Canon S900 Manuel utilisateur

S900

Photo Printer

Quick Start Guide

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Quick Start Guide

Canon U.S.A., Inc.

One Canon Plaza, Lake Success, NY 11042, U.S.A.

Digital Home and Personal Systems Division

2995 Redhill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, U.S.A.

Canon Inc.

30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ohta-ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan

Canon Australia Pty. Ltd.

1 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde, Sydney, N.S.W. 2113, Australia

Canon Canada, Inc.

6390 Dixie Road, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 1P7, Canada

Canon Deutschland GmbH

Postfach 528, 47705 Krefeld, Germany

Canon Europa N.V.

P.O. Box 2262, 1180 EG Amstelveen, The Netherlands

Canon France S.A.

17 quai du Président Paul Doumer, 92414 Courbevoie Cedex, France

Canon Hong Kong Co., Ltd.

9/F, The Hong Kong Club Building, 3A Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong

Canon Latin America, Inc.

703 Waterford Way, Suite 400, Miami, FL 33126, U.S.A.

Canon Mexicana S. de R.L. de C.V.

Periferico Sur No. 4124 Col. Ex-Rancho de Anzaldo, C.P. 01900, Mexico, D.F.

Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd.

79 Anson Road, #09-01/06, Singapore 079906

Canon (U.K.) Ltd.

Woodhatch, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8BF, United Kingdom Printed in Japan

40-42109-1001

QA7-1860

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Getting Help from Canon

Help Us Help You Better

Before you contact Canon, please record the following information.

Serial Number (located on the inside of the printer): ______________________________

Model Number (located on the front of the printer):________________________________

Printer Driver CD-ROM number (located on the CD-ROM): __________________________

Purchase Date:______________________________________________________________

Customer Technical Support*

Internet

For electronic technical support, the latest driver downloads and answers to frequently

asked questions (www.canontechsupport.com).

Automated Tech Support

24-hour, 7-day-a-week automated support for troubleshooting issues on most current

products (1-800-423-2366).

Live Tech Support

To speak with a technician regarding your product, please see the “Troubleshooting”

section in this Quick Start Guide for details.

Facsimile

24-hour, Fax-On-Demand System for product specifications and technical information

(1-800-526-4345).

Extended Warranty

For information about extending your Canon service and support up to an additional two

years, call 1-800-385-2155, or visit our Web site at www.canonesp.com (within 90 days

from the date you purchased your Canon peripheral).

* Support program specifics are subject to change without notice.

Cover print sample photographed by Michel Tcherevkoff.

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Ordering Information

For additional supplies, use the following descriptions and order numbers.

Description Order #

Ink Tanks

BCI-6Bk Black 4705A003

BCI-6PC Photo Cyan 4709A003

BCI-6PM Photo Magenta 4710A003

BCI-6C Cyan 4706A003

BCI-6M Magenta 4707A003

BCI-6Y Yellow 4708A003

Canon Specialty Papers

Banner Paper (continuous/50 sheets) 1049A003

Brilliant White Paper (8.5" x 11"/250 sheets) CST-6217-000

Brilliant White Paper (8.5" x 11"/500 sheets) CST-6160-000

Glossy Photo Cards (4" x 6"/20 sheets) 1032A002

Glossy Photo Paper (8.5" x 11"/20 sheets) 1026A009

High Gloss Photo Film (8.5" x 11"/10 sheets) 1041A005

High Resolution Paper (8.5" x 11"/100 sheets) 1033A011

Magnet Sheets (8.5" x 11"/3 sheets) CST-6322-000

Photo Paper Pro (4" x 6"/20 sheets) 5699A005

Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing (4" x 6"/20 sheets) 1029A014

Photo Paper Pro (8.5" x 11"/15 sheets) 1029A004

Transparencies (8.5" x 11"/50 sheets) 1043A004

T-shirt Transfers (8.5" x 11"/10 sheets) CST-6178-000

T-shirt Transfers (8.5" x 11"/250 sheets) CST-6044-000

To purchase genuine Canon Inks and Specialty Paper, call 1-800-OK-CANON to locate a

dealer near you, or visit the Canon eStore at http://estore.usa.canon.com.

respective owners. As an Energy Star® partner, Canon U.S.A., Inc., has determined that this product meets the Energy Star® guide-

lines for energy efficiency.

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Canon S900 Photo Printer Quick Start Guide.

this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior written

consent of Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Disclaimer

Canon U.S.A., Inc. has reviewed this manual thoroughly in order that it will be an easy-to-use guide

to your Canon S900 Photo Printer. All statements, technical information and recommendations in

this manual and in any guides or related documents are believed reliable, but the accuracy and

completeness thereof are not guaranteed or warranted, and they are not intended to be, nor should

they be understood to be, representation or warranties concerning the products described.

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

As an ENERGY STAR partner, Canon U.S.A., Inc., has determined that this product meets

the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

All information regarding non-Canon products was compiled from publicly available information. No

representation is made regarding the accuracy thereof.

Trademarks

Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc. PhotoRecord is a trademark of Canon Information

System Research Australia. Macintosh, Mac and the Mac logo are registered trademarks of Apple

Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and brand names are

trademarks of their respective owners.

Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Digital Home and Personal Systems Division

2995 Red Hill Avenue

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Printed in Japan

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Contents

Chapter 1: Basic Printing

Turning Your Photo Printer On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

What Is a Printer Driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Selecting the S900 Photo Printer for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Caring for Your Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Recommended Paper Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Loading Plain Paper and Other Canon Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Canceling a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Chapter 2: Advanced Print Features

Improving Printed Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Adjusting Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Adjusting Color Balance, Intensity and Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Changing the Page Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Saving and Recalling Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 3: Printing Maintenance

Monitoring Ink Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Replacing Ink Tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Aligning the Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Cleaning the Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Chapter 4: Using Your Photo Applications

Installing the Photo Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the Photo Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

Tips for Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Customer Care Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Appendix

Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Uninstalling the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Registering Your Canon S900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Limited Warranty—U.S. Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Contents

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Chapter 1: Basic Printing

Congratulations on purchasing your new Canon®S900 Photo Printer!

With your S900 photo printer, you can print professional-looking photos and

graphics in black and white or vivid color. Using Canon specialty media, such

as Canon Glossy Photo Paper or Canon Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing

4" x 6", your photos and documents will make a lasting impression!

Canon offers a full range of specialty media that can be used with your S900

photo printer, as listed in “Specialty Media” on page 4.

With your S900 photo printer, you can print banners or borderless photographs.

You can also use special features in the printer driver to enhance quality and

appearance when printing photographs.

Your S900 Setup Software and User’s Guide CD-ROM also includes PhotoRecord™

and other fun and useful photo application utilities for organizing, viewing and

manipulating digital photos and graphic images.

This quick start guide describes basic features of your S900 photo

printer to get you up and running. For detailed information, you can

view the S900 User’s Guide on the S900 Setup Software & User’s

Guide CD-ROM. While in the printer driver interface, you can also

access online help by pressing F1 in Windows® or turning on

Balloon help in Mac®OS.

Windows driver features and screen shots described in this guide

reflect Windows 98 and may be different for Windows 2000 and

Windows XP.

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Basic Printing

Turning Your Photo Printer On and Off

To turn your photo printer on or off, press the

POWER button.

The POWER lamp will flash green when warming

up or when a print job is being sent to the

printer. It will glow a steady (non-flashing) green

when the printer is ready for use or when the

print job is complete.

If the POWER lamp flashes orange, see

“Handling Error Messages” on page 43.

What Is a Printer Driver?

Most computers require special software to link the software applications you use

to create documents or images with your printer. This software, called a printer

driver, converts information from the application into a format that the printer can

understand. The Canon S900 photo printer driver also provides other features,

such as monitoring the printer’s paper supply and ink levels.

Selecting the S900 Photo Printer for Use

If the S900 is the only printer connected to your computer, it will automatically be

set as the default (main) printer. However, if your computer has access to multiple

printers, you can set the S900 as the default printer.

To set the S900 as the default printer in Windows:

1. Click Start, then Settings, then Printers.

For Windows XP, click Start, then Control Panel, then Printers

and Other Hardware, then Printers and Faxes.

2. Right-click the Canon S900 printer icon, then click Set as Default. The Canon

S900 printer icon will display a check mark indicating it as the default printer.

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Basic Printing

To select the S900 from within a Windows application:

Even if another printer is set as the default printer, you can still select the Canon

S900 for a specific print job from within most Windows applications.

Menus vary between applications. Consult your application’s user

documentation if the Print option is not listed.

1. From an application File menu, click Print.

2. Select Canon S900 from the Name drop-down list, then click OK.

To select the S900 in Mac®OS:

1. Click the Apple icon, then Chooser.

2. Click the S900 printer icon. The S900 will remain the default printer until

another is selected.

Caring for Your Photographs

The Canon S900 photo printer will generate spectacular results for printing

photographs, especially when used with Canon specialty media. All images are

susceptible to fading over time, but proper care of prints made from your S900

photo printer will ensure that print quality lasts long into the future.

Many environmental factors can impact how long a printout will last before

noticeable fading occurs. Exposure to sunlight or other light sources, humidity,

temperature, exposure to cigarette smoke and ozone are just some of the factors

that can impact image permanence. While many of these variables cannot be

controlled, there are basic measures that you can take to prolong image quality:

•Use Canon Photo Paper Pro and genuine Canon inks. Canon Photo Paper Pro

is available in both letter size (8½" x 11") and photo size (4" x 6"). Canon

Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing is available in photo size (4" x 6").

These papers are specifically designed to work with genuine Canon inks.

•Mount images under glass to reduce exposure to ozone, cigarette smoke and

other environmental factors that can degrade images.

•Keep printed images out of direct sunlight or other intense light sources.

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