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Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide

Canon U.S.A., Inc.

One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042, U.S.A.

Canon Inc. 

30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan

Canon Canada, Inc.

6390 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 1P7, Canada

Canon Latin America, Inc. 

703 Waterford Way, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33126, U.S.A.

Canon Mexicana S. de R.L. de C.V.

Periferico Sur No. 4124 Col. Ex-Rancho de Anzaldo, C.P. 01900, Mexico, D.F.

40-42525-0503

QA7-2813-V01

©2003 Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Printed in Vietnam

Desktop Photo Printer

i

455

Series

Summary of Contents for i455 Series

Page 1: ...QuickStart Guide Desktop Photo Printer i455Series...

Page 2: ...nor should they be understood to be representation or warranties concerning the products described Specifications are subject to change without notice As an ENERGY STAR partner Canon U S A Inc has det...

Page 3: ...a period of 90 days from your first call After that 90 day period you can continue to call via the toll number for technical support during the balance of your warranty period or you can extend your...

Page 4: ...8 5 x 11 20 sheets 7980A006 Photo Paper Pro Perforated 4 x 6 20 sheets 5699A005 Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing 4 x 6 20 sheets 1029A014 Photo Paper Pro 8 5 x 11 15 sheets 1029A004 Transparenc...

Page 5: ...Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect 29 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 30 Print Head Cleaning 33 Print Head Deep Cleaning 35 Aligning the P...

Page 6: ...OM Setup Software User s Guide CD ROM Setup Software User s Guide CD ROM or use the online help within your printer driver interface While in the printer s Properties window press the F1 F1 F1 F1 key...

Page 7: ...s Envelopes with an embossed or treated surface Any type of paper with holes such as loose leaf Loading the Print Media This section describes how to load plain paper into your printer For detailed in...

Page 8: ...he printed surface until the ink dries For specific drying times refer to the instructions packaged with your media 1 Attach the paper rest 2 Open the cover and pull out the paper output tray 2 Align...

Page 9: ...that you use genuine Canon media to ensure optimal print quality Photo Quality Media Photo Paper Pro Photo Paper Plus Glossy Matte Photo Paper Glossy Photo Paper High Resolution Paper Media Suited to...

Page 10: ...T Shirt Transfers 1 sheet Right T Shirt Transfer Transparencies Up to 30 sheets Left Transparency Note z When using plain paper up to 100 sheets can be set Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the left an...

Page 11: ...ns and dialog boxes that appear may vary depending on the software application you are using z The steps described in this section are for printing in Windows XP Note In Windows 2000 click the Main Ma...

Page 12: ...nctions refer to the User s Guide or Help z Select Preview before printing Preview before printing Preview before printing Preview before printing by clicking the check box This displays a preview scr...

Page 13: ...OK OK 3 Specify the required settings 1 Select Print Print Print Print from the application software s File File File File menu 2 Select Quality Media Quality Media Quality Media Quality Media from t...

Page 14: ...hen printing documents consisting mainly of graphs and graphics illustrations with strong color definition Printing a composite document Printing a composite document Printing a composite document Pri...

Page 15: ...Direct compatible digital cameras or digital video camcorders Refer to Direct Printing from PictBridge compatible Digital Cameras for more information about PictBridge z When you print directly from a...

Page 16: ...refer to your digital camera user s manual s instructions for changing the camera to the Replay Replay Replay Replay mode will display on the LCD display of the digital camera when the printer is corr...

Page 17: ...in the single display mode or in the index display mode You can print specified numbers of images or make an index print using the DPOF function Images other than Exif may not be index printed The im...

Page 18: ...log box is opened from the Start Start Start Start menu additional tabs appear including the Details Details Details Details tab These do not appear when the Printer Properties Printer Properties Prin...

Page 19: ...any of these features are covered in this chapter For more detailed information see the i455 User s Guide on the Setup Software User s Guide CD ROM Adjusting Print Quality Features that affect the app...

Page 20: ...rties Dialog Box from Your Application Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program Program Program Program on page 14 2 Select Custom in Print Quality then click Set to ope...

Page 21: ...re to compensate for unsatisfactory color balance and over or under exposure before printing 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box See Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Applicatio...

Page 22: ...tones in the images To use Vivid Photo select the Vivid Photo Vivid Photo Vivid Photo Vivid Photo check box on the Effects Effects Effects Effects tab To use Vivid Photo select the Vivid Photo Vivid P...

Page 23: ...he images captured with your digital camera To use Photo Noise Reduction select the Photo Noise Reduction Photo Noise Reduction Photo Noise Reduction Photo Noise Reduction check box on the Effects Eff...

Page 24: ...les dialog box opens 4 Click OK 5 Click OK on the Profiles tab This registers your printer driver print settings Note You can retrieve or delete the print settings profile at any time Retrieving profi...

Page 25: ...change the saved driver settings at any time Retrieving print settings Retrieving print settings Retrieving print settings Retrieving print settings Select the name of the print settings to retrieve...

Page 26: ...basic introduction to the many features offered by your printer driver Note For detailed description of the printer driver functions refer to the User s Guide Printing with Borderless Printing Reducin...

Page 27: ...You can select multiple photographs and merge them to create a panoramic photo Easy WebPrint Windows You can easily print pages displayed on the Internet Explorer or pages from the User s Guide on scr...

Page 28: ...photographs stored in the folder on the hard disk 2 Click Start Start Start Start select All Programs All Programs All Programs All Programs or Programs Programs Programs Programs Canon Utilities Can...

Page 29: ...ndow Increases the number of copies Displays the specified number of copies Decreases the number of copies 1 Click the Paper Paper Paper Paper Selection Selection Selection Selection tab 2 Select the...

Page 30: ...Printing function Easy PhotoPrint supports Exif Print Exif 2 2 Easy PhotoPrint can handle only JPEG files filename extension jpg and jpeg 1 Start Easy PhotoPrint 1 Store the photographs you took with...

Page 31: ...toPrint Easy PhotoPrint Easy PhotoPrint Easy PhotoPrint icon 2 Select photographs 1 Select the folder containing the photograph you want to print All photographs in the selected folder are displayed 2...

Page 32: ...Print Print Print dialog box 1 Click the Paper Paper Paper Paper Selection Selection Selection Selection tab 2 Select the size of the paper you use from Paper Size Paper Size Paper Size Paper Size The...

Page 33: ...Head Deep Cleaning Print Head Deep Cleaning Print Head Deep Cleaning Print Head Deep Cleaning on page 35 Step 3 If the problem still remains If white stripes are noticeable If the problem remains Pri...

Page 34: ...rectly from the Start Menu Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu on page 14 3 Print the Nozzle Check Pattern 3 When the confirmation message is displayed click OK OK O...

Page 35: ...icon 3 Select i455 from the Name Name Name Name list and click Configure Configure Configure Configure 4 Select i455 from the Product Product Product Product list and click Select Select Select Select...

Page 36: ...hat the print head requires alignment See Aligning the Print Head Aligning the Print Head Aligning the Print Head Aligning the Print Head on page 37 When lines are uneven When lines are even 4 Noticea...

Page 37: ...x Directly from the Start Menu Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu on page 14 3 Start Print Head Cleaning 3 Select the ink nozzles to be cleaned and then click Execu...

Page 38: ...t head cleaning can also be performed from the printer itself Ensure that the printer is turned on Hold down the RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL button until the POWER POWER PO...

Page 39: ...roperties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu on page 14 3 Start Print Head Deep Cleaning 3 Select the ink nozzles to be clea...

Page 40: ...POWER POWER POWER lamp stops flashing Note After print head deep cleaning finishes print the nozzle check pattern to verify that the print head nozzles are clean See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern...

Page 41: ...Directly from the Start Menu Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu Opening the Printer Properti...

Page 42: ...d enter the number that corresponds 4 When the confirmation message is displayed click OK OK OK OK Note If it is difficult to pick up the best pattern on Column H pick the setting that produces the le...

Page 43: ...s folder 2 Double click the Print Center Print Center Print Center Print Center icon 3 Select i455 from the Name Name Name Name list and click Configure Configure Configure Configure 4 Select i455 fro...

Page 44: ...ular patterns and enter the number that corresponds Note If it is difficult to pick up the best pattern on Column H pick the setting that produces the least noticeable vertical white stripes 2 Enter t...

Page 45: ...n ink tank runs out of ink replace it using the following steps 1 Ensure that the printer is turned on and then open the front cover The print head holder moves to the left 2 Remove the empty ink tank...

Page 46: ...maintain optimal print quality use an ink tank within six months of its first use z Once an ink tank has been used do not remove it from the printer and leave it out in the open This will cause the i...

Page 47: ...y If this happens manually reset the ink counter in Printer Properties dialog box 2 Select the replaced ink tank and click OK The dialog box allows you to select the replaced ink tank When both black...

Page 48: ...w Ink Warning Setting Works The low ink warning notifies you of low ink levels during printing The Low Ink Warning has been preset to be automatically displayed When you reset the ink counter it will...

Page 49: ...an ink tank in use Synchronization of the counter and the actual ink level will not work properly Important If you did not reset the counter when you installed the current ink tanks the low ink warni...

Page 50: ...Troubleshooting Printer Hardware on page 50 Paper Does Not Feed Properly Paper Does Not Feed Properly Paper Does Not Feed Properly Paper Does Not Feed Properly on page 51 Handling Error Messages Handl...

Page 51: ...2 Double click the CD ROM CD ROM CD ROM CD ROM icon For non XP Windows users open the My Computer My Computer My Computer My Computer window and then double click the CD ROM CD ROM CD ROM CD ROM icon...

Page 52: ...the media loaded Print Quality not set properly Be sure to set the Print Quality Print Quality Print Quality Print Quality setting to High High High High for Windows or Fine Fine Fine Fine for Macinto...

Page 53: ...sing Borderless Printing Ensure that the paper you are using is compatible with Borderless Printing See Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing Media...

Page 54: ...lay Print Queue Display Print Queue Display Print Queue Display Print Queue 4 Select Cancel All Documents Cancel All Documents Cancel All Documents Cancel All Documents in the Printer Printer Printer...

Page 55: ...r 4 Hold the RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL button down and release after the POWER POWER POWER POWER lamp flashes three times then feed the sheet of paper Repeat this operati...

Page 56: ...consumed during print head cleaning Eight flashes indicates that this tank is nearly full Press the RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL button to clear the error so printing can c...

Page 57: ...anon i455 Canon i455 Canon i455 and Uninstall Uninstall Uninstall Uninstall 2 Follow the on screen instructions to uninstall driver 3 Follow the procedures described in the Easy Setup Instructions and...

Page 58: ...tank replacement and click Send Send Send Send Low Ink Warning Accompanied by Ink Tank Icon With Failure to reset ink counter when installing new ink tank The ink tank level accompanied by the ink ta...

Page 59: ...aper Jam A paper jam occurrs in the printer Remove the jammed paper load new media and press the RESUME RESUME RESUME RESUME CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL button Printer cover open The front cover is op...

Page 60: ...er a communication time error may occur and no more images can be printed If this error occurs press the RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL RESUME CANCEL button They will automatically turn on...

Page 61: ...iver folder 4 Read the License Agreement and click Accept if you agree 5 Click Install The printer driver will load automatically 6 If the message No other applications can be running is displayed cli...

Page 62: ...in the Chooser 17 Close the Chooser 18 To ensure highest quality output carry out print head alignment Refer to the Mac OS 9 Printer Driver Guide for instructions or how to align the print head Note...

Page 63: ...ts Windows Adding Illustrated Effect to Documents Printing Entire Image in Single Color Printing in Grayscale Reversing the Page Printing Order Printing on Nonstandard Size Paper Reducing the Sound of...

Page 64: ...onment Operating environment Operating environment Temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Humidity 10 to 90...

Page 65: ...the electric manual including the capacity for the electric manual including the capacity for the electric manual including the capacity for the electric manual USB operation can only be guaranteed o...

Page 66: ...he power supply and call for service Periodically unplug the printer and use a dry cloth to wipe off any dust or dirt Periodically unplug the printer and use a dry cloth to wipe off any dust or dirt P...

Page 67: ...r than the one rated for the printer in the country where you Never use a power supply source other than the one rated for the printer in the country where you Never use a power supply source other th...

Page 68: ...try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment int...

Page 69: ...items is given by the manufacturer or producer thereof This limited warranty covers all defects encountered in normal use of the Product and does not apply in the following cases a Loss of or damage...

Page 70: ...e above technical support options repair options are available at the time of your call to the Free live technical support number above or via the website at www canontechsupport com This limited warr...

Page 71: ...heck Pattern 32 Exif 2 2 23 Exif Print 23 G Glossy Photo Paper 6 H Handling Error Messages 52 Help 2 High Resolution Paper 6 I ImageBrowser 23 Ink Counter Reset 43 Ink Tank 41 Installing the Printer D...

Page 72: ...2 Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera 11 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 30 R Recalling Driver Settings 20 Regulatory Information 64 Replacing an Ink Tank 29 41 Resetting the Ink Cou...

Page 73: ...o 146 8501 Japan Canon Canada Inc 6390 Dixie Road Mississauga Ontario L5T 1P7 Canada Canon Latin America Inc 703 Waterford Way Suite 400 Miami FL 33126 U S A Canon Mexicana S de R L de C V Periferico...

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