Canon S900 quick start Basic Printing

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Chapter 1: Basic Printing

Congratulations on purchasing your new Canon® S900 Photo Printer!

With your S900 photo printer, you can print professional-looking photos and graphics in black and white or vivid color. Using Canon specialty media, such as Canon Glossy Photo Paper or Canon Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing 4" x 6", your photos and documents will make a lasting impression!

Canon offers a full range of specialty media that can be used with your S900 photo printer, as listed in “Specialty Media” on page 4.

With your S900 photo printer, you can print banners or borderless photographs. You can also use special features in the printer driver to enhance quality and appearance when printing photographs.

Your S900 Setup Software and User’s Guide CD-ROM also includes PhotoRecord™ and other fun and useful photo application utilities for organizing, viewing and manipulating digital photos and graphic images.

This quick start guide describes basic features of your S900 photo printer to get you up and running. For detailed information, you can view the S900 User’s Guide on the S900 Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM. While in the printer driver interface, you can also access online help by pressing F1 in Windows® or turning on Balloon help in Mac® OS.

Windows driver features and screen shots described in this guide reflect Windows 98 and may be different for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

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Contents S900 Quick Start Guide Getting Help from Canon Ordering Information Copyright Contents Contents Basic Printing What Is a Printer Driver? To set the S900 as the default printer in WindowsTurning Your Photo Printer On and Off Selecting the S900 Photo Printer for UseTo select the S900 in Mac OS Caring for Your PhotographsTo select the S900 from within a Windows application Recommended Paper Use General PrintingLoading Plain Paper and Other Canon Media Media to AvoidTo load plain paper or other Canon media To load envelopesTo cancel a print job from the BJ Status Monitor Canceling a Print JobTo cancel a print job from the printer To cancel a print job in Mac OS using the BJ Print Monitor To cancel a print job from WindowsTo cancel a print job in Mac OS Advanced Print Features Improving Printed ImagesAdjusting Print Quality To manually adjust print quality settings in WindowsTo manually adjust print quality settings in Mac OS To select best print quality with the Print Advisor wizardTo use the Vivid Photo Option in Mac OS To automatically make images smoother in WindowsTo use the Vivid Photo Option in Windows To automatically optimize the image in Windows To automatically optimize the image in Mac OSAdjusting Color Balance, Intensity and Brightness To manually adjust color settings in WindowsTo manually adjust color settings in Mac OS Changing the Page Setup To change page setup in WindowsTo change page setup in Mac OS To change page layout and print order in Mac OS Saving and Recalling Driver SettingsTo save driver settings in Windows To retrieve a saved setting profile in Windows To save driver settings in Mac OSTo retrieve driver settings in Mac OS To check ink levels in Windows Printing MaintenanceMonitoring Ink Levels To replace an empty ink tank Replacing Ink TanksTo check ink levels in Mac OS Aligning the Printhead To align the printhead in WindowsPrinting a Nozzle Check Pattern To align the printhead in Mac OSTo print a nozzle check pattern in Windows To print a nozzle check pattern in Mac OSTo clean the printhead in Mac OS Cleaning the PrintheadTo clean the printhead in Windows Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Using Your Photo Applications Installing the Photo ApplicationsUsing the Photo Applications To install ImageBrowser and PhotoStitch in Mac OSTo open ZoomBrowser EX in Windows To open ImageBrowser in Mac OSUsing PhotoRecord for Windows To use PhotoRecordTo merge images in Windows To merge images in Mac OSTo load Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing 4 x To print with borderless paper in WindowsTo print with borderless paper in Mac OS Options Select Tiled photo printing, then click NextUsing Your Photo Applications Chapter Troubleshooting Tips for TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Installation Possible Cause Try ThisTroubleshooting Printer Hardware Non-flashing greenPrinter is not Power cord not Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Printed OutputPrinted Improper paper Handling Error Messages Possible Cause Try ThisLow ink alert One or more Customer Care Center Week 1-800-OK-CANONTroubleshooting Installing the Printer Driver AppendixTo install the printer driver in Mac OS Uninstalling the Printer Driver To uninstall the printer driver in WindowsTo uninstall the printer driver in Mac OS Registering Your Canon S900Choosing a Location Safety InformationPower Supply Cleaning and Maintaining the Printer Using the Printer Near Appliances and Fluorescent LampsWorking Around the Printer Printhead and Ink TanksProduct Specifications Regulatory InformationColor Printer Model K10209 S900 Canadian Radio Interference RegulationsAppendix Limited Warranty-U.S. Only Ordinary print mediaCarry-In/Mail-In InstantExchange† Index Index