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One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY 11042 Table of Contents Before Using the Machine .............................2 Operation Panel..............................................2 Menu Items .....................................................4 Turning the Machine On and Off ....................6 Handling the Original Document.....................8 Loading Printing Paper ...................................9 The Print Result Not Satisfactory When Copying .............................................. 86 Printing Does Not Start................................. 86 Paper Does Not Feed Properly .................... 87 Paper Jams .................................................. 88 Error Message Appears on the Computer Screen .......................................................... 89 Error Message Appears on a PictBridge Compliant Device ......................................... 91 Scanning Problems ...................................... 92 Problems Receiving Faxes........................... 92 Problems Sending Faxes ............................. 94 Telephone Problems .................................... 95 Copying .........................................................17 Making Copies ..............................................17 Changing the Copy Settings .........................17 Using Useful Copy Functions .......................19 Printing from Your Computer......................20 Printing with Windows...................................20 Printing with Macintosh.................................21 Appendix....................................................... 96 How to Use the Documentation Provided..... 96 Reading the On-screen Manuals.................. 97 Specifications ............................................... 98 Scanning Images ..........................................22 Scanning Methods ........................................22 Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device .......................23 Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device ..............................23 About PictBridge Print Settings.....................25 Safety Precautions..................................... 102 Legal Limitations on Use of Your Product and Use of Images ..................................... 105 Users in the U.S.A. ..................................... 106 Users in Canada......................................... 111 Users in New Zealand ................................ 112 Faxing ............................................................28 Preparing the Machine for Fax .....................28 Registering Sender Information ....................32 Registering the Destination...........................37 Sending Faxes..............................................40 Using Other Useful Sending Functions.........44 Receiving Faxes ...........................................45 Using Other Useful Receiving Functions ......51 Document Stored in Memory ........................52 Summary of Reports and Lists .....................55 Index............................................................ 113 Routine Maintenance ...................................57 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect .................................................57 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern................58 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern ...........59 Print Head Cleaning......................................60 Print Head Deep Cleaning ............................61 Aligning the Print Head .................................62 Replacing a FINE Cartridge..........................64 Keeping the Best Printing Results ................70 Cleaning Your Machine ................................71 Troubleshooting ...........................................75 An Error Message Is Displayed on the LCD....................................................76 LCD Cannot Be Seen At All..........................78 An Unintended Language Is Displayed on the LCD....................................................79 Cannot Install the MP Drivers .......................80 Cannot Connect to Computer Properly.........81 Print Results Not Satisfactory .......................82 1 Before Using the Machine Operation Panel (1) (2) (3)(4) (5)(6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (20) (19) (18) (17) (16) (15) (14) (13) (1) ON/OFF button / Power lamp Turns the machine on and off. Lights or flashes green to indicate the power status. Before turning on the machine, make sure the Document Cover is closed. (2) COPY button Switches the machine to copy mode. (3) In Use/Memory lamp Flashes when the telephone line is in use. Lights when there are documents stored in the machine's memory. (4) FAX button Switches the machine to fax mode. (5) Alarm lamp Lights or flashes orange when an error, such as paper-out or ink-out, occurs. (6) SCAN button Switches the machine to scan mode. In scan mode, the machine scans a document to your computer according to the settings selected. To use this button, the machine must be connected to a computer. For details, refer to the Scanning Guide on-screen manual. (7) Menu button Accesses the menus and settings to customize operation of your machine. (8) LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Displays messages, menu selections, and the operational status. (9) Numeric buttons Enter numerical values such as the number of copies, as well as fax/telephone numbers and characters. (10) Redial/Pause button Redials the last number called using the Numeric buttons. Also enters pauses between or after numbers when dialing or registering numbers. (11) Black button Starts black & white copying, scanning, or faxing. (12) Stop/Reset button Cancels operations such as copying, scanning, or faxing, or a print job in progress. (13) Color button Starts color copying, scanning, or faxing. 2 Before Using the Machine (14) Coded Dial button Press this button and a two-digit code to dial a pre-registered fax/telephone number. (15) Tone button Switches temporarily to tone dialing. Also changes the mode when entering characters. (16) OK button Finalizes your selection for the menu or setting item. Dismisses the error message and resumes the machine's normal operation after resolving a printing error or removing jammed paper. (17) [ (-) and ] (+) buttons Scroll through menu selections, and increase or decrease the number of copies. For the fax settings, [ cancels the entered character, and ] enters a space between characters. (18) Back button Returns the LCD to the previous screen. (19) Settings button Configures the page size, media type, and image correction settings. (20) FAX Quality button Sets the scan contrast and resolution of the fax you are sending. Before Using the Machine 3 Menu Items Press the Menu button to display the menu items. You can specify the special copy settings, various fax settings, or perform the machine maintenance by using these menu items. Press the Settings button to display the setting items in copy mode or fax mode. You can specify the various print settings in copy mode, or page size and media type settings in fax mode by using these setting items. Press the FAX Quality button to display the fax quality setting items in fax mode. You can specify the scan contrast and fax resolution. For details, refer to the User's Guide on-screen manual. Note You can select DEVICE SETTINGS and MAINTENANCE in any mode. Direct Printing mode is displayed only when a PictBridge compliant device is connected to the machine. COPY mode Menu button SPECIAL COPY*1 FRAME ERASE STICKER COPY BORDERLESS COPY IMAGE REPEAT 2-ON-1 4-ON-1 FAX SETTINGS See "FAX SETTINGS" in FAX mode. DEVICE SETTINGS MAINTENANCE Settings button ENLARGE/REDUCE (page 17) PAGE SIZE (page 18) MEDIA TYPE (page 18) INTENSITY (page 18) IMAGE QUALITY (page 18) DEVICE SETTINGS and MAINTENANCE under each mode contains the following menu items. DEVICE SETTINGS PRINT SETTINGS*1 EXTENDED AMOUNT PICTBRIDGE SET (page 27) PAGE SIZE MEDIA TYPE PRINT QLTY BORDERLESS PRINT IMAGE ENHANCEMENT OTHERS*1 AUDIBLE TONES COUNTRY SELECT*2 LANGUAGE SETTING QUIET MODE RESTORE DEFAULT*1 MAINTENANCE NOZZLE CHECK (page 58) CLEANING (page 60) DEEP CLEANING (page 61) ALIGN PRINT HEAD (page 62) HEAD ALIGN PRINT (page 62) ROLLER CLEANING (page 72) BOTTOM CLEANING (page 73) 4 Before Using the Machine FAX mode Menu button FAX SETTINGS RECEIVE MODE SET (page 45) FAX PRIORITY MODE FAX ONLY MODE DRPD*3 NETWORK SWITCH*2 TEL PRIORITY MODE MEMORY REFERENCE (page 52) PRINT MEMORY LIST PRINT DOCUMENT DELETE DOCUMENT PRNT REPORT/LIST (page 55) ACTIVITY REPORT SPEED DIAL LIST USER'S DATA LIST MEMORY LIST CODED DIAL REGIST (page 37) USER SETTINGS (page 32) DATE/TIME SETTING DATE DISPLAY*1 SUMMER TIME SET*2 UNIT TEL NUMBER UNIT NAME TX TERMINAL ID*1 OFFHOOK ALARM*1 VOLUME CONTROL*1 RX RING LEVEL*1 TEL LINE TYPE (page 30) ACTIVITY REPORT*1 TX SETTINGS*1 ECM TX PAUSE TIME AUTO REDIAL TX START SPEED TX REPORT DIAL TONE DETECT *3 *1 RX SETTINGS*1 AUTO PRINT RX ECM RX FAX PRIORITY MODE DRPD:FAX RNG PAT*3 RING COUNT MAN/AUTO SWITCH REMOTE RX RX IMG REDUCTION RX START SPEED RX REPORT DEVICE SETTINGS MAINTENANCE S ...