Solution
This page is for the PRO-1 with firmware version 2.000 or later.
Check your PRO-1 firmware version while referring to [
How to upgrade the firmware ], and upgrade the firmware if necessary before going through this page.
With the upgraded firmware, you can perform the following:
- Printing in the color hue (in the PRO Mode) that looks like the one on the monitor
- Reducing the Fine Art Paper margin (from 35 mm to 30 mm)
- Printing on Canvas paper
CAUTION
The latest version of the printer driver needs to be installed.
With Mac OS X v10.4, the above new features are not available.
Choose paper suitable for printing, for the best print results. Canon provides you various types of paper to enhance the fun of printing, such as stickers as well as papers for photo or document. We recommend the use of Canon genuine paper for printing your important photos.
[ Commercially available papers ]
- Plain Paper (including recycled paper)*1
[ Canon genuine papers ]
The Model Number of Canon genuine paper is shown in brackets. Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the paper for detailed information on the printable side and notes on handling paper. For information on the page sizes available for each Canon genuine paper, access our website.
REFERENCE
You may not be able to purchase some Canon genuine papers depending on the country or region of purchase. Paper is not sold in the US by Model Number. Purchase paper by name.
[ Paper for printing photos: ]
- Photo Paper Pro Platinum <PT-101>
- Photo Paper Plus Glossy II <PP-201>
- Photo Paper Pro Luster <LU-101>
- Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss <SG-201>
- Matte Photo Paper <MP-101>*2
- Fine Art Paper "Photo Rag" <FA-PR1>*3
- Fine Art Paper "Museum Etching" <FA-ME1>*2 *3
[ Paper for creating your own prints: ]
- Photo Stickers <PS-101>*2
*1 100% recycled paper can be used.
*2 Printing to this paper from a digital camera is not supported.
*3 You cannot print in the top and bottom 1.18 inch (30 mm) or 1.38 inch (35 mm) margins of the paper (in the printing direction).
REFERENCE
- You can print onto a printable disc using the disc tray supplied with the printer.
- When printing photos saved on a PictBridge compliant device, you must specify the page size and media type.
- You can use non-Canon genuine specialty paper. For details, access our website.
[ Commercially Available Papers ]
| Media Name | Rear Tray | Manual Feed Tray | Paper Output Tray |
| Plain Paper (including recycled paper)*1 | Approx. 150 sheets (14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm) is not available.) | N/A*2 | Approx. 50 sheets |
[ Canon Genuine Papers ]
REFERENCE
We recommend that you remove the previously printed sheet from the paper output tray before continuously printing to avoid blurs and discoloration.
Paper for printing photos:
| Media Name [Model No.] | Rear Tray | Manual Feed Tray |
| Photo Paper Pro Platinum [PT-101]*3 | 1 sheet: A3+
10 sheets: A3, A4, Letter, and 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm)
20 sheets: 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm) | 1 sheet: A3+, A3, A4, Letter, and 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm) |
| Photo Paper Plus Glossy II [PP-201]*3 | 1 sheet: A3+
10 sheets: A3, A4, Letter, 5" x 7" (13 x 18 cm), and 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm)
20 sheets: 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm) | 1 sheet: A3+, A3, A4, Letter, and 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm) |
| Photo Paper Pro Luster [LU-101]*3 | 1 sheet: A3+
10 sheets: A3, A4, and Letter | 1 sheet: A3+, A3, A4, and Letter |
| Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss [SG-201]*3 | 1 sheet: A3+ and 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm)
10 sheets: A3, A4, Letter, 5" x 7" (13 x 18 cm), and 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm)
20 sheets: 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm) | 1 sheet: A3+, A3, A4, Letter, 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm), 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm), and 14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm) |
| Matte Photo Paper [MP-101] | 1 sheet: A3+
10 sheets: A3, A4, and Letter
20 sheets: 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm) | 1 sheet: A3+, A3, A4, and Letter |
| Fine Art Paper "Photo Rag" [FA-PR1] | 1 sheet | 1 sheet |
| Fine Art Paper "Museum Etching" [FA-ME1] | N/A*4 | 1 sheet |
Paper for creating your own prints:
| Media Name [Model No.] | Rear Tray | Manual Feed Tray |
| Photo Stickers [PS-101] | 1 sheet | N/A*2 |
*1 Proper feeding of paper may not be possible at the maximum capacity depending on the type of paper or environmental conditions (either very high or low temperature or humidity). In such cases, reduce the number of paper you load at a time to less than half.
*2 Feeding paper from the manual feed tray can damage the printer. Always load in the rear tray.
*3 When loading paper in stacks, the print side may become marked as it is fed or paper may not feed properly. In this case, load one sheet at a time.
*4 Feeding paper from the rear tray can damage the printer. Always load in the manual feed tray.
REFERENCE
When using non-Canon art paper, load one sheet at a time in the rear tray or manual feed tray.
You can use the following page sizes.
REFERENCE
- You can load the page sizes as follows.
- rear tray: A3+, A3, B4, A4, B5, A5, Letter, Legal, 11" x 17" (279.4 x 431.8 mm), Wide, 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm), 4" x 8" (101.6 x 203.2 mm), 5" x 7" (13 x 18 cm), 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm), and 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm)
- manual feed tray: A3+, A3, B4, A4, Letter, Legal, 11" x 17" (279.4 x 431.8 mm), 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm), 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm), and 14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm)
- Printing on the following paper sizes from a digital camera is not supported.
- B4, B5, A5, Legal, 4" x 8" (101.6 x 203.2 mm), "11 x 17" (279.4 x 431.8 mm), and Wide
[ Standard sizes: ]
- Letter
- Legal
- 11" x 17" (279.4 x 431.8 mm)
- A5
- A4
- A3
- A3+
- B5
- B4
- 4" x 6" (10 x 15 cm)
- 4" x 8" (101.6 x 203.2 mm)
- 5" x 7" (13 x 18 cm)
- 8" x 10" (20 x 25 cm)
- 10" x 12" (25 x 30 cm)
- 14" x 17" (36 x 43 cm)
- Wide
[ Non-standard sizes: ]
You can print on non-standard size paper within the following ranges.
- Minimum size: 3.50 x 5.00 inches (89.0 x 127.0 mm)
- Maximum size: 12.95 x 26.61 inches (329.0 x 676.0 mm)
- Minimum size: 8.00 x 10.00 inches (203.2 x 254.0 mm)
- Maximum size: 14.00 x 23.00 inches (355.6 x 584.2 mm)
You can use paper in the following weight ranges.
- rear tray: From 17 to 28 lb (64 to 105 g /m2) (plain paper except for Canon genuine paper)
* You can use non-Canon genuine specialty paper that is up to 53 lb (200 g /m2).
Do not use heavier or lighter paper (except for Canon genuine paper), as it could jam in the printer.
- manual feed tray: From 4 to 23.6 mil (0.1 to 0.6 mm) (up to 93 lb (350 g /m2))
Do not use paper thicker or heavier than this, as it could jam in the printer.