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In this section, we will use WordPad for the purpose of explanation. The procedures you use and the screens that appear on your computer may differ according to the application that you use. n Printing 1 Print the document from the application. On the File menu, click Print. Check the application’s users manual for the actual procedures. 2 Ensure your printer is selected, then click Properties. 3 Specify the required settings and click OK. a Note If you use anything other than plain paper, please refer to “Basic Print Settings” on page 17. 4 To start printing, click OK. Printing will start in a few moments. n Basic Print Settings For the best print quality, specify the minimum requirement settings in the Main tab. To get the best results, ensure you select the type of media loaded in the printer when printing on paper other than plain paper. (5) (1) (2) (3) (4) (1) Media Type Select the type of media loaded in the printer. (2) Print Quality Select one option from High, Standard and Draft. Select Custom to set the print quality manually. (3) Colour Adjustment If you wish to control the colour adjustment settings in more detail, select Manual. (4) Help Click this for a more detailed explanation of the functions in the tab. (This may not appear when using Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0. If this happens, click Start then select Programs -Canon S520 Guide). (5) ? Click this to change the cursor shape to ?. By clicking on the item’s name with this ? cursor, an explanation will be displayed. a Notes • Clicking the Print Advisor allows you to change to the most appropriate print settings simply by answering questions when prompted. • Use the application to set the paper size and paper orientation. Before printing, open the settings screen and check that the Page Size in the Page Setup tab is the same as that specified within application. •Refer to the User’s Guide for more information about printer driver functionality. nn Printing with Macintosh nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Adjusting the print settings according to your needs allows you to produce better quality prints. ¦ Printing 1 Open the Page Setup dialog box in your application. On the File menu, click Page Setup. Check the application’s users manual for the actual procedures. 2 Specify the page setup. For details, refer to “Page Setup” on page 19. 3 Open the Print dialog box in your application to print the document. On the File menu, click Print. Check the application’s users manual for the actual procedures. 4 Specify the print settings according to your requirements. For details, refer to “Basic Print Settings” on page 19. 5 Click the Print button. Printing will start in a few moments. n Page Setup Use the Page Setup dialog box to specify the paper size settings. Select paper size you wish to use. n Basic Print Settings For the best print quality, specify the minimum requirement settings in the Print dialog box. To get the best results, ensure you select the type of media loaded in the printer when printing on paper other than plain paper. (1) (2) (3) (1) Media Type Select the type of media loaded in the printer. (2) Print Mode Select the icon closest to the type of document you want to print. To specify more detailed settings for the print quality or colour, select Manual and click Details. (3) Print Click this to start printing. a Note • See Balloon Help for more information about other printer driver functions. Select Show Balloons in the Help menu for an explanation of each of the items in the setting screen. To see the explanation, point to the item with the mouse. •Refer to the User’s Guide for more information about printer driver functionality. 1 Open the front cover and remove the empty ink tank. Do not touch the lock lever. 2 Install the new ink tank. Close the front cover when finished. aNote For more details about maintenance, refer to the User’s Guide. 20 Print Head Maintenance n If Blurring Occurs or If a Specific Colour Does Not Print Perform print head cleaning to improve the print quality. Ensure that the printer is turned on and follow the instructions below. •Windows Open the printer driver settings screen and click the Maintenance tab. Click the Cleaning icon. See page 12 for details on how to open the setting screen. • Macintosh Open the Page Setup dialog box and click the Utilities button. Click the Cleaning icon. n When the Printer Runs out of Ink Replace the empty ink tank with a new one. Specify the following ink tanks when purchasing. Yellow BCI-3eY Magenta BCI-3eM Cyan BCI-3eC Black BCI-3eBK Notes on Handling the USB Interface (for Windows Users) If installation of the printer driver does not proceed as instructed in this Quick Start Guide, there may be a problem with the USB driver installation. Try reinstalling the printer driver. n Reinstalling If you cannot proceed beyond the Printer Port screen: 1 Click Cancel. 2 When the Abort Installation screen is displayed, click Abort. 3 When the Terminate Installation screen is displa...