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Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ...5 How to Use This Manual 6 Safety Precautions 8 Printer Parts and Their Functions 14 Front View 15 Rear View ...16 Inside the Printer 17 Operation Panel 18 Printer Driver Functions (Windows 19 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box 20 Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 22 BJ Status Monitor Functions 36 Cancelling a Print Job 39 Uninstalling Printer Drivers 40 Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh 41 Description of Print Settings 42 BJ Print Monitor 58 Cancelling a Print Job 60 2
Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ...5 How to Use This Manual 6 Safety Precautions 8 Printer Parts and Their Functions 14 Front View 15 Rear View ...16 Inside the Printer 17 Operation Panel 18 Printer Driver Functions (Windows 19 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box 20 Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 22 BJ Status Monitor Functions 36 Cancelling a Print Job 39 Uninstalling Printer Drivers 40 Printer Driver Functions (Macintosh 41 Description of Print Settings 42 BJ Print Monitor 58 Cancelling a Print Job 60 2
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Table of Contents Cannot Install the Printer Driver 121 Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors 123 Printer Does Not Start or Stops During Print Jobs 140 Paper Does Not Feed Properly or Paper Jams 147 The POWER Lamp Flashes Orange 151 An Error Message is Displayed on the Screen 154 Problems Unique to Windows 164 Problems Unique to the Macintosh 168 Appendix ...171 For Faster Printing 172 Specifications 175 Index ...187 4
Table of Contents Cannot Install the Printer Driver 121 Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors 123 Printer Does Not Start or Stops During Print Jobs 140 Paper Does Not Feed Properly or Paper Jams 147 The POWER Lamp Flashes Orange 151 An Error Message is Displayed on the Screen 154 Problems Unique to Windows 164 Problems Unique to the Macintosh 168 Appendix ...171 For Faster Printing 172 Specifications 175 Index ...187 4
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Printer Driver Functions (Windows) Printer Driver Functions (Windows) • Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box • Printer Properties Dialog Box Description • BJ Status Monitor Functions • Cancelling a Print Job • Uninstalling Printer Drivers 19
Printer Driver Functions (Windows) Printer Driver Functions (Windows) • Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box • Printer Properties Dialog Box Description • BJ Status Monitor Functions • Cancelling a Print Job • Uninstalling Printer Drivers 19
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... dialog box. 1 In your application program This method is selected, then click: • Windows XP [Preferences] • Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows NT4.0/Windows 95 [Properties] • Windows 2000 [Main] tab The Printing Preferences (or Printer Properties) dialog box opens. The Print ...printing. Note ® Depending on your application. Printer Driver Functions (Windows) Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure Canon i850 is generally used to print a document.
... dialog box. 1 In your application program This method is selected, then click: • Windows XP [Preferences] • Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows NT4.0/Windows 95 [Properties] • Windows 2000 [Main] tab The Printing Preferences (or Printer Properties) dialog box opens. The Print ...printing. Note ® Depending on your application. Printer Driver Functions (Windows) Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure Canon i850 is generally used to print a document.
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...the Details tab. The Printer Properties dialog box opens. Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box 21 Printer Driver Functions (Windows) s Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu This method is used for ...Windows documentation. 1 Click Start and select Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then Printers and Faxes. For non-XP Windows, click the Start button, then select Settings, Printers. 2 Select the Canon i850 icon. 3 Open the File menu and select: • Windows XP/Windows 2000 Printing Preferences... • Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows...
...the Details tab. The Printer Properties dialog box opens. Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box 21 Printer Driver Functions (Windows) s Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu This method is used for ...Windows documentation. 1 Click Start and select Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then Printers and Faxes. For non-XP Windows, click the Start button, then select Settings, Printers. 2 Select the Canon i850 icon. 3 Open the File menu and select: • Windows XP/Windows 2000 Printing Preferences... • Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows...
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The equivalent screens for Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows 95, Windows 2000 and Windows NT4.0 may look slightly different. Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 22 Printer Driver Functions (Windows) Printer Properties Dialog Box Description • Main Tab • Page Setup Tab • Stamp/Background Tab (Not Available in Windows NT 4.0) • Effects Tab • Profiles Tab • Maintenance Tab Note ® The screens in this section refer to Windows XP operation.
The equivalent screens for Windows Me/Windows 98/Windows 95, Windows 2000 and Windows NT4.0 may look slightly different. Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 22 Printer Driver Functions (Windows) Printer Properties Dialog Box Description • Main Tab • Page Setup Tab • Stamp/Background Tab (Not Available in Windows NT 4.0) • Effects Tab • Profiles Tab • Maintenance Tab Note ® The screens in this section refer to Windows XP operation.
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button. Main Tab Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) Media Type Ensure this setting matches the type of media loaded in the printer. (2) Print Quality Select the print quality you require from among the different options. To select custom Print quality, select Custom and click the Set... Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 23
button. Main Tab Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) Media Type Ensure this setting matches the type of media loaded in the printer. (2) Print Quality Select the print quality you require from among the different options. To select custom Print quality, select Custom and click the Set... Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 23
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... Properties Dialog Box Description 24 button. (4) Grayscale Printing Select to print a grayscale version of questions, the Print Advisor automatically configures the printer driver settings. Canon i850 - By having the user answer a series of a color document. (5) Preview before printing Click to start the Print Advisor. To see a description ... check the layout before printing. (6) Print Advisor... The Print Advisor simplifies configuration of color adjustment. Guide. Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (3) Color Adjustment Select the method of the printer...
... Properties Dialog Box Description 24 button. (4) Grayscale Printing Select to print a grayscale version of questions, the Print Advisor automatically configures the printer driver settings. Canon i850 - By having the user answer a series of a color document. (5) Preview before printing Click to start the Print Advisor. To see a description ... check the layout before printing. (6) Print Advisor... The Print Advisor simplifies configuration of color adjustment. Guide. Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (3) Color Adjustment Select the method of the printer...
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Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 25 Page Setup Tab Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (1) Page Size Ensure the correct paper size is selected. (2) Orientation Select landscape or portrait printing and ensure it is the same orientation used in the application.
Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 25 Page Setup Tab Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (1) Page Size Ensure the correct paper size is selected. (2) Orientation Select landscape or portrait printing and ensure it is the same orientation used in the application.
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Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (3) Printing Type Select the printing method from among the following. When this is resized when ...print order is usually selected by folding and saddle-stitching the document. (Not available in Windows NT4.0) Banner Printing Select this function, ensure you can then be assembled to make a large poster. (Not available in...setting is set automatically. The printed sheets can specify the Printer Paper Size and Scaling. With Windows NT 4.0, only a 2-page layout is printed so that 2 to 16 document pages fit on the four sides of...
Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (3) Printing Type Select the printing method from among the following. When this is resized when ...print order is usually selected by folding and saddle-stitching the document. (Not available in Windows NT4.0) Banner Printing Select this function, ensure you can then be assembled to make a large poster. (Not available in...setting is set automatically. The printed sheets can specify the Printer Paper Size and Scaling. With Windows NT 4.0, only a 2-page layout is printed so that 2 to 16 document pages fit on the four sides of...
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...paper. After printing one side, turn the ejected page over, and print on both sides of the document one copy at a time. Canon recommends that extend beyond the paper. If you set the slide bar to the third mark from the left to reduce the extension amount,... appear. (6) Duplex Printing The document is enlarged to a size slightly larger than the paper size. Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 27 Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (5) Amount of Extension When you select Borderless Printing, the sections that under normal conditions you move the slide bar to the left , counting...
...paper. After printing one side, turn the ejected page over, and print on both sides of the document one copy at a time. Canon recommends that extend beyond the paper. If you set the slide bar to the third mark from the left to reduce the extension amount,... appear. (6) Duplex Printing The document is enlarged to a size slightly larger than the paper size. Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 27 Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (5) Amount of Extension When you select Borderless Printing, the sections that under normal conditions you move the slide bar to the left , counting...
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Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 28 Printer Driver Functions (Windows) Stamp/Background Tab (Not Available in Windows NT 4.0) (1) (4) (2) (3) (5) (7) (6) (1) Stamp Select the check box and choose the stamp. (2) Place stamp over text When selected, the stamp is printed over the print data.
Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 28 Printer Driver Functions (Windows) Stamp/Background Tab (Not Available in Windows NT 4.0) (1) (4) (2) (3) (5) (7) (6) (1) Stamp Select the check box and choose the stamp. (2) Place stamp over text When selected, the stamp is printed over the print data.
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This allows you have selected. Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 29 This allows you to create new stamps, or modify details of a selected stamp. (5) Background Select the check box and choose the background image you wish to display details of the background you to register a new background, or to use. (6) Background first page only Prints the background image only on the first page. (4) Define Stamp... Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (3) Stamp first page only Prints the stamp only on the first page. (7) Select Background...
This allows you have selected. Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 29 This allows you to create new stamps, or modify details of a selected stamp. (5) Background Select the check box and choose the background image you wish to display details of the background you to register a new background, or to use. (6) Background first page only Prints the background image only on the first page. (4) Define Stamp... Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (3) Stamp first page only Prints the stamp only on the first page. (7) Select Background...
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Adjust the brightness of the image with certain effects. Effects Tab Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) Simulate Illustration Select the check box to manipulate color image data with the Contrast slide bar. Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 30
Adjust the brightness of the image with certain effects. Effects Tab Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) Simulate Illustration Select the check box to manipulate color image data with the Contrast slide bar. Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 30
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... more vibrant. or under exposure. The level of the effect can reproduce breathtaking sceneries in ordinary cases Normal is recommended. It is its requirements. Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (2) Monochrome Effects Prints a color image in the images. (4) Image Optimizer Improves the contours and jaggedness that appear in a single color. When printing several images...
... more vibrant. or under exposure. The level of the effect can reproduce breathtaking sceneries in ordinary cases Normal is recommended. It is its requirements. Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (2) Monochrome Effects Prints a color image in the images. (4) Image Optimizer Improves the contours and jaggedness that appear in a single color. When printing several images...
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Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 32 The Current Settings profile contains the settings currently specified in the Profiles tab. The Default Settings profile contains the factory default settings. Profiles Tab Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (5) (1) Printing Profiles This list displays the printing settings currently registered in the Main, Page Setup and Effects tabs.
Printer Properties Dialog Box Description 32 The Current Settings profile contains the settings currently specified in the Profiles tab. The Default Settings profile contains the factory default settings. Profiles Tab Printer Driver Functions (Windows) (1) (2) (3) (4) (6) (5) (1) Printing Profiles This list displays the printing settings currently registered in the Main, Page Setup and Effects tabs.
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Nozzle check pattern printing can be executed from the Windows and Macintosh printer drivers, or from the print head nozzles, and to determine whether the ink sprays normally from the printer itself. Use this function when printed results are ... Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Routine Maintenance Print the nozzle check pattern to verify print head alignment. s Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern from the Printer Drivers Windows 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or Letter paper in the printer. 2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. ¬ Opening the Printer Properties...
Nozzle check pattern printing can be executed from the Windows and Macintosh printer drivers, or from the print head nozzles, and to determine whether the ink sprays normally from the printer itself. Use this function when printed results are ... Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Routine Maintenance Print the nozzle check pattern to verify print head alignment. s Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern from the Printer Drivers Windows 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or Letter paper in the printer. 2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. ¬ Opening the Printer Properties...
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Print Head Cleaning 77 Head cleaning can be clogged. s Cleaning the Print Head from the printer itself. Note ® Cleaning the head consumes ink, so perform head cleaning only when necessary. Print Head Cleaning Routine Maintenance Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be performed either from the printer drivers or from the Printer Drivers Windows 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Open the Printer Properties Dialog Box. ¬ Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box 3 Click the Maintenance tab and then click the Cleaning icon.
Print Head Cleaning 77 Head cleaning can be clogged. s Cleaning the Print Head from the printer itself. Note ® Cleaning the head consumes ink, so perform head cleaning only when necessary. Print Head Cleaning Routine Maintenance Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be performed either from the printer drivers or from the Printer Drivers Windows 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Open the Printer Properties Dialog Box. ¬ Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box 3 Click the Maintenance tab and then click the Cleaning icon.
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... Dialog Box (Macintosh) Print Head Holder Print Head Lock Lever Print Mode (Macintosh) Print server (Macintosh) Printable area Printer Driver (Macintosh) Printer Driver (Windows) Printer port Printer Port (Parallel) Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows) Printing Area Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Q Quiet Mode R Replacing an Ink Tank RESUME/CANCEL Button Index 106 103 56...
... Dialog Box (Macintosh) Print Head Holder Print Head Lock Lever Print Mode (Macintosh) Print server (Macintosh) Printable area Printer Driver (Macintosh) Printer Driver (Windows) Printer port Printer Port (Parallel) Printer Properties Dialog Box (Windows) Printing Area Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Q Quiet Mode R Replacing an Ink Tank RESUME/CANCEL Button Index 106 103 56...
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S Sheet Feeder Simulate illustration (Macintosh) Simulate Illustration (Windows) Specifications T Transparencies CF-102 Transporting the Printer T-Shirt Transfers TR-201 U Uninstalling Printer Drivers (Macintosh) Uninstalling Printer Drivers (Windows) USB Port W When to Replace Ink Tank and Maintain Print Head Index 15 51 30 175 113 84 115 65 40 16 67 191
S Sheet Feeder Simulate illustration (Macintosh) Simulate Illustration (Windows) Specifications T Transparencies CF-102 Transporting the Printer T-Shirt Transfers TR-201 U Uninstalling Printer Drivers (Macintosh) Uninstalling Printer Drivers (Windows) USB Port W When to Replace Ink Tank and Maintain Print Head Index 15 51 30 175 113 84 115 65 40 16 67 191