Canon PIXMA mini260 Easy Setup Instructions

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Easy Setup Instructions

QT5-0755-V01

Unpack the Printer

• Please confirm bundled thing by the illustration printed on the flapped lid of the packing box.

• A USB cable is necessary to connect the printer with your computer.

Place the printer on a flat and horizonal surface, and do not

place any objects in front of the printer. Open the Paper Feed

Tray and fold it in half.

Place finger here to open the Paper Feed Tray and fold it in half.

Paper Feed Tray

The Paper Output Tray will open

automatically.

Caution

Before turning on the printer, remove all of the shipping tapes.

Connect the power cord to the AC Adapter, and then plug the

AC Adapter into the printer. Connect the other end of the power

cord to a power outlet and then press the

ON/OFF

button.

Important

If the Alarm lamp is lit orange and an error message is displayed, see “Error Mes-

sage Is Displayed on the LCD” in the

Photo Printing Guide

.

Use the

or

button or the Easy-Scroll Wheel on the

Operation Panel to select the language for the LCD, then press

the

OK

button.

Easy-Scroll Wheel

Important

If you selected the wrong language by mistake, press the Back button to select

again.

Slide the Lock Switch to the right, and then lift the Printer Cover.

The cover will be locked if it is fully lifted.

1

Prepare the printer

3

Install the ink tank

4

Align the Print Head

Unlock the Print Head Lock Lever by gently squeezing the tabs

on both ends inward, and then raise the Print Head Lock Lever

until it stops.

Print Head Lock Lever

Remove the Print Head from its package.

Important

There might be some transparent or light blue ink on the inside of the bag the

Print Head comes in - this has no effect on print quality. Be careful not to get ink

on yourself when handling these items.

Remove the orange protective cap from the Print Head and

discard it.

Protective Cap

Print Head Nozzles

Electrical Contacts

Important

Do not touch the Print Head nozzles and the electrical contacts.

Insert the Print Head.

Align the mark

on the Print Head

and the mark

on the printer.

Lower the Print Head Lock Lever carefully by pressing down the

tabs on both ends until it clicks into place.

Click

Click

Important

Be sure to Lock the Print Head Lever until it “clicks” into place.

Remove the orange protective cap and discard it.

Electrical Contacts

Protective Cap

Ink Ports

Important

Do not touch the electrical contacts and the ink ports.

Insert the ink tank at a slant.

Align the mark ▲ on the ink tank

and the mark ▼ on the printer.

Press the

mark on the ink tank until it clicks into place and

then its lamp lights red.

Important

If the lamp does not light red after it is inserted, repeat steps 2 and 3.

Open the Printer Cover slightly, pull the Lock Lever to unlock,

and then close the Printer Cover.

Lock Lever

Important

Once you have installed the ink tank, wait for about 90 seconds until the printer

has stopped making operating noises, before proceeding.

Note

An error message will be displayed on the LCD if the lock lever is not set properly or the

ink tank is not installed properly. Open the Printer Cover and make sure that the lock

lever is set properly or ink tank is installed properly.

Load two sheets of the supplied 4” x 6” paper into the Auto

Sheet Feeder with the whiter side facing front. Align the paper

with the right side of the Auto Sheet Feeder, then slide the

Paper Guide toward the left edge of the paper.

Paper Guide

Align the right side.

Auto Sheet Feeder

When the message requesting head alignment is displayed on

the LCD, press the OK button.

The pattern is printed and the Print Head is aligned

automatically.

Note

• The pattern is printed in black and blue.

• Print Head alignment will take about 3 minutes to complete. Do not start another

operation here.

• If the Auto Head alignment cannot be executed correctly and a message is displayed

on the LCD, please refer to “Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD” in the

Photo

Printing Guide

.

Hardware setup and Print Head alignment is complete.

If you are connecting the printer to a computer, please see the back side of

this sheet for Software Installation Instructions.

2

Install the Print Head

Canon PIXMA mini260 Easy Setup Instructions

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