Canon S900 manual

S900 Photo Printer Quic k Start Guide S900_QSG.book Page i Frida y, November 2, 2001 1:34 PM[...]

Quic k St ar t Guide C anon U.S.A., Inc. One Canon Pl aza, Lake Suc cess, NY 11042, U.S.A. Digital Home and Person al Sy stems Div ision 2995 Redhill Av enue, Cos ta Mesa, CA 92626, U.S.A. C anon Inc. 30-2, Shimom aruko 3-c home, Ohta-ku, T oky o 146-8501, Japan C anon Austr alia Pty. Lt d. 1 Thom as Holt Drive, North Ryde, S y dney , N.S. W . 2113[...]

Getting Help fr om C anon Help Us Help Y ou Bett er Befo re y ou contact C anon, plea se rec ord the fo llowing inform ation. Serial Number (loc ated on the inside of the printer): ______________________________ Model Number (located on the front of the printer): ________________________________ Printer Driver CD-ROM number (locat ed on the CD-ROM)[...]

Or dering Inform ation F or additional supp lies, use the following description s and order numbers. Desc ription Or der # Ink T anks BCI-6Bk Blac k 4705A003 BCI-6PC Photo C yan 4709A003 BCI-6PM Photo Magenta 4710A003 BCI-6C C yan 4706A003 BCI-6M Magent a 4707A003 BCI-6Y Y ellow 4708A003 C anon Spec ialty Paper s B anner Paper (continuous/50 sheets[...]

Canon S900 Photo Printer Quic k Start Guide. Co py r i g h t This manual i s copyrighted by C anon U.S.A ., Inc. with al l rights reserved. Under the c opyright l aws, this manual m ay not be reproduc ed in any form, in wh ole or in part, without the prior wri tten consent of Canon U.S.A., Inc. © 2001 C anon U.S.A ., Inc. Discl aimer Canon U.S.A.,[...]

iii Co n t e n t s Chapter 1: Basic Printing Turning Your Photo Printer On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What Is a Printer Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Selecting the S900 Photo Printer fo r Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Caring for Your Photographs . . . . . .[...]

iv Contents S900_QSG.book Page iv Frid ay, November 2, 2001 1: 34 PM[...]

1 Ch apter 1: B a s ic Printing C ongratul ations on purch asing y our new Canon ® S900 Photo Printer! With your S900 photo print er, y ou can print profes sional-look ing photos and graphics in blac k and white or vivid c olor . Using C anon specialty medi a, such as C anon Glossy Phot o Paper or Canon Phot o Paper Pro for Bor derless Printin g 4[...]

2 Basic Printing T urning Y our Photo Printer On and Off T o turn your photo printer on or off , press the POWER button. The POWER lamp w ill fl ash green when warming up or when a print job is being sent to the pr i n t e r. I t w il l g l o w a s te a d y ( n o n - f la s h i ng ) g r e e n when the printer is rea dy for use or when the prin t jo[...]

3 Basic Printing T o select the S900 from wi thin a Windo ws application: Even if another printer i s set as the def ault printer , you c an stil l select the C anon S900 for a specific p rint job from within most Windows applications. Menus v ar y between application s. Con sult your applic ation’s user documentation if the Print option is not l[...]

4 Basic Printing Rec ommended Paper U se There are two step s recommended for getting the be st printed output: • Set the paper thic knes s lever for the media us ed. (See “Load Li mit and Paper Thickne ss Lever Pos ition” on page 5.) • Select the correct medi a setting in the printer driver. (See “Chapter 2: Advanc ed Print Featur es” [...]

5 Basic Printing Media to Avoid Do not use the following types of media wi th your S900 photo printer , as they could produc e poor quality print images, or jam or damage the printer: • Paper that is folde d, exce ssively cur led, wri nkled or wrapped • Damp paper • Exc ess ively thin or thick paper (l ess than 17 lb. or more th an 28 lb.) ?[...]

6 Basic Printing The S900 photo printer c an print on paper ranging from standard copier paper (usual ly 17–28 lb.) to Canon specialty media paper and envelopes. The paper thicknes s lever is located ins ide the front c over, on the printhe ad holder . It c ontrols the paper feed for the type and weight of the media on which y ou are prin ting. U[...]

7 Basic Printing 3. Press down on the c orners and sides of the envelopes to m ake them as flat as pos sibl e by expelling al l of the air . T o avoid paper jams, mak e sure envelopes are fl at before you load them into the paper tray . Mak e sure that none of the flap s overlap . If the envelope edges are not flat, crease them w ith the side of a [...]

8 Basic Printing 1. T o canc el a print job fr om the Status Monitor , clic k the BJ Stat us Monitor icon on the task bar and the dialog box will open. 2. Cli ck Can cel P r i n ti n g . The print job wi ll be canc eled and the paper ejected. T o canc el a print job from Windows: 1. Cli ck Star t , then Settings , then Printers . For Windows XP , c[...]

9 Ch apter 2: Adv anc ed Print Fea tu res Improv ing Printed Images T wo important factors control the quality and output of your printed images: For more detailed inf ormation, see the S900 User’s Guide on the S900 Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM. Y ou can also acc es s the online help in one of the following wa ys while in the printe[...]

10 Advanced Print Features Adjustin g Print Quality Feat ures that affect the appe arance and quality of y our printed photos and documents c an be c ontrol led with the prin ter driver . The S900 photo printer automatical ly adjusts printer settings to improve print quality based on the media type (plain paper , Glossy Photo P aper, and so on). Y [...]

Advanced Print Features 11 T o select best print quality with the Print Adv isor wiz ard: Print Advisor i s a wiz ard that helps y ou select the most optimum media type and print quality for your print job. 1. From an applic ation File menu, clic k Print. 2. With Ca n on S 9 00 as the selected printer, clic k Properties . The S900 Properties window[...]

12 Advanced Print Features T o automatical ly mak e images smoother in W indows: Image Optimiz er smooths jagged edg es formed when enlarging a photo or graphic from its original s ize. It is most effective when used with low-reso lution images. 1. From an applic ation File menu, click Print . 2. With Ca n on S 9 0 0 as the selected printer, clic k[...]

Advanced Print Features 13 2. From an applic ation File menu, clic k Print . 3. Clic k the manual print mode icon, then clic k the Details button. The Detail ed Setting dialog box w ill open. 4. Clic k the Special Effects icon, then select the Vivid Photo chec k bo x. 5. Cli ck OK , then clic k Print . T o automatical ly optimize the imag e in Wind[...]

14 Advanced Print Features 2. From an applic ation File menu, clic k Print . 3. Clic k the manual print mode icon, then clic k the Details button. The Detail ed Setting dialog box w ill open. 4. Clic k the Special Effects icon, then select the Photo Optimiz er PRO c heck bo x. When Photo Optimizer PRO is select ed, the Apply Througho ut Pag e optio[...]

Advanced Print Features 15 To u s e I C M f o r a u t o m a t i c col or a dj us t me n t, s el e ct the Enabl e ICM ch e ck box. A ll other feat ures on this tab (ex cept Intens ity) will become inactive. 8. Under Print T ype , select Photo when printing photographs to get a wider range of tones. Sel ect Graphic when printing graphic imag es for c[...]

16 Advanced Print Features Changing the P age Set up Y ou can ch ange how the imag e is printed without affecting the original im age file. T o ch ange page setup in Windows: 1. From an applic ation File menu, click Print . 2. With Ca n on S 9 0 0 as the selected printer, clic k Proper ties . 3. Clic k the Page Se tup tab. From this tab, you can ch[...]

Advanced Print Features 17 Poster Pr int ing Print an oversiz ed imag e on mult iple pag es that can then be manual ly joined together . Clic k Specif y to set t he image div ision s (how many ti les the image w ill break up into). Bann er P ri nti ng Prin t banners on special banner paper. Borderles s Printing Prints the imag e to the edge of the [...]

18 Advanced Print Features T o ch ange page lay out and print order in Mac OS: 1. Make sure th at S900 is the selected printer. (C lic k the Apple icon, then Chooser , then S900 ). 2. From an applic ation File menu, clic k Print . 3. Cli ck Options . Y ou can enter or c hange the following: • T o print in reverse order , select the Print in Rev e[...]

Advanced Print Features 19 3. Make the desired printer driver setting c hanges on the v arious tabs. 4. Without ex iting the Properties windo w, clic k the Profi les tab. 5. Cli ck Add to Profiles , then type a name for your settings in the Name field. Y ou can also select an ic on for this profile. 6. T ype a des cription of your setti ngs, then c[...]

20 Advanced Print Features T o retrieve driver settings in Mac OS: 1. From an applic ation File menu, clic k Print . 2. Cli ck Apply , then select the name of your saved settin gs. 3. Cli ck Defaults , then OK . 4. Cli ck Impor t , then click Clo se . S900_QSG.book Page 20 Frid ay, November 2, 2001 1:34 PM[...]

21 Ch apter 3: Printing Maintenanc e Monitoring Ink Levels The print driver allows you to monitor the level of ink in e ach ink t ank. T o chec k ink levels in Windows: 1. With the printer on, click Start, then Settings, then Printers. For Windows XP , click Start , then C ontrol Panel , then Printers and Oth er Hard ware , then Printers and Fax es[...]

22 Printing Maintenance T o chec k ink levels in Mac OS: The S900 Print Monitor can displ ay ink levels when they are running low if y ou have enab led back ground printing in the Chooser option. 1. Cli ck Chooser on the Apple menu. 2. Ensure the S900 is the selected printer. 3. Set Backgroun di ng to On , th en close the Ch ooser. 4. Afte r star t[...]

Printing Maintenance 23 Alignin g the Printhead Part of the setup proc edure for a new S900 photo printer includes aligning the printhead. Oc ca sional ly , you may need to re align it, as determined by the results of a nozzle c hec k pattern (see “Printing a Nozz le Chec k Pattern” on page 24.) T o align the printhead in Windo ws: 1. Make sure[...]

24 Printing Maintenance T o align the printhead in Mac O S: 1. Mak e sure the printer is on an d paper is loaded . 2. From an applic ation File menu, click Page S etup . 3. Cli ck Utili ties . 4. Clic k the down-arro w to select Te s t P r i n t . 5. Cli ck Print Head Alignment . 6. Fol low the on-screen in structions to print an alignment pattern.[...]

Printing Maintenance 25 T o print a nozzle c hec k pattern in Window s: 1. Make sure the print er is on and paper is loaded. 2. Cli ck Star t , then Setting s , then Printers . For Win dows XP , click Star t , then Co n t r ol Pa n e l , th en Printers and Other Hardware , then Printers and Fax es . The Maintenanc e tab may v ary for Window s 2000 [...]

26 Printing Maintenance 7. Examine the printed nozzl e chec k pattern to verify that t he ink is con sistent on the printout. If indicated b y the printout, clean the printhead (see “Cleaning the Printhead” on page 26), or realign it (see “A ligning the Printhead” on page 23). C le aning the Printhe ad If your printed output or nozzle c hec[...]

Printing Maintenance 27 4. Clic k the Clea n i ng button. 5. Cli ck OK . The printer w ill cl ean the printhead. 6. When done, clic k Cl o s e . 7. After the cleaning, print a nozzle c heck pattern to c hec k the results. See “Printing a Nozzle Chec k Pattern” on page 24. 8. If there is no c hang e after cleaning, c hec k the amount of ink rema[...]

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29 Ch apter 4: U s ing Y our Photo Applic ations Several photo applic ations come with y our Canon S900 th at make it e asy to organi ze, vi ew, m anipulat e and print c olor photogra phs. • A browser ( Z oomBrowser EX for Windows and ImageBr owser for Mac OS) provide s easy view ing of photos and other images stor ed on your computer . • Photo[...]

30 Using Your Photo Applications 3. From the inst allation m ain menu, click Applic ation . The photo application software option s panel wil l appear . 4. Mak e sure all the inst allation options are selected, then clic k Inst all . 5. Fol low the on-screen in structions. 6. When the T erminate Instal lation dialog box ap pears, clic k OK . 7. Res[...]

31 Using Your Photo Applications To open Z oomBrowser EX in Windows: 1. Make sure the im ages you want to v iew are on your hard drive or other acc ess ible media. 2. Double-clic k the Canon Z oomBrowser EX icon on the desktop, or clic k Start , then Progr ams , then Canon Utilities , then ZoomBr owser EX , then Z oomBrowser . 3. From thi s windo w[...]

32 Using Your Photo Applications Us ing PhotoRec ord for W indows PhotoRec ord is a software ap plication that lets y ou create fu n and unique photo albums with the clic k of your mouse. Y ou can impor t your photos or gr aphics from your hard disk, digit al camer a or scanner, then, us ing the “drag and drop” feature, y ou can arrange y our a[...]

33 Using Your Photo Applications T o merge imag es in Windows: 1. Make sure the im ages you want to v iew are on your hard drive or other acc ess ible media. 2. Cli ck Star t , then Programs , then Can on Utilities , then PhotoS titc h 3.1 , then PhotoStitc h . The Ph otoStitch Launc her wil l appear . 3. From this window , clic k the PhotoStitc h [...]

34 Using Your Photo Applications Printing on C anon Photo Paper Pr o for Borderle ss Printing 4" x 6" Included with your S900 i s the Canon Photo P aper Pro for Borderless Printin g 4" x 6" media. This paper is des igned to let you print images th at cover the entire surfac e of the card without a white border . This media is in[...]

35 Using Your Photo Applications 6. Speci f y Media T ype , Pape r S ize and Orie ntation . The Preview ar ea wil l show the print image in relation to the paper. 7. Cli ck Set Page Margins to wide n or na rrow t he p rinti ng a rea, t hen cl ick OK , then Next . 8. Specify the number of photo tiles you want to pl ace in a sin gle page. Select 1 (1[...]

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37 Ch apter 5: T roub l eshootin g Tip s for T roubleshooting T roub leshooting usual ly fal ls into one of the follo wing cat egories: If you encou nter difficulties during ins tall ation or operation of your C anon S900 photo printer , quic kl y scan all topics unti l you find a des cription that appro ximates y our difficulty. Go through the rel[...]

38 Troubleshooting T roub leshootin g Instal lation Problem Poss i ble Ca use Try Th i s Cannot install the printer driver Procedur e not followed cor re ct ly See “Inst alling the Print er Driver” on page 47. Previous or same printer driver version alread y installed Alway s uninstal l the previous vers ion of the printer driver before install[...]

Troubleshooting 39 T rou bleshoot ing Printer Hardw are Cannot install the printer driver (continued) Com p u t e r ca n n o t detect a printer port Ver i f y t h a t t h e U S B c a bl e i s co n n e c t e d to b o t h y o u r p r in t e r a n d d i r e ct l y to your computer , bypassing any USB hubs, and that the connection is secure. V erify th[...]

40 Troubleshooting Printer is not respond ing Power co rd no t securely connected V erify that the power cord is securely connected to the printer and plugged into a working outlet. Printer is not turn ed on, or i s not ready V erify that the POWER lamp is on and glowing a st eady green. If the lamp is off, pres s the POWER button. The green lamp w[...]

Troubleshooting 41 T roubl eshooting Printed Output Printer tried to print but no ink on paper (continued) Printhead clogged V erify that the printhead is working properly. If nec essary , perform three to f our printhead c leanings, then try printing agai n. See “Cleaning the Printhead” on page 26. Printhead may need to be replaced V erify tha[...]

42 Troubleshooting Printed output is faded or unclear Improper pa per weight used Ensure that the p aper weight is no less that 17 lb. and no more than 28 lb. (65 l b. for spec iality media). Paper thic kness lever incorrectly set Set the pap er thickness lever to the correc t side, depen ding on the media type. Media not loaded print-side up Check[...]

Troubleshooting 43 Handli ng Error Messages Problem Poss i ble Ca use Tr y T h i s Printer does not print When a printer error oc curs, the POWER/ERROR l amp flashes or ange betw een green flashes. Cou nt the number of orange fla shes to determine and re solve the problem: Alternately flashes green and orange (service error) 1. Remove the paper fro[...]

44 Troubleshooting Low in k a ler t displ ays in the BJ Sta tus Monitor One or m ore of the ink tanks is low After the aler t displays, you can c ontinue printing for a shor t time, but have a r eplac ement rea dy to inst all. Windows The low ink al ert display s in the BJ Stat us Monitor . Mac OS The low ink al ert display s in a stat us dialog be[...]

Troubleshooting 45 Cu s t o m e r Ca re Cen te r Canon offers a f ull ran ge of customer tec hnical sup por t* options: • For e-mail tec hnical support, the latest driver down loads and answers to frequently ask ed question s: www.c anontechsupport.com • 24-hour, 7-da y-a-week autom ated support for troubleshooting i ssues on mos t current prod[...]

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47 Appendi x Ins tal ling the Printer Driv er If you are re-in stallin g the printer driver, firs t follow the un install pr ocedures on page 49 to remove the ex isting printer driver before you re-in stall. T o install the printer driver in W indows: For Wi ndows 2000 or Windows XP , be sure to log on to the syst em as a member of the Administr at[...]

48 Appendix If your comp uter cannot detect a printer por t, see the tip, “C omputer cannot detect a printer port ” on page 39. 7. When the T erminate Inst allation dialog bo x appears, clic k OK . 8. Regist er your product by following the on-s creen instructions. 9. Proceed t o instal l the Application b y follow ing the on-screen in structio[...]

Appendix 49 Uninst alling the Printer Driver T o uninst all the printer driver in Wi ndows: 1. Cli ck Star t , Progr ams , then Canon S900 . For Windows XP , click Start , then clic k All Pr ograms , then clic k Can o n S 90 0 . 2. Cli ck Uninstall . 3. Cli ck Ye s to confirm th at you want to uninstal l the printer driver. 4. Rest ar t your comput[...]

50 Appendix Safety Information W arnings and C autions This guide uses the following icon s to indicate situations that could cau se damage or in jury: Always fol low the instructions provided in W arn ings to p revent pote ntial or s erious per sonal injury or death as a result of ca rele ss operation of the equipment. Alwa ys fol low the ins truc[...]

Appendix 51 • Always gra sp the plug when you unplug the power cor d. Pulling on the power cord could dam age the cord and cause a fi re or el ectric shock. Never use an extension cord. T o avoid a fire or electric shoc k, always plug t he power cord directly into the power outlet. Never use a pow er supply volt age other than th at supplied in t[...]

52 Appendix Re gulatory Information C olor Printer Model: K10209 (S900) This devic e complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC R ules. Oper ation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This dev ice may n ot cau se ha rm fu l i nt er fe re n ce, an d ( 2) th is de vi ce m us t a ccept a ny in te rf er e nce r e ceiv ed , in cl ud in g interferenc [...]

Appendix 53 Printing me thod: Bubble Jet on-dema nd Printing resolut ion: 2400 x 1200 dpi Print speed 4" x 6" and 8" x 10" ph oto print speeds are based on using standard (default) mode on Photo Paper Pro. Pr int speeds will vary depending on system configuration, software, document complex ity, print mode and page coverage. C o[...]

54 Appendix Ordinary print media: W eight: 17–28 lb . Regula r si ze: Le tte r, Leg al, s tan da rd #10 and European DL envelopes Cus tom siz e: 3.54" to 8.5" (W ) x 4.72" x 23" (H) Weight: 17 to 28 lb. fo r non-Canon brand media Graphic image printing: Da ta format: Canon extended mode; Raster image format Resolut ion: Canon [...]

Appendix 55 instructions prescribed in Canon’s instruction manual, or ser vice performed by other than a Canon repair facility or an ASF . (b) Use of parts or supplies (other than those sold by Canon) that c ause damage to the product or c ause abnor mally f reque nt se r vice calls or ser vice proble ms. (c) If the product has h ad its serial nu[...]

56 Appendix InstantEx chang e † InstantExc hange is a warranty program that ex pedites, usually by the next busines s day, †† the exc hang e of a defective p roduct with a ref urbished product. The r efurbished product you rec eive wi ll be co vered by the bal ance of the period remaining on your original limited warranty. Not e that by us in[...]

57 Index A adjusting brightness .... ............................ ................. 14 color balance ............................ ................. 14 color saturation ......................... ................. 14 paper thickness lever ............................... ......6 print quality ................ ............................... 1 0 advanc[...]

58 Index merging images ............................................ 3 2 monitoring ink levels .................... .................. 21 N nozzle check pattern, printing ......................... 24 P page setup ................................................... 16 paper how many sheets can be used in auto feeder ..... 5 loading .............. ..[...]