BUBBLE JET PRINTER Quick Start Guide Table of Contents Preface 1 Shipping Materials 1 Introduction 1 Setting Up 2 Preparing the Printer 2 Connecting the Printer to the Computer 2 Installing the Print Head 3 Loading Paper 6 Installing the Printer Driver 7 Aligning the Print Head Basic Operations 11 15 Printing with Windows 15 Printing with Macintosh 17 Print Head Maintenance Appendix Printing Data through Infrared Transmission 19 20 20 Printing Photos from the Digital Camera Direct
Exif Print This printer supports Exif 2.2 (also called “Exif Print”). Exif Print is a standard for enhancing the communication between digital cameras and printers. By connecting to an Exif Print-compliant digital camera, the camera’s image data at the time of shooting is used and optimized, yielding extremely high quality prints.
Preface Shipping Materials Thank you for purchasing a Canon Bubble Jet Printer. Check that all the following items are in the box. If anything is missing or is damaged, contact your Canon Authorized Dealer or Sales Representative. Printer Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM Quick Start Guide Print Head BCI-15 Black and BCI-15 Color Ink Tanks Universal AC Adapter Power Cord * A USB cable should be purchased separately according to your computer.
Setting Up 1 Preparing the Printer 1 Place the printer on a flat surface. 2 Remove the tape from the printer. The tape position is subject to change. 2 Connecting the Printer to the Computer USB cable Recommended: Canon or other computer manufacturer cable, up to 5 meters in length Universal AC adapter Power cord The power cord shape defers with countries. • Never attempt to plug the power cord into the power outlet or unplug the power cord when your hands are wet.
Follow the steps below to install the printer driver correctly. 1 Ensure the printer and the computer are switched off. 2 Connect the cable. 3 Plug the power cord into the Universal AC adapter. 4 Plug the DC plug into the printer. 5 Plug the power cord into the power outlet. If the Add New Hardware Wizard or Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears when carrying out the following operations, click Cancel and turn off the computer. For details, refer to page 7.
4 Press the lock button, then raise the lock lever. Do not touch internal parts other than the lock lever. lock button 5 Remove the protective cap from the print head. • Do not touch the print head nozzles. • Do not attempt to reattach the protective cap once it has been removed. 6 Place the print head in the holder print head aligning the print head holder 4 print head nozzles mark with the mark.
Lock the print head into place by lowering the lever. Press down the lock button until it clicks. Do not touch the lock lever once the print head has been installed. Installing the Ink Tanks • For safety reasons, store ink tanks out of the reach of small children. • Do not drop or shake ink tanks as this may cause the ink to leak out and stain your clothes and hands. 1 Take out the black ink tank. protective cap 2 Hold the ink tank as shown in the diagram and remove the protective cap.
5 Use the same procedure to install the color ink tank in the front slot. 6 Close the print head cover. Wait until the preparatory operation is complete: it takes about 2 minutes. 4 Loading Paper Loading A4 (Letter) Size Plain Paper 1 Open the paper rest and the paper output slot cover as shown. 2 Ensure the paper thickness lever to the right position. Set the paper thickness lever to the right when using plain paper, to the left when using thick paper.
5 Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver – Windows • When performing infrared transmission, requirements for using the computer must be satisfied. Refer to “Printing Data through Infrared Transmission” on page 20 before installing the printer driver. • Do not disconnect the cable or remove the CD-ROM during the installation. The driver cannot be correctly installed. • The screens below refer to Windows XP installation. Screen may differ depending on the operating system you are using.
3 Place the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. • If the CD-ROM does not run automatically, click Start and select My Computer, then double-click the CD-ROM icon. For non-XP Windows, doubleclick My Computer in the Windows screen, then double-click the CD-ROM icon. • If the language selection screen appears, select a language, then click the Next button. 4 Follow the instructions displayed on screen. When the screen shown on the left is displayed, click Install.
7 If you want to install the application software, click Install. Follow the instructions on screen to install the application software. When the message “Software installation is completed.” appears, click OK. 8 Click Exit. • To view the User’s Guide, please refer to “How to View the User’s Guide” on page 24. • If a message prompting you to restart the computer appears, click Yes.
7 Click Install. Wait for the installation to finish. If the above message appears, check that there are no unsaved documents, then click Continue. If a document needs to be saved, click Cancel then save the document. After saving the document, begin again from step 4. 8 Click Restart. The computer restarts. 9 Select Chooser in the Apple menu. 10 Click the icon for the printer you are using and close Chooser. Before you use the printer, you must carry out print head alignment on page 13.
6 Aligning the Print Head This operation must be carried out when using the printer for the first time. Aligning the print head positions allows you to print without shifts in the color registration. Aligning the Print Head – Windows 1 Click Start and select Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then Printers and Faxes. For non-XP Windows, click Start, then select Settings, Printers. 2 Click the icon for your printer.
6 Check that paper is loaded in the printer and click OK. If a message warning you not to perform other operations appears, click OK. It takes about 60 seconds to start printing. 7 After the pattern is printed, click Yes. If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the print head cover and ensure that the ink tanks are correctly installed. 8 Look at the print out. From the patterns in Column A, select the most even, least irregular pattern and enter the number.
Aligning the Print Head – Macintosh 1 Select Page Setup in the File menu. 2 Click Utilities. 3 Select Test Print from the menu and click Print Head Alignment. 4 Check that paper is loaded in the printer and click OK. It takes about 60 seconds to start printing. If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the print head cover and ensure that the ink tanks are correctly installed. 5 Look at the print out.
6 In the same way, one by one, select the most even patterns printed with the least irregularities from each of Columns B to F, enter their numbers and click Send. If it is difficult to pick the best pattern on Column F, pick the setting that produces the least noticeable vertical white stripes. Less noticeable white stripes More noticeable white stripes 7 Click Close. 8 Click OK. This completes the printer setup. The printer is now ready to use.
Basic Operations • If you detect smoke, unusual smells or strange noises around the printer, immediately switch the printer off and always unplug the printer. Contact your local Canon service representative. • To avoid injury, never put your hand or fingers inside the printer while it is printing. Printing with Windows Adjusting the print settings according to your needs allows you to produce better quality prints. In this section, we will use WordPad for the purpose of explanation.
Basic Print Settings For the best print quality, specify the minimum requirement settings in the Main tab. To get the best results, ensure you select the type of media loaded in the printer when printing on paper other than plain paper. (6) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) Media Type Select the type of media loaded in the printer. (2) Print Quality Select one option from High, Standard and Draft. Select Custom to set the print quality manually.
Printing with Macintosh Adjusting the print settings according to your needs allows you to produce better quality prints. Printing 1 Open the Page Setup dialog box in your application. On the File menu, click Page Setup. Check the application’s user’s manual for the actual procedures. 2 Specify the page setup. For details, refer to “Page Setup” on page 18. 3 Open the Print dialog box in your application to print the document. On the File menu, click Print.
Page Setup Use the Page Setup dialog box to specify the paper size settings. Select paper size you wish to use. Basic Print Settings For the best print quality, specify the minimum requirement settings in the Print dialog box. To get the best results, ensure you select the type of media loaded in the printer when printing on paper other than plain paper. (3) (1) (2) (1) Media Type Select the type of media loaded in the printer. (2) Print Mode Select the type of document you want to print.
Print Head Maintenance If Blurring Occurs or If a Specific Color Does Not Print Perform print head cleaning to improve the print quality. Ensure that the printer is turned on and follow the instructions below. • Windows Open the printer properties dialog box and click the Maintenance tab. Click Cleaning. For details on how to open the printer properties dialog box, refer to “Aligning the Print Head – Windows” on page 11. • Macintosh Open the Page Setup dialog box and click Utilities. Click Cleaning.
Appendix Printing Data through Infrared Transmission If you have a computer or PDA with an infrared port for wireless data transmission, you can print data with a cordless connection with the printer. You can also print an address book, schedule, or memo received from a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) in a fixed format through infrared transmission.
Performing Infrared Transmission When performing infrared transmission, also refer to your computer or PDA manual. 1 Ensure that the universal AC adapter is connected securely. When using an optional battery, ensure that it has been charged. 2 Open the paper rest and turn on the printer. 3 Load the paper on the paper rest. 4 Align the infrared port of the computer or PDA to that of the printer at a distance of less than 80 cm.
Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera Connecting a Canon digital camera with the Bubble Jet Direct function to the printer allows you to print recorded images directly without using a computer. Connect the USB cable that came with your digital camera. Media Types for Digital Camera When you connect a digital camera, you can use the following media: Digital Camera Setting Media Type Card #1 Photo Paper Pro 4" x 6" / 101.6 ×152.4 mm Card #2 Photo Paper Plus Glossy 4” × 6” / 101.6 × 152.
• For the digital camera operation method and troubleshooting, refer to your digital camera manual. For print error messages, refer to the User’s Guide. • By operating the digital camera, you can make the following prints: • You can make a standard print from the image displayed in the single display mode or in the index display mode. • You can print specified numbers of images, or make an index print by editing the DPOF. • For the images taken with an Exif 2.
For Further Details... For more information, place the Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. User’s Guide Contents The “User’s Guide” is an HTML manual you can browse through on your computer. Contents • Printer parts and their functions • Further printing techniques • Routine maintenance • Printing media • Troubleshooting • Specifications How to View the User’s Guide For Windows (1) Load the CD-ROM in your computer. (2) Click Documentation at left of the screen.
When starting ImageBrowser, double-click the Canon ImageBrowser icon (alias) on the desktop. Easy-WebPrint (Windows) You can easily print homepages displayed on Internet Explorer or pages from User’s Guide (HTML manual of this printer) in full size. Easy-WebPrint automatically adjusts the layout when printing a screen. This feature enables you to print a screen without its right end being cut.
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