Canon IP90 manual

Photo Printer Quic k St ar t Guide QA 7-3461 -V 01 XXX XXXXX ©CANON INC. 2005 PRINTED IN VIETNAM The following ink ta nks are compatib le with iP 90 . For details on ink tan k replacement, refer to “Replac ing an Ink T ank” in this guide. Quic k St ar t Guide Can on U.S .A ., In c. One Ca non Plaza, Lak e Succ ess, NY 1104 2 , U.S.A . Can on I[...]

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Canon PIXMA iP90 Photo Printer Quic k Star t Guide Co pyr ig h t This manual is c opyrighted by Canon U.S.A., Inc. with all rights reserved. Under the cop yright law s, this ma nual may not be reproduc ed in any form, in whol e or in part, without the prior writt en con sent of Canon U.S.A., Inc. © 2005 C anon U.S.A ., Inc. Discl aimer Canon U.S.A[...]

Contents 1 Co n t en t s Basic Printing Turning on the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Turning off the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Loading[...]

Basic Printing 2 Basi c P ri n ti ng T urning on the Print er 1 Open the Paper Support. 2 Press the PO WER button. The POWER lamp fl ashes while the printer w arms up and ch anges to ste ady (non- flashin g) gree n when the printer is re ady. Note Thi s Quick St ar t Guide describes some of the features of y our iP90 printer and how to use them. Fo[...]

Basic Printing 3 T urning off the Printer 1 T o turn off the printer, pres s the POWER button. When the POWER lamp stops blinking, the printer is turned off. Important About the Po wer Plug When remov ing the power plug after turning off the printer , be sure to c heck that the PO WER lamp is not lit. If the power p lug is removed from the wall out[...]

Basic Printing 4 Loadi ng P a per  Print Media to Av oid Do not use the following types of paper. Us ing such paper wil l not only produce uns atisfactory results, but can also cause the printer to jam or malfunction. • Folded, curled or wrin k led paper •D a m p p a p e r • Paper th at is too thin (le ss than 64 gsm or 17 l b) • Paper t[...]

Basic Printing 5 2 Prepare to load paper . 3 Load the paper.  Loa din g P lai n Pa per Note • Plac e the printer on a flat surface. • Do n ot pl ace any obstacles in front of the printer to secure the space for paper output. • Remove eac h sheet a s soon as paper is out. If the Paper Output Slot C over is s tac ked w ith printed sheets, th[...]

Basic Printing 6  Loa ding Env elo pes Use either DL or US C omm. #10 size envelope s. (3) Select Envelope in Media Type , and then select C omm. Env. #10 or DL Env . in Page Size . For the printer driver setting, refer to " Printing w ith Windows " on page 10, " Printing w ith Macintosh " on page 12. Note • Do not stac k m[...]

Basic Printing 7  Loadin g 4" x 6" siz e papers Y ou can print on 4" x 6" siz e papers. (3) Select 4 x 6 in in Page Si ze . For the printer driver setting, refer to " Printing with W indows " on pag e 10, " Printing w ith Macintosh " on page 12. (1) Align the paper stack against the right side of the Auto [...]

Basic Printing 8 Us ing S pecia lity Media C anon rec ommends that you use genuine Canon media to en sure optimal print quality.  Photo Qual ity Media • Photo Paper Pro • Photo Paper Plus Glossy • Photo Paper Plus Double Sided • Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss • Matte Photo P aper • Glossy Photo P aper  Media Suit ed to Busines s Docu[...]

Basic Printing 9  C anon Specia lity Media *1 When paper cannot be fed normally , load the neces sary number of sheets in the Auto Sheet Feeder with them sepa rating from each other to avoid them from sticking together. *2 When Windows is bein g used, you can spec ify the print sett ing easily by us ing the Photo Record provided with the Setup S[...]

Basic Printing 10 l Printing with W indows 1 Cre ate a document or open a file to print . 2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. (1) Select Print from the applic ation's File menu. Note • The menu screens and dialog box es that appear may v ar y , depen din g on the software applic ation you are using. • The steps described in thi s sec[...]

Basic Printing 11 3 Specify the required settings. 4 Print the document. Note •F r o m t h e Pa ge Setu p tab selec t the correct document si ze to be printed. •T o a d j u s t Print Quality settin gs, select Cust om and clic k Set on the Main t ab. Y ou can control the quality in the Set Print Quality dialog box. • For details about other pr[...]

Basic Printing 12 Printing with Mac intosh 1 Cre ate a document or open a file to print . 2 Select Paper Siz e. (1) Select Page Se tup from the application's Fi le menu. The Page Setup dialog box opens. Note Y ou can canc el a print job in progress by simp ly pressing the RESUME/ CANCEL button on the printer. See " Canceling Printing &quo[...]

Basic Printing 13 3 Specify the required settings. (1) Select Print from the applic ation's File menu. Note • When you select the print mode appropriate to your document from the Print Mode , the document wil l be printed in the c olor and print quality suited to the ch aracteristics of the Media T ype you have selected. Printing a top-quali[...]

Basic Printing 14 C anc eling Printing Y ou can c anc el a print job while printi ng with the RESUME/CANCEL b utton on the printer . 1 Press the RE SUME/CANCEL button while printing. Printing is c anceled and the paper is ej ected. 1 Select Print from the File menu in your applic ation program. The Print dialog bo x opens. 2 Select Edit Printer Lis[...]

Basic Printing 15 Printing Data thr ough Infrar ed C ommunic ation If you have a c omputer, PDA or mobile phone w ith an Infrared Port for wireless data communic ation, you can print data with a cordless c onnection with the prin t er. Y ou c an also print images, an addres s book, a schedule, or memos rec eived from a PDA or mobile phone in a spec[...]

Basic Printing 16  Requir ements for Infr ared C ommunic ation with the PDA In order to use infrared c ommunication, your PDA must s atisfy the following requirements:  Requir ements fo r Infrar ed C ommunication w ith the Mobil e Phone In order to use infrared c ommunication, y o ur mobile phone must satisfy the following requirements:  S[...]

Basic Printing 17 (2) C onnect the printer to your computer w ith a USB cabl e. (3) Open the Paper Suppor t, t urn on the printer, and then turn on the computer. 2 Start the Canon iP90 Set up Utility . 3 Specify the paper siz e and layo ut.  Changing the Photo Print Settings (1) Cl ick In frared/Bluetooth c onnection Print Setting s tab. (2) Cl [...]

Basic Printing 18 (3) Select a desir ed layout f or printing. (4) Cl ick Send . Y ou can perform printin g from a PDA or mob ile phone with the s pecified media type and layout. For detail s about printing from PDA or mobile phone, refer t o the section " Performing Infrar ed Commu nication " on page 21. 4×6 (Standard) Prints a photo on [...]

Basic Printing 19  Changing the Document Print Settings (1) Cl ick In frared/Bluetooth c onnection Print Setting s tab. (2) Cli ck Change on Docum ent Print Settings . The Document Printing dialog box ap pears. (3) Select the printing type for the document . (4) Cl ick Send . Y ou can perform printin g from a PDA or mo bile phone wi th the speci[...]

Basic Printing 20 Note F ollow ing limitations apply on tr ansmittabl e data • It does not support printing a downloaded content or photo and a photo attac hed to an email for security reason. • It does not support printing video files. • Depending on your dev ice, the Fine print quality option m ay not be avail able due to the restriction on[...]

Basic Printing 21  Performing Infr ared C ommunic ation When performing infrar ed commu nication, al so refer to y our computer , mobile phone or PDA m anual. 1 Set up the Printer. (1) Ensure that the Universal AC Adapt er is connected securely . When using the optional battery , ensure that it has been c harged. (2) Open the Paper Suppor t and [...]

Basic Printing 22 Note • By press ing the RESUME/CANCEL button, you can print the same image data tr ansmitted from the mobile phone right before. • Do not place any obst acle between the Infrared Ports of the printer and PDA, mobile phone or computer . Data cannot be transmitt ed between them. Check the orient atio n and pos itions of the Infr[...]

Advanced Printing 23 Adv anc ed Printing Printing Photographs Dir ectly from a PictBridg e C o mpli ant Devic e C onnecting a PictBridge compliant devic e such a s a digital camera, camc order or mobile phone to the printer allows you to print rec orded images directly w ithout using a c omputer . Note • PictBridge i s an Industry standard enabli[...]

Advanced Printing 24  C onnecting to a PictBridge C ompliant Devi ce T o connect a PictBridge c ompliant device t o this printer, u se the USB cable supplied with the dev ice. 1 Set up the printer Ensure that the Univer sal AC Adapt er is connected securely . If you do use a battery pack, ensure that it is fu lly ch arged. 2 Open the Paper Suppo[...]

Advanced Printing 25 3 Load 4"×6" paper int o the Auto Sheet Fe eder in the portrait position (short side f acing down). 4 C onnect the PictBridge c ompliant device to the printer . (1) Ensure that the devic e is turned off . Note Some types of the devi ce turn on automatic ally , when c onnected to the printer. F or a device not turn s [...]

Advanced Printing 26 (3) T urn on and set up the device for dir ect printing. When the connection between the devi ce and printer has been es tablished, the POWER lamp on the print er flashes onc e. Either of the following ic ons wi ll displ ay on the L CD displ ay of the device when the printer is c orrectly connected. A PictBridge c ompatible dev[...]

Advanced Printing 27  About Imag e Data Form at for Printing This printer c an handle only Ex if/JPEG and PNG im age data t o produce phot os.  About “Paper Siz e” and “Paper T ype” T o c hange the paper siz e or paper type, operate your devic e to select the PictB ridg e print setup mode and confirm or c hange the settings. By defaul[...]

Advanced Printing 28  About “Imag e optimize” If you use a C anon PictBridge-compliant c amera, you can select “VIVID”, “NR”, or “VIVID+NR”. (Note that these option s cannot be selected for some models.)  About “Date print” By def ault, “Off” i s selected for thi s printer. If you select an image whic h has had the sho[...]

Advanced Printing 29 Ac c ess ing Printer Driver The Printer Properties dialog bo x can be opened from either w ithin an applic ation, or directly from the Windows St art menu.  Opening the Printer Properties Di alog Bo x from Y our Applic ation Program 1 In your applic ati on, sel ect the comm and to print a document. The Print dialog bo x can [...]

Advanced Printing 30 Adjusting Print Quality f o r Photogr aphs  Improv ing Printed Im ages T wo impor t ant factors control the quality and output of your printed images: Paper and Ink Usin g recommended C anon paper , speciality media and ink for printing photographs can signific antly improve the quality of your printouts. See inside the bac [...]

Advanced Printing 31 2 Select Cu stom in Print Quality, then clic k Set to open the Set Print Quality dialog bo x. 3 Move the slide bar to ad ju st the Print Quality. 4 When the proce ss is c omplete, clic k OK. 1 Open the Print dialog box. See " Printing with Macintosh " on page 12. 2 Select Quality & Media from the pop-up menu, and [...]

Advanced Printing 32 T o automatic a l ly optimize the im age: Photo Optimizer PRO autom atically adjusts the photographic image cre ated with a digital c amera. Use this feat ure to compen sate for un satisf actory color balanc e and over- or under -exposure before printing. 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog bo x. See " Opening the Printer[...]

Advanced Printing 33 T o use Viv id Photo option: Vivid Photo intens ifies the background colors found in phot os th at have fields, trees, oc eans and sk ies while maint aining nat ural skin tones in the imag es. T o use Viv id Photo, select the V ivid Photo chec k box on the Effects tab. T o use Viv id Photo, select the V ivid Photo chec k box un[...]

Advanced Printing 34 T o reduc e noise from imag es captur ed with a digital c amera: Photo Noise Reduction function reduc es noise from blue portions such a s those found in the skies and dark portions of images c aptured with a digit al camera. T o use Photo Noi se Reduction, select the Photo Noise R eduction c heck box on the Effects tab. T o us[...]

Advanced Printing 35  Saving and R ecall ing Driver Settings When you c hange printer driver settings for a specific print job, suc h as printing blac k and white photos or printing documents wi th a special bac kground, y ou can s ave and name these settings for future use on similar print job s. 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog bo x. See &[...]

Advanced Printing 36 1 Open the Print dialog box. See " Printing with Macintosh " on page 12. 2 Select all of the nec ess ar y settings. 3 Regi ster new printer driver setting s. Save Preset di alog box open s. 4 C lick OK. This registers y our printer driver se ttings. Note Y ou can retrieve or ch ange the save d printer driver settings [...]

Advanced Printing 37 Us ing the Bu ndle Software The Setup Softw are & User’s Guide CD-ROM includes photo ap plications des igned to edit the photographs t aken b y a digital c amera and print them as phot o-lab quality prints. Please use the applic ation(s) suitable for your print purposes.  Easy -PhotoPrint (Windows/Macinto sh) Y ou can [...]

Advanced Printing 38 Printing Bor derless Photogr aphs This ch apter describ e s the steps used to p rint from phot o application s included with your Setup Software and User’s Guide C D-ROM usin g the Borderless Printing mode. Fol low the step s below to cre ate color prints of digit al camera photogr aphs with Ea sy- PhotoPrint using the Border[...]

Advanced Printing 39 2 Select photographs. (1) Select the folder containing the photograph you w ant to print. All photographs in the sel ected folder are displ ayed. (2) Cl ick [] on the thumbnail of the photograph you want to print and specify the number of copie s. Note Cli ckin g t h e Co r re c t/ E nh an ce button on the Image Selecti on tab [...]

Advanced Printing 40 3 Select the paper. 4 Select the layout. (3) Load the media spe c ified in the Pap er Sel ectio n tab. (4) Cli ck Pr int . Cli ck Pr int . When the confirmation mes sage i s displayed, clic k OK . C lick Print in the Print dialog bo x. Note Cli ckin g t h e Co r re c t/ E nh an ce button on the La yout/Print tab al lows you to [...]

Printing Maintenance 41 Printing Mainten anc e When Printing Bec omes F aint or C olors ar e Incorr ect When printing bec omes faint or colors are in correct, the Print He ad Nozzles ar e probably clogged. Follow the proc edures below to clean the nozzles. Note • If ruled lines are printed misaligned , adjust the Print Head pos ition. See " [...]

Printing Maintenance 42 Printing the Nozz le Chec k Patt ern Print the nozzle c heck pattern t o determine whether the ink ej ects properly from the Print Head Nozzles. U se this function when printed resu lts are blurred or the color i s incorrect. (1) Ensure that the printer i s turned on, and then load a sheet of Letter paper . (2) Hold down the[...]

Printing Maintenance 43 (4) When the confirmation mes sage is di splayed, clic k OK . (5) C onfirm the nozzle c hec k pattern. See " Examining the Nozz le Chec k Pattern " on page 45. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of L etter-siz ed plain paper in the printer. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility di alog box. (1) Double-clic k the hard disk[...]

Printing Maintenance 44 3 Print the Nozzle Chec k Pattern. (4) C onfirm the nozzle c hec k pattern. See " Examining the Nozz le Chec k Pattern " on page 45. (1) Select Te s t P r i n t from the pop-up menu. (2) Cli ck Nozzle C heck . (3) C lick Pr int Chec k Patt ern . Note C lick the Init ial Check Items button. Co nf i rm at i on mess a[...]

Printing Maintenance 45  Examining the Nozz le Chec k Patt ern The nozzl e chec k p attern should appe ar as follo ws when ink is disc harg ed properly. Examine the nozz le ch eck patt ern output by the printer . 1 C onfirm the printed nozzle c heck pattern. (1) Lines miss ing in this pattern indicate that the Print Head of blac k ink requires c[...]

Printing Maintenance 46 2 When cleaning i s neces sary, c lick the Cleaning button on the Pattern Chec k dialog. *C l i c k t h e Cl ean ing button on the Pattern Chec k screen to proc eed to Print Head cleaning. See " Print Head Cleaning " on page 47. If there are neither mis sing lines nor white stripes in the no zzle c hec k pattern, c[...]

Printing Maintenance 47 Print Head C leaning If miss ing lines or white stripes are found in the printed nozzle c heck pattern, perform Print Head c leaning to u nclog the Print Hea d Nozzle s. Cle aning the Print Hea d consume s ink, so perform Print Head cleaning only when nec essary . 1 Ensure that the print er is turned on. 2 Open the Printer P[...]

Printing Maintenance 48 3 Start Print Head C leaning. (4) When the confirmation mes sage is di splayed, clic k OK . Print Head cleaning st ar ts when the POWER lamp s tarts blinking. Important Do not perform any other op erations un til the Print Head cleaning finishes. T hi s takes about 60 seconds. (1) Cl ick the Mainten ance tab. (2) Cli c k Cle[...]

Printing Maintenance 49 4 Chec k the Print Head condition. (1) Cl ick Print Check Patt ern in the Nozzle Chec k dialog ap peared after cle aning are done. When the confirmation me ssage i s displayed, clic k OK. A nozzle chec k pattern will be printed. Do not perform any operat ion until printi ng of the nozzle c heck patt ern is comple ted. (2) Ob[...]

Printing Maintenance 50 3 Start Print Head C leaning. Print Head cleaning st ar ts when the POWER lamp s tarts blinking. Important Do not perform any other op erations un til the Print Head cleaning finishes. T hi s takes about 60 seconds. (1) Select Clea ni ng from the pop-up menu. (2) Cl ick Cle ani ng . (3) Select the Print He ad to be cleaned, [...]

Printing Maintenance 51 4 Chec k the Print Head condition. (1) Cl ick Print Chec k Pattern in the dialog appeared after cle aning are done. A nozzle chec k pattern will be printed. Do not perform any operat ion until printi ng of the nozzle c heck patt ern is comple ted. (2) Observe the printed nozzl e chec k p attern to c heck the Print He ad cond[...]

Printing Maintenance 52 Print Head D eep C leaning If print quality does n ot improve b y standar d Print Head cl eaning, try Print He ad deep cleaning, whic h is a more power f ul process. Print Head deep cle aning consumes more ink than standard Print He ad cleaning, so pe rform this procedure on ly when neces sary . 1 Ensure that the print er is[...]

Printing Maintenance 53 3 Start Print Head Deep C leaning. (4) When the confirmation mes sage is di splayed, clic k OK . Print Head deep cle aning starts when the POWER lam p star ts blinki ng. Important Do not perform any ot her operations until the Print He ad deep cl eaning is comp leted (about two to three minutes). (1) Cli c k the Mainten ance[...]

Printing Maintenance 54 4 Chec k the Print Head condition. (1) Print a nozzle c heck pattern to c heck the Print Head c ondition. See " Printing the Nozzle Chec k Pattern " on page 42. (2) If the problem persists, perform step 3 again. (3) If the problem persists, the printer may have run out of ink. See " Repla cing an Ink T a nk &q[...]

Printing Maintenance 55 3 Start Print Head Deep C leaning. Print Head deep cleaning st ar ts when the POWER l amp starts blinking. Important Do not perform any ot her operations until the Print He ad deep cl eaning finishes. This t akes about tw o to three minutes. (1) Select Clea ni ng from the pop-up menu. (2) Cl ick Deep Cl eaning . (3) Select t[...]

Printing Maintenance 56 4 Chec k the Print Head condition. (1) Print a nozzle c heck pattern to c heck the Print Head c ondition. See " Printing the Nozzle Chec k Pattern " on page 42. (2) If the problem persists, perform step 3 again. (3) If the problem persists, the printer may have run out of ink. See " Repla cing an Ink T a nk &q[...]

Printing Maintenance 57 Aligning the Print Head If ruled lines ar e displa ced or the print r esult is u nsati sfactory , Print Hea d alignment is required. ì 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of L etter-siz ed plain paper in the printer. Move the Paper Thic kness Lever (gray) to the right pos ition. 2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. See[...]

Printing Maintenance 58 4 Align the Print Head. (1) Look at the print out. From the patterns, select the most even, le ast irregul ar patterns. (4) When the confirmation mes sage is di splayed, clic k OK . Note If it i s difficult to pick up the best pattern on C olumn H, pic k the setting that produces the lea st notice able vertical white stripes[...]

Printing Maintenance 59 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of L etter-siz ed plain paper in the printer. Move the Paper Thic kness Lever (gray) to the right pos ition. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog bo x. (1) Double-clic k the hard disk icon where the printer driver w as install ed, the Applications folder, and the Utilit ies folder. (2) Dou[...]

Printing Maintenance 60 4 Align the Print Head. (1) Look at the print out. From the patterns, select the most even, le ast irregul ar patterns. Not e If it is difficult to pick up the best pattern on Column H, pic k t he setting that produc es the least noticeab le vert ic al white stripes. (2) Enter the numbers. (3) Cli c k Send . Less notic eabl [...]

Printing Maintenance 61 Rep lac ing an Ink T ank If the print re sult is not im proved aft er mainten ance suc h as Print Hea d cle aning, an ink tank runs out of ink. R eplace the ink t ank with a new one. When replac ing an ink tank, c heck the model number very carefu lly . The printer wil l not print properly if the wrong ink tank is used, or i[...]

Printing Maintenance 62 2 Remov e the empty ink tank. (1) Push the tab. (2) Remove the ink t ank. Then lift it from its slot. Do not touc h the Loc k lever; remove on ly the ink tank. 3 Prepare a replac ement ink tank. (1) Unpack a new ink t ank and remove the or ange Protective C ap. Important • H andl e ink tanks careful ly to avoid staining yo[...]

Printing Maintenance 63 4 Insert the ink tank. (1) Insert a new ink tank with it slightly slanted. (2) Push down on the on the ink tank until it c lick s into place. 5 C lose the Print Head C over. The Print Head Holder move s to the right. Important When an ink tank is rep laced, the ink c ounter must be re set. See " Resetting the Ink C ount[...]

Printing Maintenance 64  Re setting the Ink C ount er When an ink tank is repl aced, the ink c ounter must be reset. The low ink warning i s only displ ayed properly if the ink counter i s reset. Mess age Prompting Confirmation of Ink T ank Repl acement If an ink tank i s removed, the pri nter will output a mess age promptin g you to c onfirm re[...]

Printing Maintenance 65 Re setting the Ink C oun te r in the Printer Properties dialog bo x 1 Open the Printer Proper ties dialog bo x and clic k the Mainte nanc e ta b. See " Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Start Menu " on page 29 2 Cli ck Ink C ounter Reset . 3 Select the newly inst alled ink tank, then clic [...]

Printing Maintenance 66 2 Reset the Ink C ounter . (2) Clic k Ink Counter Reset . (1) Select Rema ining ink l evel settin g from the pop-up menu. (4) C lic k OK . (3) Select the n ewly installed ink tan k. QSG_Replacing_an_Ink_Tank .fm Page 66 Monday, October 25, 2004 2:47 PM[...]

Printing Maintenance 67  How Lo w Ink W arning Setting W orks The low ink warning notifies y ou of low ink levels during printing. The Low Ink W arning has been pr eset to be automatical ly displayed. When you reset the in k c ounter, it wil l assume that the ink tank is full regardless of how muc h ink actually r emains. The reset is the only w[...]

Printing Maintenance 68 How to Di spl ay Low Ink W arning C orrectly • Reset the ink c ounter every time you instal l a new ink tank. The ink cou nter cannot work correctly u nless y ou sync hronize it w ith the actual ink level. The ink cou nter can only be adjusted when it i s reset at the time a new ink tank is installe d. • Do not reset the[...]

Troubleshooting 69 T roubl eshooting T roubleshooting u sually fal ls into one of the follo wing cate gories. In this c hapter you wil l find the most common printin g probl ems. Refer to the Use r's G uid e for additional information on topics not covered in this section. •" Cannot Inst all the Printer Driver " on page 70 •"[...]

Troubleshooting 70 C annot Inst al l the Printer Driver Problem Possible Cause Tr y T h is Cannot Instal l the Printer Driver Installation procedur e not followed c orrectly Follow the Easy Setup Instruc tions for proper printer driver installation. If the installer was forced to terminate due to an error, remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive an[...]

Troubleshooting 71 Cannot Instal l the Printer Driver Unable to proceed beyond the Printer Connection Screen Problem Possible Cause Tr y T h is If you c annot proceed be yond the Printer Co nn ec ti on sc reen; • When connecting with a USB cable 1. Clic k Ca nce l . 2. When the Installatio n Failure screen is display ed, click Start Over . 3. Eas[...]

Troubleshooting 72 Print Quality i s Poor or C ontain s Error s Pro blem Possible C au se Tr y Th is Ink does not ej ect properly/Printing i s Blurred/ Colors are Wron g/W hite Streaks appear Ink tank is not seated properly Check that the ink tanks are firmly seated in the Pr int He ad and reseat them if neces sary. See " Insert the ink tank. [...]

Troubleshooting 73 Printed Paper Curl s or Ink Blots Paper being used is too thin Use High Resolution Paper , Photo Paper Pro or other Canon speci ality pa per to print images that have high c olor saturation. Incorrect paper t ype On the Main tab, ensure that the Media Type se lected matc hes the media loaded. In the Print dialog box, select Quali[...]

Troubleshooting 74 T roub leshooting Print er Har dwar e Problem Possible Cause Tr y T h is Printer Does Not Start or Printe r Stops During Print Jobs Printer cable i s too long Avoid using USB cables longer than 1 6.4 feet. There may be problems in your operating system Rest art your comput er. It m ay solve the pr oblem. Delete an undes ired prin[...]

Troubleshooting 75 P aper Does Not Fe ed Properly Problem Possible Cause Tr y T h is Pape r Does N ot Feed Properly Inap propriate paper type used • Check to see if the paper you are prin ting on is too thic k or curled. See " Print Medi a to Avoid " on page 4. • Check if the p aper exce eds the load limit mark. If it e xceed s, load [...]

Troubleshooting 76 Handling Err o r Mes sag es When a printer error occur s, the PO WER/ERROR lamp fl ashes. The number of fla shes indicates the type of error th at has oc curred . C ount the flashes and then tak e appropriate action to correct the error . * The waste ink absorber absorbs ink used during cleaning. Number of Flashes Possible Cause [...]

Troubleshooting 77 Note PO WER lamp fla shes alternately green and or ange An error that requires c ontacting the C ustomer Car e Center m ay have oc curred. Disc onnect the printer cabl e from the printer , and then turn the printer off and unplug the printer from the power supply . Reconnect the printer cabl e, and then plug the printer bac k in [...]

Troubleshooting 78 An Err or Mes sag e Ap pe ars on the Scr een Pro blem Possibl e Cause Tr y Th is Error Writing/Output to USBnnn or MPUSBPRNnn Printer not ready The PO WER lamp wil l flash green when the prin ter is warming up or when a print job is being sent to the printer. It will glow a steady (non-flashing) green when it is ready for use or [...]

Troubleshooting 79 “Error No.: 3 00” Printer not ready If the POWER lamp is off, t urn the pri nter on. If the POWER lamp is flashi ng green, the printer is initializing . Wait unti l the POWER lamp stop s flashing. Printer no t properly conne cted Ensure that the printer i s securely connected to t he c omputer. Yo u r p r i n te r n a m e i s[...]

Troubleshooting 80 Low I nk Warni ng Accom pan ied b y In k T ank Icon With a '?' Failure to reset ink counte r when installing new ink tank The ink tank level ac companied by the ink tank icon with the “?” indicates ink tank is not synchroniz ed with its ink counter. Always be sure to reset the ink counter in your printer driver when[...]

Troubleshooting 81 C annot Print Pr operly thr ough Infrar ed C ommunic ation Pro blem Possibl e Cause Tr y Th is Cannot Print Properly through Infrared Commu nication The required driver is not installed When using other than Windows 98 or later mu st have been preinstalled and Microsoft Infrared Communication Driver must be inst alled in the comp[...]

Troubleshooting 82 C annot Print Pr operly fr om the Digita l C amera The fol lowing are the pos sibl e errors that ma y occur when printing dir ectly from a digital still camer a or digital video c amcorder*, and the cou ntermeas ures to eliminate them. * Hereafter, a digital stil l camera and digital video c amcor der are co llec tive ly cal led [...]

Troubleshooting 83 Note • P ict Bri dge or Ca non Bub ble J et D ire ct co mpa ti ble d igi tal came ras can be connected to y our printer for direct printing. • This section describes err ors that are indic ated on Canon-br and PictBridge- or Bubble Jet Dir ect-compatib le camera s. The error mess ages and operations m ay vary depending on the[...]

Appendix 84 Appendi x Printing Photographs Dir ectly from C anon Bubble Jet Direct C ompatible Digit al C amera s Let’s tak e a look at the media types that can be set on the Canon Bubble Jet Direct compatib le digital camer a connected to this printer and their limitations.  Media T ypes for Digita l Camera When you connect a digital c amera,[...]

Appendix 85 Note • For digital c amera method of operations and troub leshooting, refer to your digital camera’s manual. For print error mes sages, refer to " C a nnot Print Pr operly from the Digit al Camer a " in the User’s Guide . • By operating the digital c amera, you can m ake the fol lowing prints: - Y ou can mak e a standa[...]

Appendix 86 User’s Guide T able of C ont ents Y our printer’s User’s Guide offers det ailed information on the follo wing topics. How to Use This Manual How to Read This Manual Safety Precautions Printer Parts and Their Function Front View Operation P anel Rear Vie w Inside the Printer Further Printing T echni ques Printing Photographs Printe[...]

Appendix 87 Ac ce ssory Options The following option s are availab le for this printer . C onfirm the product names when you purcha se the options.  C anon Cr adle Kit CK -51B This option is a kit that c onsis ts of a stand dedicated to this printer and a portable kit LK -51B (battery c harger and l ithium-ion battery). The lithium-ion battery c[...]

Appendix 88  C anon Automobile Po wer Unit PU-100U This option is a u nit that allows you to su pp ly power from a cigarette lighter outlet to your printer for oper ation or battery chargin g.  Bluetooth Unit BU-10 This option is a u nit that allows you to print w ireless from a Bluetooth c ompatible com put er. For further information on the[...]

Appendix 89 T raveling Abr oad with the Print er Before traveling abroad with the printer , ensure that the following notes.  About Univers al AC Adapt er and Power C ord The Univers al AC Adapter can be used abro ad to power the printer from power supplies ranging from AC 100 V to 240 V . However, the specification of the power cord differs for[...]

Appendix 90  The C autions When C arr y ing Printer • Pac k up firmly in the case of carrying bag. For det ails, refer to T ransporting Printer . • Be c areful not to give it the stron g vibration whic h puts a serious thing on the carryi ng bag, and a s hock. Printer it self sometimes bre aks down, and ink sometimes leaks out . • When you[...]

Appendix 91 Spec ific ations Printer Printing re solution: 4800* x 1200 dpi. max. (*Ink droplet s can be pl aced in a pit ch of 1/4800 inc h at minimum.) Print speed * *Print speed may vary with the content of the document and the proces sing speed of the host computer. Blac k printing Max Speed (C ustom Setting 5): 16 p pm Standard: 12.7 pp m Col [...]

Appendix 92 Univers al AC Adapter Dimensi ons: 4.65 (W) x 2.28 (D) x 1.02 ( H) in W eight: Appro x. 200 g (0. 44 lb) Rated input: AC 100 to 240 V Rated output: DC 16 V , 1.8 A Ca me ra D ir ec t P ri nt •C a n o n B u b b l e J e t D i r e c t C ompatible Paper Car d #1 (Photo Paper Pr o 4"×6" /101.6×152.4 mm), C ard #2 (Photo Paper P[...]

Appendix 93 BJ Printer Driver S yst em Requirements • Use a computer equipped on whic h Windows XP , Windows 2000, Windo ws Me, or Windows 98 c an operate. • USB interface or IrDA V er.1.1 •C D - R O M d r i v e • Available hard-disk space for printer driver installation (including temporary files) Windows XP/W indows 2000: 150MB Windows M [...]

Appendix 94 Safety Pr ecaution s P le as e r ea d t h e sa f et y w ar n in gs a nd ca ut i on s p r ovi d ed i n t h is m a nu a l t o e ns ur e th at yo u u s e your print er safely . Do not attempt to use printer in any way not des cribed in this ma nual. Wa rn i ng Y ou may c ause an electric shoc k/fire or damage the printer if you ignor e any[...]

Appendix 95 Ca ut io n Y ou may cause injury or damage the printer if you ign ore any of these s afety precautions. Choosing a location Do not i n stall the pri nter in a location that is unstable or subject to ex cessive vibratio n. Do not ins tall the pr inter in loc ations th at are very humid or dus ty, in dir ect sunl ight, outdoo rs, or close[...]

Appendix 96 Regulatory Information C olor Printer Model: K10249 This device complies with Part 15 o f the FC C Rules. Operati on is subject to the following two conditions: (1) T hi s devi c e may n ot caus e ha rmful inte rfe rence , an d (2) this devi ce must accep t an y interference re ceived, including i nterference th at may c ause undesi red[...]

Appendix 97 CANON U.S. A., INC. LIMI TED W ARRANT Y --- (USA On ly) The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA”) with respect to the new or refurbished Canon-brand product (“Product”) packaged with this limited wa rranty , when purc hased and used in the United Stat es only. The Product is warranted agai[...]

Appendix 98 • T oll-free live tec hnical support w ithin the limited warranty Monday-Sat urday (excluding holidays) at 1-800-828-4 040 • The location of the A SF nearest y ou for carry-in service (1-800-423-2366) • T elephone Devic e for the Deaf ( TD D 1-866-251-3752 ) If the problem c annot b e corrected by using one of the above te c hn ic[...]

Index 99 Index A Accessory Options .............. .............. ............... ...........8 7 Adjusting Print Quality ... ............... .............. .............. ..30 Advanced Printing ...... .............. .............. ............... ......23 Aligning the Print Head ............ .............. ............... ......57 An Error Message A[...]

Index 100 Paper Thickness Lever Position .................. ............... .... 9 PDA ........... ............... ................. .............. .............. ..... 16 Performing Infrared Communication ........ ................. .. 21 Photo Noise Reduction ........... .............. ............... ....... 34 Photo Optimizer PRO ...............[...]

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Getting Help fr om C anon Help Us Help Y ou Bett er Befo re you c ontact C anon, please r ecor d the follo wing inf ormation. Seri al Numb er (lo cated on the back o f the pr inter) : Mod el Numb er (lo c ate d on the to p of the printer ): Setup Softwar e and User’s Guide CD version number (USCD X.X) l oca te d o n yo ur CD -R OM : Pu rchas e D [...]

Photo Printer Quic k St ar t Guide QA 7-3461 -V 01 XXX XXXXX ©CANON INC. 2005 PRINTED IN VIETNAM The following ink ta nks are compatib le with iP 90 . For details on ink tan k replacement, refer to “Replac ing an Ink T ank” in this guide. Quic k Start Guide Can on U.S .A ., In c. One Ca non Plaza, Lak e Succ ess, NY 11042 , U.S.A. Can on Inc .[...]