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Canon S300 - S 300 Color Inkjet Printer Manual

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Up 2 Preparing the Printer 2 Connecting the Printer to the Computer 3 Installing the Print Head 4 Loading Paper 7 Installing the Printer Driver 8 Aligning the Print Head 12 Basic Operations 16 Printing with Windows 16 Printing with Macintosh 18 Print Head Maintenance 20 Notes
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. FCC Regulations Color Bubble Jet Printer, Model K10204 (S300) This device complies with Part 15 in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful manual. If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop operation of the equipment. Canon U.S.A. Inc. One Canon
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contact your Canon Authorised Dealer or Sales Representative. t Printer t Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM t Quick Start Guide t Print Head t 2 Ink Tanks * A of the equipment. These must be observed for safe operation. Instructions that, if ignored, could result in personal injury or material
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Setting Up ss 1 s Preparing the Printer ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss 1 Place the printer on a flat surface. 2 Remove the tape from the printer as shown. 3 Attach the paper rest to the sheet feeder. paper rest 4 Attach the output tray as shown.
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: Canon or other computer manufacturer cable, up to 5 meters in length. ¯Note 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. Follow the steps below to install the printer driver correctly
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. • Install only the print head packed in the printer package. Do not install any other print head in any case. It will never work. s Installing the Print Head 1 Plug the printer in. ON 2 Turn on the printer. Do NOT turn on the computer yet. The POWER lamp flashes and the printer begins to operate
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has been removed. print head nozzles electrical contacts 6 Place the print head in the holder. 7 Lock the print head into place by lowering the lever. Do not touch the lock lever once the print head has been installed. s Installing the Ink Tanks • For safety reasons, store ink tanks out of the
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the colour ink tank in the left hand slot. 6 Close the front cover. Wait until the POWER lamp remains fully lit (about 60 seconds). ¯Note You will be notified when ink is low during printing if you enable a low ink warning. For more details about the low ink warning, refer to the User's Guide. 6
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front cover. 2 Move the paper thickness lever at the top of the print head holder to the left position. Close the front cover. ¯Note Set the mark 5 Press the paper guide and slide it against the left side of the stack of paper. You now need to install the printer driver: Windows: Go to page 8
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Me installation. Screen may differ depending on the environment you are using. • When installing the printer driver in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, log on to the system as a member of the Administrators group. If the following screen appears automatically, click Cancel and carry out the installation
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printer on. If the printer is recognised, the printer driver will be automatically installed. ¯Note If the connection is not recognised, refer to the section "Notes on Handling the USB Interface (for Windows Users)" on page 21. ON 6 Click OK. Before you use the printer, you must carry out print head
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loading programs or remove them from your system folder. 1 Turn on the Mac. 2 Place the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 3 Double-click the printer driver folder, then select a language. 4 Double-click Installer. 5 Read the Licence Agreement and click Accept to continue
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Click Restart. The computer restarts. 8 Select Chooser in the Apple Menu. 9 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 14. ¯Note Refer to the User's Guide when using this printer as a network printer. 11
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be carried out when using the printer for the first time. Aligning the print head positions allows you to print without shifts in the colour registration. s Aligning the Print Head - Windows 1 Click Start and select Printers in Settings. ¯Note For Windows XP, click Start and select Control Panel
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, click Yes. If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the front 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 stripes 10 Click OK. This completes the printer setup. The printer is now ready to use. 13
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the File Menu. 2 Click Utilities. 3 Select Test Print from the menu and click the Print Head Alignment icon. 4 Check that paper is loaded in the printer and click OK. If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the front cover and ensure that the ink tanks are correctly installed. 5 Look at the
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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 white stripes 7 Click Close. More noticeable white stripes 8 Click OK. This completes the printer setup. The printer is now ready to use. 15
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• To avoid injury, never put your hand or fingers inside the printer while it is printing. ss Printing with Windows sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Adjusting the print settings according to your needs allows you to produce better quality
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settings in more detail, select Manual. Click this for a more detailed explanation of the functions in this settings tab. (This may not appear when using Windows 2000 or Windows XP. If this happens, click Start then select Programs (or All Programs) - Canon S300 - Guide). Click this to change the
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details, refer to "Page Setup" on page 19. 3 Open the Print dialog box in your application to print the document. On the File menu, click Print. Check the application's users manual for the actual procedures. 4 Specify the print settings according to your requirements. For details, refer to "Basic
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to the type of document you want to print. To specify more detailed settings for the print quality or colour, select Manual and click Details. Click this to start printing. ¯Notes • See Balloon Help for more information about other printer driver functions. Select Show Balloons in the Help menu
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s If Blurring Occurs or If a Specific Colour 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 driver settings screen and click the Maintenance tab. Click the Cleaning icon
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as the printer driver. You can view this Guide on screen and print out any sections you require. Contents • Printer parts and their functions • Printer driver functions • Routine maintenance • Printing media • Troubleshooting • Specifications I How to View the User's Guide For Windows (1) Load
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s BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements For Windows • Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP • USB interface * Use a computer on which Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or Windows XP has been preinstalled (including computers preinstalled with Windows 98, Windows Me upgraded to Windows
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