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  • Canon 300 - page 1

    User’ s Guide BUBBLE JET PRINTER V2 ...

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    2 T able of Contents Introduction ..................................................................................................... 5 How to Use This Manual ................................................................................. 6 Saf ety Precautions ..................................................................................... ...

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    3 T able of Contents Using the Printer with a Network ................................................................. 60 Uninstalling Printer Drivers .......................................................................... 64 Routine Maintenance ....................................................................................65 When to Repla ...

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    4 T able of Contents Printer Does Not Start or Stops During Print Jobs .................................... 138 Paper Does Not Feed Properly or Paper Jams ......................................... 144 The POWER Lamp Flashes Orange ......................................................... 148 An Error Message is Displayed on the Screen ............. ...

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    5 Introduction Intr oduction Thank you f or purchasing the Canon S300 Bub ble Jet Printer . This User’ s Guide provides complete e xplanations of the f eatures and functions of the pr inter . This guide uses the f ollowing symbols to indicate impor tant inf or mation. Alwa ys obser ve these instructions. Warning ➤ Instructions that, if ignored, ...

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    6 How to Use This Manual Ho w to Use This Manual T o view this User’ s Guide , we recommend that y ou use Acrobat Reader 4.0 or Acrobat Reader 3.0. Please note that screens display ed by Acrobat Reader 3.0 are slightly diff erent. Use this button to enlarge the viewing screen. Select this b utton in the tool bar and click within the screen. Displ ...

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    7 How to Use This Manual Displa ys the table of contents . Click the heading to jump to the topic. Click the " " symbol to see the headings f or each chapter . Click the " " symbol to close the headings. Use this button to search f or a word. ...

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    8 Saf ety Precautions Safety Precautions Please read the saf ety warnings and cautions provided in this manual to ensure that y ou use the printer safely . Do not attempt to use the printer in any wa y not described in this manual. Warning ➤ You may cause an electric shock/fire or damage the printer if you ignore any of these safety precautions. ...

  • Canon 300 - page 9

    9 Saf ety Precautions Ne ver plug the printer into a pow er sock et that is shared with other equipment (e xtension lead, double adapter , etc.). Ne ver use the printer if the pow er cord is bundled or knotted. If you detect smok e, un usual smells or strange noises around the printer , immediately unplug the printer at the power supply and call f ...

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    10 Saf ety Precautions ■ Maintaining the printer Do not attempt to disassemble or modify the printer . There are no user ser viceable par ts inside the printer . The printer contains high-voltage components . Ne v er attempt any maintenance procedure not described in this guide. ■ W orking around the pr inter Do not use inflammable spr a ys ne ...

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    11 Saf ety Precautions Caution ➤ You may cause injury or damage the printer if you ignore any of these safety precautions. ■ Choosing a location Do not install the printer in a location that is unstable or subject to e xcessiv e vibration. Do not install the printer in locations that are very humid or dusty , in direct sunlight, outdoors, or cl ...

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    12 Saf ety Precautions ■ P ower supply Ne ver remo v e the plug by pulling on the cord. Do not use an e xtension lead. If you do not intend to use the printer f or a long period of time, unplug the printer after tur ning it off . Ne ver use a po wer supply v oltage other than that supplied in the countr y of purchase. The correct pow er supply vo ...

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    13 Saf ety Precautions ■ W orking around the pr inter Ne ver put y our hands or fingers in the printer while it is pr inting. Do not place metal objects (paper clips, staples , etc.) or containers of flammable solv ents (alcohol, thinners. etc.) on top of the pr inter . If any f oreign object (metal or liquid) f alls into the printer , unplug t ...

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    14 Printer P ar ts and Their Functions Printer P ar ts and Their Functions • F ront View • Rear Vie w • Inside the Printer • Operation P anel ...

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    F ront View 15 Printer P ar ts and Their Functions Fr ont View P aper Guide When loading paper , ensure the left edge just touches this guide. T o move the paper guide , pinch the knob and slide in the appropriate direction. P aper Rest Sheet Feeder Load paper here. P aper f eeds automatically , one sheet at a time. Front Co ver Open to replace the ...

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    Rear View 16 Printer P ar ts and Their Functions Rear Vie w USB P ort Connects the printer to a computer through a USB interf ace. ...

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    Inside the Printer 17 Printer P ar ts and Their Functions Inside the Printer Print Head Lock Le ver Locks the print head into the holder . Once the print head is installed, do not touch this lev er . P aper Thickness Le ver Adjusts the gap between the print head and the surf ace of the printing paper . Print Head Holder Install the print head here. ...

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    Operation P anel 18 Printer P ar ts and Their Functions Operation P anel PO WER Button Press to tur n the printer on or off . RESUME/CANCEL Button Press to resume printing once an error has been resolv ed. The pr inter will then initialise ready f or printing. Also , to cancel printing in progress, press this button. PO WER Lamp Off: the printer is ...

  • Canon 300 - page 19

    19 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Printer Driver Functions (Windo ws) • Opening the Printer Proper ties Dialog Bo x • Printer Proper ties Dialog Bo x Descr iption • BJ Status Monitor Functions • Cancelling a Print Job • Uninstalling Printer Dr iv ers ...

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    Opening the Printer Proper ties Dialog Box 20 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Opening the Printer Pr oper ties Dialog Bo x The Printer Proper ties dialog bo x can be opened from either within an application, or directly from the Windows Start menu. ■ Opening the Printer Proper ties dialog bo x from your application prog ram This method is ge ...

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    Opening the Printer Proper ties Dialog Box 21 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) ■ Opening the Printer Proper ties dialog bo x directly from the Star t menu This method is used f or maintenance operations such as print head cleaning, or to specify printer settings common to all application programs. When the Printer Proper ties dialog bo x is o ...

  • Canon 300 - page 22

    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 22 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Printer Pr oper ties Dialog Bo x Description Note ➤ The screens in this section refer to Windows 98/Windows Me operation. The equivalent screens for Windows 2000 may look slightly different. • Main T ab • P age Setup T ab • Stamp/Bac kground Ta b • Eff ects ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 23 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Main T ab (1) Media T ype Ensure this setting matches the type of media loaded in the printer . (2) Print Quality Select the print quality you require from among the diff erent options. T o select custom Print quality , select Custom and click the Set... button. (6) ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 24 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) (3) Colour Adjustment/Color Adjustment Select the method of colour adjustment. T o make detailed colour adjustments, select Manual , then clic k the Set... button. (4) Greyscale Printing/Gra yscale Printing Select to print a greyscale v ersion of a colour document. ( ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 25 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) P a g e Setup T ab (1) P age Size Ensure the correct paper size is selected. (6) (2) (1) (3) (4) (5) ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 26 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) (2) Orientation Select landscape or por trait printing and ensure it is the same or ientation used in the application. (3) Printing T ype Select the printing method from among the follo wing. Normal-size Printing The document is printed according to the or iginal dim ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 27 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Stamp/Bac kgr ound T ab (1) Stamp Select the check bo x and choose the stamp . (2) Place stamp over te xt When Stamp is selected, y ou can select this check bo x. When selected, the stamp is printed ov er the pr int data. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 28 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) (3) Stamp first pa ge only When Stamp is selected, y ou can select this check bo x. When selected, the stamp is printed only on the first page. (4) Define Stamp... This allows y ou to create new stamps , or modify details of a selected stamp . (5) Backgr ound Sele ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 29 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Effects T ab (1) Simulate Illustration This function manipulates colour image data with cer tain effects . Select the check bo x and adjust the brightness of the image with the Contrast slide bar . (5) (1) (2) (4) (3) ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 30 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) (2) Monochr ome Effects Prints a colour image in a single colour . Select the check bo x and choose a colour or use a custom colour using Select Colour / Select Color . (3) Image Optimizer Improv es the contours and smoothes jaggedness that occur when photogr aphic o ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 31 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Pr ofiles T ab (1) Printing Profiles This list displa ys the printing settings currently registered in the Profiles tab. The Current Settings profile contains the settings currently specified in the Main , P age Setup , Stamp/Backgr ound and Effects tabs . The D ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 32 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) (2) Details Displa ys all the printer settings selected in Printing Profiles . (3) Description Displa ys a description of the pr inter settings selected in Printing Pr ofiles . Y ou can enter the description when saving the printer settings. (4) Add to Pr ofiles.. ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 33 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Maintenance T ab (1) Cleaning Click to start pr int head cleaning. (2) Deep Cleaning Click to start pr int head deep cleaning. Use this function only if Cleaning has not improv ed the print quality . (1) (2) (7) (5) (9) (10) (6) (3) (4) (8) ...

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    Printer Proper ties Dialog Box Description 34 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) (3) Print Head Alignment Aligns the print head. F or details on print head alignment, refer to Quick Start Guide . (4) Nozzle Check Prints the nozzle check pattern to ensure the pr int head nozzles are outputting ink nor mally . For details , ref er to “ Examining ...

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    BJ Status Monitor Functions 35 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) BJ Status Monitor Functions The BJ Status Monitor allows y ou to check the status of the printer . If an error occurs, the status monitor indicates the nature of the error and suggests an appropriate solution. When the lo w ink w arning is set to be enabled, the status monitor also ...

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    BJ Status Monitor Functions 36 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Note ➤ To open the BJ Status Monitor when the printer is not printing, click the Maintenance tab in the Printer Properties dialog box and click the Start Status Monitor button. ...

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    BJ Status Monitor Functions 37 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) ■ When errors occur The BJ Status Monitor is automatically displa yed when an error occurs , e.g. if the printer runs out of paper or paper jams. In such cases, tak e the appropriate action as descr ibed in the Printer Status tab . In Windows 98, Windows Me, clic k the Guide tab ...

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    Cancelling a Print Job 38 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Cancelling a Print Job T o cancel the current pr int job , first open the BJ Status Monitor . 1 Click the Canon BJ Status Monitor icon on the T ask Bar . 2 Click Cancel Printing . Note ➤ If Cancel Printing is greyed out, press the printer's RESUME/CANCEL button to terminate the ...

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    Uninstalling Printer Dr iv ers 39 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Windows) Uninstalling Printer Driver s Use the Uninstaller to delete any unw anted printer dr ivers . This allows y ou to delete all the files associated with the printer dr iv er at the same time. 1 Click the Star t button and select Pr ograms , Canon S300 , Uninstall . 2 Click Ye s wh ...

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    40 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh) • Description of Pr int Settings • BJ Print Monitor • Cancelling a Print Job • Using the Printer with a Networ k • Uninstalling Printer Dr iv ers ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 41 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) Description of Print Settings • P age Setup Dialog Bo x • Printer Utility Dialog Bo x • Print Dialog Box • Detailed Setting Dialog Bo x • Options Dialog Bo x • Register Settings Dialog Bo x ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 42 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) P a g e Setup Dialog Bo x The P age Setup dialog bo x contains settings f or the printed page, such as the size of the print media, and resizing the pr inted image. T o open the P age Setup dialog bo x, select P age Setup from the File menu in y our application program. (1) P ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 43 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) (3) Scale Specify the scaling percentage to resize the document f or printing. (4) Orientation Select landscape or por trait printing. (5) Custom T o specify a custom paper size, clic k this button to open the Custom dialog box after selecting Custom 1 to Custom 3 in the P ape ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 44 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) Printer Utility Dialog Bo x The Printer Utility dialog bo x is displa yed when y ou click the Utilities button in the Pag e Setup dialog bo x. (1) Select the function you wish to perf orm. (2) Displa y area showing the v arious maintenance functions, including cleaning and tes ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 45 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) ➡ Print Head Cleaning ➡ Print Head Deep Cleaning ➡ Enabling Lo w Ink W arning Note ➤ For information about Print Head Alignment, refer to the Quick Start Guide . ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 46 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) Print Dialog Bo x The Print dialog bo x specifies the media type and print settings to be used for y our print job . T o open the Print dialog box, select Print from the File menu in your application program. (1) Media T ype Ensure this setting matches the type of paper media ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 47 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) (4) Details... Allows y ou to manually set the print quality and colour settings in the Detailed Setting Dialog Bo x . (5) Options... Specify the output destination, print order and page lay out f or the document you are printing. (6) Apply ... Allows y ou to register print se ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 48 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) Detailed Setting Dialog Bo x T o open the Detailed Setting dialog box, select Man ual in the Print dialog bo x and then click Details... . ■ Quality panel (1) P anel displa y icons Click these icons to s witch betw een panels in the Detailed Setting dialog bo x. (1) (2) (3) ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 49 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) (2) Print Quality Mov e the slide bar to adjust the balance between print quality and speed. Moving the bar to the right enhances pr int quality , and moving it to the left increases printing speed. (3) Halftoning Select either Dither or Diffusion ink dot configurations . (4) ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 50 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) ■ Special Effects P anel T o display the Special Eff ects panel, click the Special effects display icon. (1) Simulate illustration This function manipulates colour image with cer tain effects . Select the check bo x and adjust the brightness of the image with the Contrast sl ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 51 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) (2) Monochr ome effects Prints a colour image in a single colour . Select the check bo x and choose a colour or use a custom colour using Select Colour / Select Color . (3) Pre view Area ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 52 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) ■ Colour/Color P anel T o display the Colour / Color panel, clic k the Colour / Color displa y icon. (1) Colour Correction / Color Correction Select a colour correction method: BJ Standar d , ColorSync or None . BJ Standard is usually the optimum colour correction method f o ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 53 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) (2) Print T ype F or printing that emphasises inter mediate colours, select Photo . F or pr inting that emphasises the brightness of pr imar y colours, select Graphics . For documents that contain large amounts of a basic colour , select Spot Colour / Spot Color . (3) Printer ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 54 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) Options Dialog Bo x T o open the Options dialog box, clic k the Options... button in the Print dialog bo x. (1) P age Lay out Use this function to print more than one page on a single sheet of paper . T ypically , this setting is set to displa y 1 P age/Sheet Printing . If ano ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 55 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) 2 P age/Sheet Printing / 4 P age/Sheet Printing P ages are reduced and printed so that two or f our pages fit on each printed page. Y ou can also select page order and whether to place a border around each page. P oster (Divided into 4) / (Divided into 9) / (Divided into 16) ...

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    Description of Pr int Settings 56 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) Register Settings Dialog Bo x T o open the Register Settings dialog box, clic k the Apply ... button in the Print dialog bo x. (1) Settings Displa ys a list of the registered print settings. (2) Import Impor ts a set of pr int settings. T o use the settings, select the desired ...

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    BJ Print Monitor 57 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) BJ Print Monitor The BJ Print Monitor allows you to chec k the progress of print jobs. Y ou can launch the BJ Print Monitor if background printing is enabled in the Chooser utility . ■ Opening the BJ Print Monitor 1 Select Chooser from the Apple Menu. 2 Set Backgr ounding to On . 3 After ...

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    BJ Print Monitor 58 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) ■ BJ Print Monitor Functions The BJ Print Monitor allows you to change the print order of documents queued f or printing. T o change the pr int order , place the mouse pointer o ver the name of the document, hold the mouse button do wn while dragging the document name to the ne w position ...

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    Cancelling a Print Job 59 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) Cancelling a Print Job When the BJ Print Monitor is r unning, you can use it to cancel or suspend the current print job . 1 Select BJ Print Monitor in the Application Menu. 2 Click the name of the print job y ou wish to cancel, then click . The document selected in the Print Monitor i ...

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    Using the Printer with a Network 60 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) Using the Printer with a Netw ork The printer can be used with an Ether net network environment. Follo w the steps described below to connect the printer to the network. ■ Bef ore Setting up the Printer Install the printer dr iv er on each network computer that will use th ...

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    Using the Printer with a Network 61 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) 4 Click Share . 5 Confir m that S300 server is selected in Enter new print server name: then click Send . 6 Confir m that the ne w pr int ser v er name has been added to Current print servers then clic k Close . 7 Click the close bo x to close the Chooser . • Client setu ...

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    Using the Printer with a Network 62 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) ■ Chec king Pr int Status • Checking print status from the print ser ver T o check the status of a print job from the pr int ser v er , star t the BJ Print Monitor . Select BJ Print Monitor in the Application Menu. T o close the BJ Pr int Monitor , select Close Status Wi ...

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    Using the Printer with a Network 63 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) ■ BJ Status Monitor Functions .... Click to pause printing of the specified document. .... Click to resume printing. .... Click to cancel printing of the specified document. Note ➤ • Y ou can deter mine the owner of a computer b y selecting the File Sharing control p ...

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    Uninstalling Printer Dr iv ers 64 Printer Dr iv er Functions (Macintosh) Uninstalling Printer Driver s When a printer dr iv er is no longer needed, use the Installer to delete, all the progr am files associated with it at the same time. Bef ore proceeding, ensure you sa v e any unsa ved files in an y currently running applications. 1 Load the Set ...

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    65 Routine Maintenance Routine Maintenance • When to Replace Ink T ank and Maintain Pr int Head • Replacing an Ink T ank • Printing the Nozzle Check P attern • Print Head Cleaning • Print Head Deep Cleaning • Enab ling Low Ink W ar ning • T ranspor ting the Pr inter ...

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    When to Replace Ink T ank and Maintain Print Head 66 Routine Maintenance When to Replace Ink T ank and Maintain Print Head When printing becomes faint or colours are incorrect, see if the print head nozzles are clogged and clean them first. Follo w the procedures below and replace an ink tank if necessar y . ➡ Printing the Nozzle Check P attern ...

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    Replacing an Ink T ank 67 Routine Maintenance Replacing an Ink T ank When replacing an ink tank, check the model n umber very carefully . The pr inter will not print properly if the wrong ink tank is used, or installed in the incorrect position. • Black: BCI-24 Black • Colour : BCI-24 Color Note ➤ Damage caused by using a refilled cartridge i ...

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    Replacing an Ink T ank 68 Routine Maintenance 2 Remov e the empty ink tank. Pull the tab on the ink tank tow ards you to release . Then lift it from its slot. Do not touch the lock le v er ; remove only the ink tank. Impor tant ➤ • Handle ink tanks carefully to av oid staining clothing or the surrounding area. • Discard empty ink tanks accord ...

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    Replacing an Ink T ank 69 Routine Maintenance 3 Unpack a ne w ink tank and remov e the orange protectiv e cap . Impor tant ➤ • Do not re-attach the protectiv e cap once you ha ve remo v ed it. • Once you ha v e remov ed the protectiv e cap , do not touch the open ink por t. ...

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    Replacing an Ink T ank 70 Routine Maintenance 4 Inser t the ink tank into a slot. ...

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    Replacing an Ink T ank 71 Routine Maintenance 5 Press on the tab until the ink tank snaps fir mly into place. 6 Close the front cov er . The print head holder mov es to the r ight. The ink tank installation process is now complete . Note ➤ • T o maintain optimal pr int quality , use an ink tank within six months of first use. • Once an ink ...

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    Printing the Nozzle Check P attern 72 Routine Maintenance Printing the Nozzle Chec k P attern Print the nozzle check pattern to deter mine whether the ink ejects nor mally from the pr int head nozzles, and to v erify pr int head alignment. Use this function when pr inted results are blurred or the colour is incorrect. Nozzle check pattern printing ...

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    Printing the Nozzle Check P attern 73 Routine Maintenance Macintosh 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or Letter paper in the pr inter . 2 Open the P age Setup dialog bo x. The P age Setup dialog bo x can nor mally be opened b y selecting Pa g e Setup... in the File menu. 3 Click the Utilities button to open the Printer Utilities dialog bo x ...

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    Printing the Nozzle Check P attern 74 Routine Maintenance ■ Printing the Nozzle Check P attern through the Pr inter 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or Letter paper in the pr inter . 2 Hold the RESUME/CANCEL button do wn until the PO WER lamp flashes twice. ➡ Examining the Nozzle Check P atter n ...

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    Printing the Nozzle Check P attern 75 Routine Maintenance ■ Examining the Nozzle Chec k P atter n The nozzle check pattern should appear as f ollows when ink is discharged properly . Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer . Lines missing here indicate the print head requires cleaning. Une venness in these patterns indicates the pr ...

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    Print Head Cleaning 76 Routine Maintenance Print Head Cleaning Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be clogged. Head cleaning can be perf or med either from the printer dr iv ers or from the pr inter itself . Note ➤ Cleaning the head consumes ink, so perform head cleaning only when necessary. ■ Cleaning the Print Head from ...

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    Print Head Cleaning 77 Routine Maintenance 4 Select the ink nozzles to be cleaned, and then click Execute . All colours/All color s : All nozzles Black : Black ink nozzles Colour/Color : Colour ink nozzles 5 When a confir mation message is displa yed, clic k OK . Macintosh 1 Ensure the printer is on. 2 Open the P age Setup dialog bo x. The P age S ...

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    Print Head Cleaning 78 Routine Maintenance 5 Select the ink nozzles to be cleaned, and then click OK . All colours/All color s : All nozzles Black : Black ink nozzles Colour/Color : Colour ink nozzles ■ Cleaning the Print Head from the Pr inter This operation cleans all nozzles , both blac k and colour . Because this method also resets the printe ...

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    Print Head Deep Cleaning 79 Routine Maintenance Print Head Deep Cleaning If print quality does not improv e by standard print head cleaning, tr y deep cleaning, which is a more pow erful process. P erf or m print head deep cleaning from the pr inter driver . Note ➤ Print head deep cleaning consumes ink, so perform this procedure only when necessa ...

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    Print Head Deep Cleaning 80 Routine Maintenance Macintosh 1 Ensure the printer is on. 2 Open the P age Setup dialog bo x. The P age Setup dialog bo x can nor mally be opened b y selecting Pa g e Setup... in the File menu. 3 Click the Utilities button to open the Printer Utility dialog bo x. 4 Select Cleaning from the pull-down men u, and then click ...

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    Enabling Lo w Ink W ar ning 81 Routine Maintenance Enabling Lo w Ink W arning The low ink w ar ning can be enabled/disab led from the printer dr iv er . This notifies y ou of low ink le vels during printing. ■ How Lo w Ink W ar ning W or ks Enable a lo w ink warning when installing a new ink tank. Reset the ink counter of the ink tank installed. ...

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    Enabling Lo w Ink W ar ning 82 Routine Maintenance ■ Low Ink W ar ning Displa y The '!' shows a lo w ink le vel in the ink tank. BJ Status Monitor (Windows) BJ Status Dialog (Macintosh) The colour ink becomes low . The colour ink becomes low . ...

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    Enabling Lo w Ink W ar ning 83 Routine Maintenance Macintosh Note ➤ When the background printing is enabled, the low ink warning is displayed on the BJ Print Monitor (Macintosh). ➡ BJ Print Monitor ■ How to Displa y Lo w Ink W ar ning Correctly • Reset the ink counter e very time you install a ne w ink tank The ink counter cannot work corre ...

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    Enabling Lo w Ink W ar ning 84 Routine Maintenance ■ Setting Low Ink W ar ning Note ➤ Reset the ink counter every time installing a new ink tank when the low ink warning is enabled. Otherwise the ink levels will not be displayed accurately. • Enabling Lo w Ink W arning Windows 1 Ensure the printer is on and open the Pr inter Proper ties dialo ...

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    Enabling Lo w Ink W ar ning 85 Routine Maintenance 3 Select Low Ink W arning from the pull-down men u and click the Remaining ink level setting icon. 4 Select Display lo w ink warning and clic k Send . • Resetting Ink Counter Note ➤ Do not reset an ink counter of an ink tank already in use. Windows 1 Ensure the printer is on and open the Pr int ...

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    Enabling Lo w Ink W ar ning 86 Routine Maintenance 2 Click Utilities icon to open the Printer Utility dialog bo x. 3 Select Remaining ink level setting from the pull-down men u and clic k Ink Counter Reset . 4 Select the ink tank you ha v e just installed and click Ex ecute . ...

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    T ranspor ting the Printer 87 Routine Maintenance T ranspor ting the Printer P ac k the pr inter carefully in its original packing materials. If you do not ha v e the or iginal pac king mater ials, pac k the printer carefully and thoroughly in protectiv e mater ial inside of a sturdy bo x. 1 T ur n the pr inter off . 2 After making sure that the PO ...

  • Canon 300 - page 88

    T ranspor ting the Printer 88 Routine Maintenance 3 Remov e the paper rest and the paper output tra y . 4 Disconnect the printer cable from the computer and from the printer , and then disconnect the pow er cord from the pr inter . ...

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    T ranspor ting the Printer 89 Routine Maintenance 5 Secure the printer with adhesive tape as sho wn, and then pack it in a plastic bag. ...

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    T ranspor ting the Printer 90 Routine Maintenance 6 Attach protectiv e mater ial to both sides of the printer when packing the printer . Clearly label the box as "F ragile", if using a transpor t company . ...

  • Canon 300 - page 91

    91 Printing Media Printing Media • Compatib le Media T ypes • En velopes • High Resolution P aper HR-101N • Glossy Photo P aper GP-301N/GP-301 • High Gloss Photo Film HG-201 • Glossy Photo Cards FM-101 • Photo P aper Pro PR-101 • Photo P aper Pro PC-101S • T ransparencies CF-102 • T -Shir t T ransf ers TR-201 • Banner P aper ...

  • Canon 300 - page 92

    Compatible Media T ypes 92 Printing Media Compatible Media T ypes Y ou can use the f ollowing types of paper and other media. ■ Size • Standard paper : F rom A5 size (148.0 x 210.0 mm / 5.83 x 8.27 in) to legal size (215.9 x 355.6 mm / 8.5 x 14.0 in) • Non-standard paper : F rom 90.0 x 120.0 mm to 215.9 x 584.2 mm (F rom 3.54 x 4.72 in to 8.5 ...

  • Canon 300 - page 93

    Compatible Media T ypes 93 Printing Media ■ W eight 64 to 105 g/m 2 (17 to 28 lb) Do not use paper heavier than this , as it could jam in the printer . ■ T ypes The f ollowing types of media can be used. F or more inf or mation about the media and the printing methods, ref er to the specific sections. Plain paper : Ref er to the Quick Start Gu ...

  • Canon 300 - page 94

    Env elopes 94 Printing Media En velopes Use either European DL or US Com. #10 size env elopes . ■ Preparation f or Printing 1 Press down on all f our corners and edges of the env elopes to flatten them as shown belo w . 2 If the env elopes are curled, hold the opposite cor ners and gently bend them in the opposite direction. Ensure that the fla ...

  • Canon 300 - page 95

    Env elopes 95 Printing Media 3 If the leading edge of an env elope is puff ed up or curled, use a pen to press the env elope flat and sharpen the crease. The env elopes ma y jam in the printer if they are not completely flat and the edges are not aligned. Ensure that no curl or puff exceeds 3 mm (0.1 in). ■ Unsuitab le Env elopes • Env elopes ...

  • Canon 300 - page 96

    Env elopes 96 Printing Media ■ Loading • Place env elopes lengthwise with the flap to the left and the address side f acing upwards . • Set the paper thickness le v er to the right. • Up to 10 env elopes can be loaded at once . Note ➤ If the envelopes still do not feed properly even after removing curl, clean the paper feed roller. 1 Ens ...

  • Canon 300 - page 97

    Env elopes 97 Printing Media The paper roller starts rotating ten times as it cleans. Repeat this three times. 3 Load a sheet of A4 or Letter sized plain paper in the printer. 4 Hold the RESUME/CANCEL button down and release as the POWER lamp flashes three times to feed the sheet. Repeat this three times. If the printer still does not feed the enve ...

  • Canon 300 - page 98

    High Resolution P aper HR-101N 98 Printing Media High Resolution P aper HR-101N This type of paper provides better colour reproduction than plain paper . It is suitab le f or printing business documents that f eature graphics , and f or photographs . ■ Loading • Load the paper with the whiter side f acing up . • Set the paper thickness le v e ...

  • Canon 300 - page 99

    High Resolution P aper HR-101N 99 Printing Media ■ Printer Dr iv er Settings • Media T ype : High Resolution P aper • P age Size : Ensure the setting matches the size set in the application. ■ Handling of Printed Output Do not stack more than 50 sheets in the paper output tr a y . If the output paper is cur led, it ma y pre vent the ne xt s ...

  • Canon 300 - page 100

    Glossy Photo P aper GP-301N/GP-301 100 Printing Media Glossy Photo P aper GP-301N/GP-301 This media is still thick er than High Resolution P aper with a glossy printing surf ace to produce print-outs close to photograph quality . ■ Loading • Load the paper with the whiter side f acing up . • Set the paper thickness le v er to the left. • A ...

  • Canon 300 - page 101

    Glossy Photo P aper GP-301N/GP-301 101 Printing Media ■ Printer Dr iv er Settings • Media T ype : Glossy Photo P aper • P age Size : Ensure the setting matches the size set in the application. ■ Handling of Printed Output • Do not stack more than 10 sheets in the paper output tr a y . • Do not touch the printed surface until the ink dri ...

  • Canon 300 - page 102

    High Gloss Photo Film HG-201 102 Printing Media High Gloss Photo Film HG-201 This film has an e xtremely glossy surf ace, ideal f or printing photographs with outstanding results. ■ Loading • Load only one sheet at a time. • Load the film with the cut cor ner at the upper right. • If the film is curled, flatten it by curling in the oppo ...

  • Canon 300 - page 103

    High Gloss Photo Film HG-201 103 Printing Media ■ Printer Dr iv er Settings • Media T ype : High Gloss Photo Film • P age Size : Ensure the setting matches the size set in the application. ■ Handling of Printed Output • Remov e each sheet as soon as it is printed. • Do not touch the printed surface until the ink dries. ■ Printable Are ...

  • Canon 300 - page 104

    Glossy Photo Cards FM-101 104 Printing Media Glossy Photo Car ds FM-101 Made of the same material as Glossy Photo P aper GP-301, this photo-size paper is intended f or printing images that cov er the entire surface of the card, without a white border . T o take full adv antage of FM-101, make the images slightly larger than the area indicated by th ...

  • Canon 300 - page 105

    Glossy Photo Cards FM-101 105 Printing Media ■ Printer Dr iv er Settings • Media T ype : Glossy Photo Cards • P age Size : Canon 101.6 x 152.4 mm (Canon 4 x 6 in) ■ Handling of Printed Output • Do not stack more than 20 sheets in the paper output tr a y . • Do not touch the printed surface until the ink dries (appro x. tw o minutes). ? ...

  • Canon 300 - page 106

    Photo P aper Pro PR-101 106 Printing Media Photo P aper Pr o PR-101 This is thick paper with a treated surf ace that enhances gloss and pro vides superior colour reproduction. It is ideal for printing high quality photographs . ■ Loading • Load only one sheet at a time. • Load the paper with the glossier side f acing up . • Set the paper th ...

  • Canon 300 - page 107

    Photo P aper Pro PR-101 107 Printing Media ■ Printer Dr iv er Settings • MediaT ype : Photo P aper Pro • P age Size : Ensure the setting matches the size set in the application. ■ Handling of Printed Output • Remov e each sheet as soon as it is printed. • Do not touch the printed surface until the ink dries (appro x. 30 min utes). Colou ...

  • Canon 300 - page 108

    Photo P aper Pro PR-101 108 Printing Media ■ Printable Area ➡ Printing Area ...

  • Canon 300 - page 109

    Photo P aper Pro PC-101S 109 Printing Media Photo P aper Pr o PC-101S Made of the same material as Photo P aper Pro PR-101, this photo-size paper is intended f or printing images that cover the entire surf ace of the card, without a white border . T o tak e full adv antage of PC-101S, mak e the images slightly larger than the area indicated by the ...

  • Canon 300 - page 110

    Photo P aper Pro PC-101S 110 Printing Media ■ Printer Dr iv er Settings • Media T ype : Photo P aper Pro • P age Size : Select Custom Size and enter 118.6 x 215.9mm (4.67 x 8.5 in). ■ Applications Settings Enter 109.6 x 160.4mm (4.31 x 6.31 in) in Image Size . F or details on how to specify the image siz e, ref er to the application’ s us ...

  • Canon 300 - page 111

    T ransparencies CF-102 111 Printing Media T ransparencies CF-102 This film is ideal f or printing presentation mater ial f or use with ov erhead projectors. ■ Loading • Place one sheet of plain A4 or Letter paper under the transparencies in the sheet f eeder . • Set the paper thickness le v er to the left. • A maximum of 30 sheets can be l ...

  • Canon 300 - page 112

    T ransparencies CF-102 112 Printing Media • Although you can print on either side of CF-102, best results can be obtained b y printing on the side toward which it curls when held by the edge . ■ Printer Dr iv er Settings • Media T ype : T ransparency • P age Size : Ensure the setting matches the size set in the application. ■ Handling of ...

  • Canon 300 - page 113

    T -Shirt T ransf ers TR-201 113 Printing Media T -Shir t T ransfers TR-201 This paper is used to produce iron-on transf ers. The image is printed bac kwards when Media T ype is set to T -Shir t T ransf er in the pr inter driver . Note ➤ For the customers in the United States, refer to the Quick Start Guide for instructions on using TR-101 T-shirt ...

  • Canon 300 - page 114

    T -Shirt T ransf ers TR-201 114 Printing Media ■ Printer Dr iv er Settings • Media T ype : T -Shir t T ransf er • P age Size : Ensure the setting matches the size set in the application. ■ Handling of Printed Output • Remov e each T -shir t transf er as soon as it is printed. • The T -shir t transf er should be used as soon as possib le ...

  • Canon 300 - page 115

    Banner P aper 115 Printing Media Banner P aper This is long paper that consists of consecutiv e sheets of A4 or Letter size paper , ideal f or printing long posters or banners (up to six sheets long). ■ Preparation f or Printing • When tearing the banner paper , tear off one more sheet than y ou actually need to print. • The maximum length f ...

  • Canon 300 - page 116

    Banner P aper 116 Printing Media 3 Place the printer where the pr inted banner output can hang ov er the edge of the table . Ensure the ink does not stain the table or floor . ...

  • Canon 300 - page 117

    Banner P aper 117 Printing Media ■ Printer Dr iv er Settings • Media T ype : Plain P aper • P age Size : When using A4 banner paper : A4 When using letter size banner paper: Letter • Printing T ype : Banner Printing On a Macintosh, bef ore creating the document, select Banner Printing in the P age Setup dialog bo x. • Copies : Must be set ...

  • Canon 300 - page 118

    118 T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting • Cannot Install the Printer Dr iv er • Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors • Printer Does Not Star t or Stops Dur ing Print Jobs • P aper Does Not F eed Properly or P aper J ams • The PO WER Lamp Flashes Orange • An Error Message is Displa y ed on the Screen • Low Ink W ar ning Displa ys I ...

  • Canon 300 - page 119

    Cannot Install the Printer Dr iv er 119 T roubleshooting Cannot Install the Printer Driver ■ Follow the installation pr ocedure correctly . Install the printer dr iv er carefully follo wing the procedures described in the Quick Start Guide . If the printer dr iv er was not installed correctly , reinstall it. If you are using Windo ws, delete the ...

  • Canon 300 - page 120

    Cannot Install the Printer Dr iv er 120 T roubleshooting ■ If the Installer for the printer driver does not start up automatically when y ou inser t the Setup Software & User’ s Guide CD-ROM , open the My Computer window , and then double-c lick the CD-R OM icon. Note ➤ If you are typing in the file name, you must specify the CD-ROM drive ...

  • Canon 300 - page 121

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 121 T roubleshooting Print Quality is P oor or Contains Error s • Cannot Print to End of Job • Colours are Unclear • Meaningless Characters or Symbols are Printed • Printing is Blurred/Colours are Wrong • Straight Lines are Misaligned • Printed P aper Cur ls or Ink Blots • Bac k of P aper is S ...

  • Canon 300 - page 122

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 122 T roubleshooting Cannot Print to End of Job ■ Confirm the P age Size setting matches the size of the paper loaded in the printer . First, check the P age Size setting in the application. Then check the P age Size setting in the Pr inter Proper ties dialog bo x f or Windo ws or the P age Setup dialog ...

  • Canon 300 - page 123

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 123 T roubleshooting Colour s are Unclear ■ Confirm the Media T ype setting in the printer driver matches the type of paper loaded in the printer . If you are printing a photogr aph or an illustration from a Windows en vironment, also increase Print Quality on the Main tab . If you are w orking in a Maci ...

  • Canon 300 - page 124

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 124 T roubleshooting Meaningless Character s or Symbols are Printed ■ If the prob lem only occur s when printing a specific document, try editing the document and then printing it. If this does not resolv e the problem, there ma y be a prob lem with your application program. ...

  • Canon 300 - page 125

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 125 T roubleshooting Printing is Blurred/Colour s are Wr ong ■ Print the nozzle chec k pattern to ensure that ink is output correctly . If the nozzle check pattern does not print correctly , clean the print head. ➡ Printing the Nozzle Check P attern ➡ Print Head Cleaning If the problem is not resolv e ...

  • Canon 300 - page 126

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 126 T roubleshooting Straight Lines are Misaligned ■ Align the print head. Windows 1 Open the Printer Proper ties dialog bo x. ➡ Opening the Printer Proper ties Dialog Bo x 2 Click the Maintenance tab . 3 Click Print Head Alignment . F ollow the instructions on the screen. ...

  • Canon 300 - page 127

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 127 T roubleshooting Macintosh 1 Open the P age Setup dialog bo x. The P age Setup dialog bo x can nor mally be opened b y selecting Pa g e Setup... in the File menu. 2 Click Utilities . 3 Select T est Print from the pull-down menu, and then clic k Print Head Alignment . F ollow the instructions on the scre ...

  • Canon 300 - page 128

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 128 T roubleshooting ■ In the printer driver settings, select a higher print quality setting. Windows 1 Open the Printer Proper ties dialog bo x. ➡ Opening the Printer Proper ties Dialog Bo x 2 On the Main tab , clic k High f or the Print Quality setting. Macintosh 1 Open the Print dialog box. The Print ...

  • Canon 300 - page 129

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 129 T roubleshooting Printed P aper Curls or Ink Blots ■ Use high resolution paper or photo paper to print images that require a lot of ink, (i.e. pictures with intense colour s or photographs). ■ Reduce the Intensity setting in the printer driver and try printing again. Windows 1 Open the Printer Prope ...

  • Canon 300 - page 130

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 130 T roubleshooting Macintosh 1 Open the Print dialog box. The Print dialog box can normally be opened by selecting Print in the File menu. 2 F or Print Mode , select Man ual and then click Details . 3 Click the Colour / Color icon and then drag the Intensity slide bar to set the intensity . ...

  • Canon 300 - page 131

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 131 T roubleshooting Bac k of P aper is Sm udged ■ If the next pa ge prints before the ink is dry , enable the P ause P age printer driver setting. Y ou can either remov e each printed sheet from the output tra y as soon as it is printed, or enable Pause P a g e to pause after each sheet has printed. Wind ...

  • Canon 300 - page 132

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 132 T roubleshooting Macintosh 1 Open the P age Setup dialog bo x. The P age Setup dialog bo x can nor mally be opened b y selecting Pa g e Setup... in the File menu. 2 Click the Utilities button. 3 Select Custom Settings f or m the pull-down men u. 4 Select P ause between pages ., and then clic k Send . ? ...

  • Canon 300 - page 133

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 133 T roubleshooting Printed Surface is Scratched ■ Ensure y ou are using suitable paper . • The paper weight must be less than 105 g/m 2 (28 lb). If you use paper hea vier than 105 g/m 2 (28 lb), the print head ma y scratch the printed surf ace. Clean the print head first and pr int with the correct p ...

  • Canon 300 - page 134

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 134 T roubleshooting Windows 1 Open the Printer Proper ties dialog bo x. ➡ Opening the Printer Proper ties Dialog Bo x 2 On the Main tab , select Manual f or Colour Adjustment / Color Adjustment , and then clic k Set . 3 Drag the Intensity slide bar to adjust the intensity . Macintosh 1 Open the Print dia ...

  • Canon 300 - page 135

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 135 T roubleshooting White Streaks ■ Print the nozzle chec k pattern to chec k the ink output. If a specific colour does not print in the nozzle check pattern, clean the pr int head. ➡ Printing the Nozzle Check P attern ➡ Print Head Cleaning The problem can also be resolv ed b y aligning the print he ...

  • Canon 300 - page 136

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 136 T roubleshooting Colour s are Uneven or Streaked ■ Increase the print quality setting in the printer driver settings. Windows 1 Open the Printer Proper ties dialog bo x. ➡ Opening the Printer Proper ties Dialog Bo x 2 On the Main tab , clic k High f or the Print Quality setting. Macintosh 1 Open the ...

  • Canon 300 - page 137

    Print Quality is P oor or Contains Errors 137 T roubleshooting ■ Set the halftoning method to Diffusion in the printer driver settings. Windows 1 Open the Printer Proper ties dialog bo x. ➡ Opening the Printer Proper ties Dialog Bo x 2 On the Main tab , select Custom f or the Print Quality setting, and clic k Set . 3 Click Diffusion for the Hal ...

  • Canon 300 - page 138

    Printer Does Not Star t or Stops Dur ing Print Jobs 138 T roubleshooting Printer Does Not Star t or Stops During Print Jobs • Printing Does Not Star t • Printing Stops Before It is Completed • Printer Mov es But Does Not Pr int • Print Head Holder Does Not Mov e ...

  • Canon 300 - page 139

    Printer Does Not Star t or Stops Dur ing Print Jobs 139 T roubleshooting Printing Does Not Star t ■ Ensure the printer is turned on. If the PO WER lamp is off , press the POWER b utton. If the PO WER lamp is flashing green, the printer is initialising. Wait until the PO WER lamp stops flashing. Note ➤ When printing a large amount of data such ...

  • Canon 300 - page 140

    Printer Does Not Star t or Stops Dur ing Print Jobs 140 T roubleshooting ■ Ensure the correct printer driver is selected. In Windows , ensure that Canon S300 is selected in the Print dialog bo x. In Macintosh, ensure that S300 is selected in the Chooser . Note ➤ In Windows, you can set the Canon S300 as the default printer. ■ Ensure the print ...

  • Canon 300 - page 141

    Printer Does Not Star t or Stops Dur ing Print Jobs 141 T roubleshooting Printing Stops Bef ore It is Completed ■ Check the status of the PO WER lamp. When the PO WER lamp is flashing g reen, the printer is processing data. Printing a large amount of data such as a photo or graphics tak es time f or the computer to process the data, during which ...

  • Canon 300 - page 142

    Printer Does Not Star t or Stops Dur ing Print Jobs 142 T roubleshooting Printer Mo ves But Does Not Print ■ Print the nozzle chec k pattern to ensure that ink is output correctly . If the nozzle check pattern does not print correctly , clean the print head. ➡ Printing the Nozzle Check P attern ➡ Print Head Cleaning If the problem is not reso ...

  • Canon 300 - page 143

    Printer Does Not Star t or Stops Dur ing Print Jobs 143 T roubleshooting Print Head Holder Does Not Mo ve ■ Ensure the printer is turned on. The print head holder will not mov e unless the power is on. If the PO WER lamp is off , close the front cov er and turn the power on. If the PO WER lamp is flashing green, the printer is initialising. When ...

  • Canon 300 - page 144

    P aper Does Not F eed Proper ly or P aper J ams 144 T roubleshooting P aper Does Not Feed Pr operl y or P aper Jams • P aper Does Not F eed Properly • En velopes or P ost Cards Do Not F eed Properly • P aper J ams ...

  • Canon 300 - page 145

    P aper Does Not F eed Proper ly or P aper J ams 145 T roubleshooting P aper Does Not Feed Pr operl y ■ Confirm the paper conditions. • The paper is not too thick (less than 105g/m 2 / 28 lb). • The number of sheets loaded does not e xceed the recommended le v el. • The paper is not creased, curled or wr inkled. ➡ Compatible Media T ypes ...

  • Canon 300 - page 146

    P aper Does Not F eed Proper ly or P aper J ams 146 T roubleshooting En velopes or P ost Car ds Do Not Feed Pr operl y If env elopes or post cards do not f eed properly ev en after remo ving curl, clean the paper f eed roller . 1 Ensure the printer is on and there is not any paper loaded in the printer . 2 Hold the RESUME/CANCEL button do wn and re ...

  • Canon 300 - page 147

    P aper Does Not F eed Proper ly or P aper J ams 147 T roubleshooting P aper Jams Remov e the paper according to the f ollowing procedure . 1 Slowly pull the paper out, either from the sheet f eeder or from the paper output slot, whiche ver is easier . If the paper tears and a piece remains inside the printer , open the front cov er and remov e it. ...

  • Canon 300 - page 148

    The PO WER Lamp Flashes Orange 148 T roubleshooting The PO WER Lamp Flashes Orange An error has occurred in the printer . The number of flashes indicates the type of error , as outlined below . Check the cause and tak e the appropr iate action. ■ T wo flashes: Out of paper , paper jam or paper feed err or Replace the paper correctly and press t ...

  • Canon 300 - page 149

    The PO WER Lamp Flashes Orange 149 T roubleshooting ■ Six flashes: No print head installed Install a print head. ■ Seven flashes: Def ective print head Contact a Canon ser vice representativ e. ■ Eight flashes: W aste ink tank almost full The printer has a built-in waste ink tank f or the ink used during print head cleaning. Eight flashes ...

  • Canon 300 - page 150

    The PO WER Lamp Flashes Orange 150 T roubleshooting ■ PO WER lamp flashes alternate green and orange: An error that requires contacting a Canon service representative ma y have occurred. T ur n the pr inter off and unplug the printer from the power supply . Plug the pr inter bac k in and tur n the printer back on. If the problem remains , contac ...

  • Canon 300 - page 151

    An Error Message is Displa yed on the Screen 151 T roubleshooting An Err or Message is Displa yed on the Screen • Error Wr iting to USBxxx • Application Error or Gener al Protection F ault • Other Error Messages • Other Error Messages Windows Windows Windows Macintosh ...

  • Canon 300 - page 152

    An Error Message is Displa yed on the Screen 152 T roubleshooting Err or Writing to USBxxx ■ Ensure the printer is turned on. If the PO WER lamp is off , tur n the printer on. If the PO WER lamp is flashing green, the printer is initialising. Wait until the PO WER lamp stops flashing. ■ Ensure the printer is securely connected to the computer ...

  • Canon 300 - page 153

    An Error Message is Displa yed on the Screen 153 T roubleshooting 4 On the Details tab , clic k Spool Settings and then select Print directly to the printer . In Windows 2000, clic k the Ad vanced tab and then clic k Print directly to the printer . ■ V erify the USB port status. 1 Right-click My Computer and select Properties . 2 On the Device Ma ...

  • Canon 300 - page 154

    An Error Message is Displa yed on the Screen 154 T roubleshooting ■ Ensure that the printer port setting corresponds to the printer interface connection. 1 Click the Star t button, then select Settings , Printers . 2 Select the Canon S300 icon. 3 Open the File menu and select Pr oper ties . 4 On the Details tab (or Po r t s tab), select USBPRNnn ...

  • Canon 300 - page 155

    An Error Message is Displa yed on the Screen 155 T roubleshooting ■ If the WPS driver or CAPT driver is installed, either uninstall it or c hange the driver port to FILE as follows. 1 Click the Star t button, then clic k Settings and Printer s . 2 Displa y the WPS or CAPT driver proper ties, and clic k the Details tab . 3 Change the Print to the ...

  • Canon 300 - page 156

    An Error Message is Displa yed on the Screen 156 T roubleshooting Application Err or or General Pr otection Fault ■ Ensure the application program y ou are using is intended f or your operating system. F or e xample, if y ou attempt to pr int with a Windo ws 3.1 application under Windows 98, the application ma y not function correctly and an erro ...

  • Canon 300 - page 157

    An Error Message is Displa yed on the Screen 157 T roubleshooting ■ Check the amount of free space on the har d disk. Y ou ma y need to increase the amount of free space by deleting an y unnecessar y files. ■ If the prob lem only occur s when printing a specific document, try editing the document and then printing it. If this resolv es the pr ...

  • Canon 300 - page 158

    An Error Message is Displa yed on the Screen 158 T roubleshooting Other Err or Messages ■ If the BJ Status Monitor is display ed, follo w the instructions on screen. If an error occurs during pr inting, the BJ Status Monitor displa ys the error on the Printer Status tab . Follo w the instructions on screen. In Windows 98 or Windows Me, clic k the ...

  • Canon 300 - page 159

    An Error Message is Displa yed on the Screen 159 T roubleshooting ■ If one of the follo wing messages is display ed outside of the BJ Status Monitor: Could not spool successfully due to insufficient disk space Increase the amount of free space on the disk by deleting an y unnecessar y files. Could not spool successfully due to insufficient mem ...

  • Canon 300 - page 160

    An Error Message is Displa yed on the Screen 160 T roubleshooting Other Err or Messages ■ If a message with the format "Err or No.: Xn" (where "X" represents a letter and "n" represents a number) is displa yed: Error No.: X202 Not enough memor y f or printing. Increase a vailab le memor y by closing an y other applic ...

  • Canon 300 - page 161

    Low Ink W arning Displays Ink T ank with '?' 161 T roubleshooting Lo w Ink W arning Displays Ink T ank with '?' The ink le vel of an ink tank displa y ed with a '?' is not synchronised with its ink counter . BJ Status Monitor (Windows) BJ Status Dialog (Macintosh) The colour ink le vel ma y not be correctly displa yed. ...

  • Canon 300 - page 162

    Low Ink W arning Displays Ink T ank with '?' 162 T roubleshooting Macintosh Note ➤ When the background printing is enabled, the low ink warning displays on the BJ Print Monitor (Macintosh). ➡ BJ Print Monitor ■ Reset the ink counter from the printer driver when y ou replace the ink tank. ➡ Resetting Ink Counter ■ T urn the low i ...

  • Canon 300 - page 163

    Low Ink W arning Displays Ink T ank with '?' 163 T roubleshooting Macintosh 1 Ensure the printer is on and open the P age Setup dialog box. The P age Setup dialog bo x can nor mally be opened b y selecting Pa g e Setup... in the File menu. 2 Click the Utilities icon to open the Pr inter Utilities dialog bo x. 3 Select Remaining ink le vel ...

  • Canon 300 - page 164

    Problems Unique to Windo ws 164 T roubleshooting Pr oblems Unique to Windows • The BJ Status Monitor is Not Displa y ed • Cannot Print in Background (Windo ws 98/Windows Me only) • Cannot Print Nor mally Windows ...

  • Canon 300 - page 165

    Problems Unique to Windo ws 165 T roubleshooting The BJ Status Monitor is Not Displa yed ■ Ensure "Enable bi-directional support for this printer" is selected. 1 Click the Star t button, then select Settings , Printers . 2 Select the Canon S300 icon. 3 Open the File menu and select Pr oper ties . 4 On the Details tab , clic k Spool Sett ...

  • Canon 300 - page 166

    Problems Unique to Windo ws 166 T roubleshooting Cannot Print in Bac kgr ound (Windows 98/Windo ws Me onl y) ■ Check the amount of free space on the har d disk. Backg round printing requires a cer tain amount of disk space. Y ou may need to delete unnecessar y files, or disab le backg round printing. ■ Ensure that backgr ound printing is enabl ...

  • Canon 300 - page 167

    Problems Unique to Windo ws 167 T roubleshooting Cannot Print Normall y ■ If the WPS driver or CAPT driver is installed, either uninstall it or change the driver port to FILE as follows. The WPS (Windows Printing System) driver or CAPT (Canon Adv anced Printing T echnology) dr iver ma y disrupt nor mal printing. 1 Click the Star t button, then cl ...

  • Canon 300 - page 168

    Problems Unique to the Macintosh 168 T roubleshooting Pr oblems Unique to the Macintosh • J agged T e xt or Graphics, or Banded Gr adations • Cannot Print in Background Macintosh ...

  • Canon 300 - page 169

    Problems Unique to the Macintosh 169 T roubleshooting Jag ged T e xt or Graphics, or Banded Gradations ■ Ensure y our application suppor ts Quick Dra w . If you are using a P ostScr ipt-compatib le application, printed text and lines ma y appear jagged and gradations ma y appear banded. As S300 is not a P ostScript printer but a Quick Dr aw print ...

  • Canon 300 - page 170

    Problems Unique to the Macintosh 170 T roubleshooting Cannot Print in Bac kgr ound ■ Ensure backgr ound printing is enabled. 1 In the Apple menu, select Chooser . 2 Click Bac kgr ounding on. ■ Check the amount of free space on the har d disk. Backg round printing requires a cer tain amount of disk space. Y ou ma y need to remov e unnecessar y ? ...

  • Canon 300 - page 171

    171 Appendices Appendices • Deleting an Unknown De vice Windo ws ...

  • Canon 300 - page 172

    Deleting an Unknown De vice 172 Appendices Deleting an Unkno wn Device If printer dr iv er installation was not successful, carr y out the procedure described in “Notes on Handling the USB interf ace (f or Windows Users)” in the Quick Start Guide . If the problem remains , f ollow the steps belo w to delete the unknown de vice. 1 Click the Star ...

  • Canon 300 - page 173

    Deleting an Unknown De vice 173 Appendices • If the unknown de vice is under Univer sal serial bus contr oller • If the unknown de vice is under Other de vices ...

  • Canon 300 - page 174

    Deleting an Unknown De vice 174 Appendices 5 When the confir mation message appears, clic k OK . 6 Click Close to close the System Properties window . In Windows 2000, clic k and then click OK in the System Pr oper ties window . 7 Click at the top right of the Control P anel windo w to close it. 8 T ur n the pr inter off . 9 Remov e the Setup Soft ...

  • Canon 300 - page 175

    175 Specifications Specifications Printing method: Bubb le Jet on-demand Printing resolution: 2400 (horizontal) × 1200 (v er tical) dpi. max. Print speed (pr inting with Canon standard patter n): Black printing Draft: 11 ppm Standard: 9.5 ppm Colour printing Draft: 7.5 ppm Standard: 4.1 ppm Print direction: Bi-directional Print width: 203.2 mm m ...

  • Canon 300 - page 176

    176 Specifications Receiv e buff er : 56 KB Interf ace: USB 1.10-compatible Interf ace connector : USB standard Series B receptacle (USB interface) Recommended printer cable: Material: A WG28 (data wiring pair) or A WG20 to 28 (distribution pair) T ype: T wisted-pair shielded cable Length: Up to 5.0 m (16.4 ft) Connectors: USB standard Series B pl ...

  • Canon 300 - page 177

    177 Specifications USA/Canada A C 120 V , 60 Hz A ustralia A C 240 V , 50 Hz P o wer consumption: Standby: Approx. 2 W Printing: Appro x. 30 W Dimensions (without a paper rest and paper output tra y): 390 (W) × 248 (D) × 185 mm (H) 15.35 (W) × 9.76 (D) × 7.28 in (H) W eight: Appro x. 3.4 kg (7.48 lb .) ...

  • Canon 300 - page 178

    178 Specifications ■ F eed method: Continuous f eed through auto sheet f eeder F or Plain P aper , En v elopes, High Resolution P aper , Glossy Photo P aper , High Gloss Photo Film, Glossy Photo Cards, Photo P aper Pro, T ransparencies, T -shir t T r ansfers , Banner P aper ■ Sheet f eeder capacity: Plain P aper (75 gsm) 100 sheets max. High R ...

  • Canon 300 - page 179

    179 Specifications ■ Ordinar y pr int media: Regular size: A4, A5, B5, Letter , Legal, European DL, US Com.#10 Custom size: width: 90.0 to 215.9 mm (3.54 to 8.5 in) height: 120.0 to 584.2mm (4.72 to 23.0 in) W eight: 64 to 105 g/m 2 (17 to 28 lb) Canon Special media: High Resolution P aper HR-101N Glossy Photo P aper GP-301N/GP-301 High Gloss Ph ...

  • Canon 300 - page 180

    180 Specifications ■ Graphic image printing: Data f or mat: Canon e xtended mode: Raster image f or mat Resolution: Canon extended mode: 300, 600, 1200, 2400 dpi ■ Print Head: Black: 320 nozzles (600 dpi) Cyan, Magenta, Y ello w: 128 nozzles per each colour (600 dpi) ■ Ink T anks: Capacity: Black (BCI-24 Blac k) approx. 300 *1 , appro x. 580 ...

  • Canon 300 - page 181

    181 Specifications ■ Printer dr iv er operating en vironment: IBM PC/A T -compatible computer running on Windows 98, Windo ws Me, Windo ws 2000 or Macintosh computers with USB interf ace r unning on Mac OS 8.5 - Mac OS 9.X ■ Hard disk space: Appro x. 15 MB to install on Windows 98 and Windows Me , 30 MB on Mac OS, or appro x. 25 MB on Windo ws ...

  • Canon 300 - page 182

    182 Specifications ■ Printing Area T o ensure the best pr int quality , the pr inter allo ws a margin along each edge of media. Printing area (dar k blue): Canon recommends that you print within this area. () Printable area (light b lue): The area where it is possible to print. Howe v er , printing in this area can adv ersely affect the print qu ...

  • Canon 300 - page 183

    183 Specifications A4, B5, A5 Size Printable Area (width x height) A4 203.2 × 289.0 mm / 8.0 × 11.4 in B5 175.2 × 249.0 mm / 6.9 × 9.8 in A5 141.2 × 202.0 mm / 5.6 × 7.9 in Recommended printing area Printable area 28.0 mm / 1.1 in 26.5 mm / 1.04 in 3.4 mm / 0.13 in 3.4 mm / 0.13 in 5.0 mm / 0.2 in 3.0 mm / 0.12 in ...

  • Canon 300 - page 184

    184 Specifications Letter , Legal Size Printable Area (width x height) Letter 203.2 × 271.4 mm / 8.0 × 10.7 in Legal 203.2 × 347.6 mm / 8.0 × 13.7 in 28.0 mm / 1.1 in 26.5 mm / 1.04 in 6.4 mm / 0.25 in 6.3 mm / 0.25 in 5.0 mm / 0.2 in 3.0 mm / 0.12 in Recommended printing area Printable area ...

  • Canon 300 - page 185

    185 Specifications Glossy Photo Cards Size Printable Area (width x height) Glossy Photo Card 109.4 × 159.9 mm / 4.3 × 6.3 in 5.1 mm / 0.2 in 4.1 mm / 0.16 in 26.0 mm / 1.02 in 28.0 mm / 1.1 in Recommended printing area (Printable area is the same.) ...

  • Canon 300 - page 186

    186 Specifications Photo P aper Pro (PC-101S) Note ➤ The printing area of Photo Paper Pro PR-101 is identical to that of A4 size paper. For details, refer to " A4, B5, A5 ". Size Printable Area (width x height) Photo P aper Pro PC-101S 109.6 × 160.4 mm / 4.3 × 6.3 in 4.0 mm / 0.16 in 4.0 mm / 0.16 in 28.0 mm / 1.1 in 28.0 mm / 1.1 in ...

  • Canon 300 - page 187

    187 Specifications En velopes Size Printable Area (width x height) European DL 190.5 × 103.2 mm / 7.5 × 4.1 in US Com. #10 211.8 × 98.0 mm / 8.3 × 3.9 in 3.0 mm / 0.12 in 26.5 mm / 1.04 in 3.4 mm / 0.13 in 3.4 mm / 0.13 in Printable area ...

  • Canon 300 - page 188

    188 Specifications Banner P aper Size Printable Area (width x height) Banner P aper A4: 203.2 × 1774.0 mm / 8.0 × 69.8 in Letter : 203.2 × 1668.4 mm / 8.0 × 65.7 in 3.4 mm / 0.13 in 3.4 mm / 0.13 in 3.0 mm / 0.12 in 28.0 mm / 1.1 in 5.0 mm / 0.2 in Max. 6 sheets Min. 2 sheets Recommended printing area Printable area ...

  • Canon 300 - page 189

    189 Inde x A Application Error 156 B Background printing (Macintosh) 57 Background printing (Windows) 166 Banner Paper 115 BCI-24 Black 67 BCI-24 Color 67 BJ Print Monitor (Macintosh) 57 BJ Status Dialog (Macintosh) 82, 161 BJ Status Monitor (Macintosh) 63 BJ Status Monitor (Windows) 35, 82, 158, 161, 165 C Cancelling a Print Job (Macintosh) 59 Can ...

  • Canon 300 - page 190

    190 Inde x Compatible Media Types 92 D Deep Cleaning 33, 79 Deleting an Unknown Device (USB interface) 172 E Enabling Low Ink Warning 81 Envelopes 94 Error Message 151, 158, 160 F Front cover 15, 143 G Gamma Correction (Macintosh) 53 General Protection Fault 156 Glossy Photo Cards FM-101 104 Glossy Photo Paper GP-301N/GP-301 100 H High Gloss Photo ...

  • Canon 300 - page 191

    191 Inde x L Low Ink Warning 34, 81 Low Ink Warning Displays Ink Tank with '?' 161 M Media Type (Macintosh) 46 Media Type (Windows) 23 N Network (Macintosh) 60 Nozzle Check Pattern 75 O Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows) 20 P [Page Setup] Dialog Box (Macintosh) 42 Page Size (Windows) 25 paper feed roller 96, 146 Paper Gui ...

  • Canon 300 - page 192

    192 Inde x Photo Paper Pro PR-101 106 PICT File (Macintosh) 55 POWER Button 18 POWER Lamp 18, 148 Print Advisor (Windows) 24 [Print] Dialog Box (Macintosh) 46 Print Head Holder 17 Print Head Lock Lever 17 Print Mode (Macintosh) 46 Print server (Macintosh) 60 Printable area 182 Printer Driver (Macintosh) 40 Printer Driver (Windows) 19 Printer port 1 ...

  • Canon 300 - page 193

    193 Inde x T Transparencies CF-102 111 Transporting the Printer 87 T-Shirt Transfers TR-201 113 U Uninstalling Printer Drivers (Macintosh) 64 Uninstalling Printer Drivers (Windows) 39 USB interface 172 USB Port 16, 153 W When to Replace Ink Tank and Maintain Print Head 66 WPS driver 155, 167 ...

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A manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply "instructions" is a technical document designed to assist in the use Canon 300 by users. Manuals are usually written by a technical writer, but in a language understandable to all users of Canon 300.

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