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Photo Printer
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Quick Start Guide
The following ink tanks are compatible with this product.
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Getting Help from Canon Ordering Information For additional supplies, use the following descriptions and order numbers. Help Us Help You Better Description Order # Before you contact Canon, please record the following information. Ink Tanks Serial Number (located on the inside of the product):_________________________________________ PGI-5 Black 0628B002 CLI-8 Black 0620B002 Model Number (located on the top of the product):___________________________________________ CLI-8 Cyan 0621B002 CLI-8 Mag
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Photo Printer Quick Start Guide
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Canon PIXMA iP4300 Photo Printer Quick Start Guide. Copyright This manual is copyrighted by Canon U.S.A., Inc. with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Canon U.S.A., Inc. © 2006 Canon U.S.A., Inc. Disclaimer Canon U.S.A., Inc. has reviewed this manual thoroughly in order that it will be an easy-to-use guide to your Canon PIXMA iP4300 Photo Printer. All statements, technical in
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Table of Contents Before Printing................................................2 Turning the Printer On and Off .......................2 Loading Printing Paper ...................................4 Basic Printing ...............................................19 Printing with Windows...................................19 Printing with Macintosh.................................20 Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device................................21 Printing from a PictBridge Co
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Before Printing Turning the Printer On and Off Turn on the printer before printing. Note Auto Power On/Off Feature You can set the printer to turn on and off automatically. Auto Power On: Automatically turns on the printer when print data is sent from the computer. Auto Power Off: Automatically turns off the printer when no print data is sent for a certain interval. ® Set this setting in the Maintenance sheet of the printer driver in Windows , and in the Canon IJ Printer ® Utility on a Macint
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Turning off the Printer 1 To turn off the printer, press the POWER button. When the POWER lamp stops flashing, the printer is turned off. Important About the Power Plug When removing the power plug after turing off the printer, be sure to confirm that the POWER lamp is not lit. If the power plug is removed from the wall outlet with the POWER lamp still lit or flashing green, the printer may become unable to print. See “Keeping the Best Printing Results” on page 34. Before Printing 3
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Loading Printing Paper This section describes how to load printing paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder and the Cassette. Paper Handling Recommended Paper and Requirements *1 Media Type Paper Support Load Limit Printer Driver Model Setting for Auto Sheet Feeder Cassette Media Type Plain Paper — 0.52 inches / 13 mm 0.52 inches / 13 mm Plain Paper Envelopes — 10 envelopes 5 envelopes Envelope High Resolution HR-101N 80 sheets (A4, Letter) 80 sheets (A4, Letter) High Paper Resolution Paper Super Wh
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*1 Media Type Paper Support Load Limit Printer Driver Model Setting for Auto Sheet Feeder Cassette Media Type T-Shirt TR-301 1 sheet 1 sheet T-Shirt Transfers Transfers Paper with a Model Number is Canon specialty media. You may not be able to purchase some Canon genuine papers depending on your country. *1 Paper is not sold in the US by Model Number. Purchase paper by name. *2 Feeding this paper from the Cassette can damage the printer. Load in the Auto Sheet Feeder. *3 When loading a stack
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Photo Paper Pro Guidelines Do not touch the print surface until the ink is dry (approximately 30 minutes). Colors in dark images may appear indistinct at first, but will become clearer after approximately 30 minutes. Images may become smudged if you place printouts in an album before the ink is completely dry. We recommend to allow the ink to dry for 24 hours before placing your printouts in an album. Do not attempt to dry the ink with a hair dryer or by exposing printouts to direct sunl
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Using the Auto Sheet Feeder and the Cassette This printer offers two paper sources to load printing paper; the Auto Sheet Feeder, found at the top of the printer, and the Cassette, found at the front of the printer. (A) (B) (A) Auto Sheet Feeder (B) Cassette When Printing for the First Time At purchase, the printer is set to feed from the Auto Sheet Feeder. If you are printing without changing paper source settings, load paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. Note For details on loading paper, see
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(A) (A) Load plain paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. To Change the Paper Source The Auto Sheet Feeder lamp lights up when feeding from the Auto Sheet Feeder, and the Cassette lamp lights up when feeding from the Cassette. Before you print, make sure that the paper source selection matches the paper source where you actually loaded paper. To change the paper source, simply press the Paper Feed Switch. For details, see “Changing the Paper Source” on page 11. Note You can also select the paper so
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Paper Source Selection Scenarios Deciding on the usage of the two paper sources to print with minimum reloading of paper depends mainly on the variety of the type of paper you use regularly, and also on space limitations of the location you are setting the printer. If you print regularly on photo paper as well as on plain paper If you use photo paper as much as plain paper, you can load photo paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder and plain paper in the Cassette. This way, you can switch the paper
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If you print mainly on plain paper You can load plain paper of the same size in both paper sources, and set the printer driver to automatically switch the paper source when either paper source runs out of paper during printing. Note For details on loading paper, see “Loading Paper” on page 12. For details on printer driver settings, refer to the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual. (A) (B) (A) Auto Sheet Feeder: Load plain paper (B) Cassette: Load plain paper Choosing the paper source to
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Changing the Paper Source Before printing, confirm that the location where you have loaded paper is selected as the paper source. Press the Paper Feed Switch to change the paper source. Important If Paper Feed Switch is not selected for Paper Source in the printer driver, the Paper Feed Switch on the printer will be disabled when printing. Confirm the setting in the printer driver. See “Printing with Windows” on page 19 or “Printing with Macintosh” on page 20. If a setting other than Paper
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Loading Paper Important If you cut plain paper to 4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm, 5" x 7" / 127.0 x 177.8 mm, or 2.13" x 3.39" / 54.0 x 86.0 mm (credit card-size) for a trial print, it can cause paper jams. You cannot print on postcards affixed with photos or stickers. Always load paper in portrait orientation (A). Loading paper in landscape orientation (B) can cause the paper to be jammed. (A) (B) Note For details on the specialty media Canon provides for use with its various printers, refer
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Loading Paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder 1 Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it. Note Align the edges of paper neatly before loading. Loading paper without aligning the edges may cause paper jams. If paper is curled, hold the opposing curled corners and gently bend them in the opposite direction until the paper becomes completely flat. See “Paper is curled.” on page 68. To avoid curling, handle paper as follows. – Put unused paper back into the package and keep them on a l
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3 Load the paper. (1) Load the paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder with (A) (1) the print side facing UP. (2) Align the paper stack against the Cover Guide on the right side of the Paper Support. Note Make sure that the Cover Guide is set upright when you load paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder. (3) (3) Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the left side of the paper stack. (2) Note Select the page size of the loaded paper in Page Size Do not load higher than the Load Limit in the printer driv
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3 Adjust the size of the Cassette. When loading A5 or larger sized paper (nonstandard-size paper with 8 inches / 203 mm or more in length), extend the Cassette. When loading 5" x 7" or smaller sized paper (nonstandard-size paper with less than 8 inches / 203 mm in length), do not extend the Cassette. 4 Load the paper with the print side facing DOWN. (1) Load the paper into the Cassette with the print side facing DOWN and the leading edge to the far side. (A) (2) Align the paper stack against
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5 Insert the Cassette into the printer. (1) Set the Cover on the Cassette. (2) Insert the Cassette into the printer. Push the Cassette all the way into the printer. If the Cassette has been extended to accommodate larger paper sizes, the front edge of the Cassette will extend beyond the front of the printer. (1) (2) 6 Prepare the Paper Output Tray. (1) Push the Open Button to open the Paper (1) (3) Output Tray. (2) Pull out the Paper Output Tray Extension completely. Note When closing the P
