelling the print job You can cancel the print job using the BJ Status Monitor. To cancel the print job, open the BJ Status Monitor and then click the Cancel Printing button in the Printer Status tab. Switching the BJ Status Monitor When you are using multiple Bubble Jet printers and launching the BJ Status Monitor of each printer as well, select the port to which the printer you wish to display is connected from the Port menu.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver ■ Using the BJ Printer Monitor The BJ Printer Monitor displays all Bubble Jet printers installed in your system. You can view information such as the printer status, printer port to which the printer is connected, and installed BJ cartridges. You can also launch the BJ Printer Monitor for a desired printer. About the operating environment The following are the minimum requirements to run the BJ Printer monitor.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Note To check that the settings to support bi-directional communications are enabled in Windows, follow these steps: (1) Open the Printer Properties dialog box from the Start menu. (2) Click the Canon S450 icon in the Printers window, then select Properties from the File menu. (3) Click the Details tab. (4) Click the Spool Settings button. (5) Check that “Enable bi-directional support for this printer” is enabled in the Spool Settings dialog box.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Information display of the BJ Printer Monitor Printer Name: Shows the name of the printer installed in your system. The icon to the left of the printer name shows the printer status. — Normal condition. — A warning occurred for some reason. — An error occurred for some reason. Port: Shows the port to which the printer is connected. Status: Shows a brief description about the printer status. Cartridges: Shows the type of the installed BJ cartridges.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver Other Information: Shows information such as paper size and the availability of options (when using the S450, no information is displayed). Note • The following printers are not displayed in the BJ Printer Monitor: A printer that is connected using a USB/parallel conversion cable A printer that is being shared by other computers • Make sure that the printer port setting is correct before using the BJ Printer Monitor.
Making the Most of the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver • To view a printer connected using a USB interface cable, click the USB Connected Printer tab (Windows 98 only). Note • When you wish to refresh the information display of the BJ Printer Monitor, select Refresh from the View menu. • To launch the BJ Status Monitor from the BJ Printer Monitor screen, select the desired printer name and then select Start Status Monitor from the Printer Info menu.
Using Maintenance Functions Cleaning the Print Heads Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Aligning the Print Heads Turning the Printer On and Off Using the Special Settings Using ECP Mode Uninstalling the BJ Printer Driver Using the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 176
Using Maintenance Functions ■ Cleaning the Print Heads Cleaning the print heads clears the nozzles. There are two ways to clean the print heads: normal print head cleaning and deep print head cleaning. Always execute normal print head cleaning first. If this does not correct the problem then execute deep print head cleaning. Note Cleaning the print heads consumes ink so clean the print heads only when necessary.
Using Maintenance Functions 3 When a confirmation message appears, make sure that the printer is turned on and then click the OK button. Print head cleaning begins. (It takes about 40 seconds to complete print head cleaning and the POWER light stops flashing.) 4 Print a Nozzle Check Pattern to confirm the success of normal print head cleaning. Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Note You can also start print head cleaning with the RESUME button on the printer.
Using Maintenance Functions Deep print head cleaning Always execute normal print head cleaning first. Only when the normal print head cleaning does not correct the problem, perform deep print head cleaning. Note 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Maintenance tab. 2 Click the print head deep cleaning icon in the Print Head Cleaning box.
Using Maintenance Functions 3 When a confirmation message appears, make sure that the printer is turned on and then click the OK button. Print head cleaning begins. (It takes about two minutes to complete print head cleaning and the POWER light stops flashing.) 4 Print a Nozzle Check Pattern to confirm the success of deep print head cleaning. Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Note If the cleaning had no effect, perform normal print head cleaning and deep print head cleaning again.
Using Maintenance Functions ■ Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern The Nozzle Check Pattern confirms whether the inks are being correctly ejected from the print head nozzles and whether the print heads on the BJ cartridges are correctly aligned. Print the Nozzle Check Pattern when your printouts are streaked or the color tones are not correct, or after performing print head cleaning. 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Maintenance tab.
Using Maintenance Functions Note 3 When a confirmation message appears, make sure that paper is loaded in the printer and the printer is turned on. 4 Click the OK button. You can also start printing a Nozzle Check Pattern with the RESUME button on the printer. Press and hold down the RESUME button until the POWER light flashes twice, and then release it.
Using Maintenance Functions Look at the check patterns and perform the correction procedure. Separate patterns are printed to display the status of each BJ cartridge. • Standard color combination BC-30e (Black BJ Cartridge and BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge) (1) (2) (3) (1) BC-30e Black BJ Cartridge nozzle check pattern (2) BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge nozzle check pattern (3) Print head alignment check pattern for both BJ cartridges If patterns (1) or (2) are broken or missing, print head cleaning is required.
Using Maintenance Functions • Photo color combination—optional (BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge optional and BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge) (1) (2) (3) (1) BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge nozzle check pattern (2) BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge nozzle check pattern (3) Print head alignment check pattern for both BJ cartridges If patterns (1) or (2) are broken or missing, print head cleaning is required. Cleaning the Print Heads If patterns (3) are not overlapped perfectly, print head alignment is required.
Using Maintenance Functions Note If the cleaning had no effect, perform normal print head cleaning and deep print head cleaning again. After cleaning the print heads several times, if the Nozzle Check Pattern is not satisfactory, one of the print heads may be worn out and the corresponding BJ cartridge must be replaced.
06-UsingWinPrinter.fm Page 186 Thursday, June 1, 2000 4:55 AM Using Maintenance Functions ■ Aligning the Print Heads Two BJ cartridges are always installed in the S450 printer. Each time you replace a BJ cartridge or switch BJ cartridges for a special print job, you must align the print heads to ensure optimum results in printing. There are two ways to align the print heads: automatically and manually. Normally you will execute the automatic print head alignment feature of the printer driver.
Using Maintenance Functions After the following pattern prints, the print heads of the two BJ cartridges are aligned properly. Note • The automatic print head alignment feature may not work properly in the following circumstances. – When ink runs out. – The nozzles of the print heads are clogged. – The printer is exposed to strong light. If automatic alignment does not work properly, execute manual print head alignment.
06-UsingWinPrinter.fm Page 188 Thursday, June 1, 2000 4:57 AM Using Maintenance Functions Manual print head alignment If the automatic print head alignment does not work effectively for some reason, align the print heads manually. 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Maintenance tab. 2 Click Custom Setting on the bottom right of the screen. You see this screen: 3 Check “Align heads manually,” then click the Send button.
Using Maintenance Functions 6 When a confirmation message appears, make sure the printer is turned on and at least two sheets of letter-size plain paper are loaded; then click the OK button. The printer starts to print the standard head alignment pattern. During print head alignment, do not open the front cover. 7 When this pattern is printed, click the Yes button.
06-UsingWinPrinter.fm Page 190 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:12 AM Using Maintenance Functions You see this screen: 8 Check all the patterns in lines of (Y), from (X1) to (X6), and from (B1) to (B2). For each line enter the appropriate number where you see the lines perfectly aligned. (Y) (X1) (B1) Correct: Incorrect: 9 When you finish entering numbers, click the OK button to save the settings.
Using Maintenance Functions 10 Make sure that the printer is turned on and letter-size plain paper is loaded; then click the OK button. The printer starts to print the high-resolution head alignment pattern. 11 Check all the patterns in lines of (Y), from (X1) to (X6), and from (B1) to (B2). For each line enter the appropriate number where you see the lines perfectly aligned.
Using Maintenance Functions Note 12 When you finish entering numbers, click the OK button to save the settings. 13 Click the OK button. This completes the manual print head alignment procedure. When you wish to turn off the printer after manual head alignment, always press the POWER button to turn off the printer. If you do not turn off the printer correctly with the POWER button, the print head alignment settings are not saved.
Using Maintenance Functions ■ Turning the Printer On and Off You can turn the printer on and off from the Printer Properties dialog box. The Auto Power On/Off capability of the printer driver also allows you to turn the printer off when no data is sent to the printer for a certain period of time, or turn the printer back on again when data is sent to the printer. Turning the printer off 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, then click the Maintenance tab. 2 Click the Power-off icon.
Using Maintenance Functions 3 Select the desired settings in the Auto Power dialog box. Auto Power On: Click the down-arrow and select either Enable or Disable. When this setting is enabled, the printer is turned on when data is sent to the printer. The default setting is Disable. Auto Power Off: Click the down-arrow and select the desired value. When no data is sent to the printer within the set time interval, the printer is turned off automatically. The default setting is Disable.
06-UsingWinPrinter.fm Page 195 Thursday, June 1, 2000 4:45 AM Using Maintenance Functions ■ Using the Special Settings You can use some special settings that allow you to change the printer operation mode in the printer driver. Changing the printer operation mode 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, and then click the Custom Setting… button in the Maintenance tab. This displays the Custom Setting dialog box. 2 Change the printer operation mode, as needed.
Using Maintenance Functions Pause Page Click this checkbox when you wish to increase the pause between printed pages after performing high density printing. Use this setting to prevent the backs of pages from becoming stained after they are printed and ejected from the printer. Pause Scan Click this checkbox when you wish to increase the pause in the print head operation while the print job is being executed. Use this setting to prevent the next page from stacking on top of a printed page before it is dry.
Using Maintenance Functions ■ Using ECP Mode Normally, data transfer between the computer and printer are conducted using the Centronics®-compatible mode, which is a widely used printer interface type. You can change the data transfer method to ECP mode, as needed. The ECP mode makes it possible to conduct data transfer between the computer and printer at a higher speed while keeping compatibility with the former interface type.
Using Maintenance Functions Note If the print job cannot be executed properly after changing the data transfer method to ECP mode, follow these steps: (1) Click the Custom Setting button in the Maintenance tab. (2) Uncheck the Set printer to ECP mode checkbox in the Custom Setting dialog box. (3) Click the Send button. (4) Shut down Windows, then turn the printer off. (5) Turn the printer back on again. The ECP mode setting is released.
Using Maintenance Functions ■ Uninstalling the BJ Printer Driver The printer driver may be updated to improve the performance of the printer. When you install a new version of the printer driver, delete the old version before installing the new version. Uninstalling the BJ Printer Driver with the Uninstaller When you use multiple Bubble Jet printers and wish to delete all the printer drivers for the Bubble Jet printers at the same time, use the Uninstaller feature.
Using Maintenance Functions Note • You can also delete all printer drivers for Bubble Jet printers at the same time from the Windows desktop. Follow these steps: (1) Double-click the BJ Printer icon on the Windows desktop. (2) Double-click the Uninstall icon in the BJ Printer folder. • When you wish to delete a specific printer driver, follow these steps: (1) Select Settings from the Start menu, then click Printers. (2) Select the icon of the printer driver you wish to delete in the Printers window.
Using the Macintosh Printer Driver Printer Driver Basics Preparing and Executing a Print Job Print Mode Settings Executing Special Functions Printer Maintenance Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 201
Printer Driver Basics The printer driver controls communication between the printer and your computer. To use the printer with your computer, you must install the printer driver. For instructions on installing the printer driver, refer to the Quick Start Guide.
Preparing and Executing a Print Job Before you start a print job, you need to specify the print settings. The print settings in the printer driver allow fine control over the print quality and color adjustment, but you can simplify the setup procedure as follows. 1 Set the paper size you use from within the application program before printing. 2 Select the command used for printing (for example, Print in the File menu) in the application program.
Print Mode Settings Selecting a Printer Driver Changing the Page Setup Dialog Box Settings Changing the Print Dialog Box Settings How to Use Help Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 204
Print Mode Settings ■ Selecting a Printer Driver Before using the Page Setup dialog box and the Print dialog box, you must first go into Chooser in the Apple Menu and choose the correct printer driver for your type of connection. Once you have chosen the printer driver, it will remain selected. You will only need to choose it again if you change to another driver.
Print Mode Settings 3 When you wish to perform background printing, set Backgrounding to On. Close box 4 Click in the Close box to close the Chooser. A dialog box may appear with this message: You have changed your current printer. Please choose “Page Setup...” in all the open applications. Simply click OK. You can now use the S450 for printing.
07-UsingMacPrinter.fm Page 207 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:14 AM Print Mode Settings ■ Changing the Page Setup Dialog Box Settings The size of the paper to be used for printing is usually set when a document is created with an application. In your application, open the Page Setup dialog box and select the paper size that you want to use with your printer. (The default Paper Size is Letter.) Selecting the page size and the orientation You can open the Page Setup dialog box from your application program.
07-UsingMacPrinter.fm Page 208 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:14 AM Print Mode Settings 3 Select Orientation. 4 Click the OK button. The Page Setup dialog box closes. Selecting the paper size (for custom paper sizes) When you use custom paper sizes, select any one of Custom1 to Custom3. 1 Select the command used for Page Setup in your application program. Normally, click Page Setup from the File menu, and the Page Setup dialog box is displayed.
07-UsingMacPrinter.fm Page 209 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:14 AM Print Mode Settings 2 In Paper Size, select Custom1, Custom 2, or Custom3 and then click the Custom button. The Custom dialog box is displayed. 3 Select inch or mm for the unit of measurement in Unit and enter the desired width and height.
Print Mode Settings 4 Click the Apply button. The Custom dialog box closes and the specified paper size is set. Note • Any Custom can be specified as the user-defined paper size. • To make the setting made with the Page Setup dialog box the default, so that it is automatically selected whenever a new document is created, place a check mark in the Save Settings checkbox.
07-UsingMacPrinter.fm Page 211 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:16 AM Print Mode Settings ■ Changing the Print Dialog Box Settings Before you can start printing, a few basic settings must be made. Set the BJ Cartridge and Media Type settings to match your printer setup, then select the icon corresponding to the print mode which you want to use to print your document. Setting the print mode and starting printing 1 Select the command used for Print in your application program.
07-UsingMacPrinter.fm Page 212 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:16 AM Print Mode Settings 3 Note Select BJ Cartridge and then select Media Type. Click the drop-down box to display a pop-up menu. Select the BJ cartridge combination you have installed and the media type you have loaded. When a document created in color is to be printed out in monochrome, place a check mark in the Print Grayscale checkbox.
07-UsingMacPrinter.fm Page 213 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:16 AM Print Mode Settings 4 Select the Print Mode icon. Select the icon that is closest to your document type and intended results. The Current Settings show the name of the selected icon, along with the types of Print Quality, Halftoning, and Color Correction. Print Mode Icons Text Graphic Photo Manual Prints documents made up primarily of text at normal quality.
Print Mode Settings Displaying a print preview of the document To view a preview of the document as it will appear when printed, click the Options... button and change the output destination. 1 Open the Print dialog box, and click the Options... button. The Options dialog box is displayed. 2 Select Preview as the output destination, and click the OK button. 3 Click the Preview button in the Print dialog box.
Print Mode Settings The Preview dialog box is displayed. 4 When you are satisfied with the document and want to print it, click the Print button. To close the preview screen without printing, click the Cancel button.
Print Mode Settings Saving a document as a PICT file To save your document as a PICT file, click the Options... button and change the output destination. 1 Open the Print dialog box, and click the Options... button. The Options dialog box is displayed. 2 Select PICT File as the output destination, and click the OK button. 3 Click the File button in the Print dialog box.
Print Mode Settings 4 Type in the Filename under “Save as:” and click the Save button. The document data is saved in PICT file format and displayed on your desktop.
07-UsingMacPrinter.fm Page 218 Thursday, June 1, 2000 4:47 AM Print Mode Settings ■ How to Use Help The printer driver has many helpful functions. To display an explanation of these functions, use the balloon help. When you position the cursor over a given item, a brief explanation of that item appears in a balloon. Displaying balloon help 1 Select Show Balloons from the Help menu. 2 Display the printer driver screens (the Page Setup dialog box, the Print dialog box, etc.).
Executing Special Functions Printing Documents Enlarged/Reduced Printing on Banner Paper Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet Changing the Print Order Setting for Manual Printing Changing the Print Quality/Halftoning Optimizing Image Data Adjusting the Image Data Registering and Managing Print Settings Using Background Printing Using the Printer With a Network Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 219
Executing Special Functions ■ Printing Documents Enlarged/Reduced The scaled printing feature of the printer driver allows you to set a scaling value so you can print an enlarged or reduced page on a paper size that is larger or smaller than the page size of the original file in the application program. Setting the scaling value Set a value between 25% and 400% as the enlargement/reduction scale in the Page Setup dialog box. 1 Open the Page Setup dialog box.
Executing Special Functions Note 4 Click the OK button. The Page Setup dialog box closes. 5 To start printing, click the Print button in the Print dialog box. Normally, select Print from the File menu to open the Print dialog box. • When you wish to revert Scaled Printing to the original value, set the original value (100%) in the Scale box. • You can type in a Scale value from 25 to 400%. When clicking the arrows, the Scale values run from 50 to 200%.
Executing Special Functions ■ Printing on Banner Paper Banner Paper Setting banner printing Place a check mark in the Banner Printing checkbox in the Page Setup dialog box. 1 Open the Page Setup dialog box. Normally, select Page Setup in the File menu. 2 Select Letter in Paper Size. 3 Click the Banner Printing checkbox to place a √ in the box. 4 Click OK. 5 When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button. The Page Setup dialog box closes.
Executing Special Functions 6 Open the Print dialog box. Normally, select Print from the File menu. 7 Select Plain Paper in Media Type. 8 Click the Print button to close the Print dialog box and start the print job. Note • Always set 1 in the Copies box in the Print dialog box. If you set multiple copies, the data cannot be printed on the banner paper properly. • When you wish to return to normal printing, clear the check mark from the Banner Printing checkbox.
Executing Special Functions 3 Click on the Page Layout drop-down box and select the 2 Up or 4 Up layout from the pop-up menu. The 2-Page Print setting prints two pages on one sheet of paper and the 4-Page Print setting prints four pages on one sheet of paper. Confirm the layout of the printout in the Preview. 4 Make the following settings, as necessary. Page Order: Click on the Page Order drop-down box.
Executing Special Functions Frame: When you print multiple pages of data on one sheet, this option allows you to select whether to add a border around each page. Click on the drop-down box to select None, Fine line, or Broad line. 5 Click the OK button. The Options dialog box closes. 6 Click the Print button to close the Print dialog box and start the print job. Note When you wish to revert Page Layout printing to the original setting, select the 1 Up layout in Page Layout.
Executing Special Functions 3 Set the print order using “Print in reverse order” or “Print collate pages,” as necessary. Print in reverse order: Use this setting when you print a multiple page document. The printer starts printing from the last page of the document. When this setting is disabled, the printer starts printing from the first page of the document. Print collated pages: Use this setting when you print multiple copies of a multiple page document.
Executing Special Functions 4 Click the OK button. The Options dialog box closes. 5 Click the Print button to close the Print dialog box and start the print job. ■ Setting for Manual Printing Selecting the icon allows you to set your own printing parameters, including the quality, halftoning, color balance, and density. Also, once you have specified your custom settings, you can reapply those settings simply by clicking the icon.
Executing Special Functions 4 Set Print Quality or Halftoning, as necessary.
Executing Special Functions 5 When you wish to adjust the color settings, click the Color icon. The Color panel is displayed. Adjusting the Image Data Note 6 When you have completed the settings, click the OK button. Then return to the Print dialog box. 7 Click the Print button to close the Print dialog box and start the print job. When the same print mode setting is to be used the next time you print, select the icon from Print Mode in the Print dialog box.
Executing Special Functions ■ Changing the Print Quality/Halftoning When your printouts are not satisfactory, the printer driver allows you to make fine adjustments to the print quality and halftoning settings. If there is a problem in the image data you wish to print, changes to the print quality and halftoning settings may not be visible or effective. Adjusting the print quality When you wish to specify detailed Print Quality and Halftoning, select the Mode. icon in Print 1 Open the Print dialog box.
Executing Special Functions 4 Set the Print Quality. The further you move the slide bar toward the right, the better the print quality will be, but the longer it will take to perform the printing. The print mode display varies with the position of the slide bar. 5 Select the Halftoning icon, as necessary. The halftoning selection determines the way in which the ink dots are arranged on the page, and changes the appearance of halftones.
Executing Special Functions Pattern: Dots of different colors are arranged in a specified order. Select this option when you want to print graphics with clearly defined color boundaries or graphs in which large areas are filled with the same color. Scatter: Dots of different colors are arranged at random. Select this option when you want to print images with blurred boundaries and fine gradations of tone and color. This setting is best for printing photographs. Note 6 Click the OK button.
Executing Special Functions ■ Optimizing Image Data The Photo Optimizer adjusts a photographic image created by a scanner or a digital camera when it is printed out. Use the Photo Optimizer to compensate for unsatisfactory color balance and over- or under-exposure before printing. Photo Optimizer Place a check mark in the Photo Optimizer checkbox in the Detailed Settings dialog box. 1 Open the Print dialog box. Normally, select Print from the File menu. 2 Select the 3 Click the Details... button.
Executing Special Functions 5 Click the OK button. You return to the Print dialog box. 6 Click the Print button to close the Print dialog box and start the print job. ■ Adjusting the Image Data When the color reproduction of your printouts is unsatisfactory, you can adjust the color balance and density as needed. Use this feature only when you wish to make fine adjustments to the color balance in the printouts, and do not change the settings excessively.
Executing Special Functions 4 Click the Color icon. The Color panel is displayed. 5 Set the following items as needed. Color Correction BJ Standard: Applies the optimum color correction for printing with a Bubble Jet printer. Normally, you will select this setting. ColorSync: Selected when color correction is performed with ColorSync. None: Selected when color correction is not to be applied. Matching Method This sets the color representation method.
Executing Special Functions Printer Profile This selects the profile to suit the type of document. Generally, you will use the Recommended by Canon setting. Recommended by Canon lists the color features that are suitable for the BJ cartridge, paper size, print quality, halftoning, etc. Gamma Correction Gamma Correction enables the adjustment of halftone contrast between perfect white and perfect black.
Executing Special Functions 6 Click the OK button. Then return to the Print dialog box. 7 Click the Print button to close the Print dialog box and start the print job. ■ Registering and Managing Print Settings You can name the settings in the Print dialog box (such as BJ Cartridge, Media Type, Print Grayscale, and Print Mode) when you perform registration. You can set default mode for any setting that is used often.
Executing Special Functions 4 Type in the name under which you want to register the settings and then click the OK button. You return to the Register Settings dialog box. 5 Note Click the Close button. You return to the Print dialog box. You cannot specify a name that is already being used for a set of print mode settings. Use a different name, or remove the settings with that name before you register the new settings.
Executing Special Functions 2 Click on the print mode setting you want to import and then click the Import button. 3 Click the Close button. You return to the Print dialog box. Note When a registered Print Mode is to be set as the default (so this print mode is always selected when the Print dialog box is open), select its name in the Register Settings dialog box and click the Defaults button. If a check mark is shown next to a name, it indicates that the print mode is set as the default.
Executing Special Functions 2 Click the print mode setting you want to remove and then click the Remove button. 3 When a confirmation appears, click the OK button. The selected print setting is removed from the list. 4 Note Click the Close button. You return to the Print dialog box. • Factory Defaults cannot be deleted. • Once you delete a print setting, you cannot restore it. If you need it, you will have to go through the entire setting process again.
Executing Special Functions ■ Using Background Printing If background printing is selected with the Chooser, you can open the BJ PrintMonitor to confirm the progress of printing or to stop printing. Also, the order in which suspended documents are printed can be changed. About background printing The print processing method that enables you to do other tasks simultaneously while printing documents is called background printing.
Executing Special Functions Closing the BJ PrintMonitor window When you select Close Status Window from the File menu, the BJ PrintMonitor window closes. BJ PrintMonitor Function The BJ PrintMonitor shows the document currently being printed and a list of the documents queued for printing. Print queue document information includes the document name, number of pages, number of copies, and the time when the print job was accepted. The total number of print queue documents is displayed in the bottom row.
Executing Special Functions Control Buttons Suspends printing of the document. Restarts the printing of the document. Suspends the printing of specified documents only. Restarts the printing of the documents suspended with . Stops printing of the specified document. Shows information about the document currently being printed. The icon on the left gradually fills with black as printing proceeds. Lists the names of the queued documents. The BJ PrintMonitor makes it possible to perform the following tasks.
Executing Special Functions ■ Using the Printer With a Network The S450 can be connected to a network. To enable use of the printer from any computer connected to the network, the necessary printer driver must be installed on each computer. Connection environment and installation • The S450 can be connected to an Ethernet environment. • Install the printer driver on all the computers that will use this printer. See your Quick Start Guide.
Executing Special Functions Print server Refers to the computer to which the printer is directly connected via a USB interface cable. On the print server, select the printer driver called S450. From the print server, the progress of printing can be confirmed using the BJ PrintMonitor. Client machine Refers to a computer that is connected to the print server via an Ethernet network. From a client machine, select the printer driver called S450 (Server).
Executing Special Functions 2 Select the S450 icon and select the printer name from “Connected to:” 3 Click the Share button. 4 Confirm that S450 Server is selected for “Enter new print server name:”, and then click the Send button.
Executing Special Functions 5 Confirm that a new print server name has been added to “Current print servers,” and then click the Close button. 6 Click the close box to close the Chooser. Setting up client machines 1 Select Chooser from the Apple Menu. 2 Select the S450 (Server) icon and select the print server in “Connected to:”. 3 Click the close box to close the Chooser.
Executing Special Functions Confirming the status of the print server from a client machine When the progress of printing with the print server is to be confirmed in the BJ PrintMonitor, start the BJ StatusMonitor. Starting the BJ StatusMonitor Double-click the BJ StatusMonitor icon in the BJ Extras folder. Closing the BJ StatusMonitor window Select Quit from the File menu to close the BJ StatusMonitor.
Executing Special Functions Functions of the BJ StatusMonitor The progress of print jobs being performed by the print server machine can be confirmed using the BJ StatusMonitor. A list of documents that are currently being printed as well as those in the print queue is displayed. The information related to the jobs in the print queue includes the document name, number of pages, number of copies, and the time at which the print job was accepted.
Executing Special Functions • Stop printing Click the name of the document for which you want to stop printing and then click the icon. The selected document is deleted from the list. • Suspend/Restart printing Click the name of the document for which you want to suspend printing and then click the icon. To restart printing, click the icon. Note • The owner of a computer can be determined from the Owner Name item after selecting File Sharing from the Control Panel.
Printer Maintenance Cleaning the Print Heads Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Aligning the Print Heads Turning the Printer On and Off Special Settings Uninstalling the Printer Driver Using the Macintosh Printer Driver 251
Printer Maintenance ■ Cleaning the Print Heads Cleaning the print heads clears the nozzles. There are two ways to clean the print heads: normal print head cleaning and deep print head cleaning. Always execute normal print head cleaning first. If this does not correct the problem, then execute deep print head cleaning, which produces more intensive cleaning. Note Cleaning the print heads consumes ink, so clean the print heads only when necessary.
07-UsingMacPrinter.fm Page 253 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:05 AM Printer Maintenance 4 When a confirmation message appears, make sure that the printer is turned on and then click the OK button. Print head cleaning begins. (It takes about 40 seconds to complete print head cleaning and the POWER light stops flashing.) 5 Print a Nozzle Check Pattern to confirm the success of print head cleaning. Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Deep print head cleaning Always execute normal print head cleaning first.
Printer Maintenance 3 After checking that Print Head Cleaning is selected, click the icon. 4 When a confirmation message appears, make sure that the printer is turned on and then click the OK button. Print head cleaning begins. (It takes about two minutes to complete print head cleaning and the POWER light stops flashing.) 5 Print a Nozzle Check Pattern to confirm the success of deep print head cleaning.
Printer Maintenance If the cleaning had no effect, perform normal print head cleaning and deep print head cleaning again. After cleaning the print head several times, if the Nozzle Check Pattern is not satisfactory, one of the print heads may be worn out and the corresponding BJ cartridge must be replaced.
Printer Maintenance 4 When a confirmation message appears, make sure that paper is loaded in the printer and the printer is turned on. 5 Click the OK button. The Nozzle Check Pattern is printed. Look at the check patterns and perform the correction procedure. Separate patterns are printed to display the status of the BJ cartridge.
Printer Maintenance • Photo color combination—optional (BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge (optional) and BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge) (1) (2) (3) (1) Photo BJ Cartridge nozzle check pattern (2) Color BJ Cartridge nozzle check pattern (3) Print head alignment check pattern for both BJ Cartridges If patterns (1) or (2) are broken or missing, print head cleaning is required. Cleaning the Print Heads If patterns (3) are not overlapped perfectly, print head alignment is required.
Printer Maintenance ■ Aligning the Print Heads Two BJ cartridges are always installed in the S450 printer. Each time you replace a BJ cartridge or switch BJ cartridges for a special print job, you must align the print heads to ensure optimum results in printing. There are two ways to align the print heads. Normally you will execute the automatic print head alignment feature of the printer driver. If this does not work for some reason, then you can execute manual print head alignment.
Printer Maintenance 4 When a confirmation message appears, make sure that the printer is turned on and that plain paper is loaded in the printer. 5 Click the OK button. The printer starts to print the head alignment pattern. During print head alignment, do not open the front cover. After the following pattern prints, the print heads of the two BJ cartridges are aligned properly.
Printer Maintenance Note • The automatic print head alignment feature may not work properly in the following circumstances. – When ink runs out. – The nozzles of the print heads are clogged. – The printer is exposed to strong light. If automatic alignment does not work properly, execute manual print head alignment. Aligning the print heads manually • To turn off the printer after automatic head alignment, always press the POWER button to turn off the printer.
Printer Maintenance Aligning the print heads manually If the automatic print head alignment does not work effectively for some reason, align the print heads manually. 1 Select Page Setup from the File menu. 2 Click the Utilities button. 3 Select Special Settings by clicking the up- or down-arrow. 4 Check “Align heads manually,” then click the Send button. 5 When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button.
Printer Maintenance 8 When this pattern is printed, click the Yes button. Print head alignment pattern 9 Check all the patterns in lines of (Y), from (X1) to (X6), and from (B1) to (B2). For each line enter the appropriate number where you see the lines perfectly aligned.
Printer Maintenance 10 When you finish entering numbers, save the settings. 11 Make sure that the printer is turned on and letter-size plain paper is loaded; then click the OK button. The printer starts to print the high-resolution head alignment pattern. 12 Check all the patterns in lines of (Y), from (X1) to (X6), and from (B1) to (B2). For each line enter the appropriate number where you see the lines perfectly aligned.
Printer Maintenance 14 Note Click the OK button. This completes the manual print head alignment procedure. When you wish to turn off the printer after manual head alignment, always press the POWER button to turn off the printer. If you do not turn off the printer correctly with the POWER button, the print head alignment settings are not saved.
Printer Maintenance ■ Turning the Printer On and Off The Auto Power On/Off capability of the printer driver allows you to turn the printer off when no data is sent to the printer for a certain period of time and turn the printer back on again when data is sent to the printer. 1 Open the Page Setup dialog box. Normally, select Page Setup from the File menu. 2 Click the Utilities button. 3 Click Auto Power Setting, and then select the auto power settings Auto Power On and Auto Power Off, as necessary.
Printer Maintenance Auto Power On: When this setting is enabled, the printer is turned on when data is sent to the printer. The default setting is off. Auto Power Off: When no data is sent to the printer for the set time, the printer is turned off automatically. The default setting is off. 4 Note When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button. When Auto Power On/Off is to be cancelled, remove the check mark from each checkbox using the same procedure.
Printer Maintenance ■ Special Settings With the special settings in the Print Utility dialog box, you can change the printer’s mode settings and printer driver to change its operation. Use the Chooser to change the driver-supported resolution. Changing the printer’s mode A pause can be specified to allow the most recent printout to dry, or to adjust the print head position. 1 Open the Page Setup dialog box. Normally, click Page Setup from the File menu. 2 Click the Utilities button.
Printer Maintenance Pause Between Pages Inserts a pause after completing high-density printing of a page. Select this item, by setting it to On, if you find that print quality is being affected by the next page being fed before the ink on the previous page has completely dried. Pause Between Scanning Inserts a pause between passes of the print head. Select this item, by setting it to On, if you find that the printed pages are not drying well. 4 When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button.
Printer Maintenance 3 Click the Setup button. 4 Click on Driver-Supported Resolution and select High from the pop-up menu. 5 Click the OK button. 6 Click the close box to close the Chooser.
Printer Maintenance ■ Uninstalling the Printer Driver When the Printer Driver is no longer necessary, you can remove an installed printer by selecting Custom remove. The Custom remove option allows you to remove just those files that are not needed when you change your computer environment. Uninstalling the printer driver with the Custom remove 1 If there are any unsaved documents in applications that are currently running, save your documents.
Printer Maintenance 6 Click the Uninstall button. 7 When a confirmation message appears, click the Continue button. 8 When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button to restart the computer.
Routine Maintenance Prolonging the Service Life of the Printer BJ Cartridges You Can Use With the Printer Notes on Handling BJ Cartridges BJ Cartridge Maintenance When to Replace a BJ Cartridge Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Cleaning the Print Heads Replacing the Ink Tanks Replacing a BJ Cartridge Aligning the Print Heads Cleaning the Printer Transporting the Printer Routine Maintenance 272
Prolonging the Service Life of the Printer To ensure a long service life for your printer, clean it frequently and replace consumable items such as the BJ cartridges when required. Before you move the printer to a new location, pack it in its original box and packing material to prevent damage during shipping.
BJ Cartridges You Can Use With the Printer You can install two combinations of BJ cartridges for printing. • Standard color combination Use this standard color combination for business graphics or standard color printing of charts and text. Left: BC-30e Black BJ Cartridge Right: BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge • Photo color combination (optional) Use this photo color combination for printing photographs and scanned images that require fine halftone colors.
BJ Cartridges You Can Use With the Printer ■ BC-30e Black BJ Cartridge This BJ cartridge contains pigment black ink, which takes longer to dry than general dye ink, but produces extremely sharp, water-resistant text and graphics. The BC-30e Black BJ Cartridge, used in combination with the BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge, is ideal for business and technical reports that contain text with color charts or graphs.
BJ Cartridges You Can Use With the Printer ■ BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge This BJ cartridge contains three inks: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow (CMY). The BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge is always installed on the right side of the cartridge holder. When this color BJ cartridge is used with the BC-30e Black BJ Cartridge installed on the left side of the cartridge holder, the combination is ideal and economical for printing text and color graphs and charts.
BJ Cartridges You Can Use With the Printer ■ BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge (optional) This BJ cartridge contains three photo inks: Photo Cyan and Photo Magenta, which are slightly lighter than ordinary cyan and magenta, and dye black. The combination of the Photo Cyan and Photo Magenta of the BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge with the three colors of the BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge achieves the most spectacular photo-realistic effects in printed photographic images.
Notes on Handling BJ Cartridges ■ When you handle BJ cartridges... Caution • To avoid personal injury or damage to the print head, do not touch the print head of a BJ cartridge. The print head becomes very hot during printing and can cause a minor burn. Touching the print head could damage it and make further printing impossible. • To avoid ink spills and stains on your clothing or the surrounding area, do not drop or shake BJ cartridges or ink tanks.
Notes on Handling BJ Cartridges ■ When you store BJ cartridges... When you replace a BJ cartridge, always store the BJ cartridge you are not using in an Ink Cartridge Storage Box. If the BJ cartridge is not properly stored in the container, the ink will dry out and you can no longer use the BJ cartridge. Also, after removing the seal on an ink tank, always insert it into a BJ cartridge to prevent the ink tank from drying out.
Notes on Handling BJ Cartridges Note • Do not attempt to reattach the protective cap and protective tape after removing them. Observe all local regulations regarding the location and method of disposing of them. • Do not leave an empty ink tank in a BJ cartridge. Remove it immediately after ink runs out, and replace it with a new ink tank. • If, for some reason, you remove a usable ink tank from the BJ cartridge, re-insert the ink tank right away.
BJ Cartridge Maintenance Over time, ink tanks run out and require replacement, and eventually the BJ cartridges also require replacement after the print heads wear out. The following topics regarding BJ cartridge maintenance describe how to check the status of the BJ cartridges and take the appropriate actions to correct problems.
When to Replace a BJ Cartridge If your printout appears streaked or blurred, open the front cover of the printer and visually check the level of the ink in all the ink tanks. If the remaining ink is low or has run out, replace the necessary ink tank(s). Replacing the Ink Tanks Note If an ink tank runs out of ink, the printer beeps four times and the BJ Status Monitor for Windows starts up to display a message to warn you that an ink tank has run out of ink.
When to Replace a BJ Cartridge Print a nozzle check pattern Nozzle check pattern poor quality? Execute normal print head cleaning Nozzle check pattern poor quality? Execute deep print head cleaning Nozzle check pattern poor quality? Replace the BJ cartridge Execute print head alignment Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern Cleaning the Print Heads Replacing a BJ Cartridge Aligning the Print Heads Routine Maintenance 283
Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern The Nozzle Check Pattern confirms whether the inks are being correctly ejected from the print head nozzles and whether the print head on the BJ cartridge is correctly aligned. Print the Nozzle Check Pattern when your printouts are streaked or the color tones are not correct, or after you perform print head cleaning.
Cleaning the Print Heads Cleaning the print heads clears the nozzles. There are two ways to clean the print heads: normal print head cleaning and deep print head cleaning. Always execute normal print head cleaning first. If this does not correct the problem, then execute deep print head cleaning. Note Cleaning the print heads consumes ink, so clean the print heads only when necessary.
Replacing the Ink Tanks Note When you purchase extra ink tanks, make sure that you get the correct ink tanks for each BJ cartridge.
Replacing the Ink Tanks • If you need to replace more than one ink tank, do not remove the ink tanks together. Remove and replace each ink tank one by one to ensure that each new ink tank is inserted in the correct slot. If you insert an ink tank in the wrong slot, colors will not print correctly. • To avoid interfering with the ink supply from a tank, never touch the opening on an ink tank.
Replacing the Ink Tanks • Discard empty ink tanks according to the local laws and regulations regarding disposal of consumables. • To avoid staining your hands, clothing, or areas of your work site, do not shake or drop ink tanks when you are handling them. Note 3 Note Remove the new ink tank from its package. Pull the orange tape up and against the perforations to open the packing film. • Remove the film carefully so you do not remove the label from the ink tank.
Replacing the Ink Tanks 4 Grip the bottom of the ink tank and twist off the orange protective cap in the direction of the arrow. Protective cap To prevent ink spills, do not press this side of the ink tank. Note Do not attempt to reattach a protective cap to an ink tank. Discard the protective cap immediately.
Replacing the Ink Tanks 5 Hold the new ink tank at a slight angle and align it with the correct slot. Then insert the ink tank in its place. Make sure you insert the ink tank into the correct slot of the cartridge holder. 6 To lock the ink tank in place, press down on top of the ink tank. Press down until the ink tank locks in place with a click.
Replacing the Ink Tanks 7 Close the front cover. The cartridge holder returns to the home position, and print head cleaning begins automatically. The POWER light flashes during print head cleaning. When print head cleaning is complete and the POWER light stops flashing, you can resume normal operation.
Replacing a BJ Cartridge If print quality remains poor even after replacing the ink tanks and cleaning the print heads, the print head is worn out and you must replace the corresponding BJ cartridge. Note Use only the following BJ cartridges with the S450 printer: • BC-30e Black BJ Cartridge • BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge • BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge (optional) 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on and open the front cover. The cartridge holder moves to the left side.
Replacing a BJ Cartridge 2 Raise the cartridge lock lever to unlock the BJ cartridge. • If you are replacing a BC-30e Black BJ Cartridge or a BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge, raise the left cartridge lock lever. • If you are replacing the BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge, raise the right cartridge lock lever. Make sure you raise the lever all the way up. Cartridge lock lever Note To avoid staining your hands, clothing, or areas in your work site, handle the BJ cartridge carefully.
Replacing a BJ Cartridge 3 Note Remove the entire BJ cartridge with the ink tanks in place. • If you are removing a partially used BJ cartridge, store it in the Ink Cartridge Storage Box. • Always hold the BJ cartridge by the handles embossed on the left and right sides of the BJ cartridge. Do not touch the metal contacts or the print head on the BJ cartridge.
Replacing a BJ Cartridge 4 Remove a new BJ cartridge from its package. Remove the orange protective cap then slowly remove the orange protective tape. Protective cap Protective tape Note • Do not attempt to reattach the tape or cap to the BJ cartridge. Discard the protective cap and tape immediately. • To avoid poor print quality, do not touch the print head area of the BJ cartridge.
Replacing a BJ Cartridge 5 Note Set the BJ cartridge in the cartridge holder, then lower the cartridge lock lever until it locks in place. When you install either a BC-30e Black BJ Cartridge or an optional BC-32e Photo BJ Cartridge, insert it into the left side of the cartridge holder. You insert the BC-31e Color BJ Cartridge into the right side of the cartridge holder. 6 Press in on the tab of the protective cartridge insert and remove it.
Replacing a BJ Cartridge 7 Insert the ink tank(s) in the new BJ cartridge. You can use new ink tanks or the ink tanks from the worn BJ cartridge. Replacing the Ink Tanks Install an ink tank immediately after removing it from the worn BJ cartridge or its package. If an ink tank remains exposed for a long period, it may run out of ink quickly after it is installed. Note 8 Close the front cover. The cartridge holder returns to the home position and print head cleaning begins automatically.
Aligning the Print Heads Two BJ cartridges are always installed in the S450 printer. Each time you replace a BJ cartridge or switch BJ cartridges for a special print job, you must align the print heads to ensure optimum printing. There are two ways to align the print heads: automatically or manually. Normally you will execute the automatic print head alignment feature of the printer driver. If this does not work for some reason, then you can execute manual print head alignment.
Cleaning the Printer With routine use paper dust and room dust may accumulate around the paper output tray and other parts of the printer. Clean the printer periodically. Caution • To avoid personal injury from burns or electrical shock or damage to the printer during cleaning, do not use a flammable solvent such as thinner, benzene, or alcohol. • To avoid personal injury from touching printer components, always unplug the printer before cleaning.
Cleaning the Printer 3 Remove the paper output tray and wipe the paper output area with a soft cloth.
Transporting the Printer Use the original box and packing material to repack the printer for shipping or moving to another location. (When you do not use the original box, make sure that the printer is packaged properly so that it does not get damaged during transportation.) 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on and open the front cover. The cartridge holder moves to the left side. 2 Raise the cartridge lock lever to unlock the BJ cartridge.
Transporting the Printer 5 Press the POWER button ( ) while leaving the front cover open. The POWER light turns off and the cartridge holder remains in the same position. Now unplug the power cord from the power outlet. 6 Fix the cartridge holder with tape and the cartridge lock lever with packing material. 7 Close the front cover. 8 Lower the paper rest. 9 Remove the paper output tray.
Transporting the Printer 10 Disconnect the printer cable from your computer and printer, and disconnect the power cord from the printer. (Illustration shows use of a parallel printer cable.) 11 Reattach the tape and packing material to the printer and insert the printer into its plastic bag.
Transporting the Printer 12 Note Fit the packing material on either end of the printer and pack the printer into the original box. If you are shipping the printer through a shipping agent, mark the box with FRAGILE or HANDLE WITH CARE.
Troubleshooting Printout Is Unsatisfactory Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job Paper Jams or Does Not Feed The POWER Light Flashes Orange An Error Message Appears Other Problems Before You Call for Help Getting Help From Canon Troubleshooting 305
Printout Is Unsatisfactory Colors not clear Printed and on-screen colors do not match Meaningless characters or symbols printed Text cut off at bottom right corner, right edge, or bottom edge Colors streaked or wrong Straight lines are broken Printed pages curled Backs of pages stained with ink Ink blurred Printed surface scratched White streaks visible Colors streaked or uneven Last part of print job not printing Characters and figures notched/gradation streaked or unnatural Troubleshooting 306
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Colors not clear The colors in printed photographs and illustrations are not as clear as you expected. Check 1 BJ CARTRIDGE AND MEDIA CORRECT FOR THE PRINT JOB? For printing photographs or illustrations, use of High Resolution Paper, Glossy Photo Paper, or High Gloss Photo Film is recommended. These media provide better color reproduction and brighter colors than plain paper.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory Note Windows Macintosh Check 3 You may also want to click the Advanced button in the Main tab. Click the Color tab, check that Color Adjustment is enabled, and then adjust the Color settings such as Color Balance, Output Style, and Brightness. Select the Color panel and change the settings such as the Matching Method.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Printed and on-screen colors do not match The colors you see on the screen do not match the colors you see in the printed copy of the same image. For example, objects that appear blue on the screen are printed purple and objects that appear pale green on the screen are printed dark green. A color display and printer do not reproduce color in the same way.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory Check 3 ARE THE PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS CORRECT? Open the Printer Properties dialog box and select the print mode best suited for the print job in the Choose Print Mode box under the Main tab. Also make sure that the BJ Cartridge and Media Type settings match the BJ cartridge and media currently set in the printer.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Meaningless characters or symbols printed The document is displayed correctly on the screen but meaningless text and symbols are printed. Windows Check 1 ARE YOU USING THE CORRECT PRINTER DRIVER? Meaningless characters and symbols may print if you have selected the wrong printer driver for the print job. Start the print procedure again and make sure that Canon S450 is displayed in the Name entry box of the Print dialog box.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory Check 3 IS THE PROBLEM IN THE ORIGINAL FILE? If meaningless characters or symbols are printed only when you print a certain file, the cause of the problem may be in the file or the application program you are using. Rebuild the file and print it again. If the rebuilt file prints correctly, the original file was probably faulty. If the rebuilt file does not print correctly, contact the applications company.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Text cut off at bottom right corner, right edge, or bottom edge The text is printing in the bottom right corner of the page or printing beyond the right or bottom margins and cut off from view. Check IS SCALED PRINTING SET FOR ENLARGEMENT IN THE PRINTER DRIVER? If Scaled Printing is set for enlargement in the printer driver, the document is enlarged and printed in the bottom right corner, or cut off at the bottom or right edge of the paper.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Single file page prints over two or more pages DOES THE PAGE SIZE SETTING IN THE APPLICATION Check PROGRAM AND PRINTER DRIVER MATCH? Windows Set the same Page Size setting for the application program and the printer driver. Open the Printer Properties dialog box, click the Page Layout tab, and select the Page Size that matches the Page Size setting in the application program.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Colors streaked or wrong The text appears scratched, streaked, or the wrong colors are printed. Check 1 IS THE INK IN THE BJ CARTRIDGE IN GOOD CONDITION? If text or images are streaked, scratched, faint, or if the wrong colors are printing, one of the ink tanks may have run out of ink, the print nozzles may be clogged, or the print head may be worn out. Print a Nozzle Check Pattern and check the printed patterns.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Straight lines are broken HAVE THE PRINT HEADS BEEN ALIGNED? Check 1 Each time you install a BJ cartridge, you must align the print heads. If you do not align the print heads, straight lines may appear broken or uneven. Aligning the Print Heads Check 2 IS PRINT QUALITY SET TO FAST IN THE PRINTER DRIVER? Changing Print Quality to Fine in the printer driver may improve the quality of printed straight lines. Windows 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory Check 3 IS THE PAPER THICKNESS LEVER SET CORRECTLY? If straight lines are printed uneven or broken after changing the setting of the paper thickness lever on the front of the printer, re-align the print heads. Aligning the Print Heads ■ Printed pages curled As printed pages are ejected from the printer, they are curled or wavy.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory Windows 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box and click the Advanced button in the Main tab. 2 Click the Color tab. 3 Use the Intensity slide bar to change the Intensity setting. Macintosh Note 1 When using Manual for printing, click the Details button in the Printer Properties dialog box. 2 Click the Color panel, and use the Density slide bar to change the intensity setting. Curling occurs most frequently with small paper sizes such as A5.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Backs of pages stained with ink The backs of pages are stained after they are printed and ejected from the printer. Check IS GRAYSCALE PRINTING BEING PERFORMED? If you are performing grayscale printing, the backs of the pages may be stained with ink. You may be able to eliminate this problem by reducing the black density on the printer driver setting screen. Windows 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box and click the Advanced button in the Main tab.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Ink blurred The ink has blurred in the print job; images are not sharp and the ink has spread and run together. Check 1 ARE YOU USING PLAIN PAPER? If you are using plain paper, use another type of print media. To minimize ink spread, use High Resolution Paper, Glossy Photo Paper, or High Gloss Photo Film. Check 2 IS THE PRINT HEAD DIRTY? Clogged print head nozzles can cause ink spread and blurring, so clean the print heads.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory Windows 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box and click the Advanced button in the Main tab. 2 Click the Color tab. 3 Use the Intensity slide bar to change the intensity setting. Macintosh 1 When using Manual for printing, click the Details button in the Printer Properties dialog box. 2 In the color panel, use the Density slide bar to change the print density setting.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Printed surface scratched The print side of the paper is scratched and stained. Check 1 ARE YOU PRINTING ON THICK PAPER? If you print on thick paper, the print head may scratch the printed surface of the page. If you experience difficulty when printing on thick paper, clean the print heads.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory Check 4 ARE YOU EXECUTING A HIGH-DENSITY PRINT ON PLAIN PAPER? If you execute a high-density print job on plain paper, the paper may absorb too much ink and curl, and the print heads may scratch the surface of the curled page. Lower the Intensity setting. Windows Check 5 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box, and click the Advanced button in the Main tab. 2 Click the Color tab. 3 Use the Intensity slide bar to change the print density setting.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ White streaks visible PRINT A NOZZLE CHECK PATTERN. Check If colors are broken or missing, clean the print heads. If lines are not aligned properly, align the print heads. If any portion of the Nozzle Check Pattern is streaked, the print heads could be clogged, may not be aligned properly, or the BJ cartridge may be worn out. If the problem persists after cleaning the print heads and aligning the print heads, try replacing the BJ cartridge.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Colors streaked or uneven Patterns of uneven or streaked coloring appear on the printout. Check 1 IS PRINT QUALITY TO FAST? ON THE QUALITY TAB IN THE PRINTER DRIVER SET Set Print Quality to Fine and print again. This reduces uneven coloration you may see in a document where a large amount of ink is used. Windows 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2 Click the Advanced button in the Main tab.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory Check 2 IS HALFTONING SET FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE? Check the Halftoning setting in the Quality tab of the printer driver. The Diffusion setting smoothes uneven or streaked colors. Windows 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2 Click the Advanced button in the Main tab. 3 In the Halftoning box under the Quality tab, disable Auto if it is checked and enabled. 4 Click Diffusion and click the OK button.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Last part of print job not printing The last part of each page in the document is not printed. Check 1 ARE YOU USING THE PAPER SIZE SPECIFIED IN THE SETTING? PAGE SIZE If the size of the paper loaded in the printer does not match the Page Size setting in the printer driver, part of each page may not print. Check the Page Size or Paper Size setting.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory Check 3 IS A WPS PRINTER DRIVER INSTALLED? Windows You may not be able to print correctly with a WPS (Windows Printing System) printer driver installed in your system. Confirm whether or not a WPS driver is installed in your system. Change the WPS driver port setting to FILE or delete the WPS driver. 1 Open the WPS Driver Properties window. 2 In the Details tab, select FILE in the Print to Port setting.
Printout Is Unsatisfactory ■ Characters and figures notched/gradation streaked or unnatural Windows Characters and figures print with unnatural notches. Gradation appears streaked. Check ARE YOU USING POSTSCRIPT? AN APPLICATION PROGRAM THAT ONLY SUPPORTS The S450 is a QuickDraw printer and is not a PostScript printer. Therefore, if you use an application program that supports only PostScript, the lines of characters and figures may print with unnatural notches.
Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job Printer does not turn on Print job does not start Printing halts Printing starts but nothing prints Cartridge holder does not move to the center Troubleshooting 330
Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job ■ Printer does not turn on The printer does not turn on when you press the POWER button. Check 1 HAVE YOU PRESSED THE POWER BUTTON FIRMLY? Press the POWER button fully down, then release it. If you do not press the button hard enough, the printer may not turn on. Check 2 IS THE POWER CORD PLUGGED IN? Make sure that the power cord is plugged into a power outlet. Check 3 IS THE POWER OUTLET LIVE? Connect another electrical device to the same power outlet.
Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job ■ Print job does not start Printer does not operate after print job is executed from the computer. Check 1 IS THE PRINTER TURNED ON? Check the POWER light to see if it is green. If the POWER light flashes green, the printer is either warming up or receiving data. When the POWER light is on, the printer is ready to use. Check 2 ARE YOU PRINTING A VERY LARGE FILE? A very large file may require some time to process before printing begins.
Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job Check 4 ARE YOU USING THE CORRECT PRINTER DRIVER? A print job may not start if you have selected the wrong printer driver for the print job. Windows Note Macintosh Check that Canon S450 is displayed in the Name entry box of the Print dialog box. If another driver is selected, click the down-arrow and select Canon S450 from the pull-down list. If Canon S450 does not appear in the list, you must install the printer driver.
Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job Check 5 IS THE CORRECT PRINTER PORT SELECTED? Windows If you are using the parallel interface to connect your printer, set your printer port to LPT1. If you are using USB Interface to connect your printer, set your printer port to USBPRN. 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box: click Start, select Settings, and click Printers. Highlight the Canon S450 icon and right-click. Now select Properties.
Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job ■ Printing halts The printer stops printing before the print job is complete. Check 1 IS THE PRINT JOB A FINELY DETAILED PHOTOGRAPH OR ILLUSTRATION? The printer requires more time to process a finely detailed illustration or photograph. Check the POWER light. If the POWER light flashes green, the computer is sending print data to the printer and the job is executing normally.
Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job ■ Printing starts but nothing prints The printer operates but nothing is printed on the page. Check 1 IS THE INK IN THE BJ CARTRIDGE IN GOOD CONDITION? The print head nozzles may be clogged, one or more of the ink tanks may be low, or the BJ cartridge may be worn. Visually check the level of the ink in the ink tanks. If the tanks are empty, replace them.
Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job Check 2 DID YOU REMOVE THE ORANGE PROTECTIVE TAPE FROM THE PRINT HEAD? If the orange protective tape is not removed from the BJ cartridge, ink cannot be ejected from the BJ cartridge. Remove the BJ cartridge and check the print head. If the tape has not been removed, remove it. Align the print heads before you resume printing.
Printer Does Not Start or Stops Mid-Job ■ Cartridge holder does not move to the center You want to switch the BJ cartridge, replace an ink tank, or replace the BJ cartridge, but the cartridge holder does not move to the center when you open the front cover. Check 1 IS THE PRINTER TURNED ON? Check the POWER light and make sure that it is green. If the POWER light is off, turn on the printer. If you have just turned on the printer and the POWER light flashes green, the printer is warming up.
Paper Jams or Does Not Feed Paper does not feed from auto sheet feeder Paper skews during feeding Multiple sheets feed together Paper jams Troubleshooting 339
Paper Jams or Does Not Feed ■ Paper does not feed from auto sheet feeder After the print job is started, the paper loaded in the auto sheet feeder does not feed. Check 1 IS THE PAPER TOO THICK? Thick paper does not feed from the auto sheet feeder. Do not attempt to print on paper or other media thicker than .024" or 28 lb (0.6 mm or 105 g/m2). Check 2 IS THE SHEET FEEDER OVERLOADED? The number of sheets you can load in the auto sheet feeder depends on the media you are using.
Paper Jams or Does Not Feed ■ Paper skews during feeding The paper or other media does not feed straight into the paper feed slot. Check 1 IS THE AUTO SHEET FEEDER OVERLOADED? The number of sheets you can load in the auto sheet feeder depends on the media you are using. The media does not feed correctly if you exceed the prescribed number of sheets.
Paper Jams or Does Not Feed ■ Multiple sheets feed together More than one sheet feeds from the stack at the same time. Check 1 DID YOU FAN THE STACK BEFORE LOADING? Before loading a stack of media in the auto sheet feeder, always fan the pages to remove static cling and align the edges. Fanning the stack separates the sheets so they can feed smoothly from the auto sheet feeder.
Paper Jams or Does Not Feed ■ Paper jams If paper jams in the printer, remove it. 1 Slowly pull the paper out of the printer from the auto sheet feeder or the paper output slot, whichever is easier. (If the paper tears or shreds, open the front cover and remove all the fragments of paper.) 2 Close the front cover, load the paper, and then press the RESUME button.
Paper Jams or Does Not Feed Note • If the paper cannot be removed, press the POWER button twice to eject the paper automatically and start the print job again. • Paper within the range of 17 to 28 lb (64 to 105 g/m2) can be loaded in the auto sheet feeder. Media Sizes You Can Use With the Printer • To avoid misfeeds and paper jams, do not load wrinkled, folded, or curled paper in the auto sheet feeder.
The POWER Light Flashes Orange When an error occurs, the POWER light flashes orange. The number of flashes indicates the cause of the problem.
The POWER Light Flashes Orange ■ Two flashes: Out of paper, paper jam, paper feed error If no paper is loaded in the auto sheet feeder, or if the paper is not loaded correctly, set the paper correctly and press the RESUME button. If paper has jammed in the printer, remove the jam and press the RESUME button. Paper Jams or Does Not Feed Note If the paper is not feeding into the auto sheet feeder, adjust the paper guide and insert the paper.
The POWER Light Flashes Orange ■ Four flashes: BJ cartridge out of ink An ink tank in a BJ cartridge has run out of ink. Replace the empty ink tank and press the RESUME button. Replacing the Ink Tanks ■ Five flashes: BJ cartridge not installed correctly One of the BJ cartridges is not installed correctly. Install a BJ cartridge for the S450. BJ Cartridges You Can Use With the Printer ■ Six flashes: BJ cartridge not installed One of the BJ cartridges is not installed.
The POWER Light Flashes Orange ■ Eight flashes: Waste ink absorber almost full The printer has a built-in waste ink absorber to hold the ink that is consumed during print head cleaning. Eight flashes indicate the waste ink absorber is nearly full. Press the RESUME button to skip the error so you can continue printing. Call the Canon Customer Care Center for help to have the waste ink absorber replaced immediately.
An Error Message Appears Error writing to LPT1 or USBPRN Windows Application error, general protection fault Windows Other error messages Troubleshooting 349
An Error Message Appears ■ Error writing to LPT1 or USBPRN Windows You cannot print when this message appears. Check 1 IS THE PRINTER TURNED ON? Check the POWER light to see if it is green. If the POWER light flashes green, the printer is warming up. After the POWER light is on, the printer is ready to use. Check 2 ARE THE PRINTER AND COMPUTER CONNECTED PROPERLY? Check the connections of the printer cable at the computer and the printer.
An Error Message Appears Check 4 IS THE PRINTER PORT OPERATING CORRECTLY? Check the status of the printer port. When you are using the parallel interface: 1 Right-click the My Computer icon and select Properties from the pop-up menu. 2 Click the Device Manager tab, double-click Ports (COM & LPT), and then double-click Canon BJ LPT Printer Port (LPT1). 3 In the General tab, check that Original Configuration (Current) is enabled. An error occurs if this item is disabled.
An Error Message Appears Check 5 IS THE PRINTER DRIVER INSTALLED CORRECTLY? There may be a problem with the printer driver. Uninstall the printer driver and install it again. Uninstalling the BJ Printer Driver See the Quick Start Guide for details on installing the printer driver. Check 6 IS THE PRINTER PORT SETTING IDENTICAL TO THE INTERFACE YOU ARE USING? If the printer port setting is not identical to the interface connected to the printer, an error message appears.
An Error Message Appears Check 7 IS A WPS DRIVER INSTALLED? You may not be able to print correctly if a WPS (Windows Printing System) driver is installed on your computer. 1 Click Start, point to Settings, and click Printers. 2 If a WPS driver is installed, right-click the icon and then select Properties from the pop-up menu. 3 Click the Details tab and check the “Print to the following port” setting.
An Error Message Appears ■ Application error, general protection fault Check 1 ARE YOU USING A WINDOWS 3.1 Windows APPLICATION PROGRAM? Attempting to print from a Windows 3.1 application program installed on a system with Windows 98 or Windows 95 may cause an error. Use a Windows 98 or Windows 95 compatible application program. Note You cannot use the Canon S450 with the Windows 3.1 operating system.
An Error Message Appears Check 4 IS THERE SUFFICIENT FREE SPACE ON THE HARD DISK? An error may occur if there is not enough free space available on the hard disk. Check the amount of free space on the hard disk. If there is little free space available on the disk, delete any unneeded files.
An Error Message Appears ■ Other error messages AN ERROR DISPLAYED IN THE BJ STATUS MONITOR? Check 1 Windows When an error occurs, the BJ Status Monitor screen opens. The Print Status tab displays a short description of the error and other information about the print job. Click the Guide tab to display instructions on how to solve the problem.
An Error Message Appears Cannot read printer driver. ... Uninstall the printer driver and reinstall it. Uninstalling the BJ Printer Driver See the Quick Start Guide for details on installing the printer driver. Background printing failed. Restart Windows and try again. [Application name] cannot print. ... Try printing again after the current job is finished.
An Error Message Appears Error number (*203) displayed Installed printer driver not operating correctly. Remove the installed Macintosh printer driver and then install the printer driver again. Uninstalling the Printer Driver See the Quick Start Guide for details on installing the printer driver. Error number (*300) displayed Check the following. • Printer is turned on? • Printer cable is connected securely? Make sure that the printer cable is securely fastened to the computer and the printer.
Other Problems Cannot install the printer driver BJ Status Monitor does not open Cannot execute background printing Troubleshooting 359
Other Problems ■ Cannot install the printer driver DID YOU FOLLOW THE PRINTER DRIVER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Check 1 IN THE QUICK START GUIDE? The Quick Start Guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing the printer driver. If you are reinstalling the printer driver, remove any other Bubble Jet printer drivers which have been installed on the computer before reinstalling the printer driver.
Other Problems Check 3 DID CD-ROM YOU SPECIFY THE CORRECT INSTALLATION? DRIVE FOR Windows If the printer driver installation program did not start automatically when you loaded the CD-ROM, double-click the My Computer icon, then double-click the CD-ROM icon on the Windows desktop. For details about the installation procedure, refer to the Quick Start Guide. Note • When you install the printer driver from Run in the Start menu, specify the CD-ROM drive and file name (Setup.exe) correctly.
Other Problems ■ BJ Status Monitor does not open Check 1 Windows DOES YOUR PRINTER CABLE SUPPORT BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION? Check the hardware specifications of your printer cable. Operation of the BJ Status Monitor requires bi-directional data transfer between the computer and printer. The printer cable must be capable of bi-directional data transfer. Check 2 IS THE BI-DIRECTIONAL OPTION SELECTED IN THE PRINTER DRIVER? Check the bi-directional option.
Other Problems ■ Cannot execute background printing The BJ Backgrounder is not displayed during a print job and you cannot use background printing. Check 1 IS THERE ENOUGH FREE SPACE AVAILABLE ON THE HARD DISK? You may not be able to print if there is not enough free space on the hard disk. Delete unneeded files to create more space. Checking the amount of free space on hard disk Note If you are unable to make more space available on your hard disk by deleting files, turn background printing off.
Before You Call for Help Narrowing down the problem Checking the printing environment Troubleshooting 364
Before You Call for Help ■ Narrowing down the problem If you are experiencing difficulties, try to narrow the problem down to one of these factors. Printer problem If the printer will not operate, or if the POWER light flashes orange and green alternately with beeps, call the Canon Customer Care Center. Count the number of flashes and beeps. (You may be asked for this information.
Before You Call for Help ■ Checking the printing environment Check the information on the operating environment such as the name and version number of your operating system, the amount of memory installed, hard disk capacity and amount of free space on hard disk, and the printer driver version number. Checking the Windows version and memory capacity Windows 1 Right-click the My Computer icon and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
Before You Call for Help Checking the amount of free space on hard disk Windows 1 On the Windows desktop, double-click the My Computer icon. 2 Right-click the icon of the hard disk and select Properties from the pop-up menu. 3 On the General tab, check the hard disk capacity and the amount of free space. Macintosh 1 On the desktop, click the icon of the hard disk. 2 Select Get Info from the File menu. 3 Select General Information.
Before You Call for Help Checking the version number of the printer driver Windows 1 On the Windows desktop, click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Printers. 2 Right-click the S450 icon and select Properties from the pop-up menu. 3 Click the Main tab and click the About button. The version number of the printer driver is displayed. Macintosh 1 Double-click the Extensions Folder in the System Folder and then select the S450 icon. 2 Select Get Info from the File menu.
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Specifications General Specifications System Requirements Specifications 370
General Specifications Printing method Bubble Jet on-demand Printing resolution • Black and color: 1440 (horizontal) x 720 (vertical) dpi • Photo: 720 x 720 dpi Print speed (printing with Canon standard pattern) • Black: 10 ppm • Color: 7 ppm Print direction Bi-directional Print width 8 in. (203.2 mm) max. Receive buffer 128 KB max.
General Specifications Interface (USB) USB 1.1-compatible Interface connector (parallel) Amphenol 57-40360 or equivalent Interface connector (USB) USB standard Series B receptacle (USB interface) Recommended parallel printer cable — IEEE 1284-compatible • Material AWG28 or larger • Type Twisted-pair shielded cable • Length Up to 6.5 ft (2.
General Specifications Operating environment • Temperature • Humidity 41 to 95˚F (5 to 35˚C) 10 to 90% RH (no condensation) Storage environment • Temperature • Humidity 32 to 95˚F (0 to 35˚C) 5 to 90% RH (no condensation) Power supply USA/Canada AC 120V, 60Hz Power consumption • Off • Standby • Printing Approx. 1W (AC 230±10%) Approx. 1W (AC 120V) Approx. 3W (AC 230±10%) Approx. 3W (AC 120V) Approx. 30W Dimensions (with paper rest and paper output tray retracted) • 17.9" x 12.3" x 6.
General Specifications Sheet feeder capacity • • • • • • • • • • • • Plain paper (17 lb. or 64 g/m2) Artist Canvas Back Print Film Banner Paper Glossy Photo Cards Glossy Photo Paper Greeting Cards High Gloss Photo Film High Resolution Paper Magnet Sheet Transparencies Envelopes 100 sheets max. 1 sheet 10 sheets max. 1 sheet (2 to 6 sheets in length) 1 sheet 10 sheets max. 1 sheet 1 sheet 80 sheets max. 1 sheet 30 sheets max. 10 pieces max.
General Specifications Ordinary print media Regular size Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5, US Com.#10, European DL Custom size • Width • Height 3.94" to 9.50" (100.0 to 241.3 mm) 3.94" to 23.0" (100.0 to 584.2 mm) Weight 17 to 28 lb (64 to 105 g/m2) Thickness 0.24" (0.6 mm) max.
General Specifications Canon Specialty Papers • Artist Canvas • Back Print Film • Banner Paper • Brilliant White Paper • Bubble Jet Paper (water-resistant) • Glossy Photo Cards • Glossy Photo Paper • Greeting Cards • High Gloss Photo Film • High Resolution Paper • Magnet Sheets • Transparencies Specifications 376
General Specifications Graphic image printing Data format Resolution Canon extended mode—Raster image format Canon extended mode—180, 360, 720, 1440 dpi Specifications 377
System Requirements Printer driver software Windows® 98/95 486 processor; 16MB RAM; 38MB free hard-disk space Windows 2000 Pentium® processor, 133MHz or faster; 3.2MB RAM for Professional, 64MB RAM for Server; 25MB free hard-disk space Windows NT® 4.0 Pentium®; 16MB RAM; 25MB free hard-disk space Macintosh® Macintosh with USB; Mac® OS (8.
System Requirements Note • The BJ Status Monitor cannot be used when the printer is used in a network operating environment. • When connecting the printer and computer through a USB interface, use the system under the following operating environment. Computer with Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows 2000, which is preinstalled by a computer manufacturer on purchase. (USB port operation also needs to be assured by the manufacturer.) Macintosh computer with Mac OS 8.
Using the Optional IS-32 Color Image Scanner Cartridge Using the Scanner Using the Scanner With Windows Using the Scanner With Macintosh Scanner Problems Using the Optional IS-32 Color Image Scanner Cartridge 380
Using the Scanner Scanner Driver Basics Unpacking the Scanner Cartridge Installing the IS Scan Software Installing the Scanner Cartridge Basic Scanning Procedure Using the White Calibration Sheet Scanning Area Guidelines Loading an Image Using the Scanner 381
Scanner Driver Basics Installing the optional IS-32 Color Image Scanner Cartridge in the printer makes it possible to scan and save images such as your favorite photographs and greeting cards.
Scanner Driver Basics Windows To use the scanner cartridge, you must install the IS Scan software, which includes the IS Scan scanner driver and the IS Scan Plus utility program. These two programs provide many features that allow you to perform simple color adjustments to improve the quality of the original image or enhance the image for artistic effect.
Unpacking the Scanner Cartridge Make sure you have the following items. ■ IS-32 Color Image Scanner Cartridge Optical components Electrical contacts Caution The scanner cartridge is composed of precision components. To avoid poor scanning results, do not touch the optical components or electrical contacts.
Unpacking the Scanner Cartridge ■ White Calibration Sheet You use this sheet to maintain the correct color balance of scanned images. The first time you install the scanner cartridge, you need to run the white level calibration. You will also run calibration when the white level calibration data needs to be updated. ■ Scanning Holder You can use this holder to hold a photo or other small image you wish to scan. The holder is two layers, one being a clear plastic cover to protect photographs.
12-Optional IS-32.fm Page 386 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:21 AM Installing the IS Scan Software Make sure the S450 Printer Driver is installed on your computer before you proceed with the following instructions. 1 Insert the S450 Canon Creative CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.
12-Optional IS-32.fm Page 387 Thursday, June 1, 2000 5:21 AM Installing the IS Scan Software 3 Click the Manuals, Supplies, and Help button.
Installing the IS Scan Software 4 Click Canon Accessories and Paper. You’ll see this screen: 5 Click the Install IS-32 Driver button. 6 Follow the instructions on the screen.
Installing the Scanner Cartridge Optical components Electrical contacts Caution • The scanner cartridge is composed of precision components. To avoid poor scanning results, do not touch the optical components or electrical contacts. • To avoid damaging the scanning head of the scanner cartridge, do not store the scanner cartridge in an Ink Cartridge Storage Box. The pad for the BJ cartridge print head inside the container is covered with ink that could damage the scanning head of the scanner cartridge.
Installing the Scanner Cartridge ■ Replacing a BJ Cartridge With the Scanner Cartridge 1 Make sure that the printer is plugged in and turned on. Open the front cover; the cartridge holder moves to the center automatically. 2 Raise the left cartridge lock lever to unlock the BJ cartridge. 3 Remove the BJ cartridge from the left slot. Caution 4 To avoid staining your hands, clothing, or work area, handle the BJ cartridge carefully. Avoid dropping or shaking the BJ cartridge.
Basic Scanning Procedure After installing the IS Scan scanner driver, you can use the S450 printer as a scanner. 1 Remove the BJ cartridge installed in the left slot of the cartridge holder and then install the IS-32 Color Image Scanner Cartridge in the left slot. 2 Start a graphics application program. Windows For Windows Users • If you use a TWAIN-compliant graphics application program, launch the TWAIN-compliant application program. IS Scan launches from within the application program.
Basic Scanning Procedure 3 The first time you use the scanner, you need to perform the White Level Calibration. Using the White Calibration Sheet 4 Insert the image you wish to scan into the scanning holder, then load the scanning holder into the auto sheet feeder. Loading an Image 5 Scan the image. Windows Scanning an Image Macintosh Scanning an Image 6 Save the scanned image. 7 Now you can install the BJ cartridge and print the scanned image.
Using the White Calibration Sheet The white calibration sheet provided with the scanner cartridge is used for maintaining the correct color balance of scanned images. White level calibration is required when the scanner cartridge is used for the first time and when the white level calibration data needs to be updated. When white level calibration is needed, you will see this screen when you click the Prescan or Scan button.
Using the White Calibration Sheet 1 Load the white calibration sheet with the cropped corner at upper left. Scanning holder White calibration sheet 2 Click the OK button on your screen. 3 When the white calibration sheet is ejected from the paper output tray, White Level Calibration processing is complete. Click the OK button.
Using the White Calibration Sheet Note • Do not leave the white calibration sheet in locations that are exposed to direct sunlight or that are subject to high temperatures or humidity. • Do not bend or wrinkle the white calibration sheet. • When cleaning the white calibration sheet, use a soft cloth that is dipped in a weak, neutral detergent solution, and then wipe its wet surface off with a dry, soft cloth.
Scanning Area Guidelines Paper size Scanning area Letter 8.50 × 11.00 in 8.19 × 10.00 Inches A6 105.0 × 148.0 mm 3.86 × 5.42 Inches A5 148.0 × 210.0 mm 5.55 × 7.86 Inches A4 210.0 × 297.0 mm 8.00 × 11.28 Inches B5 182.0 × 257.0 mm 6.89 × 9.71 Inches • The scanning area varies according to conditions such as the scanning resolution and display resolution.
Loading an Image 1 Slide the paper guide to the left edge of the auto sheet feeder. 2 Place the image in the scanning holder. • To prevent paper jams, always insert the image you wish to scan into the scanning holder. • Do not leave the scanning holder in locations that are exposed to direct sunlight or that are subject to high temperatures or humidity. • When you load the scanning holder on the printer, be sure to set the paper thickness lever to the down (or envelope) position.
Loading an Image 4 Caution Adjust the paper guide to the left edge of the scanning holder. To prevent possible damage to the scanning holder, always insert the seamed side into the auto sheet feeder first.
Using the Scanner With Windows Using IS Scan Changing the Scanning Mode Using the Customized Scanning Mode Saving the Settings Using the Saved Settings Other IS Scan Features Using IS Scan Plus Using Copy Using Capture Image Using Capture Photo Editing a Scanned Image Printing a Scanned Image Saving a Scanned Image Using the Scanner With Windows 399
Using IS Scan This section describes how to scan an image when you launch IS Scan from within a TWAIN-compatible application program. ■ Scanning an Image Note These basic procedures may vary according to the application program you are using. 1 Install the IS-32 Color Image Scanner Cartridge in the printer.
Using IS Scan 3 Specify the basic settings. • Click the down-arrow on the right of the Paper Size box and select the most appropriate paper size for the image you wish to scan. • Select the most appropriate scanning mode for the image you wish to scan in the Scanning Mode box. Changing the Scanning Mode 4 Note Load the image you wish to scan in the auto sheet feeder of the printer and click the Prescan button.
Using IS Scan • Release the mouse button. The Selection Box appears on the image. Note • To move the Selection Box, place the mouse pointer within the Selection Box and drag the mouse to the desired position. • To resize the Selection Box, point to a corner of the Selection Box and then drag the mouse. • You can confirm the dimensions of the Selection Box in the Image Size box. • The minimum size of the Selection Box is 1" × 1" (25.4 mm × 25.4 mm).
Using IS Scan 6 Load the image you wish to scan in the auto sheet feeder again. 7 Click the Scan button. Remember, if you specified a Selection Box in step 5, only that portion of the image is scanned. 8 After scanning is complete, click the Transfer button to transfer the image data to the TWAIN-compatible graphics application program. Adjust, edit, or enhance the image in the application program as needed.
Using IS Scan Note • Some TWAIN-compliant graphics application programs do not display the main IS Scan dialog box but instead display a different screen characteristic of the application program. If you are using this type of application program, read the documentation of the application program carefully and perform prescanning or normal scanning. • After launching IS Scan from within a TWAIN-compatible application program, do not close the application program.
Changing the Scanning Mode You can select a scanning mode according to your scanning purpose. Optimum settings, such as image type and resolution, are pre-assigned based on the contents of a scanning job. When you wish to customize the settings for special scanning jobs, click the Custom button. ■ Selecting a Default Scanning Mode Select the most appropriate icon in the Scanning Mode box of the main IS Scan dialog box according to your scanning purpose.
Changing the Scanning Mode Scanning Mode Note Purpose Image Type Resolution Edge Emphasis Character Emphasis Color Matching Prescan Mode Scans by converting a monochrome image into the data suitable for facsimile transmission Monochrome 200 dpi Off On Off Monochrome Scans by converting a monochrome image into the data suitable for OCR input Monochrome 360 dpi Off On Off Monochrome Suitable for scanning an image that consists mostly of text Monochrome 180 dpi On Off Off Monochrome Used for
Using the Customized Scanning Mode When you select Custom in the Scanning Mode box of the main dialog box, the Custom dialog box opens and allows you to adjust the scanning settings for special scanning jobs. 1 Open the main IS Scan dialog box. 2 Click the Custom button in the Scanning Mode box.
Using the Customized Scanning Mode 3 Specify these settings in the Custom dialog box: Standard Value You change the standard values for the default settings here. Image Type Select a type of image: Color (the default), Grayscale, or Monochrome. Resolution Determines the precision of the scanned image. The higher the resolution setting, the higher the precision and quality of the scanned image. (However, the higher the resolution setting, the larger the file size.
Using the Customized Scanning Mode Character Emphasis Determines whether or not Image Trust processing is used for scanning grayscale images. Image Trust processing sharpens the appearance of characters in monochrome documents. This is especially helpful if you intend to use the scanned original with an OCR software application. This option is available only when the Image Type is set for Monochrome.
Using the Customized Scanning Mode 4 Click the OK button to return to the main dialog box. 5 Make sure that the image you wish to scan is inserted into the scanning holder properly and is loaded in the auto sheet feeder of the printer, then click the Scan or Prescan button.
Saving the Settings You can save the settings in the main IS Scan dialog box to a file. The next time you scan, you only need to open the file in which the desired settings are stored and start scanning. ■ Saving the Settings to a File Save the Page Size, Scanning Mode, and Image Size settings in the main IS Scan dialog box as a file. 1 Specify the desired settings in the Paper Size, Scanning Mode, and Image Size boxes. 2 Select Save Settings File from the Settings menu.
Using the Saved Settings Open the file in which the desired settings were saved and use those settings for scanning. Note 1 Select Open Settings File from the Settings menu. 2 Select the file you wish to use, then click the Open button. The file name is displayed in the Settings File box, and the settings change in the main IS Scan dialog box. • When you open the file while an image is displayed in the preview area, the prescanned or scanned image is discarded. Prescan or scan the image again.
Other IS Scan Features ■ White Level Calibration Use this feature to maintain the correct color balance of scanned images. You need to perform White Level Calibration when you use the scanner cartridge for the first time and when the white level calibration data needs to be updated. 1 Select White Level from the Option menu of the main IS Scan dialog box. 2 When a message appears, insert the white calibration sheet into the auto sheet feeder of the printer.
Other IS Scan Features ■ Device Information When you select Device Information from the Option menu of the main IS Scan dialog box, you can verify the name of the printer that is currently connected to your system and information on the communication mode. • If the printer is connected using the parallel interface, Device Information displays a communication mode such as ECP/1 or ECP/2. • If the printer is connected using the USB interface, Device Information displays USB as the communication mode.
Using IS Scan Plus IS Scan Plus is a utility program that allows you to edit, enhance, print, and save an image acquired by the IS Scan scanner driver. You can use IS Scan Plus if you do not have a graphics application program. ■ Launching IS Scan Plus 1 Select Programs from the Start menu, then click IS Scan Plus. 2 Select IS Scan Plus.
Using IS Scan Plus 3 Select an option: Copy Scan and immediately print an image without editing. Using Copy Capture Image Scan and edit an image other than a photographic print. Using Capture Image Capture Photo Scan and edit a photographic print such as a snapshot. Using Capture Photo Device Information Verify the name of the printer that is currently connected to your system and information on the communication mode.
Using IS Scan Plus ■ Using Online Help When you need detailed instructions, click the Help button in the upper right of the main screen. You can access the online Help from all the screens that IS Scan Plus displays. ■ Verifying the Device Information Make sure that the printer is connected properly and is turned on, and click the Device Information button. • If the printer is connected using the parallel interface, Device Information displays a communication mode such as ECP/1 or ECP/2.
Using IS Scan Plus ■ IS Scan Buttons Returns to the main IS Scan Plus screen. Moves back to the previous screen. Displays the Edit screen. Editing a Scanned Image Prints a scanned image. Printing a Scanned Image Saves a scanned image.
Using Copy Use the Copy feature when you wish to print an image immediately after scanning. You cannot edit or enhance the scanned image before printing. 1 Click the Copy button in the main IS Scan Plus screen. The Copy screen displays: 2 Specify any required settings: • • • • Select Color or Monochrome in the Document Type box. Select Fine or Fast in the Copy Mode box. Select the paper size in the Paper Size box. The Copies box is disabled.
Using Copy 3 Click the Print Setting button. This displays the Print Setup dialog box. Make sure Canon S450 is displayed as the default printer. Click the Properties button, if necessary, to display the Printer Properties dialog box and specify any printer settings. Using the Windows 98/95 Printer Driver 4 When you click the Copy button, a message box appears. Click OK in the message box to confirm that the scanner cartridge is installed. Copying begins.
Using Copy 6 Note Click the OK button in the dialog box. Printing begins. • To print the image displayed in the Preview Area again, click the Reprint button. • To make a copy of another image using the same settings, click the Copy button. When a confirmation message appears, click the Yes button and repeat the procedure described above. • To make a copy using different settings, click the Clear button to clear the copied image from the preview area. Repeat the procedure described above.
Using Capture Image Use the Capture Image feature to scan an image other than a photographic print. You can also edit, enhance, save, and print the scanned image. 1 Click the Capture Image button in the main IS Scan Plus screen. This displays the Capture Image screen.
Using Capture Image 2 Select the most appropriate icon in the Scanning Mode box of the Capture Image screen according to your scanning purpose. Standard setting for scanning a color image. Standard setting for scanning a monochrome image. Suitable for scanning a photographic print such as a snapshot. Suitable for scanning an image that consists mostly of text. Used for customizing the settings for special scanning jobs. Using the Customized Scanning Mode 3 Select the paper size in the Paper Size box.
Using Capture Photo Use the Capture Photo feature to scan a photographic print such as a snapshot. You can also edit, enhance, save, and print the scanned image. 1 Click the Capture Photo button in the main IS Scan Plus screen. The Capture Photo screen displays: By default, a Selection Box displays in the Preview Area. To delete the Selection Box, point to any location in the Preview Area and right-click your mouse. 2 Specify these settings: • Select Color or Black & White in the Photo Type box.
Using Capture Photo 3 Insert the image you wish to scan into the scanning holder, and then load it in the auto sheet feeder of the printer. 4 Click the Prescan button. The remaining steps are similar to those described for Scanning an Image.
Editing a Scanned Image You can edit or enhance a scanned image acquired using the Capture Photo or Capture Image feature. The editing features you can use vary according to the settings you used for scanning and whether you used the Capture Photo or Capture Image feature for scanning. You can edit or enhance the image displayed in the Preview Area. 1 Click the Edit button in the main IS Scan Plus screen. The Edit screen displays: 2 You can select these editing options.
Editing a Scanned Image Image Compensation Softens edges in the image by reducing the contrast between pixels, or sharpens hazy or blurred images. You can also smooth the appearance of the image and invert the image. Edges Enhances the edges in an image by increasing the contrast of the pixels between areas of different colors. Lines Emphasizes selected edges and de-emphasizes all other edges of an image.
Editing a Scanned Image Note • Depending on the settings you use for scanning, some editing features are not available. For details, see the online Help for IS Scan Plus. • You cannot use Crop Photo and Frame in the Capture Image screen. You can select Background when a monochrome image is captured. 3 Edit or enhance the image as required. 4 Click the Apply button to apply the effect to the image in the Preview Area.
Printing a Scanned Image You can print a scanned image acquired using the Capture Image or Capture Photo feature. Remove the scanner cartridge, and install the BJ cartridge according to your print job. Click the Print button on the IS Scan Plus screen.
Printing a Scanned Image If you are using Capture Photo, the Photo Print Options dialog box appears. Click Print Setting to change the printer settings or click Print to print the image.
Saving a Scanned Image IS Scan Plus allows you to save a scanned image to a file under a new name. You can use the saved image for pasting into another document or for attaching to your e-mail or a home page on the Internet. You can save the image displayed in the Preview Area. 1 Click the Save button. This displays the Save As dialog box. 2 Select the folder in which you wish to save the image. 3 Enter a File name.
Saving a Scanned Image 4 Click the down-arrow for “Save as type” and select a format for the file. You can select one of the following file formats. • Bitmap.BMP • JPEG.JPG • TIFF.TIF 5 Click the Save button.
Using the Scanner With Macintosh Scanning Images With Application Software Using the Main IS Scan Dialog Box Scanning an Image Scanning Images With IS Scan Changing the Scanning Mode Customizing the Scanning Settings Copying a Scanned Image to the Clipboard Adjusting an Image Modifying an Image Applying Special Effects to an Image Other IS Scan Functions Using the Copy Utility Using the Scanner With Macintosh 433
Scanning Images With Application Software This section explains how to start IS Scan from a TWAIN image editing application software so that you can scan images. ■ Selecting a TWAIN-compatible Device Before you scan images with application software, you must first select a TWAINcompatible device using the S450 driver. The basic procedure is described below (steps may vary based on your application software). 1 Start the application software and then select New... from the File menu.
Using the Main IS Scan Dialog Box Menu Button Scan Button Image Control Panel Brightness and Contrast Save Button Halt Button Information Box Preview Area Help Button Menu button Selects the IS Scan functions. Click this button to change the settings for a scanned image or to edit a scanned image.
Using the Main IS Scan Dialog Box Scan, Prescan, or Clear button Click this button to start scanning. This button switches to Prescan or Clear, depending on the setting or situation. Transfer or Save button Click this button to transfer a scanned image to an application. When using IS Scan only without an application software, this button says Save. Halt button Click this button to cancel scanning. Information box Displays the settings related to image scanning.
Scanning an Image 1 Click the Menu button and then select Settings. The Settings dialog box displays: 2 Make the necessary settings for the image to be scanned. • Click on Paper Size to select a size that approximates the image to be scanned. • Click on Scanning Mode to select the item that best approximates the image to be scanned. Changing the Scanning Mode • Place a check mark in the Prescan check box. Prescan performs a quick scan so you can check the image. You can disable this function.
Scanning an Image 3 Click the OK button and then close the Settings dialog box. 4 Place the object to be scanned in the printer and then click the Prescan button. You see the image displayed in the Preview Area. 5 If you only want to scan part of the object, drag the mouse within the Preview Area to select the part to be scanned. The Selection Box indicates the area that will be scanned.
Scanning an Image Note • To create a Selection Box, position the cursor over one corner of the area to be selected, press and hold down the mouse button, and then drag the mouse diagonally to the opposite corner of the area you want to select. Release the mouse button. • If you position the cursor over a point within the selected area, you can move the area by dragging.
Scanning an Image 7 If the image displayed in the Preview Area is not what you expect, click the Clear button and start over. If you like the image, click the Transfer button. The scanned image is transferred to the application software. Edit the image data as required prior to printing or saving it. Note • Some application programs do not display the main IS Scan dialog box, but display their own scanning screen. In this case, refer to the documentation supplied with the scanning software.
Scanning Images With IS Scan You can use IS Scan as a stand-alone program to scan and edit images. ■ Starting IS Scan 1 Turn on the printer and install the scanner cartridge. 2 Double-click the IS Scan S450 folder. IS Scan S450 Folder 3 Double-click the IS Scan S450 icon.
Scanning Images With IS Scan IS Scan starts and the main dialog box displays. The contents of the main dialog box and the method you use to scan images are basically the same as when using TWAIN application software.
Scanning Images With IS Scan ■ Saving Scanned Images 1 Click the Save button.
Scanning Images With IS Scan 2 Make the necessary settings. • Select the location to which you want to save your image. • Enter a name for the image data in Name. • Click the drop-down box in Format to select PICT or TIFF. 3 Click the Save button. The image data is saved into a file.
Changing the Scanning Mode You can select a scanning mode according to your scanning purpose. Optimum settings, such as image type and resolution, are pre-assigned based on the contents of a scanning job. When you wish to customize the settings for special scanning jobs, click the Custom button. ■ Selecting a Default Scanning Mode Select a setting that best approximates the image to be scanned.
Changing the Scanning Mode Scanning Mode Use Image Type Resolution Edge Emphasis Color Matching Prescan Mode* Text Recommended when scanning a document consisting entirely of text, such as a document created with a typewriter or word processor Black & White 180 dpi On (Execute) Off Black & White FAX Scans by converting a monochrome image into the data suitable for facsimile transmission Black & White (Text Enhanced) 200 dpi Off Off Black & White OCR Scans by converting a monochrome image in
Changing the Scanning Mode Note • The Settings dialog box displays when you select Settings after you click the Menu button in the main dialog box. • When you select FAX or OCR, the document is scanned and processed as a grayscale image and converted to monochrome binary image data. This process eliminates unnecessary image background and increases the quality of the scanned text and line art. When you select Text, the document is scanned and processed as a monochrome image.
Customizing the Scanning Settings When you select Custom for Scanning Mode in the Settings dialog box, you can specify the scanning settings. 1 Click the Menu button in the main dialog box and then select Settings. 2 Click the drop-down box in Scanning Mode and then select Custom. 3 Make the appropriate settings for the image to be scanned. Image Type Select a mode according to the image to be scanned. You can select Color, Grayscale, Black & White, or Black & White (Text Enhanced).
Customizing the Scanning Settings Resolution Select a resolution according to the image to be scanned. The higher the resolution, the finer the image you can get, although the amount of data will be large. In general, 90 dpi is sufficient for home pages, while 180 dpi is good for output to a printer. Settings are 90, 180, 200, 300, 360. Threshold This function is valid only when Image Type is set to Black & White. The lightness/darkness of monochrome images can be adjusted by moving the slide bar.
Copying a Scanned Image to the Clipboard If you copy a scanned image to the clipboard, you can use the image easily with other application software. This is particularly useful when you want to paste an image into documents created with application software that is not TWAIN-compatible. ■ Copying an Image 1 Click the Menu button in the main dialog box. Select Edit and then select Copy. The image data is copied to the clipboard.
Adjusting an Image If you are not satisfied with a scanned image, you can perform fine adjustment using a range of functions. Image data can be processed so that the brightness of the image changes or so that the image appears sharper or softer. ■ Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast 1 Click the Brightness and Contrast button in the main dialog box. The Brightness and Contrast dialog box displays.
Adjusting an Image 2 Move each slide bar to the right or left to adjust the image. Brightness Moving the Brightness slide bar to the left makes the entire image darker, while moving it to the right makes the image brighter. Contrast Moving the slide bar to the left reduces the contrast of the entire image, while moving it to the right increases the contrast. 3 After making the adjustment, click the Apply button to change brightness and contrast of the image displayed within the preview area.
Modifying an Image You can modify a scanned image so that it looks sharper or softer. Also, a Despeckle function allows you to remove speckling and make a scanned image appear cleaner. A function for inverting colors to produce a negative film is also available. 1 Click the Menu button in the main dialog box, select Image, and then select the desired function from the submenu. Sharpen Sharpens an image to make it clearer. Soften Softens the edges of an image.
Applying Special Effects to an Image Special effects such as edge emphasis, line emphasis, pixelization, posterization, and low relief can be applied to a scanned image, creating an image with a feeling different from that of the original. 1 Click the Menu button in the main dialog box, select Enhance, and then select the desired function from the submenu. Edges... Emphasizes the edges of a photograph or line drawing. Lines... Emphasizes only lines in a specific direction. Pixelize...
Applying Special Effects to an Image 2 Select a desired function from the list. The following is an example of the screen displayed when you select Edges. The operation is the same when any other function is selected. You can check the approximate result of the selection in the Preview Area. For details of each function, refer to the explanation displayed when you click the Help button.
Applying Special Effects to an Image 3 Note Once you are satisfied with the adjustment, click the OK button. To cancel an adjustment you have made, click the Menu button and then select Undo. Then, select either of the following: Last Only the function applied immediately before is cancelled. If you perform editing two or more times, only the function that you selected most recently is cancelled. All All the applied functions are cleared and the original image is restored.
Other IS Scan Functions ■ White Level Calibration To achieve the correct color balance for an object to be scanned, an operation called White Level Calibration is required. When an image is scanned for the first time, or when the temperature of the scanner cartridge rises to a certain level, a message displays prompting you to place the white calibration sheet in the printer. Place the white calibration sheet in the printer and then click the OK button.
Other IS Scan Functions ■ Using the Online Help Clicking the Help button on the main dialog box displays helpful explanations of the functions of IS Scan. You can also display the Help by clicking the Menu button, then Help, and Help again.
Using the Copy Utility Use this utility to scan an object and then print the result immediately. Although the scanned image cannot be edited or saved, the process from scanning to printing is completed quickly and easily. ■ Installing the Copy Utility To use the Copy Utility, you must first copy the folder including the necessary files to any location. 1 Load the S450 Canon Creative CD-ROM into the CD-ROM driver on your Macintosh. 2 Double-click on the Copy Utility folder.
Using the Copy Utility 3 Drag the Copy Utility for S450 folder and copy it to any location. Now you can start the Copy Utility at any time. Note To use the Copy Utility, the printer driver and IS Scan scanner driver must also be installed. ■ Starting the Copy Utility 1 Turn on the printer and install the scanner cartridge. 2 Click the Copy Utility for S450 folder.
Using the Copy Utility 3 Click the Copy Utility icon.
Using the Copy Utility ■ Copying the Image 1 Click the Color or Black & White button according to the image to be scanned. 2 Select the paper size you are using in Paper Size. 3 Select the number of copies to be output in Copies. 4 Select the type of paper you are using: Plain Paper, High Resolution Paper, or Transparency. 5 Set Brightness, as necessary. Move the slide bar to the right and left to set the brightness. 6 Place the image to be copied in the printer, then click the Copy button.
Using the Copy Utility Note • To print the same image again, click the Reprint button. • To copy another document with the same settings, click the Copy button and follow the instructions on the screen. • To perform copying with different settings, click the Reset button and follow the instructions on the screen. ■ Ending the Copy Utility To close the Copy utility, click the close box or the Quit button.
Scanner Problems Scanning Result Is Unsatisfactory Scanner Cannot Be Used With a TWAIN-Compatible Application Program Other Scanner Problems Scanner Problems 464
Scanning Result Is Unsatisfactory Quality of Scanned Image Is Uneven White Portion Becomes Grayish Parts of an Image Missing or Not Aligned Properly Image Contains Unexpected Colors, or Is Too Light or Too Dark Scanner Problems 465
Scanning Result Is Unsatisfactory ■ Scanned Image Blurred or Distorted Check 1 ARE YOU USING A CLEAR IMAGE FOR SCANNING? Blurry images are not suited for scanning. For best scanning results, always use a clear, sharp image. (The scanned image cannot be better than the original image.) Check 2 IS THE SCANNING HOLDER UNSTAINED AND UNDAMAGED? The scanning holder is bound to get dirty.
Scanning Result Is Unsatisfactory ■ Quality of Scanned Image Is Uneven The scanned image is coarse and/or blurry. Check IS THE RESOLUTION SETTING HIGH ENOUGH? Resolution determines the precision of the scanned image. The greater the number of dots used to draw an image, the higher the precision and the quality of the scanned image becomes. For a better quality image, select a greater number.
Scanning Result Is Unsatisfactory ■ White Portion Becomes Grayish DID YOU PERFORM WHITE LEVEL CALIBRATION? Check 1 Use White Level Calibration to maintain the correct color balance of scanned images. Using the White Calibration Sheet Check 2 DID YOU ADJUST THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST? Depending on the image you scan, a white portion is not recognized as white because the scanner detects and scans even the small differences of the density between white and other colors.
Scanning Result Is Unsatisfactory Check 3 DID YOU SCAN A MONOCHROME GRAYSCALE SETTING? IMAGE USING THE COLOR OR If the Scanning Mode is set to Color or Grayscale, the scanner detects and scans even the grades of the density, and white may not be recognized as white. When you scan a monochrome image, always set Black & White in the Scanning Mode so the scanner can scan using only two values between white and black. For details on how to set Black & White in the Scanning Mode, use the online Help.
Scanning Result Is Unsatisfactory ■ Parts of an Image Missing or Not Aligned Properly DID YOU PLACE AN IMAGE WITHIN THE PROPER SCANNING AREA? Check 1 Check that the image you wish to scan is placed in the proper scanning area. Check 2 DID YOU SPECIFY THE SCANNING AREA CORRECTLY? If the Paper Size setting is smaller than the size of the image you scan, parts of the image will be missing. If you place the image outside the scanning area, parts of the image may not be aligned properly.
Scanning Result Is Unsatisfactory ■ Image Contains Unexpected Colors, or Is Too Light or Too Dark The appearance of the scanned image is not what you expected, or the image is too light or too dark. Check 1 IS THE NUMBER COLOR? Windows OF DISPLAY COLORS SET TO HIGH COLOR OR TRUE Check the number of display colors as follows. 1 From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Display icon, then click the Settings tab.
Scanning Result Is Unsatisfactory Check 2 IS COLOR MATCHING ENABLED? The colors displayed on your display may not match the actual scanned colors. Color Matching attains the best match between the colors displayed on your display and the actual colors in the scanned image. You can enable Color Matching when the Scanning Mode is set for Color. Windows Check that Color Matching is enabled. 1 Click the Custom Setting button. 2 Make sure that Color Matching is enabled in the Custom Setting dialog box.
Scanner Cannot Be Used With a TWAIN-Compatible Application Program Cannot Launch IS Scan From Within the TWAIN-Compatible Graphics Application Program Cannot Transfer to TWAIN-Compatible Graphics Application Program Scanner Problems 473
Scanner Cannot Be Used With a TWAIN-Compatible Application Program ■ Cannot Launch IS Scan From Within the TWAIN-Compatible Graphics Application Program Check DOES THE TWAIN-COMPATIBLE GRAPHICS APPLICATION PROGRAM YOU ARE USING SUPPORT THE LATEST 32-BIT TWAIN SPECIFICATIONS OR TWAIN SOURCE MANAGER (VERSION 1.5 OR LATER)? Windows When IS Scan is used as a TWAIN interface, you must use the latest 32-bit TWAIN-compatible graphics application program. See the User’s Manual for your application program.
Scanner Cannot Be Used With a TWAIN-Compatible Application Program ■ Cannot Transfer to TWAIN-Compatible Graphics Application Program DOES THE TWAIN-COMPATIBLE GRAPHICS APPLICATION PROGRAM Check YOU ARE USING SUPPORT THE FILE FORMAT TYPE AND RESOLUTION OF THE IMAGE DATA? Some TWAIN-compatible graphics application programs support specific file format types and resolution settings only.
Other Scanner Problems Cannot Install Scanner Driver Does Not Launch With Default Settings Windows Improper Colors Displayed in the Dialog Box Scanning Too Slow Communication Error Occurs Error Message Appears Scanner Problems 476
Other Scanner Problems ■ Cannot Install Scanner Driver Check 1 DID YOU FOLLOW THE SCANNER DRIVER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS? Windows Installing the IS Scan Software If an error occurred during installation and you had to shut down the installation procedure, you may not be able to install the scanner driver because Windows is no longer stable. Restart Windows and then reinstall the scanner software.
Other Scanner Problems Check 4 IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE CD-ROM? Windows The Canon Creative CD-ROM may be damaged. On the Windows desktop, double-click the My Computer icon then double-click the CD-ROM icon. If Windows cannot read the CD-ROM, call the Canon Customer Care Center for help.
Other Scanner Problems ■ Improper Colors Displayed in the Dialog Box Check IS THE NUMBER OF DISPLAY COLORS SET TO HIGH COLOR OR TRUE COLOR? Windows This problem occurs when IS Scan is launched from a TWAIN-compatible application program. If the problem is not solved, change the number of display colors of your computer. 1 From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Display icon, then click the Settings tab.
Other Scanner Problems ■ Scanning Too Slow Scanning is requiring an unusually long time. Check ARE YOU USING A HIGHER RESOLUTION THAN REQUIRED? In order to scan an image, your computer must be able to receive a large amount of data. Therefore, the scanning speed varies according to the performance of the computer. To shorten the time required for scanning: • Use the appropriate resolution setting. Make sure that the resolution is not set higher than you require. • Use the prescanning capability.
Other Scanner Problems ■ Communication Error Occurs Check 1 DID YOU LAUNCH WAS CLOSED? IS SCAN OR IS SCAN PLUS IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT Do not attempt to launch IS Scan or IS Scan Plus again immediately after it is closed. Wait for a few seconds and then launch again. Check 2 IS THE PRINTER PLUGGED IN AND READY? Check that the printer is plugged in and ready.
Other Scanner Problems ■ Error Message Appears Check REFER TO THE ONLINE HELP. Windows From the main IS Scan screen, select Contents from the Help menu, or press F1. Macintosh Open the online Help.
