1Chapter 1: Basic PrintingCongratulations on purchasing your new Canon® S820 Color Bubble JetPhoto Printer!This chapter describes basic features of your S820 photo printer and providesinstructions on how to set up and print documents and photographs.The following topics are presented in this chapter:• What Is a Printer Driver?• Selecting the S820 Photo Printer for Use• Printing Photographs• Using Specialty Media• Cancelling a Print Job• Setting Driver Options• Changing the Page SetupWhat Is a Printer Driver?Most computers require special software to link the programs you use to createdocuments or images with the printer. This special software, called a printerdriver, converts the information from the software application into a format thatthe printer can understand, and provides other handy features, such asmonitoring the levels of ink in the printer.• This Quick Start Guide describes some of the features of yourS820 photo printer and how to use them. For more detailedinformation, view and/or print the S820 User’s Guide on theSetup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM.• Driver features and screen captures described in this guide maybe and/or look different for Windows NT® 4.0, Windows 2000and Windows XP.S820QSG.book Page 1 Thursday, October 18, 2001 1:41 PM