Printing images with your new SELPHY CP1200 photo printer

FAQ ID: 8202710900

Release date: 18 December 2015

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Solution

Follow the below steps to print with your new SELPHY CP1200 photo printer.

Initial Preparations

Prepare for printing as follows. This example shows a Postcard-size Color Ink / Paper Set (sold separately) but the same steps are followed for other sizes.
Avoid getting dust on ink sheets or paper, which may cause banding or damage the printer.

1. Preparing the Ink Cassette.
Check the ink cassette and ink sheet.

  • Holding the ink cassette without touching the ink sheet, check the size (such as "Postcard Size" or "Card Size") to make sure it matches the size of paper you will print on.
  • Make sure the ink sheet is taut. Loose ink sheets may tear when loaded. If the sheet is loose, turn the sprocket as shown.

Ink sheet

  • For an ink cassette that has a lock on the bottom, press the lock (as shown) to release it as you turn the sprocket to make the sheet taut.


IMPORTANT
  • Do not hold the ink cassette with wet hands. Avoid touching the ink sheet, and avoid getting dust on it. Dirt or moisture may cause banding or affect print quality, tear ink sheets and prevent printing, or damage the printer.
  • When turning the sprocket, turn it gently, only until the sheet is taut. Forcing the sprocket or overtightening it may tear ink sheets and prevent printing, or SELPHY may run out of ink before paper.
  • Do not reuse ink cassettes. This may cause incorrect printing of images, paper jams and product malfunction.

2. Preparing the Paper Cassette.
2-1. Check the paper size.

  • Check the size on the paper cassette (such as "Postcard Size" or "Card Size") to make sure it matches the size of the ink cassette.

2-2. Open both covers.

  • There are two layers of covers. First open the outer cover , and then the inner cover .

2-3. Load the paper.

  • Load the paper in the paper cassette.
  • The paper cassette holds up to 18 sheets. Loading 19 or more sheets may damage the printer or cause malfunction.
  • Holding the paper as shown, load it with the glossy side up. (Do not touch the glossy side of the paper, which may affect print quality.)
  • Remove any protective sheets from the paper, and load only paper into the cassette.

Glossy side

  • When making postcard prints with space for a stamp, load the paper with the stamp area facing as shown.

2-4. Close the inner cover.

  • Close the inner cover firmly until it clicks into place.
  • Leave the outer cover open when printing.

Printing on L-Size Paper

  • You can use Paper Cassette PCPLCP400 (sold separately) to print on L-size paper.
  • To print on postcard paper, remove the adapter as shown.


IMPORTANT
  • Use of genuine Canon Color Ink/Paper Sets for SELPHY CP printers is recommended to achieve correct printing and excellent performance of this product.
  • Canon Color Ink/Paper Sets for SELPHY ES and postcards cannot be used with this product.
  • Never do the following, which may damage the printer or cause malfunction.

- Loading paper upside-down, with the glossy and back sides reversed
- Bending or separating paper at the perforations before printing
- Using label paper whose upper label surface is peeling off or has been partially pulled up
- Writing on paper before printing
- Reusing paper, as by printing on blank areas
  • Accidentally bending the springs may prevent efficient paper feeding.

Springs

  • Note that one spring is attached in the center on the top of card-size paper cassettes.
  • Avoid touching or rubbing the glossy, printing side of the paper. Do not handle paper with wet hands, and keep paper free of dust. Dirt or moisture may cause banding or affect print quality, or damage the printer.

3. Loading the cassettes.
3-1. Open the ink and paper compartment covers.
Paper Compartment Cover
Ink Compartment Cover

3-2. Load the ink cassette and the paper cassette.

  • Insert the ink cassette into the printer in the direction of the arrow on the cassette until it clicks into place.
  • Close the ink cassette compartment cover.

3-3.Load the paper cassette.

  • Making sure the outer cover is open, insert the paper cassette all the way into the compartment.

4. Install and Plug in SELPHY
4-1. Choose the right place to put SELPHY.

  • Place the printer on a table or other flat, stable surface. Never place the printer on an unstable or tilted surface.
  • Keep the printer away from sources of electromagnetism or strong magnetism.
  • Leave at least 10 cm (4 in.) of open space around the printer.
  • Leave more open space behind the printer than the length of paper used, so that the paper can pass in and out of the printer freely when printing.

4-2. Plug the adapter cord into SELPHY.

  • Insert the adapter plug fully into the power inlet on SELPHY.

4-3. Connect the power cord.
Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter.
Plug the other end into a power outlet.


IMPORTANT
  • Do not use the printer near motors or other devices that generate strong magnetic fields, or in dusty environments. This may damage the printer or cause malfunction.
  • Do not place the printer near televisions or radios. This may cause the printer to malfunction.

Selecting the Display Language

Change the language of menus and messages.

1. Turn on SELPHY.

  • Hold the [ ] button until the screen below is displayed.
  • To turn off SELPHY, hold the [ ] button again until the screen changes.

2. Raise the screen (LCD monitor).

  • Never force the screen up more than 45° , which may damage the printer or cause malfunction.

3. Access the setting screen.

  • Press the [ ] button.
  • Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to select [ Change Settings ], and then press the [　　] button.

4. Access the language setting screen.

  • Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to select [ Language], and then press the [　　] button.

5. Choose a language.

  • Press the [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] buttons to select a language, and then press the [　　] button.

  • Press the [ ] button twice to return to the screen shown in step 2.

Printing Images (Select & Print)

Select images and specify the number of prints as follows.

IMPORTANT
  • When printing from a memory card or a USB flash drive (sold separately), make sure that the camera or the computer is not connected.
  • For memory cards that require an adapter, always insert the card into the adapter before inserting the adapter into the card slot. If you mistakenly insert the memory card into the card slot without an adapter, you may not be able to remove the card from the printer.
  • For instructions, refer to the memory card or adapter user manual.
  • Use a memory card formatted with the device you shot the photos with. Images on cards formatted with a computer may not be recognized.
  • Images may not be displayed or printed correctly depending on their size or if they have been edited on a computer.
  • Images may not be displayed or printed correctly depending on their size or if they have been taken with a cell phone.
  • JPEG images conforming to the Exif standard can be printed with this printer.
  • When printing from a computer, refer to the user manual for the computer or software that you are using.

Here, printing from an SD memory card is described as an example, but you can print from other memory cards with the same steps.

1. Insert the memory card into the slot.

  • Insert the memory card facing as shown until it clicks into place.
  • To remove the card, push it in until it clicks, and then slowly release it.

Label side

  • A screen similar to the one below is displayed on the printer’s monitor.

Copies of current image
Total prints

2.Choose an image.

  • Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to select an image to print.
  • To jump forward or back by five images, hold down the [ ], [ ] buttons.

3. Choose the number of copies.

  • Press the [ ], [ ] buttons to specify the number of prints.
  • To increase or decrease the quantity by five copies, hold down the [ ], [ ] buttons.
  • To print other images at the same time, repeat steps 2 – 3.

4. Print.

  • Press the [ ] button to start printing.
  • While printing, paper passes in and out　of the back of SELPHY several times.　Do not touch the paper until printing is　finished and the print is ejected onto the　paper cassette.
  • Do not allow 19 or more prints to　collect in the ejection area on the paper　cassette.
  • To cancel printing in progress, always　press the [ ] button.

5. Add more paper as needed.

  • If a message indicates that the paper has run out, remove the paper cassette without turning off the power.
  • Add more paper to the cassette and reinsert the cassette in SELPHY.

6. Change the ink cassette as needed.

  • If a message indicates that the ink has run out, open the ink cassette compartment cover without turning off the power.
  • To remove the ink cassette, move the lock in the direction shown. Insert a new ink cassette.


IMPORTANT
  • Never pull out the paper cassette, open the ink cassette compartment cover, or remove a memory card while printing orwhen you hear printer operation sounds immediately after it has been turned on. This may damage the printer.
  • To cancel printing in progress, always press the [ ] button. Printing cannot be canceled by pressing the [ ] button, and unplugging the printer may damage it.


NOTE
  • Image display in step 2 may take some time when memory cards contain many images.
  • You can specify up to 99 images in step 2 and up to 99 prints per image in step 3. However, the total number of prints cannot exceed 999.
  • Even if you press the [ ] button to cancel printing, the printer will continue printing until the current sheet is finished.

Applicable Models

  • SELPHY CP1200

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