Canon IP90 1

Advanced Printing

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Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs

Improving Printed Images

Two important factors control the quality and output of your printed images:

Paper and Ink

Using recommended Canon paper, speciality media and ink for printing

photographs can significantly improve the quality of your printouts. See inside the

back cover for a list of Canon media and inks for this printer.

For more detailed information, refer to "Printing Media" in the

User's Guide

.

Printer Driver Settings

The printer driver has a variety of settings that can be used to enhance the colors

and output of your photographs. Many of these features are covered in this chapter.

Adjusting Print Quality

Features that affect the appearance and quality of your printed images can be

controlled with the printer driver.

PIXMA iP90 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 Print

Quality settings if desired.

To manually adjust Print Quality settings:

1Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

See"Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program"

on page 29.

Note You can also access the online help in either of the following ways

depending on your operating system:

•Press the F1 key

• Click in the upper right corner, then click the feature you want to

know more about.

•Click Help when displayed.

•Click in the Page Setup dialog box or the Print dialog box.

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Contents

Main Photo Printer Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide Getting Help from Canon Help Us Help You Better Before you contact Canon, please record the following information. Canon U.S.A. Customer Technical Support Sequence* 1.Internet www.canontechsupport.com Page Contents 1 Content s Index 2 Basic Printing Quick Start Guide Turning on the Printer 1 2 User's Guide 1 4 Loading Paper Print Media to Avoid Preparing the Printer 1 5 2 3 Loading Plain Pape r Loading Envelopes Loading 4" x 6" size papers Using Speciality Media Canon Speciality Media Printing with Windows 1 11 3 4 Printing with Macintosh 1 2 13 3 Page Printing Data through Infrared Communication Requirements for Infrared Communication with the Computer 16 Requirements for Infrared Communication with the PDA Requirements for Infrared Communication with the Mobile Phone 1 17 2 3 Changing the Photo Print Settings Page 19 Changing the Document Print Settings Page 21 Performing Infrared Communication 1 2 Page Advanced Printing Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device 24 Connecting to a PictBridge Compliant Device 1 2 3 4 26 Printing Photographs Directly from a PictBridge Compliant Device Default Device Settings 27 About Image Data Format for Printing About Paper Size and Paper Type About Layout and Trimming Page Accessing Printer Driver Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application Program 1 2 Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu 1 2 3 30 Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs User's Guide 1 Page Page Page Page Saving and Recalling Driver Settings 2 3 4 5 Page 37 Using the Bundle Software Easy Setup Instructions Setup Software & Users Guide CD-ROM Easy-PhotoPrint (Windows/Macintosh) PhotoRecord (Windows) 1 39 2 40 3 4 Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 3 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 43 3 Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern 1 2 Print Head Cleaning 48 3 Page 50 3 Page Page 53 3 Page 55 3 Page Aligning the Print Head 4 3 4 Replacing an Ink Tank Replacing an Ink Tank 1 2 3 63 4 5 64 Resetting the Ink Counter Message Prompting Confirmation of Ink Tank Replacement 1 Page 2 How Low Ink Warning Setting Works Low Ink Warning Display How to Display Low Ink Warning Correctly Troubleshooting User's Guide Cannot Install the Printer Driver Setup Software & Users Guide CD- ROM. Page Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors Page Troubleshooting Printer Hardware Paper Does Not Feed Properly Caution Be careful not to touch any components inside the printer. Handling Error Messages Number of Flashes Possible Cause Try This LK-51B/CK-51B Page An Error Message Appears on the Screen Page Page Cannot Print Properly through Infrared Communication Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera Camera Error Message Possible Cause Try This Page Appendix Printing Photographs Directly from Canon Bubble Jet Direct Compatible Digital Cameras Media Types for Digital Camera Page Users Guide Table of Contents Accessory Options Page Traveling Abroad with the Printer About Universal AC Adapter and Power Cord Fill Out the CIWS Card *1 *2 The Cautions When Carrying Printer Specifications Printer Universal AC Adapter Camera Direct P rint Quick Start Guide BJ Printer Driver System Requirements Additional System Requirements for Electric Manual Safety Precautions Caution You may cause injury or damage the printer if you ignore any of these safety precautions. 96 Regulatory Information Color Printer Model: K10249 Canadian Radio Interference Regulations CANON U.S.A., INC. LIMITED WARRANTY --- (USA Only) Page Index 99 Index A B C D R S T U V Page Page Getting Help from Canon Help Us Help You Better Before you contact Canon, please record the following information. Canon U.S.A. Customer Technical Support Sequence* 1.Internet www.canontechsupport.com Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide