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    i 900D Series Photo Printer Quick Start Guide
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    Series Photo Printer Quick Start Guide
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    part, without the prior written consent of Canon U.S.A., Inc. © 2003 Canon U.S.A., Inc. Disclaimer Canon U.S.A., Inc. has reviewed this manual thoroughly in order that it will be an easy-to-use guide to your Canon i900D Series Photo Printer. All statements, technical information and recommendations
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    self-help in an intuitively guided interactive troubleshooting environment, the place to start is our helpful tech support web site. In addition, the latest driver downloads, answers to frequently asked questions, product information, and "where to buy" instructions are found here. 2. Email Tech
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    the following descriptions and order numbers. Description Ink Tanks BCI-6PC Photo Cyan BCI-6C Cyan BCI-6BK Black BCI-6Y Yellow BCI-6PM Photo Magenta BCI-6M Magenta Order # 4709A003 4706A003 4705A003 4708A003 4710A003 4707A003 Canon Specialty Papers Glossy Photo Paper (8.5" x 11"/20 sheets) High
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    Removing the Photo Paper Tray 27 Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank 28 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect 32 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 33 Print Head Cleaning 36 Print Head Deep Cleaning 38 Aligning the Print Head 40 Troubleshooting Cannot Install the Printer
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    some of the features of your i900D printer and how to use them. For more information, view the i900D User's Guide installed on your computer, the i900D User's Guide, or use the online help within your printer driver interface: While in the printer's Properties window, press the F1 key, or click
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    the Print Media This section describes how to load plain paper into your printer. • For detailed information on the speciality media Canon provides for use with its various printers, refer to the section "Using Speciality Media" on page 5. • Consult the User's Guide for detailed instructions on
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    guide and slide it against the left side of the stack of paper. Notes z Do not stack more than 50 sheets in the paper output tray. z Do not touch the printed surface until the ink dries. For specific drying times, refer to the instructions packaged with your media. z The i900D comes with the Photo
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    Using Speciality Media Canon recommends that you use genuine Canon media to ensure optimal print quality. „ Photo Quality Media • Photo Paper Pro • Photo Paper Pro Perforated • Photo Paper Plus Glossy • Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss • Matte Photo Paper • Glossy Photo Paper • High Resolution Paper
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    sheets can be set. Select Plain Paper from the printer driver Media Type. z For detailed description of print media types, refer to the User's Guide. z The numbers in ( ) are the numbers of sheets you can load into the Sheet Feeder when the Photo Paper Tray is attached. * : When paper cannot be fed
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    . z The steps described in this section are for printing in Windows XP. 1 Create a document or open a file to print. 2 Open Printer Properties dialog box. (1) Select Print from the application software's File menu. (2) Ensure that Canon i900D is selected. (3) Click Preferences or Properties. Note In
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    and click Set on the Main tab. You can control quality in the Set Print Quality dialog box. z For details about other printer driver functions, refer to the User's Guide or Help. z Select Preview before printing by clicking the check box. This displays a preview screen that allows you to confirm
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    in Mac OS X. 1 Create a document or open a file to print. 2 Select Paper Size. (1) Select the Page Setup from the application software's File menu. Page Setup dialog box opens. (2) Select i900D from Format for. (3) Select the desired paper size from the Paper Size pop-up menu. (4) Click OK. 9
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    consisting of text. Detailed Setting: You can fine-tune the Print Quality and Halftoning settings. Refer to the User's Guide. z For details about other printer driver functions, refer to the User's Guide or Help. z You can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the Cancel button on the
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    the user's manual for your application. „ Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program 1 In your application, select the command to print a document. The Print dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure that the Canon i900D is selected
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    Start and select Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, and then Printers and Faxes. For non-XP Windows users, click Start, select Settings, and then Printers. 2 Select the Canon i900D icon. 3 Open the File menu and select Printing Preferences (or Properties). The Printer Properties dialog box
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    can be controlled with the printer driver. The i900D automatically adjusts printer settings to improve print quality based on the media type (plain paper, Photo Paper Pro, and so on). You can also customize the Print Quality settings if desired. To manually adjust Print Quality settings: 1 Open the
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    To automatically optimize the image: Photo Optimizer PRO automatically adjusts the photographic image created with a digital camera. Use this feature to compensate for unsatisfactory color balance and over- or under-exposure before printing. 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See"Opening the
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    skin tones in the images. Note In Windows Me or Windows 98 If Background Printing has been disabled, the Vivid Photo function is not available. To use Vivid Photo, select the Vivid Photo check box on the Effects tab. To use Vivid Photo, select the Vivid Photo check box under Special Effects. 15
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    sky and dark portions of the images captured with your digital camera. Note In Windows Me or Windows 98 If Background Printing has been disabled, the Photo Noise Reduction function is not available. To use Photo Noise Reduction, select the Photo Noise Reduction check box on the Effects tab. To use
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    Printing „ Saving and Recalling Driver Settings When you change printer driver settings for a specific print job, such as printing black and white photos, or printing documents with a special background, you can save and name these settings for future use on similar print jobs. 1 Open the Printer
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    dialog box opens. (2) Enter a name of your printer driver settings. 4 Click OK. This registers your printer driver settings. Note You can retrieve or change the saved driver settings at any time. Retrieving print settings: Select the name of the print settings to retrieve from the Presets in the
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    to the many features offered by your printer driver. Note For detailed description of the printer driver functions, refer to the User's Guide. Printing with Borderless Printing Reducing Noise from Images Recorded with Digital Camera Smoothing the Rough Edges of Certain Images Automatically
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    . BJ Printers support Exif Print and use a suitable photo application to read the camera data precisely, producing optimal prints. This enables you to create prints that reproduce your vision more accurately than ever before. **: Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X v.10.2.1 to Mac OS X v.10.2.4 are supported. 20
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    Pro (LTR, 4" x 6"), Matte Photo Paper (LTR), and Glossy Photo Paper (LTR, 4" x 6"). Follow the steps below to create color prints of digital camera photographs with EasyPhotoPrint using the Borderless Printing function. Easy-PhotoPrint supports Exif Print (Exif 2.2). Easy-PhotoPrint can handle
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    Click [ ] on the thumbnail of the photograph you want to print and specify the number of copies. 3 Select the paper. Increases the the paper you use from Media Type. (1) Click the Layout/ Print tab. (2) Select Borderless (full). (3) Load the media specified in the Paper Selection tab. (4) Click
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    Paper Pro (LTR, 4" x 6"), Matte Photo Paper (LTR) and Glossy Photo Paper (LTR, 4" x 6"). Follow the steps below to create color prints of digital camera photographs with EasyPhotoPrint using the Borderless Printing function. Easy-PhotoPrint supports Exif Print (Exif 2.2). Easy-PhotoPrint can handle
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    . 4 Select the layout. (1) Click the Paper Selection tab. (2) Select the size of the paper you use from Paper Size. The paper sizes available for Borderless Printing are; 4x6, 5x7, Letter, and A4. (3) Select the type of the paper you use from Media Type. (1) Click the Layout
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    you can load into the Sheet Feeder when the Photo Paper Tray is attached, see Canon Special Media. Attaching the Photo Paper Tray 1 Installing the Photo Paper Tray. (1) Open the paper rest and move the paper guide to the left side. (2) Put the Photo Paper Tray along the paper rest and insert it
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    the cover on the Photo Paper Tray. (2) Load the paper with its printing side facing up. Up to 20 sheets of paper can be loaded at once. (3) Set the edge of the paper to the right end of the Photo Paper Tray and move the paper guide on the Photo Paper Tray to the left
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    the Photo Paper Tray Removing the Photo Paper Tray 1 Turn the knob to the right until it points at the Tray to lift up the Photo Paper Tray. mark on the Photo Paper Caution To remove the tray, turn the knob to the right, and then lift up the tray. 2 Slide lever (A), on the right of the Photo
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    very carefully. The printer will not print properly if the wrong ink tank is used, or installed in the incorrect position. With this printer, ink tanks must be installed from the right in the order indicated below. • Magenta: BCI-6M • Black: BCI-6BK • PhotoMagenta: BCI-6PM Photo • Cyan: BCI-6C
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    printing with an empty ink tank, it may cause a problem. Note To Check the Ink Level Tank with low ink level 1. Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Application folder, and then the Utilities folder. 2. Double-click the Print Center icon. 3. Select i900D
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    Printing Maintenance „ Replacing Ink Tanks When an ink tank runs out of ink, replace it using the following steps. 1 Ensure that the printer is on, and then open the front cover. The print head holder moves to the center. 2 Remove the empty ink tank. (1) Push the tab in and remove the ink tank. Do
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    place. 5 Close the front cover. The print head holder moves to the right. The ink tank installation process is now complete. Notes z To maintain optimal Print Quality, use an ink tank within six months of first use. z Once an ink tank has been used, do not remove it from the printer and leave it out
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    orange tape of the ink tank has been peeled off. z Press "PUSH" on the ink tank and ensure that the ink tank is installed securely. z Increase the Print Quality setting in the printer driver settings. Step 1 "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 33 If the problem remains If white stripes
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    determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles, and to verify print head alignment. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect. Note Nozzle check pattern printing can be executed also from the printer itself. With the printer on, load a sheet
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    a sheet of Letter paper in the printer. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Print Center icon. (3) Select i900D from the Name list and click
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    output by the printer. Note If any ink tanks have run out of ink, the nozzle check pattern will not be printed correctly. In this event, replace the relevant ink tanks. (1) White stripes in this pattern require a print head cleaning. When white stripes appear See "Print Head Cleaning" on page
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    3 Start Print Head Cleaning. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Cleaning. (3) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK. 1 Ensure that the printer is turned on. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the
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    the nozzle check pattern to verify that the print head nozzles are clean. See "Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 33. If the print quality remains poor, repeat head cleaning 3 times. If the problem persists, perform print head deep cleaning. See "Print Head Deep Cleaning" on page 38 37
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    Print Head Deep Cleaning. (1) Click the Maintenance tab. (2) Click Deep Cleaning. (3) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK. 1 Ensure that the printer is turned on. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed
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    color does not print, replace the ink tank. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 28. If the problem remains, check that the ink is still in the tank and turn off the printer. Then, after 24 hours or more, start print head deep cleaning again. If the problem still remains, the print head may be
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    the confirmation message is displayed, click Yes. The print head is aligned automatically. Notes z If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the front cover and ensure that the ink tanks are correctly installed. z If the pattern above is not displayed, see "Troubleshooting" on page 49. 40
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    is displayed, click OK. The pattern is printed and the print head is aligned automatically. Notes z If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the front cover and ensure that the ink tanks are correctly installed. z If the pattern above is not displayed, see "Troubleshooting" on page 49. 41
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    will find the most common printing problems. Refer to the User's Guide for additional information on topics not covered in this section. • "Cannot Install the Printer Driver" on page 43 • "Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors" on page 44 • "Troubleshooting Printer Hardware" on page 46 • "Paper
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    with your printer for proper printer driver installation. If the installer was forced to terminate due to an error, Windows may be unstable. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive and restart your computer. Reinstall the printer driver. If this problem persists, refer to your Windows documentation
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    Paper or Photo Paper Pro to print images that require a lot of ink (i.e. pictures with intense colors or photographs). Reduce the Intensity setting in the printer driver and try printing again. 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. 2. On the Main tab, select Manual for Color Adjustment
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    message appears. 1. Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Application folder, and then the Utilities folder. 2. Double-click the Print Center icon. 3. Select i900D from the Name list and click Configure. 4. Select i900D from the Product list and click Select
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    than 16.4 feet. Restart your computer. It may solve the problem. Delete undesired print job if there is any. Use BJ Status Monitor in Windows or Print Center in Macintosh for the deletion. 1. Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the
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    Troubleshooting Problem Cannot Print to End of Job Possible Cause Incorrect page size selected Not enough free space on hard disk Try This Ensure that the page size setting matches the size of the paper loaded in the printer: - Check the Paper Size setting from within your application to ensure
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    a new ink tank immediately after the printing. It may damage the printer if you continue printing with an empty ink tank. See "Replacing an Ink Tank" on page 28 Print head not installed / Defective print head Install print head. If the print head is already installed, remove the print head and
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    of light, press the Resume button and move the printer to a darker location. Try to align the print head again. If print head alignment fails again, manually align the print head. See the User's Guide for information on manual print head alignment. An error that requires contacting the Customer Care
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    the cable(s). Replace the cable(s) and try printing again. Printer port error Verify the printer port status. Double-click Universal Serial Bus (USB) controllers on the Device Manager dialog box, then double-click Canon i900D to see the status. Refer to the User's Guide for instructions on how to
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    paper from Media Type. 5. Click OK, then try printing again. Borderless Printing Error Errors on Photo Paper Tray 1. Open the BJ Printer Utility. 2. Select Custom Settings from the pull-down menu. 3. Click Identify paper type to remove the check mark. 4. Select Send, and then click OK. 5. Open the
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    Appendix Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS 9.x When using other than Mac OS X (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x), install the printer driver following the procedure below. 1 Turn on your Mac and insert the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM. TURN THE PRINTER ON. 2 Open the Mac OS 8.6-9.x folder
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    computer. 15 Select the Apple menu, then Chooser. 16 Click the i900D icon in the Chooser. 17 Close the Chooser. Appendix Note Register your product at www.registercanon.com to ensure product support. 18 To ensure highest quality output, carry out print head alignment. See "Aligning the Print
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    Camera An Error Message is Displayed While Using the Photo Viewer Cannot Print Properly from the Photo Paper Tray Problems Unique to Windows Appendix Printing Area Using the Memory Card Utility Using the BJ Utility Uninstalling Drivers Uninstalling the User's Guide Transporting Printer Printer
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    of the host computer. Print width: Resident print control mode: Receive buffer: Interface: Acoustic noise level: Operating environment: Storage environment: Power supply: Power consumption: Dimensions (without the paper rest and paper output tray): Weight: Print Head: Ink Tanks: Appendix 4800
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    hard-disk space for printer driver installation Mac OS X v.10.2.1 to 10.2.4: 110 MB Mac OS 8.6-9.x: 40 MB z The following functions are not supported when using Mac OS X v.10.2.1 to 10.2.4: - Duplex Printing - Photo Optimizer PRO Additional Systems Requirements for Electric Manual z Pentium
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    cord is bundled or knotted. If you detect smoke, unusual smells or strange noises around the printer, immediately unplug the printer at the power supply and call for service. Periodically, unplug the printer and use a dry cloth to wipe off any dust or dirt collected on the plug and the power outlet
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    risk of fire or electric shocks, install the printer in a location with an ambient temperature top of the printer. If any foreign object (metal or liquid) fall into the printer, unplug the power cord and call for service. Print heads and ink tanks For safety reasons store print heads and ink tanks
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    , or any consumables, such as paper or ink cartridges, as to which there shall be no warranty or replacement. This limited warranty shall only apply if the Product is used in conjunction with compatible computers, peripheral equipment and software. Canon shall have no responsibility for such items
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    FOR WHOM IT WAS PURCHASED AS A GIFT, AND STATES YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. Canon offers a full range of customer technical support* options: • Interactive troubleshooting, e-mail technical support, the latest driver downloads and answers to frequently asked questions (www.canontechsupport.com) • 90-day
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    Error Messages 48 Help 2 High Resolution Paper 6 I ImageBrowser 20 Ink tank 28, 30, 44 Installing the Printer Driver when using Mac OS 9.x ..... 52 L Layout/Print tab 22, 24 Load Limit Mark 4 Loading Paper 3 M Matte Photo Paper 6 Media speciality 5 to avoid 3 Media Type 6, 8, 10, 22
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    59 Removing the Photo Paper Tray 27 Replacing an Ink Tank 28 S Safety Precautions 57 Saving Driver Setting 17 Slide lever (Photo Paper Tray 27 Speciality Media 6 Specifications 55 T Technical support 60 Transparencies 6 Troubleshooting 42 T-Shirt Transfers 6 Turning on the Printer
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    , 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. Periferico Sur No. 4124 Col. Ex-Rancho de Anzaldo, C.P. 01900, Mexico, D.F. QA7-2785-V01 ©2003 Canon U.S.A., Inc. P-i900D-QSG-0603 Printed in Thailand
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Quick Start Guide
Photo Printer
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900D
Series