Card Photo Printer CP-300/CP-200 Printer Driver User Guide Macintosh 1
Contents Safety Precautions ....................................................................................4 Read This First ..........................................................................................5 About the Manuals ............................................................................5 Printing Flow Diagram .......................................................................6 About the Connection Cable .............................................................
Appendices ..............................................................................................53 About the Print Area and Pixels ......................................................53 Print Area ...................................................................................53 Number of Pixels .......................................................................55 Troubleshooting ..............................................................................56 Error Messages ...............
Safety Precautions The precautions noted within this guide are intended to instruct you in the safe and correct use of the products and to prevent injuries or damage to yourself, other persons and property. Please read and ensure that you understand them before proceeding to other sections of the guide. Warning This symbol indicates topics that could lead to death or serious injury if ignored or handled incorrectly.
Read This First About the Manuals This user guide describes how to connect the printer to your computer and print images. CP-300/CP-200 User Guide Provides printer handling notes, safety precautions, printer preparation, names of parts and other information necessary for operating the printer. Please read before using the printer. Describes how to connect the printer to your computer, printer driver installation, functions and operating procedures.
Printing Flow Diagram Follow the steps outlined below to prepare the printer and install the necessary software to enable printing. Prepare the printer. Insert paper cassette and ink cassette. See the CP-300/CP-200 User Guide. Install the necessary software. Install the printer driver and ImageBrowser onto your computer. See Installing the Software from the CP Printer Solution Disk (➡ p.8), Installing the Printer Driver (➡ p.10) in this user guide. To uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling (➡ p.
Printing. Print on standard sheet or full-size labels. See Selecting a Layout Type (Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2 ➡ p.22, Mac OS X ➡ p.38) Setting the Printer Driver for Printing (Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2 ➡ p.24, Mac OS X ➡ p.40) in this user guide. To print an 8-label sheet, see Printing Duplicate Images on an 8-Label Sheet (Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2 ➡ p.28 Mac OS X ➡ p.44) or Printing Different Images on an 8-Label Sheet (Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2 ➡ p.30 Mac OS X ➡ p.47) in this user guide.
Installing the Software from the CP Printer Solution Disk Canon CP Printer Solution Disk contains software required for printing from your computer. Installing 1 Close any programs that are running. 2 Place the Canon CP Printer Solution Disk in the CD-ROM drive. 3 With Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2, double-click the [Canon CP Printer Installer] icon in the [Mac OS 9] folder on the CD-ROM. With Mac OS X, double-click the [Canon CP Printer Installer] icon in the [Mac OS X] folder on the CD-ROM.
6 Read the software license agreement. If you agree to all of its conditions, click the [Agree] button. You must agree to the software license agreement before you can install the software. 7 Verify the installation destination by clicking the [Choose] button. Installation starts. Follow the messages on the screen to proceed. 8 When the installation is complete, restart the computer if prompted.
Installing the Printer Driver This section describes how to install the printer driver on your computer. For details on how to uninstall the printer driver, see Uninstalling (➡ p.13) Installing 1 Close any programs that are running. 2 Place the Canon CP Printer Solution Disk in the CD-ROM drive. 3 With Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2, double-click the [Canon CP Printer Installer] icon in the [Mac OS 9] folder on the CD-ROM.
6 Select [Easy Install], and then click the [Install] button. 7 Click the [Continue] button to automatically close any applications other than the installer. 8 Follow the messages on the screen to proceed. 9 When installation is completed, click the [Restart] button. Before the printer driver will operate, you must restart your computer.
■ With Mac OS X Continuing from the above procedure, do the following: 1) Turn the printer’s power on. (➡ p.16) 2) After your computer restarts, connect the printer to computer with the USB cable. For information on how to connect the printer, see Connecting the Printer to Your Computer (➡ p.17). 3) Double-click the hard disk icon where Mac OS X is installed. 4) Double-click the [Applications] folder. 5) Double-click the [Utilities] folder. 6) Double-click the [Print Center] icon.
Uninstalling To uninstall the printer driver, use the installer. Uninstall the printer driver if it is no longer needed, or if a problem occurs and uninstalling becomes necessary. Note that if you uninstall the printer driver, you will no longer be able to use the printer to print. Important Be sure to follow the procedures described in this section to uninstall the printer. 1 Close any programs that are running. 2 Place the Canon CP Printer Solution Disk in the CD-ROM drive. 3 With Mac OS 9.0 - 9.
6 Select [Uninstall], and then click the [Uninstall] button. 7 Click the [Continue] button to automatically close any applications other than the uninstaller. 8 After uninstallation has been completed, click the [OK] button.
■ With Mac OS X To continue, you must do the following: 1) Double-click the hard disk icon where Mac OS X is installed. 2) Double-click the [Applications] folder. 3) Double-click the [Utilities] folder. 4) Double-click the [Print Center] icon. The Printer List window appears. 5) Select the printer you uninstalled, and then click the [Delete] button. 6) Close the window by clicking in the upper left-hand corner.
Turning On the Printer 5 2 1 4 3 To Power Outlet Compact Power Adapter At least 10 cm (4 inches) of open space Refer to the above figure during the following procedure (the numbers in the figure correspond to the steps in the procedure). 1 Place the printer on a flat surface. When printing, the paper temporarily projects out from the rear, so allow a clear space of at least 10 cm (4 inches) at the back. 2 Connect the supplied power cord to the CA-CP100 Compact Power Adapter (also supplied).
Connecting the Printer to Your Computer ■ Notes about connection • Using the USB cable, be sure to connect the printer directly to your computer. If you connect it via a USB hub, the printer may not function properly. • Do not use the printer together with other USB devices (except a USB mouse or keyboard); otherwise the printer may not function properly. If this happens, disconnect the other USB devices from your computer and then reconnect the printer.
1 Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port on the printer, and the other end to a USB port on your computer. • There is no need to turn off the printer or your computer. • When connecting the printer to your computer, make sure the connectors on the ends of the USB cable match the terminals on the printer and your computer. • For the location and direction of your computer’s USB port, refer to the documentation provided with your computer.
Printing This section describes how to use ImageBrowser to print images with the printer. ImageBrowser is an application included on the Canon CP Printer Solution Disk. This application makes it easy to print. Before printing, verify that the printer is on (the indicator on the printer is green), and that the printer is properly connected to your computer with a USB cable.
With Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2 Selecting a Printer with the Chooser 1 Open the 2 Click the [CP Printer Driver] icon. (Apple) menu and select [Chooser]. If the printer is connected, it appears in the [Destination] list. 3 Click the printer in the [Destination] list, then close the Chooser dialog by clicking in the upper left-hand corner. Starting ImageBrowser 1 Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the desktop.
Selecting an Image for Printing 1 Select an image you want to print from the browser area. Click the (PRINT) button to display a menu. From the menu, select [Layout printing]. Browser area When the CP-200 or CP-300 is selected, you cannot select [Index printing]. The Print window and Layout Options window appear. Print window You can check the layout of the image. Layout Options window You can adjust the settings for printing.
Selecting a Layout Type This section describes how to select a layout type, and then print on standard sheets or full-size label sheets. For information on how to print on 8-label sheets, see Printing Duplicate Images on an 8-Label Sheet (➡ p.28) or see Printing Different Images on an 8-Label Sheet (➡ p.30). 1 Select “Photo printer standard printing” in the Layout Options window and then click the [Next] button. 2 Click the [Page setup] button.
4 After returning to the Layout Options window, select “Bordered” or “Borderless”, then click the [OK] button. If you select “Bordered”, the image is automatically resized to fit within the print. The layout settings are reflected in the Print window. [LAYOUT OPTIONS] button Redisplays the Layout Options window, where you can change the settings. *The image shown is bordered.
Setting the Printer Driver for Printing This section describes printing with modified printer driver settings. 1 Click the 2 Select [Color]. 3 To adjust image quality, select [Custom]. (PRINT) button. The default is [Non adjustment]. Custom Click the [Adjust] button to adjust image quality freely.
4 After selecting [Custom] and clicking the [Adjust] button, adjust the brightness and color of the print result, then click the [OK] button. For details, check the balloon help. Adjust the color of prints. Adjust the brightness and contrast of prints. 5 Select [Background Printing] and select a printing method. Select [Background Printing] to print in the background. This allows you to use other applications while printing.
6 Select [General], set the various options, and then click the [Print] button. Verify that the CP-300 or CP-200 is selected in [Printer]. For [Destination], you can select the following types of output. - Printer: Output is directed to the printer. - File: Output is directed to a PICT file. When printing in the background, printing cannot be resumed if the printer runs out of paper while printing. To avoid this, load more sheets of paper than required for the number of images to be printed.
Registering Profiles You can save [Color] and [Background Printing] settings as [Profiles]. ■ To register a profile 1 Make [Color] and [Background Printing] settings. 2 Select [Add Profile]. 3 In the Add Profile window, type in a name and a comment for the profile, and then click the [OK] button.
Printing Duplicate Images on an 8-Label Sheet ImageBrowser allows you to print duplicate images. This makes it possible to print multiple copies of the same image on an 8-label sheet. 1 In the Layout Options window, select “Photo printer multiple printing”, and then click the [Next] button. 2 Click the [Page setup] button. 3 For [Paper Size], select [CP_C size(L)], select the orientation, and then click the [OK] button.
4 After returning to the Layout Options window, click the [OK] button. Images are resized to fit the label dimensions and are displayed in the Print window. 5 Click the image and select [Copy Image] on the ImageBrowser [Edit] menu. 6 Enter 7 and click the [OK] button. The images are laid out in replicate, with their positions adjusted for the eight labels on the 8-label sheet.
7 Click the (PRINT) button to start printing. Printing Different Images on an 8-Label Sheet You can also print a combination of different images on an 8-label sheet. 1 In the Layout Options window, select “Photo printer multiple printing”, and then click the [Next] button. 2 Click the [Page setup] button.
3 For [Paper Size], select [CP_C size(L)], select the orientation, and then click the [OK] button. 4 After returning to the Layout Options window, click the [OK] button. 5 From the browser area, drag and drop the images to be printed onto the Print window. The different images are laid out with their positions adjusted for the eight labels on the 8-label sheet. 6 Click the (PRINT) button to start printing.
Printing Part of an Image (Trimming) You can select and then print a portion of an image (trimming). This is useful when you only want to print part of an image, or if the part you are most interested in is not at the center of the image. • You can print portions of images selected from any type of layout.
2 Select the portion of the image to be printed, then close the Clipping window. After selecting the portion to be printed, this closes the window. The area inside the dotted line is the portion of the image to be printed. Changes the size of the window. Clicking here changes the orientation of the trim frame. These buttons do not appear when “Bordered” is selected. One orientation or the other is selected by default when “Bordered” is not selected.
Printing with Image Quality Correction ImageBrowser has a function that supports Exif 2.2 (referred to as Exif Print), allowing you to automatically optimize print quality and print clearer, betterlooking images. The image quality correction is adopted for all images printed from ImageBrowser. 1 Click the image you want to print, and select [Preferences] from the ImageBrowser [Edit] menu.
2 Select [Print] in the Preferences window, set image quality correction, and then click the [OK] button. Be sure to select the check box when using image quality correction. Closes the window after you make the settings. Automatically corrects images captured with Exif 2.2 compatible cameras and other images. Automatically corrects only images captured with Exif 2.2 compatible cameras. 3 Click the (PRINT) button to start printing.
With Mac OS X Starting ImageBrowser 1 Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the desktop. If the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon does not appear on the desktop, double-click the [Canon Utilities] folder, [ImageBrowser] folder, and [ImageBrowser] icon. Selecting an Image for Printing 1 Select an image you want to print from the browser area. Click the (PRINT) button to display a menu. From the menu, select [Layout printing].
The Print window and Layout Options window appear. Print window You can check the layout of the image. Layout Options window You can adjust the settings for printing. When [Print on Canon Card Photo Printer] is not displayed, install the CP-300 or CP-200 printer driver (➡ p.10).
Selecting a Layout Type This section describes how to select a layout type, and then print on standard sheets or full-size label sheets. For information on how to print on 8-label sheets, see Printing Duplicate Images on an 8-Label Sheet (➡ p.44) or see Printing Different Images on an 8-Label Sheet (➡ p.47). 1 In the Layout Options window, select “Print on Canon Card Photo Printer”, select “Photo printer standard printing”, and then click the [Next] button. 2 Click the [Page Setup] button.
4 After returning to the Layout Options window, select “Bordered” or “Borderless”, then click the [OK] button. If you select “Bordered”, the image is automatically resized to fit within the print. The layout settings are reflected in the Print window. [LAYOUT OPTIONS] button Redisplays the Layout Options window, where you can change the settings. *The image shown is bordered.
Setting the Printer Driver for Printing This section describes printing with modified printer driver settings. 1 Click the 2 In [Printer] select [CP-300] or [CP-200]. 3 Select [Color]. (PRINT) button. This pop-up menu contains various settings. (Do not change the [Layout] setting.
4 To adjust image quality, select [Custom]. The default is [Non adjustment]. Custom Click the [Adjust] button to adjust image quality freely. 5 After selecting [Custom] and clicking the [Adjust] button, adjust the brightness and color of the print result, then click the [OK] button. For details, check the help menu. Adjust the color of prints. Adjust the brightness and contrast of prints.
6 Select [Copies & Pages], and set the various options. When printing in the background, printing cannot be resumed if the printer runs out of paper while printing. To avoid this, load more sheets of paper than required for the number of images to be printed. To print multiple copies of images, enter the number of prints desired. When selecting multiple images, specify the pages (images) to be printed.
To use a registered setting, select [Custom]. For Mac OS X v10.2, select the name you entered after selecting [Save As] in [Presets]. 7 Click the [Print] button. Printing starts. You can save data as a PDF file by selecting [Output Options], selecting “Save as File” and then clicking the [Save] button.
If you stop printing while printing is in progress, paper is ejected to the paper handling slot and an error message may be displayed. This is not a malfunction, but a mechanism for protecting the print head. If you interrupt printing while it is in progress, be sure to check the printer status. ➀ When the indicator light is green: You can continue to print. ➁ When the indicator light is red: Temporarily remove paper from the paper handling slot. Turn the printer off and then back on again.
2 Click the [Page Setup] button. 3 In [Format for] select [CP-300] or [CP-200]. 4 For [Paper Size], select [CP_C size(L)], select the orientation, and then click the [OK] button. Images are resized to fit the label dimensions and are displayed in the Print window. 5 After returning to the Layout Options window, click the [OK] button. 6 Click the image and select [Copy Image] on the ImageBrowser [Edit] menu.
7 Enter 7 and click the [OK] button. The images are laid out in replicate, with their positions adjusted for the eight labels on the 8-label sheet. 8 Click the (PRINT) button to start printing.
Printing Different Images on an 8-Label Sheet You can also print a combination of different images on an 8-label sheet. 1 In the Layout Options window, select “Print on Canon Card Photo Printer”, select “Photo printer multiple printing”, and then click the [Next] button. 2 Click the [Page Setup] button. 3 In [Format for] select [CP-300] or [CP-200].
4 For [Paper Size], select [CP_C size(L)], select the orientation, and then click the [OK] button. 5 After returning to the Layout Options window, click the [OK] button. 6 From the browser area, drag and drop the images to be printed onto the Print window. The different images are laid out with their positions adjusted for the eight labels on the 8-label sheet. 7 Click the (PRINT) button to start printing.
Printing Part of an Image (Trimming) You can select and then print a portion of an image (trimming). This is useful when you only want to print part of an image, or if the part you are most interested in is not at the center of the image. • You can print portions of images selected from any type of layout.
2 Select the portion of the image to be printed, then close the Clipping window. After selecting the portion to be printed, this closes the window. The area inside the dotted line is the portion of the image to be printed. Changes the size of the window. Clicking here changes the orientation of the trim frame. These buttons do not appear when “Bordered” is selected. One orientation or the other is selected by default when “Bordered” is not selected.
Printing with Image Quality Correction ImageBrowser has a function that supports Exif 2.2 (referred to as Exif Print), allowing you to automatically optimize print quality and print clearer, betterlooking images. The image quality correction is adopted for all images printed from ImageBrowser. 1 Click the image you want to print, and select [Preferences] from the ImageBrowser [ImageBrowser] menu. 2 Select [Print] in the Preferences window, set image quality correction, and then click the [OK] button.
3 Click the (PRINT) button to start printing. Camera information such as scene and photographic conditions are embedded in images captured with cameras compatible with Exif 2.2 (referred to as Exif Print). This information can be passed on to the printer through ImageBrowser (Exif Print-compatible software) so that prints match the conditions at the time of capture more faithfully.
Appendices About the Print Area and Pixels Print Area The shaded area ( ) in the following diagrams indicates the maximum printable area. Note that because the print area is larger than the actual paper size, a border is trimmed from the image when it is printed. (shown in millimeters) L size sheet 2.6 2.0 89.0 2.0 2.6 119.
Postcard size sheet 3.0 2.0 100.0 2.0 2.0 148.0 Credit card size sheet/full-size label sheet 1.0 1.0 54.0 1.0 1.0 86.
Number of Pixels Total number of pixels (dots)* Effective number of pixels (dots) Postcard size sheet 1232 × 1808 approx. 1180 × 1748 L size sheet 1100 × 1456 approx. 1050 × 1406 Credit card size sheet/ full-size label sheet 1066 × 672 approx. 1016 × 638 Paper Type * Number of pixels of print area. This also includes the border that is trimmed from around an image during printing.
Troubleshooting This section describes how to troubleshoot problems. If the problem still exists after trying these solutions, restart your computer. If the problem still persists, uninstall the printer driver and then install it again. Printing does not start. Cause : No power is supplied to the printer. Correction : Make sure the indicator on the printer light is green. (➡ p.16) Cause : The USB cable is not connected correctly. Correction : Check the USB cable to make sure it is connected correctly.
Error Messages If an error occurs while printing is in progress, an error message appears on the screen of your computer. This section contains a list of error messages as well as the information on how to troubleshoot them. • If the error does not go away after you have tried the recommended solutions, consult your nearest Canon Customer Support Help Desk. • Use the information in this section in conjunction with the CP-300/CP-200 User Guide.
No paper. Check that paper is correctly loaded in the paper cassette, and that the paper cassette is correctly installed. Cause : The paper cassette is not inserted correctly. Correction : Remove the paper cassette, and then insert it back into the printer correctly. Cause : Paper is not inserted correctly in the paper cassette. Correction : Remove the paper, and then insert it back into the paper cassette correctly. Cause : There is no paper in the paper cassette.
Wrong type of paper. Replace the Paper. Cause : The paper is not suitable for the print settings. Correction : Replace the paper with the correct size. Wrong type of Paper Cassette. Check the Paper Cassette. Cause : The paper cassette in the printer is not suitable for the print settings. Correction : Insert the correct paper cassette. The specified Ink Cassette cannot be found. Replace the Ink Cassette. Cause : The ink cassette in the printer is not suitable for the print settings.
■ Errors where printing is canceled If any of the following messages appear, printing is canceled. After using the recommended solution to clear the error, you need to start the print job over again. Paper jammed in printer. Clear the jam as follows, then try printing again. 1. Remove the paper that caused the error. 2. Turn printer off and back on. Cause : Paper is jammed inside the printer while printing, or there is paper still inside the printer before printing starts.
Error in printer. Turn printer off and back on, then try printing again. Cause : The printer failed to initialize. Correction : Turn printer off and back on, then try printing again. Cause : There is too much paper in the paper cassette. Correction : Remove paper from the paper cassette, and then make sure to load the correct amount of paper in the paper cassette.
