Canon S900 Turning Your Photo Printer On and Off, What Is a Printer Driver?, Basic Printing

Basic Printing

Turning Your Photo Printer On and Off

To turn your photo printer on or off, press the

POWER button.

The POWER lamp will flash green when warming up or when a print job is being sent to the printer. It will glow a steady (non-flashing) green when the printer is ready for use or when the print job is complete.

If the POWER lamp flashes orange, see “Handling Error Messages” on page 43.

What Is a Printer Driver?

Most computers require special software to link the software applications you use to create documents or images with your printer. This software, called a printer driver, converts information from the application into a format that the printer can understand. The Canon S900 photo printer driver also provides other features, such as monitoring the printer’s paper supply and ink levels.

Selecting the S900 Photo Printer for Use

If the S900 is the only printer connected to your computer, it will automatically be set as the default (main) printer. However, if your computer has access to multiple printers, you can set the S900 as the default printer.

To set the S900 as the default printer in Windows:

1.Click Start, then Settings, then Printers.

For Windows XP, click Start, then Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware, then Printers and Faxes.

2.Right-click the Canon S900 printer icon, then click Set as Default. The Canon S900 printer icon will display a check mark indicating it as the default printer.

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