Quick Start Guide
Getting Help from Canon
Series Photo Printer Quick Start Guide
Copyright
Contents
Turning on the Printer
Press the Power button
Basic Printing
Loading Paper
Print Media to Avoid
Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it
Loading the Print Media
Prepare to load paper
Load the paper
Load Limit Mark
Photo Quality Media
Using Specialty Media
Documents
Canon Specialty Media
Type
Caring for Your Photographs
Printing with Windows
Basic Printing Specify the required settings
Basic Printing Print the document
Printing with Macintosh
Create a document or open a file to print
Select Quality & Media from the pull-down menu
Basic Printing
Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera
Connecting to a Digital Camera
Advanced Printing
Advanced Printing
Additional Settings
Default Camera Settings
Direct Printing from PictBridge-compatible Digital Cameras
About Image optimize
Advanced Printing About Paper Size and Paper Type
About Date print
Digital Camera Setting Media Type
Media Types for Digital Camera
Your application, select the command to print a document
Accessing the Printer Driver
Select the Canon i9900 icon
Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs
Adjusting Print Quality
Printer Driver Settings
Improving the Quality of Printed Images
To manually adjust Print Quality settings
See Printing with Macintosh on
Advanced Printing When the process is complete, click Print
To automatically optimize the image
To use Vivid Photo option
To reduce noise from images taken with a digital camera
Saving and Recalling Driver Settings
Click OK Click OK on the Profiles tab
Profiles, and click Retrieve from Profiles
Printing Profiles, and click Delete
Retrieving print settings
Changing drivers settings
Using the Printer Driver Options
Resizing the Image by Selecting
Using the Bundled Software
Start Easy-PhotoPrint
Printing Borderless Photographs with Windows
Select photographs
Select the paper
Select the layout
Select Borderless full
Printing Borderless Photographs with Macintosh
Advanced Printing Select photographs
Advanced Printing Select the paper
Printing Maintenance
Replacing an Ink Tank
Knowing When to Replace Ink Tank
Click About ink on BJ Printer Utility
Replacing Ink Tanks
Prepare a replacement ink tank
Remove the empty ink tank
Insert the ink tank
Close the front cover
See Print Head Cleaning on
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect
See Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern on
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Print the Nozzle Check Pattern
Click Print Check Pattern
See Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern on
Double-click the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility icon
Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
Printing Maintenance
Start Print Head Cleaning
Print Head Cleaning
Cleaning on Pattern Check dialog box
If the problem persists, perform print head deep cleaning
Select Cleaning from the pull-down menu
When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK
Print Head Deep Cleaning
Start Print Head Deep Cleaning
Click Execute
Double-click the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility icon
Printing Maintenance
Aligning the Print Head
Print the pattern
Select Align heads manually check box, and then click Send
Printing Maintenance Align the Print Head
Select Custom Settings from the pull-down menu
Enter the numbers Click Send Click Quit
Troubleshooting
When an Error Occurs
Cannot Install the Printer Driver
Reinstall the printer driver
Click Start Over on the Installation
CD-ROM icon
USB 2.0 Hi-speed Connection Does Not Work Properly
Systems Requirements on
Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors
See Print Head Cleaning on
See Replacing an Ink Tank on
See Aligning the Print Head on
Click the Maintenance tab and then Custom Settings
See Paper Does Not Feed Properly on
See Print Media to Avoid on
Types Suitable for Borderless Printing on
Troubleshooting Printer Hardware
Click the Maintenance tab and then Start Status Monitor
Select Cancel All Documents in the Printer menu
Windows Me, Windows
Printer Does Not
Paper Does Not Feed Properly
Printer Slot, whichever is easier
Handling Error Messages
Number Possible Cause Try This Flashes
Number Flashes Possible Cause Try This
An Error Message Appears on the Screen
Click Maintenance tab and then Custom Settings
Uninstall
See Handling Error Messages on
RESUME/CANCEL button
Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera
Troubleshooting
Installing the Printer Driver When Using Mac OS
Appendix
User’s Guide Table of Contents
Specifications
Printer
Bubble Jet Direct Print
BJ Printer Driver Systems Requirements
Additional Systems Requirements for Electric Manuals
USB*1 interface USB 2.0 Hi-Speed*2interface
Windows XP/Windows 2000 65MB Windows Me/Windows 98 30MB
Safety Precautions
When moving the printer, carry the printer at both ends
Service
Close to a heating source
Do not place the printer on a thick rug or carpet
Regulatory Information
Color Printer Model K10238
Canon U.S.A., INC. Limited Warranty --- USA Only
Canon U.S.A., Inc One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY
Index
Index
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Description Order # Ink Tanks
Canon Specialty Papers
Canon U.S.A., Inc
Canon Inc
Canon Canada, Inc
Canon Latin America, Inc