User manual CANON PIXMA IP3500

Easy Setup Instructions Start Here Photo Printer Important When cleaning the exterior of the printer, use a soft cloth to wipe it gently. For details, refer to "Cleaning Your Printer" in the Quick Start Guide. Unpack the Printer · Please confirm the included items against the illustration printed on the lid of the packing box or in the Quick Start Guide. · A USB cable is necessary to connect the printer with your computer. 1 Prepare the Printer a Place the printer on a flat and horizontal surface, and do not place any objects in front of the printer. Open the Rear Tray and extend the Paper Support. Open the Front Tray, and extend the Output Tray Extension. Caution Before turning on the printer, remove all the shipping tapes. 2 Install the Print Head a Remove the Print Head from its package. 3 Install the Ink Tanks e Push the Print Head to hold it in place, and lower the Print Head Lock Lever carefully. Note For the ink tanks compatible with this printer, refer to the back cover of the Quick Start Guide. e Close the Top Cover. a Pull the orange tape in the direction of the arrow to peel off the protective film and remove the film completely. This printer offers two paper sources to load printing paper; the Rear Tray, found at the top of the printer, and the Front Tray, found at the front of the printer. 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. For details on how to change the paper source, refer to "Printing from Your Computer" of the Quick Start Guide. · You cannot load paper other than A4, Letter, or B5-sized plain paper (such as Canon Super White Paper SW-201) in the Front Tray. When using any other type of paper, load it in the Rear Tray. Important · The printer starts operating. Wait about 2 minutes until the printer stops making noise. · When printing for the first or second time after setup, the print will take a minute or two before it becomes ready to print. Note If the ALARM lamp on the printer flashes orange after you have closed the Top Cover, refer to "ALARM Lamp Flashes Orange" in "Troubleshooting" of the Quick Start Guide. Rear Tray Loading Paper Caution There may be some transparent or light blue ink on the inside of the bag the print head comes in, or the inside of the protective cap - this has no effect on print quality. Be careful not to get ink on yourself when handling these items. If the air hole is blocked with the remaining film, ink may leak out or may not eject properly. b Remove the orange protective cap from the Print Head and discard it. Electrical Contacts Print Head Nozzles Important If the Top Cover is left open for more than 10 minutes, the Print Head Holder moves to the right. Close and reopen the Top Cover to return the Holder to the center. b Twist off and discard the orange Protective Cap Do not press! protective cap located on the bottom of the ink tank. f Make sure that the Print Head is installed correctly. b Plug the power cord in the back of the Ink Port Front Tray printer and connect the other end to the wall outlet. Loading Paper in the Rear Tray a Load the paper into the Rear Tray b Align the paper stack against the with the print side facing UP. Cover Guide on the right side of the Paper Support. c Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the left side of the paper stack. Note Make sure that the Cover Guide is set upright when you load paper in the Rear Tray. Print side facing UP. Cover Guide Hardware setup is complete. Electrical Contacts Important · Do not touch the electrical contacts. · Do not touch the ink port. c Insert the ink tank into the right-hand Important · Do not connect the USB cable until after the software is installed. · Plug the power cord all the way in, since it may be difficult to plug. Protective Cap slot and press the mark on the ink tank until it clicks into place. Note Do not touch the print head nozzles and the electrical contacts. c Press the POWER button to turn on the printer. c Firmly raise the Print Head Lock Lever until it stops. The Print Head Lock Lever may feel heavy. Important Be sure that the Print Head Lock Lever is pressed all the way down, and that the Print Head is locked firmly in place. If the Print Head is tilted forward, or the Print Head Lock Lever is pressed only halfway down, raise the Print Head Lock Lever and remove the Print head, and then reinstall the Print Head. Paper Guide Loading Paper in the Front Tray a Load the paper into the Front Tray with the print side facing DOWN and the leading edge to the far side. b Align the right edge of the paper stack against the inner face of the Front Tray. c Align the near and left edges of the paper stack with the Paper Size Mark. d Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it until it lightly touches the left side of the loaded paper stack. Important If the Paper Guide is pressed too firmly against the side of the loaded paper, the paper may bend and not feed properly. d Make sure the ink lamp lights red. Install all ink tanks in order from right to left according to the colored label. d Insert the Print Head. d Open the Top Cover. The Print Head Holder moves to the center. Top Cover Do not touch! Print side facing DOWN. Paper Guide Note For details, refer to the Quick Start Guide. Windows® Software Installation w s g When the list of applications to install appears, confirm the contents, click Install. Note Move the cursor over items to display explanations of each application. Macintosh® Software Installation sh j When the User Registration screen appears, click Next. Note To register later, click Cancel and go to Step k. After software installation is complete, double-click on the desktop. do W in M ac in to h Read the License Agreement carefully and click Yes. The Note · The screens below refer to Windows VistaTM operating system Ultimate Edition (hereafter referred to as "Windows Vista") installation. Screens may vary depending on the operating system you are using. · Log into a user account with the administrator privilege. · Before installing the software, disable all anti-virus programs and automatically loading programs. · A message asking for your confirmation to restart your computer may appear during the installation process. If this message is displayed, follow the on-screen instructions and click OK. The installation resumes from where it left off when your computer has been restarted. · If the computer is restarted during installation, do not remove the Setup CD-ROM during restarting. software installation screen may appear during the installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. end of the USB cable to the computer, the other to the printer, then TURN THE PRINTER ON. The printer driver will begin identifying the printer port being used. Important If you cannot go to the next procedure after 2 minutes, refer to "Troubleshooting" instructions in the Quick Start Guide. i When the Printer Connection screen appears, connect one Note · Since Mac® OS 9, Mac OS X Classic environments, or Mac OS X v.10.2.7 or earlier are not supported, do not connect the printer to these. · The screens below refer to Mac OS X v.10.4.x installation. Screens may vary depending on the operating system you are using. · Log on as an Administrator. · Before installing the software, disable all anti-virus programs and automatically loading programs. Follow on-screen instructions to register your product. You will need your product serial number, which is located on the inside of the printer. a Connect one end of the USB cable to the computer, the other to the printer. Note Make sure the printer is turned on. Serial Number k When the Installation completed successfully screen appears, click Restart. Remove the CD-ROM after clicking Restart and restarting the computer. Note Keep the CD-ROM in a safe place in case you need to reinstall the software. a Be sure to TURN THE PRINTER OFF before continuing. (1) Press the POWER button. (2) Make sure that the POWER lamp stops flashing. b Turn the computer on and start Windows. Important If the Found New Hardware or Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears automatically, remove the USB cable connected to your computer. Click Cancel to quit the screen. In Windows Vista, the screen may close automatically when the USB cable is unplugged. Then turn off the printer and proceed from step c to install the printer driver. To Computer USB When the Print Head Alignment Recommended screen appears, click Next. USB j When the Installation Results screen appears, click Next. b Turn on your Mac and insert the Setup CD-ROM. Note If the CD-ROM folder does not open automatically, double-click the CD-ROM icon on the desktop. The system is restarted automatically. Note If straight lines are misaligned or print quality is not satisfactory after installing the printer driver, you may need to align the Print Head. Refer to "Aligning the Print Head" in the Quick Start Guide. c Double-click the Setup icon. d When the Authenticate screen appears, enter your c Insert the Setup CD-ROM. The setup program should run automatically. In Windows Vista, go to Step d. In Windows XP and Windows 2000, go to Step f. k When the User Registration screen appears, click Next. Note To register later, click Cancel and go to Step l. After software installation is complete, double-click on the desktop . administrator name and password. Click OK. If you do not know your administrator name or password, click , then follow the on-screen instructions. The printer driver, On-screen Manuals, and application software are installed automatically. Software installation is now complete. e When the main menu appears, click Easy Install. d If the AutoPlay screen appears, click Run Msetup4.exe. Follow on-screen instructions to register your product. You will need your product serial number, which is located on the inside of the printer. e If the User Account Control screen appears, click Continue. If the same screen reappears in subsequent steps, click Continue. Serial Number l When the PIXMA Extended Survey Program screen Note If you want to select particular items to install, click Custom Install and follow the onscreen instructions to proceed the installation. appears, confirm the message. We would appreciate it if you would take part in this program regarding the use of Canon printers. If you can agree, click Agree. appears, click Exit. f When the list of applications to install appears, confirm the contents, then click Install. Note Move the cursor over items to display explanations of each application. f When the main menu appears, click Easy Install. The printer driver, On-screen Manuals, and application software are installed automatically. m When the Installation completed successfully screen If Restart is displayed, make sure that the Restart the system now (recommended) check box is selected, then click Restart. Remove the CD-ROM after clicking Restart and restarting the computer. Note · If straight lines are misaligned or print quality is not satisfactory after installing the printer driver, you may need to align the Print Head. Refer to "Aligning the Print Head" in the Quick Start Guide. · Keep the CD-ROM in a safe place in case you need to reinstall the software. g Read the License Agreement carefully and click Yes. The software installation screen may appear during the installation process. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software. appears, click Next. h When the Print Head Alignment Recommended screen i When the Setup Complete screen appears, click Next. Note If you want to select particular items to install, click Custom Install and follow the onscreen instructions to proceed the installation. Part no. QT5-1248-V02 © 2007 Canon Inc. "Microsoft" is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. "Windows" is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries. "Windows Vista" is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. "Macintosh" and "Mac" are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Software installation is now complete. XXXXXXXX PRINTED IN VIETNAM