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...of the printer): Model Number (located on the top of the printer): Setup Software and User's Guide CD version number (USCD X.X) located on your product's warranty period. In addition, the latest driver downloads,... answers to frequently asked questions, product information, and "where to buy" instructions are subject to three full years of service charges, MondaySaturday (excluding holidays), during your CD-ROM: Purchase Date: Canon...
...of the printer): Model Number (located on the top of the printer): Setup Software and User's Guide CD version number (USCD X.X) located on your product's warranty period. In addition, the latest driver downloads,... answers to frequently asked questions, product information, and "where to buy" instructions are subject to three full years of service charges, MondaySaturday (excluding holidays), during your CD-ROM: Purchase Date: Canon...
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... When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect 41 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 42 Print Head Cleaning 47 Print Head Deep Cleaning 52 Aligning the Print Head 57 Replacing an Ink Tank 61 Troubleshooting Cannot Install the Printer Driver 70 Print Quality is Poor ...81 Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera 82 Appendix Printing Photographs Directly from Canon Bubble Jet Direct Compatible Digital Cameras 84 User's Guide Table of Contents 86 Accessory Options 87 Traveling Abroad with the Printer 89 Specifications 91 Safety Precautions 94 Regulatory Information 96...
... When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect 41 Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern 42 Print Head Cleaning 47 Print Head Deep Cleaning 52 Aligning the Print Head 57 Replacing an Ink Tank 61 Troubleshooting Cannot Install the Printer Driver 70 Print Quality is Poor ...81 Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera 82 Appendix Printing Photographs Directly from Canon Bubble Jet Direct Compatible Digital Cameras 84 User's Guide Table of Contents 86 Accessory Options 87 Traveling Abroad with the Printer 89 Specifications 91 Safety Precautions 94 Regulatory Information 96...
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... corner. Basic Printing Basic Printing Note This Quick Start Guide describes some of the features of your iP90 printer and how to use the online help within your printer driver interface. Then click the feature you want to know more information, view the iP90 User's Guide installed on... your desired topic. The POWER lamp flashes while the printer warms up and changes to the section "Handling Error Messages" on the Printer 1 Open the Paper ...
... corner. Basic Printing Basic Printing Note This Quick Start Guide describes some of the features of your iP90 printer and how to use the online help within your printer driver interface. Then click the feature you want to know more information, view the iP90 User's Guide installed on... your desired topic. The POWER lamp flashes while the printer warms up and changes to the section "Handling Error Messages" on the Printer 1 Open the Paper ...
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... not stack more than 10 sheets in the Paper Output Slot Cover. • Do not touch the printed surfaces until the ink dries. For the printer driver setting, refer to "Printing with Windows" on page 10, "Printing with embossed or treated surfaces, a double flap, pressure seals or sticker flaps. • Select either...
... not stack more than 10 sheets in the Paper Output Slot Cover. • Do not touch the printed surfaces until the ink dries. For the printer driver setting, refer to "Printing with Windows" on page 10, "Printing with embossed or treated surfaces, a double flap, pressure seals or sticker flaps. • Select either...
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For the printer driver setting, refer to "Printing with Windows" on page 10, "Printing with Macintosh" on 4" x 6" size papers. Despite the direction of the photograph, load the paper in ...
For the printer driver setting, refer to "Printing with Windows" on page 10, "Printing with Macintosh" on 4" x 6" size papers. Despite the direction of the photograph, load the paper in ...
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Set the Paper Thickness Lever (gray) to the right and select Plain Paper from the printer driver Media Type. • For a detailed description of sheets in the User's Guide. 9 Note • When using the PhotoRecord software provided with them separating ... refer to "Printing Media" in the Auto Sheet Feeder with the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM. Basic Printing Canon Speciality Media Media Name Paper Support Load Limit Paper Printer Driver Settings Thickness for Media Type Lever Position Super White Paper Letter: up to 3mm Right Plain Paper Photo Paper Pro Photo...
Set the Paper Thickness Lever (gray) to the right and select Plain Paper from the printer driver Media Type. • For a detailed description of sheets in the User's Guide. 9 Note • When using the PhotoRecord software provided with them separating ... refer to "Printing Media" in the Auto Sheet Feeder with the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM. Basic Printing Canon Speciality Media Media Name Paper Support Load Limit Paper Printer Driver Settings Thickness for Media Type Lever Position Super White Paper Letter: up to 3mm Right Plain Paper Photo Paper Pro Photo...
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...• To adjust Print Quality settings, select Custom and click Set on the Main tab. Some applications do not contain the function to "(Windows) Printer Driver Functions" in the User's Guide or Help. • Select Preview before printing by clicking the check box. You can control the quality in the... printer. (2) Click OK. 3 Specify the required settings. Basic Printing (1) Click Media Type to select the media loaded in the Set Print Quality dialog box. ...
...• To adjust Print Quality settings, select Custom and click Set on the Main tab. Some applications do not contain the function to "(Windows) Printer Driver Functions" in the User's Guide or Help. • Select Preview before printing by clicking the check box. You can control the quality in the... printer. (2) Click OK. 3 Specify the required settings. Basic Printing (1) Click Media Type to select the media loaded in the Set Print Quality dialog box. ...
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... consisting mainly of text. See "Canceling Printing" on page 30. • For details about other printer driver functions, refer to "(Macintosh) Printer Driver Functions" in the color and print quality suited to the characteristics of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of graphs and graphics (illustrations...
... consisting mainly of text. See "Canceling Printing" on page 30. • For details about other printer driver functions, refer to "(Macintosh) Printer Driver Functions" in the color and print quality suited to the characteristics of photographs and graphics featuring fine color gradation. Printing a composite document: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of graphs and graphics (illustrations...
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...check box is not selected, select it. • Before printing data or using a maintenance function of the printer driver, ensure that the name of the printer is displayed in the window. In order to use infrared communication, your computer manual. To activate the Infrared Port...the computer Note • When printing through infrared communication, the Microsoft infrared communication driver must have a computer, PDA or mobile phone with an Infrared Port for Infrared Communication with the printer. For the procedure, refer to activate (turn on the Control Panel. •...
...check box is not selected, select it. • Before printing data or using a maintenance function of the printer driver, ensure that the name of the printer is displayed in the window. In order to use infrared communication, your computer manual. To activate the Infrared Port...the computer Note • When printing through infrared communication, the Microsoft infrared communication driver must have a computer, PDA or mobile phone with an Infrared Port for Infrared Communication with the printer. For the procedure, refer to activate (turn on the Control Panel. •...
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... your computer with a USB cable and install the printer driver and Canon iP90 Setup Utility. 1 Set up the printer. (1) Ensure that it has been charged. 16 When using the optional battery, ensure that the Universal AC Adapter is not supported) • Alphanumeric code ..., Paper Size, and Layout When Printing From a PDA or Mobile Phone You can select the media type, page size, layout and borderless printing in the Canon iP90 Setup Utility when printing from the contacts list), Calendar, Tasks, and Image (JPEG images only) • Palm Computing Palm OS 3.5/4.1/5.0 Contacts, Date Book...
... your computer with a USB cable and install the printer driver and Canon iP90 Setup Utility. 1 Set up the printer. (1) Ensure that it has been charged. 16 When using the optional battery, ensure that the Universal AC Adapter is not supported) • Alphanumeric code ..., Paper Size, and Layout When Printing From a PDA or Mobile Phone You can select the media type, page size, layout and borderless printing in the Canon iP90 Setup Utility when printing from the contacts list), Calendar, Tasks, and Image (JPEG images only) • Palm Computing Palm OS 3.5/4.1/5.0 Contacts, Date Book...
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Accessing Printer Driver Advanced Printing The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be more steps involved in opening the Printer Properties dialog box. Note • This manual refers to your application. The Print dialog box can be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure that Canon iP90 is ...selected. These do not appear when the Printer Properties dialog box is opened from within an application, or directly from the Start Menu This method is ...
Accessing Printer Driver Advanced Printing The Printer Properties dialog box can usually be more steps involved in opening the Printer Properties dialog box. Note • This manual refers to your application. The Print dialog box can be opened by selecting Print from the File menu. 2 Ensure that Canon iP90 is ...selected. These do not appear when the Printer Properties dialog box is opened from within an application, or directly from the Start Menu This method is ...
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... want to know more detailed information, refer to enhance the colors and output of your photographs. To manually adjust Print Quality settings: 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. PIXMA iP90 automatically adjusts printer settings to improve print quality based on the media type (...covered in the User's Guide. Printer Driver Settings The printer driver has a variety of settings that affect the appearance and quality of Canon media and inks for printing photographs can also customize Print Quality settings if desired. See"Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your ...
... want to know more detailed information, refer to enhance the colors and output of your photographs. To manually adjust Print Quality settings: 1 Open the Printer Properties dialog box. PIXMA iP90 automatically adjusts printer settings to improve print quality based on the media type (...covered in the User's Guide. Printer Driver Settings The printer driver has a variety of settings that affect the appearance and quality of Canon media and inks for printing photographs can also customize Print Quality settings if desired. See"Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your ...
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... Help and refer to Profiles dialog box opens. (2) Enter a name of this function. 35 Advanced Printing Saving and Recalling Driver Settings When you change printer driver settings for a specific print job, such as printing black and white photos or printing documents with a special background, you... can retrieve or delete the print settings profile at any time. This registers your printer driver print settings. Note You can save and name these settings for registering the settings. (3) Select an icon. (4) Enter a description on...
... Help and refer to Profiles dialog box opens. (2) Enter a name of this function. 35 Advanced Printing Saving and Recalling Driver Settings When you change printer driver settings for a specific print job, such as printing black and white photos or printing documents with a special background, you... can retrieve or delete the print settings profile at any time. This registers your printer driver print settings. Note You can save and name these settings for registering the settings. (3) Select an icon. (4) Enter a description on...
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... to retrieve from the popup menu. Retrieving print settings: Select the name of your printer driver settings. This registers your printer driver settings. 4 Click OK. See "Printing with Macintosh" on page 12. 2 Select all of the necessary settings. 3 Register new printer driver settings. (1) Select Save As from the Presets in the Print dialog box. Note You...
... to retrieve from the popup menu. Retrieving print settings: Select the name of your printer driver settings. This registers your printer driver settings. 4 Click OK. See "Printing with Macintosh" on page 12. 2 Select all of the necessary settings. 3 Register new printer driver settings. (1) Select Save As from the Presets in the Print dialog box. Note You...
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... Check Items button. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 45. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the printer. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. If you are using an OS other than Mac OS X v.10.3, double... cannot be used with Bluetooth communication. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. Confirmation message for printing the nozzle check pattern is displayed. (4) When the confirmation message...
... Check Items button. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on page 45. 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the printer. 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. If you are using an OS other than Mac OS X v.10.3, double... cannot be used with Bluetooth communication. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. Confirmation message for printing the nozzle check pattern is displayed. (4) When the confirmation message...
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... printed nozzle check pattern to check the Print Head condition. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on . 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. Do not perform any operation until printing of the nozzle check pattern is displayed, click OK. If you performed Print...used with Bluetooth communication. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. Note The BJ Printer Utility cannot be printed. Printing Maintenance (1) Click Print Check Pattern in the...
... printed nozzle check pattern to check the Print Head condition. See "Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern" on . 2 Open the BJ Printer Utility dialog box. Do not perform any operation until printing of the nozzle check pattern is displayed, click OK. If you performed Print...used with Bluetooth communication. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. Note The BJ Printer Utility cannot be printed. Printing Maintenance (1) Click Print Check Pattern in the...
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... the Canon Customer Care Center. 1 Ensure that the printer is turned on page 42. (2) If the problem persists, perform step 3 again. (3) If the problem persists, the printer may be used with Bluetooth communication. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was ...installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. Note The BJ Printer Utility cannot be damaged. Printing Maintenance 4 Check the Print Head condition...
... the Canon Customer Care Center. 1 Ensure that the printer is turned on page 42. (2) If the problem persists, perform step 3 again. (3) If the problem persists, the printer may be used with Bluetooth communication. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was ...installed, the Applications folder, and then the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. Note The BJ Printer Utility cannot be damaged. Printing Maintenance 4 Check the Print Head condition...
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... Bluetooth communication. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. Printing Maintenance 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the printer. If you are using an OS other than Mac OS X v.10...
... Bluetooth communication. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Applications folder, and the Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. Printing Maintenance 1 With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the printer. If you are using an OS other than Mac OS X v.10...
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...infrared communication is reset. If this happens, be reset. When both Black and Color. The low ink warning is only displayed properly if the ink counter is replaced, the ink counter must be sure to open the printer driver's Properties dialog box and manually reset the ink tank counter in the... Printer Properties dialog box" on page 65 2 Select the replaced ink tank, and click OK. Printing Maintenance ...
...infrared communication is reset. If this happens, be reset. When both Black and Color. The low ink warning is only displayed properly if the ink counter is replaced, the ink counter must be sure to open the printer driver's Properties dialog box and manually reset the ink tank counter in the... Printer Properties dialog box" on page 65 2 Select the replaced ink tank, and click OK. Printing Maintenance ...
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... the Maintenance tab. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Product list and click Maintenance. 65 Note The BJ Printer Utility cannot be used with Bluetooth communication. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Application folder, and the... Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. If you are using an OS other than Mac OS X v.10.3, double-click the ...
... the Maintenance tab. See "Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Product list and click Maintenance. 65 Note The BJ Printer Utility cannot be used with Bluetooth communication. (1) Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the Application folder, and the... Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Printer Setup Utility icon. If you are using an OS other than Mac OS X v.10.3, double-click the ...