User manual CANON PIXMA MP270 BROCHURE

[. . . ] Canon MP270 series / MP250 series On-screen Manual How to Use This Manual Printing This Manual Page 1 of 678 pages MC-3752-V1. 00 Basic Guide Describes the summary of this product. Advanced Guide Describes the detailed function of this product. Troubleshooting MP270/MP250 series Basic Guide Page 2 of 678 pages How to Use This Manual Printing This Manual MP-3273-V1. 00 Advanced Guide Contents Overview of the Machine Main Components LED Display and Basic Operations Loading Paper / Originals Loading Paper Loading Originals Copying Copying Documents Copying Photos Fit-to-Page Copying Routine Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect Replacing a FINE Cartridge Cleaning the Machine Scanning Saving Scanned Data on the Computer Appendix Legal Limitations on Use of Your Product and Use of Images Printing from Your Computer Printing Photos (Easy-PhotoPrint EX) Tips on How to Use Your Machine Printing Documents (Windows) Printing Documents (Macintosh) Other Usages Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device (MP270 series only) Useful Software Applications Overview of the Machine Advanced Guide Contents > Overview of the Machine Page 3 of 678 pages Troubleshooting Overview of the Machine This section shows the component names of the machine and describes the basic operations you need to know before using it. Main Components Front View Rear View Inside View Operation Panel LED Display and Basic Operations Page top Main Components Advanced Guide Contents > Overview of the Machine > Main Components Page 4 of 678 pages Troubleshooting Main Components Front View Rear View Inside View Operation Panel Front View (1) Document Cover Open to load an original on the Platen Glass. (2) Paper Support Raise and tip back to load paper in the Rear Tray. (3) Rear Tray Load various sizes or types of paper which you can use on the machine. Two or more sheets of the same size and type of paper can be loaded at the same time, and fed automatically one sheet at a time. See Loading Paper . (4) Paper Guides Slide to align with both sides of the paper stack. (5) Operation Panel Use to change the settings of the machine or to operate it. See Operation Panel . Note The LED and lamps on the Operation Panel other than the Power lamp will go out if the machine is not operated for about 5 minutes. To restore them, press any button except the ON button or perform the print operation. (6) Paper Output Tray Opens automatically when printing or copying starts and printed paper is ejected. (7) Output Tray Extension Main Components Open to support the printouts. Open it when printing or copying. Page 5 of 678 pages (8) Platen Glass Load an original to copy or scan. (9) Direct Print Port (MP270 series only) Connect a PictBridge compliant device such as a digital camera to print directly. See Printing Photos from a PictBridge Compliant Device (MP270 series only) . Warning Do not connect any equipment other than PictBridge compliant devices to the Direct Print Port of the machine. [. . . ] You can save multiple documents as one PDF file or add pages to a PDF file created with MP Navigator EX. Important You cannot save images scanned at 10501 pixels or more in the vertical and horizontal directions. Dialog box that opens when Save as PDF file in the Scan/Import window is clicked Dialog box that opens when Save Selected Pages or Save All Pages is clicked in the Create/Edit PDF file window Save as type Select a PDF file type to save the scanned images. Save as PDF file Dialog Box PDF Page 392 of 678 pages Save each of the selected images as a separate PDF file. PDF(Multiple Pages) Save multiple images in one PDF file. Note PDF(Multiple Pages) is displayed when multiple images are selected. PDF(Add Page) Add the scanned images to a PDF file. You cannot rearrange the pages of the PDF file to which the images are added. Important Images can only be added to PDF files created with MP Navigator EX. If a password-protected PDF file is edited, the passwords will be deleted. Setting Passwords for PDF Files Set. . . Make advanced settings for creating PDF files. See " PDF Settings Dialog Box " for details. Password security settings Select this checkbox to open the Password Security -Settings dialog box in which you can set passwords for opening, editing and printing created PDF files. Setting Passwords for PDF Files Add to This is displayed when you select PDF(Add Page) for Save as type and specify the PDF file to which images are added. to specify another one. Important Images can only be added to PDF files created with MP Navigator EX. PDF files edited in other applications cannot be specified as well. File name Enter the file name of the image to be saved (up to 64 characters). When saving multiple files, 4 digits are appended to each file name. Save in Displays the folder in which to save the PDF files. Windows Vista: MP Navigator EX folder in Pictures folder Windows XP: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder Windows 2000: MP Navigator EX folder in My Pictures folder Save to a Subfolder with Current Date Select this checkbox to create a subfolder in the folder specified in Save in with the current date and save scanned files in it. A subfolder with a name such as "2009_01_01" (Year_Month_Date) will be created. If this checkbox is not selected, files are saved directly in the folder specified in Save in. Page top PDF Settings Dialog Box Page 393 of 678 pages Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > PDF Settings Dialog Box PDF Settings Dialog Box In the PDF Settings dialog box, you can specify the PDF compression type and other advanced settings for creating PDF files. Enable keyword search Select this checkbox to convert characters in a document to text data. This will enable an easy search by keyword. Document Language Select the language of the document to be scanned. Detect the orientation of text documents and rotate images Select this checkbox to detect the orientation of the document from the scanned text and rotate the scanned image to the correct orientation. Important This function may not work properly depending on the document language. Only text documents written in languages that can be selected from Document Language are supported. The orientation of the following types of documents may not be corrected, as the text cannot be detected correctly. - Resolution is outside the range of 300 dpi to 600 dpi - Font size is outside the range of 8 points to 48 points - Documents containing special fonts, effects, italics, or hand-written text - Documents with patterned backgrounds Correct slanted document Select this checkbox to detect the scanned text and correct the angle (within -0. 1 to -10 degrees or +0. 1 to +10 degrees) of the document. Important The inclination of the following types of documents may not be corrected, as the text cannot be detected correctly. - Documents in which the text lines are inclined more than 10 degrees or the angles vary by line - Documents containing both vertical and horizontal text - Documents with extremely large or small fonts - Documents with small amount of text - Documents containing figures/images or hand-written text - Documents containing both vertical and horizontal lines (tables) PDF Compression Select a compression type for saving. PDF Settings Dialog Box Standard Page 394 of 678 pages It is recommended that you normally select this setting. High Compresses the file size when saving, allowing you to reduce the load on your network/server. Important Highly compressed PDF images may degrade if you repeatedly save them with high compression. Note The following images can be compressed with high efficiency. - Images with resolutions within the range of 75 dpi to 600 dpi. Security Set passwords for opening, editing and printing the created PDF files. Important In Windows 2000, Internet Explorer 5. 5 Service Pack 2 or later is required to use this function. This function is not available when images are automatically saved after scanning, such as when scanning from the One-click Mode screen or scanning using the Operation Panel of the machine. Note Select Password Security and set passwords in the Password Security -Settings dialog box. Setting Passwords for PDF Files Page top View Use Window Page 395 of 678 pages Advanced Guide > Scanning > Scanning with the Bundled Application Software > MP Navigator EX Screens > View & Use Window View & Use Window Point to View & Use in the Navigation Mode screen and click My Box (Scanned/Imported Images), Specify Folder or Recently Saved Images to open the View & Use window. Open this window to display or use scanned images or images saved on a computer. Important For PDF files, only those created with MP Navigator EX are displayed. PDF files edited in other applications cannot be displayed as well. (1) Display Setting Items (2) Image Handling Buttons (3) Toolbar (4) Thumbnail Window (5) Selected Images Area Display Setting Items (Scan/Import) Click this when you want to scan photos, documents, magazines and other printed materials. Photos/Documents (Platen) Screen (Scan/Import Window) My Box (Scanned/Imported Images) Page 396 of 678 pages Displays folders of images (grouped by year, year/month and year/month/date) in My Box in tree view. [. . . ] Printing with the Bundled Application Software Create a Personalized Photo Album Creating a personalized photo album is an easy task if you use Easy-PhotoPrint EX!All you need to do is select which photos to use, select a layout, then load paper into your printer and print. After you bind the printed sheets, you'll have the one and only album of your memories! You can change the layout and background, and attach comments to photos. You can also select the size and orientation. CHECK! You can arrange a photo across the left and right pages. Select a theme (background design) to create a single-themed album. Decorate Items with Text and Frames You can add text and frames to photos. Attach a description of the photo in an album, and add a frame to enhance the photo's atmosphere. Using Easy-PhotoPrint EX Page 673 of 678 pages CHECK! Select Album to add text and frames. [. . . ]