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Canon CD-300 User Manual

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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE...

  • Page 2: Trademark Acknowledgements

    écrit de Canon Inc. • Canon Inc. ne pourra en aucun cas être tenue pour responsable de tout dommage pouvant résulter de données perdues ou corrompues en raison d’une erreur ou d’un mauvais...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Appendix Proper Usage and Handling ... 41 Troubleshooting ... 45 Error Messages and What to Do ... 48 Specifications ... 49 Canon Customer Support Table des matières Introduction Vérification du contenu de l’emballage ... 3 Précautions de sécurité ... 4 Pour commencer Commandes et pièces ...
  • Page 4 Connects to Windows-based computers. You can im- port images from Canon digital cameras and scan- ners into your computer, edit them on the computer, and then print the results to the CD-300. Preset Illustrations Combine your images with built-in illustrations to cre- ate effective albums and postcards.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    Package Contents Confirm that your printer package includes all of the items shown below. CD-300 Digital Printer Paper Cassette for Standard / Label Paper Cassette for Panorama Guide Arm for Panorama Printer Driver Software (floppy disk) Power Cable Video Cable •...

  • Page 6: Safety Precautions

    If your printer needs internal adjust- ment or repair, contact your distributor or Canon Cus- tomer Support Help Desk. Do not touch metal parts of the printer or the printer's power plug during thunderstorms.
  • Page 7 [Power] Be sure that your electric outlet supplies 120V AC, and that your outlet and distribution setup are operat- ing within their rated limits. Connecting too many lines to the same outlet may result in fire. Check that volt- age and outlet are correct before plugging in the printer. If the power cable becomes damaged (if internal wir- ing is exposed, etc.), immediately unplug the cable from the electrical outlet.
  • Page 8 Do not remove the paper cassette from the printer while printing is in progress. Paper moves back and forth in the cassette four times during printing. Placing your hand in the way of moving paper may result in injury. Wait for printing to finish completely before removing the cassette.

  • Page 9: Controls And Components

    Controls and Components [Control Panel] DPOF Mode Lamp (green) On when the printer is running in DPOF mode. INDEX Lamp (green) On when the printer is ready for index printing. VIDEO Lamp (green) On when the printer is running in Video mode. ERROR Lamp (red) Flashes to indicate an error condition.
  • Page 10 [FRONT] PC Card Slot Insert PC card into this slot. PC Card Eject Button Press to eject the PC card. CF Card Slot Insert CF card into this slot. CF Card Eject Button Press to eject the CF card. ACCESS Lamp (green) Flashes or stays on solid while the printer is reading data from a CF or PC card, and while it is receiving data from a computer.
  • Page 11 [ REAR / Panneau arrière ] Ink Cassette Compartment Door Open this door when inserting or removing an ink cassette. Paper Cassette Slot Set the paper cassette into this slot. The cassette feeds sheets into the printer and receives the printed sheets as they are ejected.

  • Page 12: Making Connections

    Video In terminal, use a Video cable. (The S-Video cable must be purchased separately.) Installation Advice • Use the CD-300 in a well-ventilated area. Never block the air vents while printing is in progress. • Leave about 4 inches (10 cm) of clearance around the printer.

  • Page 13: Loading Paper

    Loading Paper The CD-300 accepts any of the following (sold sepa- rately) color-ink/paper sets. • Color Ink/Paper Set HS-36IP (standard paper) • Color Ink/Label Set HS-16IL (label paper) • Color Ink/Panorama Set HP-18IP (panorama paper) The CD-300 comes with two paper cassettes: one for standard paper and labels, and the other for panorama paper.
  • Page 14 Push the paper cassette all the way into the Paper Cassette slot. • Fit the cassette into the slot carefully and be sure it is correctly oriented before pushing it in. • Insert the paper cassette evenly so that it slides over the base of the slot.

  • Page 15: Inserting The Ink Cassette

    Ink Sheet Feuillet encreur Inserting the Ink Cassette Open the Ink Cassette Compartment door. Take up any slack from the ink sheet in the ink cassette. Turn the gear in the direction indicated by the arrow. • Do not touch or pull on the ink sheet itself. Hold the ink cassette so that the arrow is on top, and insert it all the way into the slot (in the direction of the arrow).

  • Page 16: Inserting A Memory Card

    PC Card Carte PC CF Card Carte CF Inserting a Memory Card You can insert either a CF card or a PC card, but not both at the same time. You are free to insert or remove a card at any time other than when the printer is reading card data (when the Access lamp is on).

  • Page 17: Print Modes

    Print Modes The CD-300 offers five print modes. The mode lamps on the control panel indicate the currently selected mode. Memory Card mode When working in this mode, you use the TV display to select the memory card images you want to print and to control the printout.

  • Page 18: Menu Display

    Menu Display Connect the CD-300 to your TV and then operate it while re- ferring to the menu and images displayed on the TV screen. Menu Area Displays a menu that you use to make various settings and carry out various operations.

  • Page 19: Automatic Printing From Memory Cards

    ( P.16) • If images are from a CIFF-compliant digital cam- era (such as the Canon PowerShot A5 Zoom), the CD-300 prints out one image per sheet. • For details about confirming the image selected for printing before you print, see “Confirming the...
  • Page 20 Printing in Index Mode The CD-300 automatically prints all images from the memory card. Press the Mode button as necessary to select Index mode. The Index lamp comes on to indicate that the printer is in Index mode. To print the images in index format (25 images per sheet), press the Print button.

  • Page 21: Printing A Single Image From The Tv Display

    Cela peut se produire dans les cas suivants. • Les données de l’image sont corrompues. • La taille de l’image est supérieure à la taille maxi- mum (3 600 x 2 700 pixels) que peut lire la CD-300.
  • Page 22 • The image is in a format (such as Progressive JPEG) that is not supported by the CD-300. Move the cursor to the Menu area and select [Copies 1]. Then press the Enter/ Memory button. The message area prompts you to select the number of copies you wish to make.

  • Page 23: Making A Multi-Image Print From The Tv Display

    Multi-Image (same image repeated) Impression multiple de la même image To carry out this procedure, use the buttons shown below. Touches que vous devez utiliser pour cette fonction. Making a Multi-Image Print from the TV Display Use this Multi-Image feature to divide the paper into multiple frames, each with a separate image.
  • Page 24 • If the memory card holds more than 16 im- ages, you can view additional thumbnails by pressing button. • If you wish to view a full-size version of an image, select the image with the cursor and then press the Preview button. Pressing the Preview button a second time will return you to the thumbnail display.
  • Page 25 Set the desired number of copies, and then press the Enter/Memory button again. • To change the number in increments of 1, press button. To change the number 10 at a time, press Press the Print button. The printer begins printing. All three mode lamps flash while printing is in progress.

  • Page 26: Printing From Video Input

    If you are not happy with the captured image and want to retake it, return to Step 2 and try again. Impression des images vidéo La CD-300 peut imprimer les images vidéo d’un appareil photo numérique ou d’un autre appareil vidéo connecté.
  • Page 27 Move the cursor to [Copies 1] in the Menu area. Then press the Enter/Memory but- ton. The Message area prompts you to select the number of copies you wish to make. Set the desired number of copies, and then press the Enter/Memory button again.

  • Page 28: Making A Multi-Image Print Of A Video Image

    To carry out this procedure, use the buttons shown below. Touches que vous devez utiliser pour cette fonction. Making a Multi-Image Print of a Video Image You can use the Multi-Image feature in Video mode to produce multiple frames of the identical video image onto the same print.
  • Page 29 When the image you want to capture appears on the screen, press the Enter/ Memory button. The printer stores the image into memory and displays it in the thumbnail area. • If you are not happy with the captured image and want to retake it, return to Step 2 above.
  • Page 30 Set the desired number of copies, and then press the ENTER/MEMORY button again. • To change the number in increments of 1, press button. To change the number 10 at a time, press Press the Print button. The printer begins printing. All three mode lamps flash while printing is in progress.

  • Page 31: Printing A Panorama

    To carry out this procedure, use the buttons shown below. Touches que vous devez utiliser pour cette fonction. Printing a Panorama The Panorama feature lets you merge up to three selected images into a continuous high-quality pan- orama print. Attach the Guide Arm for Panorama to the printer.
  • Page 32 Install the Paper Cassette for Panorama and the Ink Cassette for Panorama into the printer. • Insert the cassette evenly so that it slides over the base of the slot. Select the images for the Panorama, then press the Enter/Memory button. A "1"...
  • Page 33 The printer may not be able to create a panorama if overlap of adjoining images is too large (ex- ceeding half the image size) or extremely small. • Panorama results produced by the CD-300 may be somewhat different from results obtained us- ing commercially available panorama software. •...

  • Page 34: Adjusting The Image Quality

    Adjusting the Image Quality The CD-300 lets you adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, and sharpness of images before you print them. These adjustments are available only when you are working in Memory Card or Video mode. Select the image that you want to ad-...
  • Page 35 When you have finished making the ad- justments, press the Enter/Memory but- ton. The image is updated in the Thumbnail area in accordance with your adjustments. • Automatic adjustment is available for brightness and contrast only. • If you wish to return an image back to its default adjustment settings, select [Adjust] at the menu and then press the Clear button.

  • Page 36: Printing With Templates

    Printing with Templates The CD-300 includes within its memory a variety of preset illustrations that you can select as ornaments for your printouts. Templates come in two sizes: stan- dard templates are for printing on standard paper, while label templates are for printing on labels. Tem- plates are available only when you are working in Memory Card or Video mode.
  • Page 37 With the printer in Memory Card mode, select the image that you want to com- pose with illustrations. Then press the Enter/Memory button. • If you want to add an illustration to an image obtained in Video mode, load the image by carrying out Steps 1 to 3 under "Printing from Video Input."...
  • Page 38 Use the buttons to enter the year and the month. • If you do not want to print them, skip directly to Step 6. Press the Enter/Memory button. The screen displays the composed image. If you are happy with the image, press Enter/Memory button.

  • Page 39: Printing The Date

    Printing the Date When printing images that include date information, you can choose whether to print the date directly on your prints. This feature is available only in Memory Card mode. Move the cursor to the [Date OFF] item in the Menu area, and press the Enter/ Memory button.

  • Page 40: Borderless Printing ("Cropping")

    Cropping = ON Avec détourage Borderless Printing ("Cropping") You can use the "crop" setting to select whether or not to include white borders on your prints. Cropped prints completely fill the sheet, and tend to be more effective visually. This feature is available only in Memory Card and Video modes.

  • Page 41: Identifying Images That Include Dpof Or

    Identifying Images that Include DPOF or CIFF Print Instructions Your memory card may include some images with DPOF or CIFF instructions and other images with- out them. You can use the following procedure to quickly find out which images include DPOF and CIFF print instructions.

  • Page 42: Printing From A Computer

    Computer (Windows) Ordinateur (Windows) Printing from a Computer You can connect the CD-300 to your computer and use it as a typical PC printer. To enable this type of use you must also install the printer driver (included in the CD-300 package) onto your computer.

  • Page 43: Proper Usage And Handling

    Proper Usage and Handling Installation Advice • Do not install near strong magnets or near de- vices that produce strong electromagnetic fields. Magnetic fields can distort image quality. Keep the printer a reasonable distance from electromagnetic devices such as TVs and game machines, and from devices that include strong magnets (such as speak- ers and large motors).
  • Page 44 Proper Handling of Ink Cassettes, Ink Sheets, Paper Cassette Slot and Paper • It is recommended that you use only the ink cas- settes and paper specified by Canon. • Allow ink cassettes and paper to reach room tem- perature before installing and using them.
  • Page 45 • Do not load too many sheets into the paper cas- sette. Maximum capacity is 18 sheets for standard and Label paper, 9 sheets for Panorama paper. Over- loading the cassette may result in printer break- down. • Do not open the Ink Cassette Compartment Door while printing is in progress.
  • Page 46 Checking your Ink/Paper Sets When opening an ink/paper set (color-ink/paper, color-ink/label, or color-ink/panorama set), check the contents. Check that all items are included and are in good condition. If something seems to be missing or appears to be damaged, contact the dealer for assistance.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

    Si vous ne pouvez pas corriger le problème, appelez votre distributeur ou contacter un centre d’assistance Canon (liste au dos de ce guide) pour une assis- tance. L’imprimante ne se met pas sous tension.
  • Page 48 Printed images are distorted. Cause 1 : The printer is too close to a TV, video game machine, or other active electro- magnetic source. Correction : Move the printer so that it is at least one meter away from the electromagnetic source.
  • Page 49 The printer does not work with my computer. Cause 1 : The printer is not correctly connected to the computer. Correction : Connect the printer correctly. Cause 2 : You are not using the appropriate printer cable. Correction : Use the cable required by your computer. (Cables are available from your local com- puter store.) Cause 3 :...

  • Page 50: Error Messages And What To Do

    à papier, puis insérez la cassette à papier dans la fente. L’impression reprend automatiquement. La CD-300 ne peut pas accéder Too many files/directories.(Trop aux cartes à mémoire contenant de fichiers/répertoires.) plus de 5 632 fichiers ou plus de 64 répertoires.

  • Page 51: Specifications

    Specifications Print Method Dye-sublimation thermal transfer printing system (with coating) Resolution Reproduction 300 x 300 dpi Gradation 256 gradations/color Paper Sizes Standard Paper: 6.7 x 3.9 inches (169 x 100 mm) (including cut area at each end) Label: 6.7 x 3.9 inches (169 x 100 mm) Panorama Paper:10.9 x 3.9 inches (276 x 100 mm) (including cut area at each end) Print Area...
  • Page 52 Dimensions 9,8 x 3,7 x 10,3 po (249 x 94 x 262 mm) (sans les projections et la cassette) Poids Env. 2,7 kg (5,9 lb) Installation Horizontal Source d’alimentation Secteur 120V (50/60Hz) Consommation Env. 70 W pendant l’impression...

  • Page 53: Canon Customer Support

    Messagerie : 02151/349-577 Canon Euro-Photo GmbH Centre d’assistance : 02154-495610 Info Desk : 02154-495444 Canon Italia S.p.A. Pronto Canon : 02 8249 2000 BBS : 02 8249 2099 OCÉANIE Canon Australia Pty. Ltd. Info-Line : (02) 9805 2864 Canon New Zealand Ltd.
  • Page 54 H-IM-020-V1 0999CP1 © 1999 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN IMPRIMÉ AU JAPON...

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