Turning Your Printer On And Off; What Is A Printer Driver; Selecting The S520 Printer For Use - Canon S520 Quick Start Manual

Basic Printing

Turning Your Printer On and Off

Turning Your Printer On and Off
Turning Your Printer On and Off Turning Your Printer On and Off
To turn your printer on or off, press the POWER
button.
The POWER lamp will flash green when warming up
or when a print job is being sent to the printer. It
will glow a steady (non-flashing) green when the
printer is ready for use or when the print job is
complete.
If the POWER lamp flashes orange, see "Handling
Error Messages" on page 39.

What Is a Printer Driver?

What Is a Printer Driver?
What Is a Printer Driver? What Is a Printer Driver?
Most computers require special software to link the software applications you
use to create documents or images with your printer. This software, called a
printer driver, converts information from the application into a format that the
printer can understand. The Canon S520 printer driver also provides other
features, such as monitoring the printer's paper supply and ink levels.

Selecting the S520 Printer for Use

Selecting the S520 Printer for Use Selecting the S520 Printer for Use Selecting the S520 Printer for Use
If the S520 is the only printer connected to your computer, it will automatically be
set as the default (main) printer. However, if your computer has access to multiple
printers, you can set the S520 as the default printer.
To set the S520 as the default printer in Windows: To set the S520 as the default printer in Windows: To set the S520 as the default printer in Windows: To set the S520 as the default printer in Windows:
1.
Click Start Start Start, then Settings Start
2.
Right-click the Canon S520
S520 printer icon will display a check mark indicating it as the default printer.
To select the S520 from within a Windows application: To select the S520 from within a Windows application:
To select the S520 from within a Windows application: To select the S520 from within a Windows application:
Even if another printer is set as the default printer, you can still select the Canon
S520 for a specific print job from within most Windows applications.
2
Settings Settings, then Printers Settings Printers. Printers Printers
For Windows XP, click Start
and Other Hardware, then Printers and Faxes and Other Hardware
and Other Hardware and Other Hardware
Canon S520 printer icon, then click Set as Default Canon S520 Canon S520
Start, then Control Panel Control Panel, then Printers
Start Start Control Panel Control Panel
Printers and Faxes.
Printers and Faxes Printers and Faxes
Set as Default. The Canon Set as Default Set as Default
Printers
Printers Printers