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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    455 Series Desktop Photo Printer Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright 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.

  • Page 3: Getting Help From Canon

    Canon service and support, call 1-800-385-2155, or visit our Web site at www.canonesp.com. CarePAK must be purchased during your original warranty period. Note: Within Canada, call for technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (1-800-OK-CANON) * Support program specifics are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 4: Ordering Information

    Canon eStore at 1-800-OK-CANON www.estore.usa.canon.com ©2003 Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks of ® their respective owners. As an E NERGY guidelines for energy efficiency.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS 9.x ....... .

  • Page 6: Basic Printing

    Guide help within your printer driver interface: While in the printer's Properties window, press the F1 F1 F1 F1 key, or click ? ? ? ? in the upper right corner. Then click the feature you want to know more...

  • Page 7: Loading Paper

    • Any type of paper with holes (such as loose-leaf) Loading the Print Media This section describes how to load plain paper into your printer. • For detailed information on the speciality media Canon provides for use with its various printers, refer to the section User’s Guide •...
  • Page 8 Basic Printing Prepare to load paper. (3) Open the front cover and adjust the paper thickness lever to the correct position for the media in use. Move to the left position for plain paper. Move to the right position for envelopes and T-shirt Transfers. (4) Close the front cover.

  • Page 9: Using Speciality Media

    Using Speciality Media Canon recommends that you use genuine Canon media to ensure optimal print quality. Photo Quality Media • Photo Paper Pro • Photo Paper Plus Glossy • Matte Photo Paper • Glossy Photo Paper • High Resolution Paper...
  • Page 10 Basic Printing Canon Speciality Media Media Name Paper Rest Load Limit Photo Paper Pro Letter: up to 10 sheets 4" x 6" : up to 20 sheets Photo Paper Pro 4" x 6" : up to 20 sheets Left Perforated...

  • Page 11: Printing With Windows

    (1) Select Print Print Print Print from the application software's File In Windows 2000, click the Main Note File File menu. File (2) Ensure that Canon i455 Canon i455 Canon i455 Canon i455 is selected. Click Preferences Preferences or Preferences Preferences Properties.
  • Page 12 Main Main tab. You can control quality in the Set Print Quality Main Main For details about other printer driver functions, refer to the Guide Select Preview before printing displays a preview screen that allows you to confirm the selected printing effects and how your document will look when printed.

  • Page 13: Printing With Macintosh

    Printing with Macintosh The menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary, depending on the Note software application you are using. The steps described in this section are for printing in Mac OS X. Create a document or open a file to print. Select Paper Size.
  • Page 14 Detailed Setting: You can fine-tune the Print Quality and Halftoning Detailed Setting Detailed Setting Detailed Setting For details about other printer driver functions, refer to the Guide You can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer.

  • Page 15: Advanced Printing

    Advanced Printing Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera Connecting a “PictBridge” compatible camera or Canon digital camera with “Bubble Jet Direct” function to the printer allows you to print captured images directly without using a computer. Use the USB cable that came with your digital camera. This section describes how to operate a “Bubble Jet Direct”...

  • Page 16: Printing From A Digital Camera

    (1) Display the image you want to print in the Replay If the camera will not change to the Replay user's manual's instructions for changing the camera to the Replay will display on the LCD display of the digital camera when the printer is correctly connected. (2) Press the SET...
  • Page 17 - Maintenance *The print head cannot be aligned through the digital camera. Connect the printer to the computer, then align the print head. If the print head has not been aligned, reduce the printing speed (one- way printing) for better print quality.

  • Page 18: Accessing Printer Driver

    In your application, select the command to print a document. The Print Print dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print Print Print Ensure that the Canon i455 is selected. Then click Preferences (or Properties). The Printer Properties Printer Properties dialog box opens. Printer Properties...

  • Page 19: Adjusting Print Quality For Photographs

    Features that affect the appearance and quality of your printed images can be controlled with the printer driver. The i455 automatically adjusts printer settings to improve print quality based on the media type (plain paper, Photo Paper Pro, and so on). You can also customize the Print Quality settings if desired.
  • Page 20 To manually adjust Print Quality settings: To manually adjust Print Quality settings: Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See"Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program"...
  • Page 21 Use this feature to compensate for unsatisfactory color balance and over- or under- exposure before printing. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See"Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application...
  • Page 22 Advanced Printing To use Vivid Photo option: To use Vivid Photo option: To use Vivid Photo option: To use Vivid Photo option: Vivid Photo intensifies landscape like fields, trees, oceans and skies, while maintaining natural skin tones in the images. In Windows Me or Windows 98 Note If Background Printing has been disabled, the Vivid Photo function is...
  • Page 23 To reduce noise from images captured with a digital camera: To reduce noise from images captured with a digital camera: To reduce noise from images captured with a digital camera: To reduce noise from images captured with a digital camera: Photo Noise Reduction function reduces noise from blue portions, such as the sky and dark portions of the images captured with your digital camera.

  • Page 24: Saving And Recalling Driver Settings

    Advanced Printing Saving and Recalling Driver Settings When you change printer driver settings for a specific print job, such as printing black and white photos, or printing documents with a special background, you can save and name these settings for future use on similar print jobs.
  • Page 25 Save Preset dialog box opens. Save Preset Save Preset Save Preset Click OK. This registers your printer driver settings. You can retrieve or change the saved driver settings at any time. Note Retrieving print settings Retrieving print settings Retrieving print settings...

  • Page 26: Using Printer Driver Options

    Advanced Printing Using Printer Driver Options Getting to know the basic features of your printer driver will provide you with sufficient expertise to print a wide range of images and documents. The illustrations below provide a basic introduction to the many features offered by your printer driver.

  • Page 27: Using The Bundle Software

    You can easily print pages displayed on the Internet Explorer or pages from the Guide (on-screen manual of this printer) in full size. Easy-WebPrint automatically adjusts the layout when printing a screen. This feature enables you to print a screen without its right end being cut off.

  • Page 28: Printing Borderless Photographs With Windows

    Image Selection Image Selection Select photographs. (1) Select the folder containing the photograph you want to print. All photographs in the selected folder are displayed. All Programs (or Programs Programs), Canon Utilities All Programs All Programs Programs Programs Canon Utilities, Easy-PhotoPrint...
  • Page 29 (2) Click [ ] on the thumbnail of the photograph you want to print and specify the number of copies. Select the paper. Increases the number of copies. Displays the specified number of copies. Decreases the number of copies. Advanced Printing Guidance Thumbnail Folder window...

  • Page 30: Printing Borderless Photographs With Macintosh

    Advanced Printing Select the layout. (3) Load the media specified in the (4) Click Print Print. Print Print Printing Borderless Photographs with Macintosh This chapter describes the steps used to print from photo applications included with your Setup Software and User’s Guide CD-ROM using the Borderless Printing mode. Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing Note Media types compatible with Borderless Printing include Photo Paper...
  • Page 31 (2) Double-click the hard disk icon, the Applications folder, and then double-click the Easy-PhotoPrint Select photographs. (1) Select the folder containing the photograph you want to print. All photographs in the selected folder are displayed. (2) Click [ ] on the thumbnail of the photograph you want to print and specify the number of copies.
  • Page 32 Advanced Printing Select the paper. Select the layout. (3) Load the media specified in the (4) Click Print Print. Print Print (5) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK (6) Click Print Print Print in the Print Print Paper Selection Paper Selection tab.

  • Page 33: Printing Maintenance

    Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the print head nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles.

  • Page 34: Printing The Nozzle Check Pattern

    Nozzle check pattern printing can be executed also from the printer Note itself. With the printer on, load a sheet of A4 or Letter paper in the printer. Hold the RESUME/CANCEL twice. With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter paper in the printer.
  • Page 35 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter paper in the printer. Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications Applications folder, and then the Utilities...

  • Page 36: Examining The Nozzle Check Pattern

    Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer. (1) Lines missing in this pattern indicate that the print head of black ink requires cleaning.

  • Page 37: Print Head Cleaning

    (4) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK Ensure that the printer is turned on. Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and the Utilities Applications...
  • Page 38 Printing Maintenance (2) Double-click the Print Center (3) Select i455 from the Name (4) Select i455 from the Product Start Print Head Cleaning. (3) Select the ink nozzles to be cleaned, and then click OK (4) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK Important Do not perform any other operations until the print head cleaning finishes.

  • Page 39: Print Head Deep Cleaning

    (4) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK Ensure that the printer is turned on. Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and the Utilities Applications...
  • Page 40 Printing Maintenance (2) Double-click the Print Center (3) Select i455 from the Name (4) Select i455 from the Product Start Print Head Deep Cleaning. (3) Select the ink nozzles to be cleaned, and then click OK (4) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK...

  • Page 41: Aligning The Print Head

    Aligning the Print Head Aligning the print head position allows you to print without shifts in the color registration. With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter paper in the printer. Move the paper thickness lever to the left position.
  • Page 42 Printing Maintenance Align the Print Head. (1) Look at the print out. From the patterns, select the most even, least irregular patterns and enter the number that corresponds. If it is difficult to pick up the best pattern on Column H, pick the setting Note that produces the least noticeable vertical white stripes.
  • Page 43 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter paper in the printer. Move the paper thickness lever to the left position. Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the...
  • Page 44 Printing Maintenance (1) Look at the print out. From the patterns, select the most even, least irregular patterns and enter the number that corresponds. If it is difficult to pick up the best pattern on Column H, pick the setting Note that produces the least noticeable vertical white stripes.

  • Page 45: Replacing An Ink Tank

    Replacing an Ink Tank When replacing an ink tank, check the model number very carefully. The printer will not print properly if the wrong ink tank is used, or installed in the incorrect position. Black: BCI-24 Black Replacing an Ink Tank When an ink tank runs out of ink, replace it using the following steps.
  • Page 46 Note of its first use. Once an ink tank has been used, do not remove it from the printer and leave it out in the open. This will cause the ink tank to dry out and the printer may not function properly if it is reinstalled.

  • Page 47: Resetting The Ink Counter

    Message Prompting Confirmation of Ink Tank Replacement When the front cover remains open for a certain period of time, the printer will output a message prompting you to confirm replacement of the ink tank at the start of the next print job.

  • Page 48: How Low Ink Warning Setting Works

    Printing Maintenance Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Application Application folder, and the Utilities Application Application (2) Double-click the Print Center (3) Select i455 from the Name (4) Select i455 from the Product Reset the Ink Counter.

  • Page 49: How To Display Low Ink Warning Correctly

    Low Ink Warning Accompanied by Ink Tank Icon With '?' Low Ink Warning Accompanied by Ink Tank Icon With '?'" Low Ink Warning Accompanied by Ink Tank Icon With '?' page 54. Printing Maintenance BJ Printer Utility (Macintosh) The color ink becomes low.

  • Page 50: Troubleshooting

    Refer to the User's Guide for additional information on topics not covered in this section. • "Cannot Install the Printer Driver Cannot Install the Printer Driver" on page 47 Cannot Install the Printer Driver Cannot Install the Printer Driver •...

  • Page 51: Cannot Install The Printer Driver

    If the installer was forced to terminate due to an error, remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive and restart your computer. Reinstall the printer driver. If this problem persists, contact the Customer Care Center.

  • Page 52: Print Quality Is Poor Or Contains Errors

    Use High Resolution Paper or Photo Paper Pro to print images that require a lot of ink (i.e. pictures with intense colors or photographs). Reduce the Intensity setting in the printer driver and try printing again. 1. Open the Printer...

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    Problem Possible Cause Printed Surface is Inappropriate paper Scratched type used Try This Check to see if the paper you are printing on is too thick or curled. "Print Media to Avoid Print Media to Avoid Print Media to Avoid" Print Media to Avoid on page 3.

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting Printer Hardware

    Not enough free space on hard disk Stop printing and turn the printer off for at least 15 minutes to allow the print head to cool down. The print head tends to overheat when printing continuously for long periods of time.

  • Page 55: Paper Does Not Feed Properly

    1. Gently pull the jammed paper out of the sheet feeder slot or the paper output slot, whichever is easier. • If the paper tears and some of it is left in the printer, turn the printer off, then open the front cover and remove the piece of paper. Do not touch internal parts in the printer.

  • Page 56: Handling Error Messages

    POWER button to turn off the printer, and press the POWER POWER POWER to turn on the printer. If the same error occurs, the print head may be defective. Contact the Customer Care Center. The printer has a built-in waste ink tank to hold the ink consumed during print head cleaning.

  • Page 57: An Error Message Appears On The Screen

    Canon i455 Refer to the User's Guide for instructions on how to verify the status. Ensure that the destination Printer Port is set to USB PRNnn (Canon i455) or USBnn (Canon i455) (Where nn represents a number). If the settings are not correct, follow the procedures described in the Instructions and reinstall the printer driver.
  • Page 58 The ink tank level accompanied by the ink tank icon with the “?” indicates ink tank is not synchronized with its ink counter. Always be sure to reset the ink counter in your printer driver when you replace ink tank. See "Resetting the Ink Counter...

  • Page 59: Cannot Print Properly From The Digital Camera

    Wait until printing ends. The printer automatically starts printing the images from the camera after completing the current printing. Wait until warm-up ends. When it is ready, the printer starts printing automatically. Load the paper in the printer and press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer.
  • Page 60 Troubleshooting Images can be printed directly from “PictBridge” or Canon “Bubble Jet Note Direct” compatible digital cameras and digital video camcorders connected to this printer. If the connected digital camera or digital video camcorder does not support “PictBridge” or “Bubble Jet Direct”, the POWER eleven times.

  • Page 61: Appendix

    Appendix Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS 9.x When using other than Mac OS X (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x), install the printer driver following the procedure below. Screen shots may differ depending on the operating system used.
  • Page 62 Appendix Select the Apple menu, then Chooser. Click the i455 icon in the Chooser. Close the Chooser. Register your product at www.registercanon.com to ensure product Note support. To ensure highest quality output, carry out print head alignment. Mac OS 9 Printer Driver Guide Refer to the head.

  • Page 63: User's Guide Table Of Contents

    User’s Guide Table of Contents Your printer’s User’s Guide offers detailed information on the following topics. How to Use This Manual How to Read This Manual Printer Parts and Their Function Front View Operation Panel Rear View Inside the Printer...

  • Page 64: Specifications

    (for Borderless Printing: 216 mm / 8.5 in) (for Borderless Printing: 216 mm / 8.5 in) (for Borderless Printing: 216 mm / 8.5 in) (for Borderless Printing: 216 mm / 8.5 in) Canon extended mode Canon extended mode Canon extended mode Canon extended mode...
  • Page 65 Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98 can operate. USB interface USB interface USB interface USB interface Available hard-disk space for printer driver installation Available hard-disk space for printer driver installation Available hard-disk space for printer driver installation Available hard-disk space for printer driver installation (including temporary files)

  • Page 66: Safety Precautions

    Power supply Power supply Never attempt to plug in or unplug the printer from the power supply when your hands are wet. Never attempt to plug in or unplug the printer from the power supply when your hands are wet.
  • Page 67 Do not use an extension lead/ cord. Never use a power supply source other than the one rated for the printer in the country where you Never use a power supply source other than the one rated for the printer in the country where you...

  • Page 68: Regulatory Information

    Color Printer Model: Color Printer Model: K10224 Color Printer Model: Color Printer Model: K10224 ( ( ( (i455 K10224 K10224 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 69: Canon Limited Warranty

    CANON LIMITED WARRANTY --- (USA Only) The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA”) with respect to the new or refurbished Canon-brand printer or scanner (each a “Product”) packaged with this limited warranty, when purchased and used in the United States only.
  • Page 70 Appendix Canon offers a full range of customer technical support* options: • For interactive troubleshooting, e-mail technical support, the latest driver downloads and answers to frequently asked questions (www.canontechsupport.com) • Free live technical support Monday—Saturday (excluding holidays) for products still under warranty (1-757-413-2848) •...

  • Page 71: Index

    Bubble Jet Direct Print ...61 Camera Error Message ...55 Cancelling Print Jobs ... 8 Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera ...55 CANON LIMITED WARRANTY - (USA Only) ...65 Cleaning ...33, 34 Deep Cleaning ...35, 36 Digital camera ...11 Digital video camcorder ...11 Driver saving setting ...20...
  • Page 72 Print Mode ... 10 Print Quality ... 8, 10, 15, 48 Printer Driver Settings for Media Type ... 6 Printer Properties dialog box ... 7, 14, 30, 48 Printing Borderless Photographs ...24, 26 Printing from a Digital Camera ... 12 Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera ...
  • Page 73 Quick Start Guide Canon U.S.A., Inc. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042, U.S.A. Canon Inc. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan Canon Canada, Inc. 6390 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 1P7, Canada Canon Latin America, Inc. 703 Waterford Way, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33126, U.S.A.

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