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Photo Printer
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Quick Start Guide
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Getting Help from Canon Ordering Information For additional supplies, use the following descriptions and order numbers. Description Order # Help Us Help You Better 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 Cyan 0621B002 Model Number (located on the top of the product):___________________________________________ CLI-8 Magenta 0622B002 CLI-
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series Photo Printer Quick Start Guide
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Canon PIXMA iP3500 series 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. © 2007 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 iP3500 series Photo Printer. All statements
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Table of Contents Before Using the Printer ................................2 Turning the Printer On and Off .......................2 Loading Printing Paper ...................................4 Hints for Handling the Paper Source ..............7 Loading Paper ..............................................10 Loading Envelopes .......................................14 Loading Small-Sized Paper ..........................16 Printing from Your Computer......................17 Printing with Windows....
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Before Using the Printer 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
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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 28. Before Using the Printe
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Loading Printing Paper This section describes how to load printing paper in the Rear Tray and the Front Tray. Note At purchase, the printer is set to feed from the Rear Tray. If you are printing without changing paper source settings, load paper in the Rear Tray. You cannot load paper other than A4, Letter, or B5-sized plain paper in the Front Tray. When using any other type of paper, load it in the Rear Tray. For details on loading paper, see “Loading Paper” on page 10. Using Specialty Me
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Paper Handling Recommended Paper and Requirements *1 Media Type Paper Support Load Limit Paper Position of Printer Driver Model Output the Paper Setting for Rear Tray Front Tray Load Thickness Media Type Tray *2 Limit Lever *3 Plain Paper — 150 sheets 100 50 sheets Left Plain Paper sheets Envelopes — 10 envelopes Not 1 envelope Right Envelope *4 loadable High HR-101N 80 sheets Not 50 sheets Left High *4 Resolution loadable Resolution Paper Paper Super White SW-201 100 sheets 80 sheets 50
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*3 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 and humidity). In such cases, reduce the sheets of paper you load at a time to around half (around 0.2 inches / 5 mm in paper stack height). *4 Feeding this paper from the Front Tray can damage the printer. Load in the Rear Tray. *5 We recommend that you remove the previously printed sheet from the Paper Output Tray before cont
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Hints for Handling the Paper Source This printer offers two paper sources to load printing paper; the Rear Tray (A) and the Front Tray (B). (A) (B) Here are some hints for handling these paper sources according to how you are using them. Note Some types and sizes of paper are not loadable in the Front Tray and requires the use of the Rear Tray. See “Paper Handling” on page 5. For details on loading paper, see “Loading Paper” on page 10. Printer driver settings may be required depending on the
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(A) (A) Switch paper source here. Note Some types and sizes of paper are not loadable in the Front Tray and requires the use of the Rear Tray. See “Paper Handling” on page 5. For details on loading paper, see “Loading Paper” on page 10. Printer driver settings may be required depending on the usage. For details on printer driver settings, refer to the PC Printing Guide on-screen manual. If You Print Regularly on Photo Paper as well as on Plain Paper You can load photo paper in the Rear Tra
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Choosing the paper source to match the location of the printer You can choose to use only either the Rear Tray or Front Tray according to the location of the printer. For example, if you intend to install the printer in a small place, such as on a shelf with minimal space, you can use just the Front Tray for printing. Note You cannot load paper other than A4, Letter, or B5-sized plain paper in the Front Tray. When using any other type of paper, load it in the Rear Tray. For details on loadin
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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 We recommend using genuine Canon photo media when printing photographs. For details on the
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2 Prepare to load paper. (1) Open the Rear Tray and pull out the Paper (1) Support to support the paper. (2) Open the Front Tray. (4) (3) Extend the Output Tray Extension. Note When closing the Output Tray Extension after printing, lift it up slightly. (4) Adjust the position of the Paper Thickness (2) Lever. Set it to the right when printing on envelopes or T-shirt transfers, and left when printing on any (3) other type of the paper. See “Paper Handling” on page 5. Note If the corners or
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Loading Paper in the Front Tray You can load A4, Letter, or B5-sized plain paper (such as Canon Super White Paper SW-201) in the Front Tray. You cannot load any other paper in the Front Tray. 1 Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it. See “Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it.” on page 10. 2 Prepare to load paper. (1) Open the Front Tray. (3) (2) Extend the Output Tray Extension. (3) Set the Paper Thickness Lever to the left. . Note Reset the Paper Thickness
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4 Select Front Tray for Paper Source, and the size and type of the loaded paper in Page Size (or Paper Size) and Media Type in the printer driver. Note For details on printer driver settings, see “Printing with Windows” on page 17 or “Printing with Macintosh” on page 18. Before Using the Printer 13
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Loading Envelopes Envelopes must be fed from the Rear Tray. Use either European DL or US Comm. Env. #10-sized envelope. Important Do not use the following envelopes: – Envelopes with a double flap (or sticker flaps) – Envelopes with an embossed or treated surface – Envelopes with pressure seals – Envelopes whose gummed flaps are already moistened and adhesive Select either DL Env. or Comm. Env. #10 in the printer driver according to the envelope size you are using. If you do not, the address
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2 Retract the Paper Support. . Important Envelopes may not be fed properly if the Paper Support is extended. 3 Load the envelopes. (2) (B) (1) (1) Load the envelope against the Cover Guide (the right side of the Paper Support). Load with the address side facing UP and the rear flaps DOWN on the left. Up to 10 envelopes can be loaded at once. (3) . Important Make sure that the Cover Guide is set upright, when you load paper in the Rear Tray. (2) Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the
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Loading Small-Sized Paper You can use 4" x 6" / 101.6 x 152.4 mm, 5" x 7" / 127.0 x 177.8 mm, and Credit card-sized papers. . Important Small-sized paper must be fed from the Rear Tray. Loading Small-Sized Paper in the Rear Tray 1 Load the paper. (1) Load the paper into the Rear Tray with the print (3) (1) 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 Re
