Canon P-I9900-QSG-1203 manual

Quick Start Guide Canon U.S.A., Inc. One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042, U.S.A. Canon Inc. 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan Canon Canada, Inc. 6390 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 1P7, Canada Canon Latin America, Inc. 703 Waterford Way, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33126, U.S.A. Canon Mexicana S. de R.L. de C.V. Periferi[...]

Getting Help from Canon Help Us Help You Better Before you contact Canon, please record the following information. Serial Number (located on the inside of the printer): Model Number (located on the front of the printer): Printer Driver CD-ROM number (located on the CD-ROM): Purchase Date: Customer Technical Support Sequence* 1. Internet—www.canon[...]

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Ca non i9900 Ser ies Photo Pr inter Quic k Start Guide. Co p y r ig h t Co p y r ig h t Co p y r ig h t Co p y r ig h t This m anual is co pyrig hted by C a non U.S.A., Inc. with al l rights re served. Under the copy right l aws, this m anual ma y not be rep roduc ed in a ny form, in whole or in p art, without the p rior written consen t of Cano n [...]

Cont ents 1 Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Basic Printing Basic Printing Basic Printing Basic Printing Turning on t he Print er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Basic Printing 2 Basi c P r i n t i ng Basi c P r i n t i ng Basi c P r i n t i ng Basi c P r i n t i ng T urning on the Print er 1 Press the POWER butto n. The PO WER POWER POWER POWER lamp flashes while the prin ter warms up and ch anges to stea dy (non- flash ing) g ree n whe n t he pri nter is ready. Note Thi s Quick Start Guide describes some [...]

Basic Printing 3 Loading Paper  Prin t Me dia to Avoid Do not use th e fol lowi ng ty pes of pap er . Usi ng suc h pap er wil l not only pr oduc e uns atisfactory results, but can also cause the printer to jam or malfunction. • F olded , curled or wrinkled paper • Damp p aper • Exc essiv ely thin pape r (less than 64 gsm or 17 lb) • Exc [...]

Basic Printing 4  Loa ding the Print Media This s ectio n descri bes ho w to load p lai n paper i nto y our pri nter . • F or det ail ed inform ation on the spec ialt y medi a C anon pr ov ides for u se w ith i ts various printers, refer to the sec tion “ Using Specialty Media Using Specialty Media Using Specialty Media Using Specialty Media[...]

Basic Printing 5 3 Load the paper. Note  Do not stac k more than 50 sheets in the paper outpu t tray .  Do not touch the printed su rfac e until the ink dries . For specific drying times, refer to the instructi ons pack aged with your media. (2) Align the paper stac k against the right side of the Auto S heet Feeder. (3) Pinc h the paper guid[...]

Basic Printing 6 Us ing Spec ialty Media C anon re commen ds th at y ou u se ge nuine Ca non medi a to e nsur e opt imal print quali ty .  Photo Quality Media •P h o t o P a p e r P r o • Photo Paper Pro (Perforated) • Photo Paper Plus Glossy • Photo Paper Plus S emi-gloss • Matte Photo Paper • Glossy P hoto Paper • High Resolution[...]

Basic Printing 7  Ca n o n S p e c i al t y M e d i a Media T yp e Paper Rest Loa d Li mit Printer Driver Setting for Me dia T ype Photo Paper Pr o 13" x 19": 1 sheet Letter: up to 10 sheets * 4" x 6": up to 20 sheets Photo P aper Pro Photo P aper Pro (P erfor ated) 4" x 6": up t o 20 sheets Photo P aper Pro ** Phot[...]

Basic Printing 8  C aring for Y ou r Photographs The Canon i9900 Phot o Printer wi ll ge nerate spect acular r esults for printing photographs, especial ly when us ed with Canon specialty media. All imag es are susc eptible to fading over time, but proper care of prin ts made from your i9900 Photo Printer will ensu re that pri nt qu ality lasts [...]

Basic Printing 9 Printing with W indows 1 Create a document or open a file to print. 2 Open the P rinter Properties Printer Proper ties Printer Proper ties Printer Proper ties dialog box. (1) Select Print Prin t Prin t Print from the application software's File File File File menu. The prin t print prin t print dialog box opens. Not e  The [...]

Basic Printing 10 3 Specif y the required set tings. Note  From the Page Set up Page Setu p Page Setu p Pag e Setup t ab, sele ct the c orrect d ocume nt s ize to be printed.  T o adjust Print Qu ality sett ings, select Custom Cu s to m Cu s to m Cu s to m a n d c l i ck S e t Set Set Set on the Main Main Main Main tab. Y ou can control the p[...]

Basic Printing 11 4 Print the document. Notes  Y ou can canc el a print job in progres s by s imply pre ss ing the RESUME/CANCEL RESUME/CANCEL RESUME/CANCEL RESUME/CANCEL button on the prin ter .  Click Ca ncel Pri nt ing Can cel Pr int ing Cancel Pr in ti ng Cancel Pr int ing on B J Status Moni tor BJ Statu s Monitor BJ Statu s Monitor BJ S [...]

Basic Printing 12 Printing with Mac intosh 1 C reat e a doc ument or o pen a fi le to pr int. 2 Select Paper Size Paper Size Paper Size Paper Size. (1) Select Page Setup... Page Setup ... Page Setup ... Page Setup... fr om the application softw are's File Fil e Fil e Fil e menu. 3 Specif y the required set tings. (1) Select Print... Print... P[...]

Basic Printing 13 (2) Select Q uali ty & Med ia Quality & Media Quality & Media Quality & Media fro m the p ul l- dow n me nu. (3) Select t he desired media type from the Media Type Media Type Media Type Media Type pul l-down men u. (4) Select Color Optio ns Col o r O p ti o n s Col o r O p ti o n s Col o r O p ti o n s f r o m t h [...]

Basic Printing 14 Notes  F or details about other printer driver function s, refer to the User’s Gui de or Help Help Help Help.  The print s ettings are automatically changed ac cording to the type of paper loaded in the printer, if Plain Paper Plain Paper Plain Paper Plain Paper has been selected in Media T ype Media T ype Me dia T ype Med[...]

Advanced Printing 15 Adva nc ed Pr in ting Adva nc ed Pr in ting Adva nc ed Pr in ting Adva nc ed Pr in ting Printing Photogr aphs Dir ectly fr om a Digit al C amer a C onnecting a compatible digital camera or c amcorder to the printer allows you to print recorded images directly without using a computer. This printer suppor ts both “PictBrid ge?[...]

Advanced P rinting 16 1 Set up the printer. 2 T urn on the printer . 3 Load the paper into the paper rest . 4 C onnect the digital camera to the pri nter. (1) Make su re th e cam era is tu rn e d o ff. (2) C onnect the camera to the pri nter using the USB cable (for connection to a computer) supplied with the came ra. (3) T urn on and set up the ca[...]

Advanced Printing 17 Either of the f ollow ing ic on s wil l di splay on the L CD displa y of the digit al camer a when the printer is correctly connected. A PictBridge-compl iant digital camer a. A Canon “Bubble Jet Direct ” compatible digital camera.  Dir ect Printing from PictBridge-compatib le Digita l Camer as  Defa ult C amer a Sett[...]

Advanced P rinting 18  About “Paper S ize” and “Paper T ype ” T o c hang e the paper s iz e or pa per type , oper ate from th e c amer a to s elect the PictB ridge print s etup mo de an d confirm or chec k the setting s. By def au lt, 4" ×6" is select ed in “P aper S ize ” and “Phot o “(Ph oto Pape r Plus Glos sy) is s[...]

Advanced Printing 19  Printing Photog raphs Directly fr o m a Canon “Bubble Jet Direct” com pa t i ble d i g i tal ca m e ra  Media T y pes for Digital Camera When you connect a digital camera, you can use th e following media: Digital Camera Setting Media T ype C ard #1 Photo Paper Pro 4"×6" / 1 01.6×152.4 mm Card #2 Photo P [...]

Advanced P rinting 20 Ac ces sing the Print er Driver The Print er Pr operties Printer Pr operties Printer Pr operties Printer Properties dialog bo x c an be op ened from either within an application, or d irectly from the Windo ws S tart Sta rt Sta rt Sta rt menu .  Opening the Printer Pr operties Dialog Bo x fr om Y our Application Pr ogr am 1[...]

Advanced Printing 21 Adjusting the Print Quality f or Photogr aphs  Impro ving the Quality of Print ed Imag es T wo important f actors c ontrol the quality and outp ut of your printed imag es: Pape r a nd I nk Pape r a nd I nk Pape r a nd I nk Pape r a nd I nk Usi ng r ecomme nded C anon paper , sp ec ialty med ia and inks f or pri nting photogr[...]

Advanced P rinting 22 T o manu ally adjust Print Qu ality setti ngs: T o manu ally adjust Print Qu ality setti ngs: T o manu ally adjust Print Qu ality setti ngs: T o manu ally adjust Print Qu ality setti ngs: 1 Open the Pr inter Properties Printer Proper ties Printer P roper ties Printer Pro perties di alog bo x. See“Opening the Printer Properti[...]

Advanced Printing 23 4 When the proces s is compl ete, click Print Print Print Print. T o automati cal ly optimize the image: T o automati cal ly optimize the image: T o automati cal ly optimize the image: T o automati cal ly optimize the image: Photo Optim izer PRO automatically adjusts t he p hotographs taken with a digital camera. Use this feat [...]

Advanced P rinting 24 T o use Vivid P hoto option: T o use Vivid P hoto option: T o use Vivid P hoto option: T o use Vivid P hoto option: Vivid Photo inten sifies bac k ground c olors like field s, trees, oce ans and skies, while maintaini ng natural skin tones in the images. T o use Viv id Photo, select the Vivi d Photo Vivi d Photo Vivid Photo Vi[...]

Advanced Printing 25 T o redu ce noise from images taken with a dig ital camera: T o redu ce noise from images taken with a dig ital camera: T o redu ce noise from images taken with a dig ital camera: T o redu ce noise from images taken with a dig ital camera: The Photo Noi se Reduction fu nction re duc es noise fr om blu e portions suc h a s the s[...]

Advanced P rinting 26  Sa ving and Recall ing Dr ive r S et tin gs When you change printer driver settings for a specifi c print job, such as printing blac k and white p hotos, or printing documents with a spec ial bac kground , you c an s ave and name these s et tings for future use on sim ilar pri nt jobs . 1 Open the Pr inter Properties Print[...]

Advanced Printing 27 1 Open the Print Print Print Print di alog bo x. See “Printin g with Ma cint osh Printing with Mac intosh Printing with Mac intosh Printing with Macintosh” on page 12. 2 Select al l of th e nec ess ary setting s. 3 Register the new printer driver se ttings. The Sa ve Pres et Save Pres et Save Pres et Save Preset screen op e[...]

Advanced P rinting 28 Not es Y ou can retrieve or c hang e the s aved driver settings at any time.  Retrieving prin t setti ngs: Retrieving prin t setti ngs: Retrieving prin t setti ngs: Retrieving prin t setti ngs: Select the name of the print se ttings to retrieve from th e Pres ets Pres ets Pr eset s Pres ets in the Pr int Prin t Prin t Prin [...]

Advanced Printing 29 Us ing the Print er Driver Options Y our pri nter driver will provide you with many features that allow you to print a wide range of images and docu ments. The illustrations below provide a basic introducti on to many features offered by your pri nter driver . Not e For detailed descriptions of the printer driver functions, ref[...]

Advanced P rinting 30 Resizing the Image by Selecting the Scaling Ratio Adding Illustrated Effect to Docu ments Reduc i ng t he Sou nd of P rin ter Oper ation i9900_QSG_US.boo k Page 30 Wednes day, January 7, 2004 6:09 PM[...]

Advanced Printing 31 Us ing the Bu ndled Softwa r e The Set up So ftw ar e & U ser ’s G uide CD- ROM includ es p hoto ap plications de signed to ed it the phot ogr aphs ta k en b y a digi tal cam era and print them a s phot o-lab quality p rints without white bo rders. Please use the application(s ) suitable for your print purp oses.  Ea s[...]

Advanced P rinting 32 Printing Bor derl es s Photogr aphs w ith W indows This c hapter describes the steps used to print from photo applications includ ed with your Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM using the Bord erless Print ing mode . Fol low the steps below to produce c olor prints of digital camera photographs with Easy- PhotoPrint us[...]

Advanced Printing 33 (2) Clic k the [ ] [] [] [] [] [] [] [ ] button on the thumbnail of the phot ograph y ou w ant to prin t and spec ify the number of c opie s. 3 Select the paper . 4 Select the lay out. Guidance Thumb nail Folder window Incr ea se s the number of c opie s. Displays the specified nu mb er of copies. Decr ea ses the number of c op[...]

Advanced P rinting 34 (3) Load the media specified in the Pap er Selecti on Pape r Se lec tio n Pape r Se lec tio n Pape r Select ion tab . (4) Clic k Print Print Print Print. (1) Cli c k t he Layout/P rint Layout/Print Layout/Prin t Layout/Print tab. (2) S elec t B order le s s ( fu ll ) Borderless (full) Borderless (full) Borderless (full). i9900[...]

Advanced Printing 35 Printing Bor derl ess Photogr aphs w ith Mac intosh This c hapter describes the steps used to print from Easy-PhotoPrint* includ ed with your Setup Software a nd User’s G uide C D-ROM using the Borde rless Printin g mode . * I f y ou us e M ac OS 9. x, C arbonL ib 1 .3. 1 or la te r mu st be i ns t al led . Fol low the steps [...]

Advanced P rinting 36 2 Select phot ogr aphs. (1) Selec t the fold er c ontai ning the phot ograph y ou w ant to print. All photographs in the selected folder are displayed. (2) Clic k the [ ] [] [] [] [] [] [] [ ] button on the thumbnail of the phot ograph y ou w ant to prin t and spec ify the number of c opie s. Guidance Thumb nail Folder window [...]

Advanced Printing 37 3 Select the paper . 4 Select the lay out. (3) Load the media specified in the Pap er Selecti on Pape r Se lec tio n Pape r Se lec tio n Pape r Select ion tab . (4) Clic k Print Print Print Print. (5) When the confirmat ion message is displ ayed, click O K OK OK OK. (6) Clic k Print Print Print Print in the Print Print Print Pr[...]

Printing Maintena nce 38 Pr in ti ng Ma in tena nce Pr in ti ng Ma in tena nce Pr in ti ng Ma in tena nce Pr in ti ng Ma in tena nce Rep lac in g an Ink T ank When replacing an in k tank, chec k the mod el number v ery carefully. The printer will not print p roperly if the wrong ink tank is used, or installed in the incorrect position . With this p[...]

Printing Maintenance 39  Knowing When to R eplac e Ink T ank If an i nk t ank need s re plac ing , the POWER POWER POWER POWER lamp will ch ange from green to orange and flash four tim es, as soo n as pri nting begins. It is im por tant to q uickly identif y the empty tank us ing the BJ St atus Monitor (Windows) or error mess ag es (Macintosh) a[...]

Printing Maintena nce 40 The fol low ing mess age is di spl aye d when an ink t ank is empty . Print ing w il l r esume as soon as the ink ta nk is repl ac ed and the front c o ver i s close d. Note When Low Ink is Det ected Press t h e RESUME / CANCEL RESUME / CANCEL RESUME / CANCEL RESUME / CANCEL b utton to resum e pr i nt i ng with the ink tank[...]

Printing Maintenance 41  Replaci ng In k T a nks When a n ink tank runs out of ink , replace it using the following steps. 1 Ensure that the printer is on, and then open the front co ver. The print head holder mo ves to the c enter . 2 Remove the empty ink tank. (1) P ush the t ab and remo ve the i nk tan k. 3 Pre par e a repl ac ement ink tank.[...]

Printing Maintena nce 42 4 Inser t the ink tank. (1) Insert the ink tank into the prin t head holder. (2) Press on the "PUSH" mark until the ink tank snaps firmly into place. 5 Close the fron t cover . The prin t head holder moves to the right. The ink tank install ation process is now com pl e te . Impor tant  Be sure to remove the cl[...]

Printing Maintenance 43 When Printing B ecomes F aint or C olor s are Inc orrect When p rinting becomes faint or colors are incorrect, e ven if ink remains in the ink tank s, the print he ad nozzle s are pro bably c logg ed. Fol low the procedures below to main tain the p rint head. If the ruled lin es are shifted af ter running the print head main[...]

Printing Maintena nce 44 Printing the Nozz l e Chec k Patt ern Print t he n ozzle c heck pattern to determine wheth er the ink e jects prop erly from t he print head nozzles. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect. 1 With the p rinter on, load a sheet of Letter-siz ed paper in the pr inter. 2 Open the P rinter [...]

Printing Maintenance 45 (6) If y ou w ant t o st art print hea d cl ea ning, c lic k Cle aning Cleani ng Cleani ng Cl ean ing on th e Patt ern Ch ec k Patt ern Chec k P att ern C hec k Patt ern Chec k screen. O ther wise, click Exit Exit Exit Exit t o fin ish. 1 With the p rinter on, load a sheet of Letter-siz ed paper in the pr inter. 2 Open the B[...]

Printing Maintena nce 46  Examining the Nozzl e Chec k P att ern The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is disc harged properly. Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer. C ompare the p rinted nozzle chec k pattern with those s hown in the Pattern Che c k Patt ern Chec k P att ern Ch ec k Patt ern Chec k dialog [...]

Printing Maintenance 47 C ompare the p rinted nozzle chec k pattern with those s hown in the Pattern Che c k Patt ern Chec k P att ern Ch ec k Patt ern Chec k dialog bo x on y our sc reen. (1) (1) (1) (1) If th ese patt erns have white stripes, Group 1 prin t head nozzle s need cleaning. Click Cl eaning Cl eaning Cl eaning Cleaning to go to th e pr[...]

Printing Maintena nce 48 Print Head C le aning Cle an the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be clogged. Cleaning the print head c on sumes ink , so perform print head cl ean ing only when nece ss ary . 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Open the P rinter Properties Printer Proper ties Printer Proper ties Printer Proper ties dialog bo[...]

Printing Maintenance 49 (5) When the confirmat ion message is displ ayed, click O K OK OK OK. (6) Print th e nozzle chec k pattern to chec k the prin t head c onditi on. See “Printi ng the Noz zl e Chec k Patter n” “Print ing the Nozzle Ch eck Pattern” “Print ing the No zzle C heck Pattern” “Print ing the No zzle C heck Pattern” on [...]

Printing Maintena nce 50 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility BJ Printer Utility BJ Printer Utility BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-clic k the hard disk icon where the printer driver is installed, then the Applicat ions Applicat ions Appl ications Applications folde r, and then the U tilities Utilit ies U tilitie[...]

Printing Maintenance 51 (5) When the confirmat ion message is displ ayed, click O K OK OK OK. (6) Print th e nozzle chec k pattern to chec k the prin t head c onditi on. See “Printi ng the Noz zl e Chec k Patter n” “Print ing the Nozzle Ch eck Pattern” “Print ing the No zzle C heck Pattern” “Print ing the No zzle C heck Pattern” on [...]

Printing Maintena nce 52 Print Head Deep C le aning If print qualit y does not impro ve by st andar d print head cle a ning, try performing print head deep c le aning, whic h i s a mor e powerf ul pr oce s s. Print he ad d eep cl eani ng c on sumes i nk, so perform thi s proc edure only when n eces s ary. 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Open the[...]

Printing Maintenance 53 (5) When the confirmat ion message is displ ayed, click O K OK OK OK. Print head deep cle aning st ar ts when the Power Power Power Power lam p star ts blinking . (6) Print th e nozzle chec k pattern to chec k the prin t head c onditi on. See “Printi ng the Noz zl e Chec k Patter n” “Print ing the Nozzle Ch eck Pattern[...]

Printing Maintena nce 54 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility BJ Printer Utility BJ Printer Utility BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver is installed, the Applicat ions Applicat ions Appl ications Applications folde r, and then the U tilities Utilit ies U tilities Util[...]

Printing Maintenance 55 (5) When the confirmat ion message is displ ayed, click O K OK OK OK. Print head deep cle aning st ar ts when the Power Power Power Power lam p star ts blinking . (6) Print th e nozzle chec k pattern to chec k the prin t head c onditi on. See “Printi ng the Noz zl e Chec k Patter n” “Print ing the Nozzle Ch eck Pattern[...]

Printing Maintena nce 56 Aligning th e Print Head Aligning the print head position allows you to print withou t shi fts in the color registration. Print head alignment is performed either manually or semi-automatical ly (simpl e head alignment). This section deals with th e manual print head ali gnment that allows you to preci sely align the print [...]

Printing Maintenance 57 (3) Select Align heads manually Align heads manually Align heads manually Align heads manually c heck box, and then clic k Send Send Send Send. When th e confir mation m essage is display ed, click OK OK OK OK. (4) Clic k Print Head Alignment Print Head Alignme nt Print Head Alignme nt Print Head Alignme nt. (5) When the con[...]

Printing Maintena nce 58 4 Align the Pri nt Head. (1) L ook a t t he pr int out. Fro m the pa tt erns , s ele ct th e mo st eve n, l e as t irr egul ar patterns and enter their nu mbers. (2) Enter the numb ers . (3) Cli ck O K OK OK OK. (4) Cli ck O K OK OK OK. i9900_QSG_US.boo k Page 58 Wednes day, January 7, 2004 6:09 PM[...]

Printing Maintenance 59 1 With the p rinter on, load a sheet of Letter-siz ed paper in the pr inter. 2 Open the BJ BJ BJ BJ Printer Utility Printer Utility Printer Utility Printer Utility dialog bo x. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver is installed, the Applicat ions Applicat ions Appl ications Applications folde r, and th[...]

Printing Maintena nce 60 4 Align the Pri nt Head. (1) L ook a t t he pr int out. Fro m the pa tt erns , s ele ct th e mo st eve n, l e as t irr egul ar patterns and enter their nu mbers. (5) (5) (5) (5) When the confirmation message i s displa yed, clic k Print Head Prin t Hea d Print Hea d Prin t Hea d Alignment Alignment Alignment Alignment . Not[...]

Troublesh ooting 61 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g This section provides troubleshooting tips for the m ost common prin ting problems. T roubleshooting u sually f alls into one of the fol low ing ca tegories. • “C annot Inst all th e Prin ter Driv er C annot In[...]

Troubleshoo ting 62 C a nnot Ins ta ll the Print er Driver Pr ob lem Possib le Ca us e Tr y T h i s Cannot Install the Prin ter Drive r Install ation proc edure is not follow ed corr ectly Follow the Easy Setup I nstructions pack aged wi th your print er for pro per printer driver in st all ation . If the installer was forced to terminate du e to a[...]

Troublesh ooting 63 The USB 2.0 Hi-s peed C onnection Does Not W ork Pr operly Pr obl em Possib le Ca us e Tr y T h i s When you connect to a com pu te r running Windows XP , the screen shows t he war ni ng m es sage “High- SPEED USB Devic e Plugged into non-High- SPEED US B Hub ”. Y o u connect to a computer that does not suppor t USB 2.0 Hi- [...]

Troubleshoo ting 64 Print Quality i s P oor or C ontains Err ors Problem Possib le Ca us e Tr y T h i s Ink does not eje ct properly /Printing is Blurred/C olors are Wro ng / W hi t e Streaks appear Ink tank is not seated properly/Ink t ank is empty Chec k that the ink tank s are firmly se ated in the print head and r eseat them, if necessary. Chec[...]

Troublesh ooting 65 Ink does not eje ct properly /Printing is Blurred/C olors are Wro ng / W hi t e Streaks appear Print Qu ality is not set properly Be sure to set t he Prin t Qual ity Print Qual ity Print Quali ty Print Qu ality setting to Hig h High Hig h High fo r W ind ow s o r Fine Fine Fine Fine for Macintosh. On the Main Main Main Main tab,[...]

Troubleshoo ting 66 T r ouble shooting Print er Har dw ar e Pr ob lem Possib le Ca us e Tr y T h i s Printer Does Not Start o r Printer Stop s Dur ing Print Jobs Print head has overhe ated due to long peri ods of continuous printing Stop print ing and turn the pri nter off for at least 15 minutes to allow the prin t head to cool down. The prin t he[...]

Troublesh ooting 67 Pr obl em Possib le Ca us e Tr y T h i s Printer Does Not Start o r Printer Stop s Dur ing Print Jobs Connected to the com p ute r t h rou g h Fire Wire cabl e with other equipment After turni ng off the computer, other e quipme nt, and the n the pri nter, disconnect the FireWir e cabl e connecting other equipment, then try to p[...]

Troubleshoo ting 68 P aper Does Not Feed Properly Pr ob lem Possib le Ca us e Tr y T h i s Pap er Do es N ot Feed Pr operly Inappropriate paper type used Check i f the paper y ou are printing on is t oo thic k or curl ed. See “Print Media to Av oid Print Media to Avoid Print Media to Avoid Print Media to Avoid” on page 3. Flatten paper when it [...]

Troublesh ooting 69 Handl ing Error Mess ages When a printer e rror oc curs, the POWER/ERROR POWER/ERROR POWER/ERROR POWER/ERROR l amp fla shes. T he number of flashes indic ates the type of error th at has occurred. C ount the flashes and tak e the appropri ate action t o correct the error . Number of Flashes Possi ble Cau se Tr y T h i s Two f la[...]

Troubleshoo ting 70 Eleven fl ashes Simple pri nt hea d alignment fai led Poss ible c auses a re as fol lows: • Ink has run out. • Pr int head nozzles are clogged. • The paper output tray h as been expo sed to a strong light sourc e prevent ing correct print head ali gnment. Pre s s th e RES UME /CA NCE L RESUME/CANCEL RESUME/CANCEL RESUME/CA[...]

Troublesh ooting 71 An Err or Me ss age Appe ar s on the Screen Pr ob lem Po ssible C ause Tr y T h i s Paper Iden tification Error Paper Identi fication is not functioning prope rly C ontinui ng printing may result in poor pr int quality . T o main tain pr int quality , disable the Paper Identifi cation function, an d try p rinting again, if other[...]

Troubleshoo ting 72 Pr ob lem Po ssible C ause Tr y T h i s Error Wr iting/ Output to U SBxxx (US BPR Nxx ) Faulty connection En sure that th e printer cable is secure ly connected to the computer. Print er driver is not installe d pro per ly Unin stal l then r eins tall the print er driver . 1. Click Start Start Start Star t , and se lect A ll Pro[...]

Troublesh ooting 73 C a nnot Print Pr operly fr om the Digita l C amer a The foll owing me ssag es may be disp lay ed on the digital camera or digital vi deo camc order when images are printed directly from them. Correct the error acc ording to the procedure below. Came ra Er ror M essa ge Possi ble Caus e Tr y T h i s Prin ter in use Ima ges are p[...]

Troubleshoo ting 74 Not es  Im ages ca n be pr inted directl y from digit al c amer as and digi tal vid eo camcor ders that are compatible w ith this printer.  If the conn ected digit al c amer a or di git al v ideo c amc order i s not s upp orted, the POWER POWER POWER POWER l amp on the printe r flas hes nine ti mes. If this h appe ns, disc[...]

Append ix 75 Appendi x Appendi x Ap pendi x Appendi x Ins ta lling the Print e r Driver Whe n Us ing Mac OS 9.x When using OS other than Mac OS X (i.e. Mac O S 8.6 to 9.x), install the printer driver following the procedure below. 1 T urn on your Mac and inser t the Setup Softw are & Us er’s Guide CD-ROM . 2 Open the Mac OS 8.6-9.x Mac OS 8.6[...]

Appe ndix 76 User’ s Guide T able of C ontent s Y our prin ter's electronic User's Guide , located on the Setup Soft ware and User's Guide CD - ROM , offers detailed information on the follow ing topics. How to Use Thi s Manual Printer P arts and Their Function Usef ul Printin g T echniqu es Printing with B orderless Printi ng Redu[...]

Append ix 77 Spe cific ations Print er Printing re soluti on: Printing re soluti on: Printing re soluti on: Printing re solutio n: 4800 X 240 0* dpi. max . 4800 X 2400 * dp i. max. 4800 X 2400 * dp i. max. 4800 X 2400 * dp i. max. * * * * Maximum res olution of 4800 x 12 00 dpi used a t the bottom e dge Maximum resol ution of 4800 x 12 00 dpi used [...]

Appe ndix 78 Ink T anks: Ink T anks: Ink T anks: Ink T anks: Capacity (pag es): Capa cit y (p ages ) : Cap aci ty ( pa ges) : Capa cit y (p ages ) : Blac k (BCI-6BK) appr ox. 740 Blac k (BCI-6BK) appr ox. 740 Blac k (BCI-6BK) appr ox. 740 Blac k (BCI-6BK) appr ox. 740 *1 *1 *1 *1 , ap pro x. 1100 , ap pro x. 1100 , ap pro x. 1100 , ap pro x. 1100 *[...]

Append ix 79 BJ Printer Driver Syst em s Requirements     Use a computer o n which Windows XP , Windows 2000, Use a computer o n which Windows XP , Windows 2000, Use a computer o n which Windows XP , Windows 2000, Use a computer o n which Windows XP , Windows 2000, Windo ws Me, Window s 98 can op erate. Windo ws Me, Window s 98 can op e[...]

Appe ndix 80 Saf ety Pr ec autions P l e as e r e a d t h e s a f e t y w a r n i n g s a n d ca u t i o n s p r ov i d e d i n t h i s m a n u a l t o e n s u r e t h a t y o u u s e your printer safely. Do not attempt to use printer in any way not described in this manual. Wa r n i n g Y ou may c ause an ele ctric shock /fire or dam age the print[...]

Append ix 81 Cau t io n Y o u may c ause inju ry or damage the printer if you ign ore any of these safety prec auti ons. Choosing a loc ation Choosing a loc ation Choosin g a location Choosing a location Do not i nstall the printer in a location that is unstable or subject to exc essive vibration. Do not install the printer in a location that is un[...]

Appe ndix 82 Regul ato r y I n fo rma ti on C olor Printer Model: C olor Printer Model: Color Printer M odel: C olor Printer Model: K10238 (i9900) K10238 (i9900) K10238 (i9900) K10238 (i9900) This device complies with Par t 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Ope ration is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This de vice may n ot cause harmful i nterfer[...]

Append ix 83 CANON U.S. A ., INC. LIMITED WARRANT Y --- (US A Only) The limited war ranty set for th below is given by Canon U.S .A. , Inc. (“Canon USA”) with resp ect to the new o r refurbish ed Canon-brand product (“Produc t”) packaged with this limited warranty, when purchased and used i n the Uni ted States only. The Pr odu ct is w arra[...]

Appe ndix 84 C anon US A offe rs a f ul l ran ge of c ust omer te c hnic al s upport* option s: • Inte ractive tro ubleshoot ing, e-mail technical suppor t, the latest dr iver downloads and answers to frequent ly asked questi ons (www.c an ontec hsupport.c om <http://www.c anontechsuppo rt.com >) • T oll-free live technical support within[...]

Index 85 Index A Adjusting Print Qu ality .... ......... .......... .......... .............. .21 Advanced Printing ........... ......... .......... .............. .......... .15 Aligning the Print Hea d ................. .......... ......... .......... .56 An Error Me ssage Appears o n the Screen ............... ......71 B BCI-6BK Black ..........[...]

Index 86 Photo Paper Plus Glossy ........................ .......... ......... .... 7 Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss ............ ....... 6 , 7 , 32 , 35 , 76 Photo Paper Pro ... .............. ......... .......... .......... ............. 7 PhotoRecor d ... ......... .......... .............. .......... ......... ....... 31 PhotoStitch ..............[...]

Getting Help from Canon Help Us Help You Better Before you contact Canon, please record the following information. Serial Number (located on the inside of the printer): Model Number (located on the front of the printer): Printer Driver CD-ROM number (located on the CD-ROM): Purchase Date: Customer Technical Support Sequence* 1. Internet—www.canon[...]

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