Printing from Your Computer
16-May-2008
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Solution
This section describes the procedure for basic printing. When printing photographs, you can also
use Easy-PhotoPrint to easily specify print settings. Easy-PhotoPrint is provided on the Setup CDROM.
For details on using Easy-PhotoPrint, refer to the Photo Application Guide on-screen manual.
NOTE
Depending on your application program, operations may differ. For details, refer to the instruction
manual of your application.
The steps described in this section are for printing in Windows XP SP2.
1.Turn on the printer and load the paper in the printer
See [ Loading Paper ]
2.Create a document or open a file to print using an appropriate application software
3.Open the printer properties dialog box
(1) Select Print on the application software’s File menu.
The Print dialog box opens
(2) Make sure that Canon iPXXXX (“XXXX” represents 2500 series or 1800 series) is
selected in Select Printer.
NOTE
If a different printer is selected, click Canon iPXXXX (“XXXX” represents 2500 series or
1800 series).
(3) Click Preferences (or Properties).
The Main sheet of the Printing Preferences dialog box appears.
4.Specify the required settings
(1) Select the desired media type in Media Type.
(2) Set Print Quality and Color/Intensity as needed.
NOTE
For details on print quality settings, refer to the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual.
(3) Click OK.
The Print dialog box is displayed.
NOTE
- To confirm the paper size, click the Page Setup tab. If the setting does not match the document’s paper size you set in the application software, you need to set the paper size to the same size, or otherwise use Scaled Printing or Fit-to-Page Printing. For details, refer to the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual.
- For details on the printer driver functions, click Help or Instructions to view the online help or the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual. The Instructions button is displayed on the Main and Maintenance sheets when the on-screen manuals are installed on your computer.
- To display the preview and confirm how your document will look when printed, select the Preview before printing check box. Some application software may not have a preview function.
5.Print the document
(1) Click Print (or OK).
Printing begins. Do not open the Front Cover while printing.
NOTE
To cancel a print job in progress, press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer or click
Cancel Printing on the Canon IJ Status Monitor. To display the Canon IJ Status Monitor,
click Canon iPXXXX (“XXXX” represents 2500 series or 1800 series) on the taskbar.
NOTE
Depending on your application program, operations may differ. For details, refer to the instruction
manual of your application.
The steps described in this section are for printing in Mac OS X v.10.4.x.
1.Turn on the printer and load the paper in the printer
See [ Loading Paper ]
2.Create a document or open a file to print using an appropriate application software
3.Select Paper Size
(1) Select Page Setup on the application software’s File menu.
The Page Setup dialog box opens.
(2) Make sure that iPXXXX (“XXXX” represents 2500 series or 1800 series) is selected in
Format for.
(3) Select the desired paper size in Paper Size.
(4) Click OK.
4.Specify the required settings
(1) Select Print on the application software’s File menu.
The Print dialog box opens.
(2) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu.
(3) Select the desired media type in Media Type.
(4) Select the print mode appropriate to your document in Print Mode.
NOTE
- When you select the print mode appropriate to your document in Print Mode, the document will be printed in color and at a print quality suited to the characteristics of the Media Type you have selected. – Printing a top-quality photo: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. – Printing tables and charts: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong color definition. – Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of text. – Detailed Setting: Select to fine-tune the Print Quality and Halftoning settings.
- For details on the printer driver functions, click
on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Special Effects, Borderless Printing, or Margin sheet to view the Printer Driver Guide on-screen manual. If the on-screen manuals are not installed, the Printer Driver Guide onscreen manual is not displayed even if 
is clicked. - To display the preview and confirm how your document will look when printed, click Preview. Some application software may not have a preview function.
5.Print the document
(1) Click Print.
Printing begins. Do not open the Front Cover while printing.
NOTE
Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress. If you are using
Mac OS X v.10.2.8, click the printer icon in the Dock to start up the Print Center and doubleclick
the name of your printer in the Printer List.
To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired document in the Name list and click
Delete. To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To stop all the jobs in the list, click
Stop Jobs.