Canon 900D manual

Photo Printer Photo Printer Photo Printer Photo Printer Direct Printing Guide Direct Printing Guide Direct Printing Guide Direct Printing Guide Series Series Series Series[...]

Cont ents 1 Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Co n t e n t s Ope ration Pan el and Menu Dis play Ope ration Pan el and Menu Dis play Ope ration Pan el and Menu Dis play Ope ration Pan el and Menu Dis play Operat ion Panel Names and Fu nctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

2 Oper ation Pa nel and Menu Di spl ay Oper ation Panel and Menu Di spl ay Oper ation Panel and Menu Di spl ay Oper ation Panel and Menu Di spl ay The names and functions of the controls on the operat ion panel, how to display the menus, and the items in the menus are described below: Operation P anel Names and Functions (3) (3) (3) (3) Resume Butt[...]

3 (9) (9) (9) (9) Buttons Buttons Buttons Buttons Pre ss to s crol l thr ough the option s or to sc roll the sc reen. (10) (10) (10) (10) Photo Viewer B utton Photo Viewer B utton Photo Viewer B utton Photo Viewer B utton Press to star t/exit t he Photo Viewer. This but ton is a lso used to save the data stored in t he memory card on the hard disk [...]

4 Menu Displays In sert ing a memory car d From the Men u Menu Menu Menu Print al l Print s all imag es. See “P rinti ng all images” on page 18. Specif y images Print s the sp ecified numbe r of cop ies fo r each i mage. See “Specif ying how many copies to pri nt fo r ea ch im age ” on pag e 15 . Print index Prints an index o f all im ages.[...]

5 Printing Flow Printing Flow Printing Flow Printing Flow This is t he procedure for pr int ing images from the memory card i nserted i n t he card slot of th e printer. Step 1 Turn o n th e Printer . Step 2 Loa d the pap er. Step 3 Insert the memory car d.[...]

6 OK OK OK OK but ton Print an image Print an image Print an image Print an image Prints the ima ge di spla ye d on the L CD . Specif y Image Specif y Image Specif y Image Specif y Image Speci f y how many copi es to print fo r eac h imag e. Sele ct layout Sele ct layout Sele ct layout Sele ct layout Prints the s pecified im age in the specifie d l[...]

7 Us ing a Memor y C ard Us ing a Memor y C ard Us ing a Memor y C ard Us ing a Memor y C ard Le t ’ s take a l ook at di ffe rent t ypes o f memor y cards and how to inser t and re move the m. Memor y Cards Suppor ted by this p rin ter Suppo r ted memo r y cards ar e as fol lows : •C o m p a c t F l a s h ™ (CF) Card/Microdrive ™ Supports [...]

8 1 T urn on the printer. 2 Open th e card s lot co ver . 3 Ins tal l the memory ca rd in the car d slot. The Indicator lamp ligh ts. • If you us e a CompactFlash (CF) card or Microdrive, insert i t as far as it will go as shown left. •If yo u use a SmartMed ia ca rd, in sert it until i t stop s wit h its end projec ting a s sho wn left. The In[...]

9 Remo ving a Memor y Ca rd 1 Ensure that the In dicat or lamp is not fl ashing, then remove the memory card. Not e If you use th e prin ter conne cted to you r co mputer , foll ow the inst ructions for removal of the memor y c ard from the computer. F or the procedure, refer to the on-scr een User’s G uide . Impor tant Removing the memor y card [...]

10 Printing Photogr aph Printing Photogr aph Printing Photogr aph Printing Photogr aph Let’s selec t an imag e from the images stored on t he memory card of the di gital camera and print it. Printing an Imag e Displ ayed on the L CD 1 T urn on the prin ter and Load the Paper. See “L oading P aper” on pag e 12. 2 Inser t the memor y card in t [...]

11 5 Chang e the s ettings. If ther e are no setti ngs to c hange, pr oc eed to Step 6 6 6 6. (3) Press the O K OK OK OK but ton or the button. Aft er th e p aper siz e i s set, the Paper T ype Paper T ype Paper T ype Paper T ype t ab is di spla yed. For more information about each setting, see “Sp ecifyi ng the Paper and Optimizin g Images” on[...]

12 Load i ng Pa p e r Load i ng Pa p e r Load i ng Pa p e r Load i ng Pa p e r This section descri bes how to load the p a per and select the paper sizes a nd types from the operatio n panel.  Print Media to Avoid Do not use th e fol l owi ng types of pap er . Using suc h paper wil l not only produc e uns at isfactory results, but can also cause[...]

13 3 Preparing to Load Paper 4 Loading the Paper Note Do not touch th e printe d sur fac e until the ink dries. For specific dr ying times, refe r to the instructions pack aged with your m edia. (1) Open t he pap e r s upp or t . (2) Open the cov e r and pull out the paper output tr ay . L oa dL i m i t M ar k L oa dL i m i t M ar k L oa dL i m i t[...]

14  Media T ypes for Card Direct Printing Y ou can us e the fo llowin g Canon media: For instructions on how to display and set these se ttings, see “ Specif ying the Pape r and Optimizing Im ages” on page 23. Media T ype Media T ype Media T ype Media T ype Paper Rest Load Paper Rest Load Paper Rest Load Paper Rest Load Limit Limit Limit Lim[...]

15 Printing Im ages from a Memory Printing Im ages from a Memory Printing Im ages from a Memory Printing Im ages from a Memory Ca r d Ca r d Ca r d Ca r d The follow ing fun c tion s are availab le when printing from a me mor y card: z z z z “Specif ying how man y copies to print f or eac h i mage” on pag e 1 5 z “Printin g all im ages ” on[...]

16 3 Specif y the number of copies to print . (1) Using the buttons, select the image you wish to print. (3) Repeat steps 1 1 1 1 and 2 2 2 2 and specify the number of copies for each image you wish to p ri nt . (4) Press the O K OK OK OK butt on. The print confirmat ion screen is displayed. 4 Start printing. (1) C on firm the print setti ngs. T o [...]

17 1 Set the T rimming Mode. (1) Display the setting screens for Print ing an Image, Spe cify images Specif y images Specif y images Spec ify image s and Select Sel ect Sel ect Sel ect layo ut layo ut la you t layo ut . See “Printing an Imag e Display e d on the L CD” on page 10. See “Specif ying how many copies to print for each image” on [...]

18 Printing al l images Y o u ca n print all im ag es sav ed on a mem ory ca rd. 1 Pre pare to pri nt. (1) T urn on the printer and load the paper. See “Load ing Pape r” o n page 12. (2) Insert the memor y card into the car d slot. See “I nser ting a Mem or y Card” o n pa ge 7. A stored imag e is disp layed on the L CD . 2 Select the print [...]

19 Printing an Imag e List - P ri nt Index Y o u ca n print a list of all im age s saved in the m emory car d known as an ind ex print. 1 Pre pare to pri nt. (1) T urn on the printer and load the paper. See “Load ing Pape r” o n page 12. (2) Insert the memor y card into the car d slot. See “I nser ting a Mem or y Card” o n pa ge 7. A stored[...]

20 Speci f yin g t he layou t Y ou c an print the specified image in the specified layout (Border less or Bordered x2/x4/x8, postcard, album). 1 Pre pare to pri nt. (1) T urn on the printer and load the paper. See “Load ing Pape r” o n page 12. (2) Insert the memor y card into the car d slot. See “I nser ting a Mem or y Card” o n pa ge 7. A[...]

21 3 Specif y the layout. (2) Press the O K OK OK OK butt on. The s cre en for spec if ying the im age to prin t is disp layed. 4 Select the image to print . (1) Using the buttons, select the image you wish to print. (3) Repe at steps (1) and (2) for e ach image you wi sh to print. (4) Press the O K OK OK OK butt on. The print confirmat ion screen [...]

22 Printing Ac cor ding to the Settings Made on the Camer a - DPOF Printing If DPO F (Digit al Prin t Or der Form at) sett ings are m ade on the c amera , imag es are pr inted automatically ac cording to those settings. 1 T urn on the prin ter and load the paper. See “L oading P aper” on pag e 12. 2 Set the DPOF mode. (1) Insert the memor y car[...]

23 3 Start printing. (1) C on firm the print setti ngs. T o c hange any of the se ttings, press the Set tings Sett ing s Setti ngs Settin gs button. See “Spe cifying the P aper and Optimizi ng Images ” on page 2 3. (2) Press the Print Print Print Print button. The images will be printed according to the DPOF in formation on the me mor y card . [...]

24  How to M ake Settings 1 Select an item to se t. (2) Press the O K OK OK OK butt on. After the paper size i s set , Pa per type Pape r typ e Pape r typ e Pape r typ e tab is displaye d. (3) Repeat the same steps to set the ne ces sary items. 2 Finalize the Settings. (1) When you have comp leted th e necessary s ettings , press t he Setti ngs [...]

25     Borde rless Printi ng Borde rless Printi ng Borde rless Printi ng Borde rless Printi ng Borderless Borderless Borderless Borderless .......... Prints on the whole p aper without a border. Bordered Bordered Borde red Bordered ............ Prints with a border.     Date Date Date Date YYYY/MM/DD YYYY/MM/DD YYYY/MM/DD YY[...]

26 Printing Photogr aphs Directly from Printing Photogr aphs Directly from Printing Photogr aphs Directly from Printing Photogr aphs Directly from a Digit al C amera a Digit al C amera a Digit al C amera a Digit al C amera C onne cti ng a digi tal camera or digita l video camc o rder to the pri nter a llows you to pri nt captured image s directly w[...]

27 Printing fr om a Digita l Camer a 1 Ens ure tha t t he pr in te r is tur ne d o n. 2 Load the paper. Load t he pap er as show n b elow. 3 C o nnect the digital camera and the p rinter. (1) Ensure that the digital c amera is turned off. 4 Start printing using the print fu nction of the digital camera. The message of “Digital camera connected ?[...]

28 (1) Display the image you want to print in the Replay Repla y Re play Repla y mo de. If the camera will not c hange to the Replay Repla y Re play Replay mode , re fer to you r di gital camera user's manu al's instruc tions for changing th e camera to t he Re play Repla y Re play Repla y mod e. wil l displ ay on the L CD displ ay of the[...]

29 Other U seful F unction s Other U seful F unction s Other U seful F unction s Other U seful F unction s Us ing Photo View er The Photo Viewer a pplicatio n allows you to preview t he print image on the display of the com puter. In additio n, photos can be printed at high speed through th e use of the computer’s perfor mance. 1 Ensu re th at th[...]

30 4 Exit the Photo Viewe r. Not es Changin g the Display Mode T o c hange the di splay mode of the Photo Viewer , press the F3 F3 F3 F3 ke y on the k e yboard or cl ick the di splay selection b u tton on the screen. The Ph oto Viewer is terminated in the following case: z When a c ompatible digital c amera or dig i tal video c amcorde r is co nnec[...]

31 Setting up the C ar d Slot as the M emor y C ar d Drive of the C omput er The memo r y car d sl o t can b e u se d as a me mor y ca rd dri v e o n t he comp ute r. W 1 Ensu re th at the printer and the com puter ar e turned on . 2 Open th e USB memory ca rd setup w indow . (1) Ensur e that no memory c ard is in ser ted in the card s lot. If a me[...]

32 1 Ensu re th at the printer and the c omputer ar e turned on. 2 Start the BJ Utility. (1) Ensur e that no memory c ard is in ser ted in the card s lot. If a memory c ard is inser ted in the card slot, remove it. See “Re moving a Memory Card” on page 9. (2) Select Applications Applications Applications Applications f rom the G o Go Go Go m en[...]

33 3 Select a language for display Adjusting C ontras t of the L CD Y ou c an adju st con tras t of the LC D, if it is too high or t oo low . 1 T urn on the printer. 2 Select Maintenanc e Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance from the Menu Menu Menu Menu . (1) Press the Menu Menu Menu Menu button. 3 Select C ontrast Co n t r a s t Co n t r a s t Co n[...]

34 Reduc ing the Sound of Print er Operation The Quiet Mode all ows you to signif icantly reduce the sound the printer generates duri ng ope ration. It is ideal whe n work ing at nig ht or in cr owded enviro nmen ts. 1 T urn on the printer. 2 Select Maintenanc e Maintenance Maintenance Maintenance from the Menu Menu Menu Menu . (1) Press the Menu M[...]

35 R eplac ing an Ink T ank R eplac ing an Ink T ank R eplac ing an Ink T ank R eplac ing an Ink T ank When replacing an i nk tank, check the model number v er y carefully. The p rinter wi ll not prin t prop erly if the wron g ink tank is u sed, or ins talled in the inc orrec t po sition. W ith thi s prin ter, ink t ank s mu st be inst alled from t[...]

36 Rep la cing I n k T an ks When ink tanks run out of ink, replace them using the foll owing steps. 1 Ensure that the printer is on, and the n open th e front cover . The prin t head hol der moves to the c enter. 2 Remove the empty ink tank. (1) Push the tab in and remove the in k tank. 3 Pre par e a replac ement tank . (1) Unpack the new ink t an[...]

37 4 Instal l the ink tank . (1) In sert t he ink t ank in th e print head h older . (2) Press on the "PUSH" mark until the ink tank snaps firmly into place. 5 Close the front cover . The prin t head holder moves to the righ t. The ink tank installation process i s now com pl e te. Notes z T o maintain optimal Print Quality, use an ink ta[...]

38 Pri nt ing Ma in tena nc e Pri nt ing Ma in tena nc e Pri nt ing Ma in tena nc e Pri nt ing Ma in tena nc e When Printing B ecome s Faint or C olor s are Inc orr ect Wh en printin g bec omes faint or c olor s ar e incor rect (ev en if ink rem ains in th e ink ta nks ), se e if the print head nozzles are clogged and clean them first . Follow t he[...]

39 Printing the Nozz le Chec k Patt ern Print the nozzle chec k pattern to determine whether th e ink ej ects properly from th e print head no zzle s a nd to v erify print h ead alignme nt. Us e this functio n whe n prin ted resu lts are blurr ed o r th e col o r is i nco rr ec t . 1 With the p rinter on, load a sheet of Letter plain paper in the p[...]

40 Print Head C leaning Cle a n the p rint h ead if you suspect t hat the n ozzles might be clo gged. Cle a ning th e print head consumes ink, so per form pri nt head cl eaning only when necess ar y. 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Print Head Cle aning. (1) Press the Menu Menu Menu Menu button. Impor tant Do not perform any other operations unti[...]

41 Print Head Deep C leaning If print qua lity does not im prove by stan dard print hea d cleanin g, try print h ea d deep cle aning, whic h is a more powe rful proc ess. Print head deep cleaning c onsum es ink, so per form this procedure only when nece ssar y. 1 Ensure that the printer is on. 2 Print Head De ep Cle ani ng. (1) Press the Menu Menu [...]

42 Aligning Print Head - Auto head align Alig ning th e print he ad allo ws yo u to print w ithou t shifts in the co lor regi strat ion. There are two ways to align the print head, automatic or manual . Fi rst, tr y adjusting t he print head automatically. If the automatic pr int head al ign ing does not wor k or if you wish, you can adjust the p r[...]

43 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Let’s take a l ook at countermea sures a gainst troubles which may oc cur duri ng use of the printer. z “A Mes sage is Disp layed on the L CD” on pag e 43 z “Ink doe s not come o ut/ Printing i s Blurred/ C olors are Wron g[...]

44 Photo Paper T ray is lowered. T urn the dial to use the sheet feeder . • W hen paper feeding is set to be done from the Photo Paper T ray, paper c annot be fed from the Sheet F eeder. T urn th e knob on the Photo Paper Tray to c hange the way to feed pape r. • The s ize of paper loaded i n the Photo Paper Tr ay may be different from the pape[...]

45  Ink does not co me out/ Printing is Bl u rred/ C olors are Wrong/ Whit e St reaks  Printed Sur fac e is Scratc hed Possible Caus e Tr y T h i s Ink tank is not seated pr op erly /Ink t ank is emp ty Check th a t the ink t anks are firml y seated in the print he ad a nd reseat th em if neces sar y . • Chec k to see if all the orange tape[...]

46  C annot P rint Properly from the Digital C am era The following messages may be displayed on the cameras or camcorders when images are printed directly. T ake the appropriate action to correct the error. This sect ion des cribe s error s that c an occ ur when yo u connect a C anon “Bubb le Jet Direct” compatible digital camera to the pri[...]

47 An Err or Mess age is Disp layed While Us ing the Photo View er If o ne of t he foll owing mess ages appears whil e using the Photo Vi ewer, print ing may be d isabled or t he Photo Vi ewer may be fo rced to terminat e. Error Messa ge Tr y T h i s Executing maintenance. Printing cannot be done in the maintenance mode. Insert a memory c ard. Inse[...]

Index 48 Index A A Messag e is Displaye d on the LCD ... ................... ....... 43 Adjusting Contr ast ............. ................... .............. ....... 33 Adjusting the Pr int Head Manua lly ....................... ....... 44 Aligning Print Head ....... .......... .............. ................... .. 4 2 An Error Me s sage is Dis play[...]

Index 49 Print index ...................... ................... ................... .. 4 , 19 Print Media to Avoid ........ ................... ........................ .12 Print Quality ...... .............. ................... ................... ......25 Printed Surface is Scratched .......... ............... ...............45 Printing a spec if[...]