Canon i950 Series, 7822A001 - i 950 Color Inkjet Printer Quick Start Manual
Color Bubble Jet Printer
Color Bubble Jet PrinterColor Bubble Jet Printer
Color Bubble Jet Printer
Quick Start Guide
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Quick Start Guide
Canon i950 Color Bubble Jet Printer Quick Start Guide.
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Contents
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Contents
ContentsContents
Contents
Contents 1
Basic Printing
Basic PrintingBasic Printing
Basic Printing
Turning on the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using Special Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Printing with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Printing with Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Advanced Printing
Advanced PrintingAdvanced Printing
Advanced Printing
Applications Included in the CD-ROM Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Printing Borderless Photographs with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Printing Borderless Photographs with Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Accessing Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using Printer Driver Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Printing Maintenance
Printing MaintenancePrinting Maintenance
Printing Maintenance
Replacing an Ink Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Print Head Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Print Head Deep Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Troubleshooting
TroubleshootingTroubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Cannot Install the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Troubleshooting Printer Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Paper Does Not Feed Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Handling Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
An Error Message Appears on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Appendix
AppendixAppendix
Appendix
User’s Guide Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Canon Printer and Scanner Limited Warranty --- (USA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Index
Index Index
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Contents
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Basic Printing
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Basic Printing
Basic PrintingBasic Printing
Basic Printing
Turning on the Printer
1 Press the POWER button.
The POWER lamp flashes while the printer is warming up, and changes to steady
(non-flashing) green when the printer is ready.
Note
This
Quick Start Guide
describes some of the features of your i950
printer and how to use them. For more information, view the
i950 User's
Guide
on the
Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM
, or use the online
help within your printer driver interface:
While in the printer's Properties window press the F1
F1F1
F1 key, or click ???? in
the upper right corner. Then click the feature you want to know more
about, or click the Help
HelpHelp
Help button when displayed.
Turn Balloon Help
HelpHelp
Help on by selecting Help
Help Help
Help, then Show Balloon
Show BalloonShow Balloon
Show Balloon Help.
Note
If the POWER lamp changes to orange and begins flashing, refer to the
section "Handling Error Messages
Handling Error MessagesHandling Error Messages
Handling Error Messages" """ on page 55.
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Loading Paper
Print Media to Avoid
Do not use the following types of paper. Using such paper will not only produce
unsatisfactory results, but can also cause the printer to jam or malfunction.
• Folded, curled or wrinkled paper
• Damp paper
• Excessively thin paper (less than 64 gsm or 17 lb)
• Excessively thick paper* (more than 105 gsm or 28 lb)
*non-Canon branded paper
• Picture postcards
• Postcards affixed with photos or stickers
• Envelopes with double flaps
• Sealed envelopes
• Envelopes with an embossed or treated surface
• Any type of paper with holes (such as loose-leaf)
Loading the Print Media
This section describes how to load plain paper into your printer.
• For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for use with its
various printers, refer to the section "Using Special Media
Using Special MediaUsing Special Media
Using Special Media" """ on page 6.
• Consult the
User’s Guide
for detailed instructions on how to load envelopes and
specialty media into the printer.
1 Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it.
Important When paper is curled, hold the opposing curled corners and gently bend
them in the opposite direction until the paper becomes completely flat.
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2 Prepare to load paper.
(3) Open the front cover and move the paper thickness lever to the correct position
for the media in use.
Move the lever to the left position for plain paper.
Move the lever to the right position for envelopes, Banner Paper and T-Shirt
Transfers.
(1) Open and pull out the
paper rest.
(2)
Open the cover and pull out
the paper output tray.
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3 Load the paper.
When Printing is Finished
Using Special Media
Canon recommends that you use genuine Canon media to ensure optimal print quality.
Note
z Do not stack more than 50 sheets in the paper output tray.
z Do not touch the printed surfaces until the ink dries. For specific
drying times, refer to the instructions packaged with your media.
Photo Quality Media
• Photo Paper Pro
• Photo Paper Plus Glossy
• Matte Photo Paper
• Glossy Photo Paper
• Glossy Photo Cards
• High Gloss Photo Film
• High Resolution Paper
Media Suited for Business
Documents
• High Resolution Paper
•Transparencies
(1) Insert the paper into the sheet
feeder with the print side facing up.
(2) Align the paper stack against the
right side of the sheet feeder.
(3) Press the paper guide and slide it against
the left side of the stack of paper.
Limit Mark
Limit Mark Limit Mark
Limit Mark
Do not load paper
beyond this Load Limit
Mark.
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Canon Special Media
Media Type Paper Rest Load
Limit
Paper Thickness
Lever Position
Printer driver setting
Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type
Media Type
Brilliant White Paper Up to 150 sheets Left Plain Paper
Banner Paper 1 sheet(can print up
to 6 connected
sheets)
Right
Photo Paper Pro Letter:up to 10
sheets
4” x 6”: up to 20
sheets
Left Photo Paper Pro*1*2
Photo Paper Plus
Glossy
Letter:1 sheet
4” x 6”:up to 20
sheets
Left Photo Paper Plus
Glossy
Matte Photo Paper Up to 10 sheets Left Matte Photo Paper
Glossy Photo Paper Up to 10 sheets Left Glossy Photo Paper
High Resolution
Paper
Up to 80 sheets Left High Resolution
Paper
High Gloss Photo
Film
1 sheet Left High Gloss Photo
Film
Glossy Photo Cards Up to 20 sheets Left Glossy Photo Paper
*1
T-Shirt Transfers 1 sheet Right T-Shirt Transfer
Transparencies Up to 30 sheets Left Transparency
Note
z For a detailed description of print media types, refer to the
User’s Guide
.
z *1:You may load up to 10 Letter/A4 size sheets, but put them in place one at
a time to keep them from sticking to each other.
z *2: Print settings are much easier to select if you use the applications
included on the
Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM
when printing with
Photo Paper Pro (4” x 6”) and Glossy Photo Cards.
For instructions on how to print from software applications, refer to the onscreen
Photo Application Guide
.
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Caring for Your Photographs
The Canon i950 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 i950 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
image 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. Try Canon Photo Paper Pro or
Canon Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing (4"×6"). Both 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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Printing with Windows
1 Create a document, or open a file to print.
2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
(1) Select Print
PrintPrint
Print from the application software's File
FileFile
File menu.
The Print
PrintPrint
Print dialog box is displayed.
Note
z The menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary, depending on the
software application you are using.
z The steps described in this section are for printing in Windows XP.
Note
In Windows 2000, click the Main
MainMain
Main tab in the Print
PrintPrint
Print dialog box.
(2) Ensure that Canon
Canon Canon
Canon
i950
i950i950
i950 is selected.
(3)
Click Preferences
PreferencesPreferences
Preferences
(or Properties
PropertiesProperties
Properties).
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3 Specify the required settings.
4 Print the document
Note
z From the Page Setup tab select the correct document size to be
printed.
z To adjust Print Quality settings, select Custom
CustomCustom
Custom and click Set
SetSet
Set on the
Main
MainMain
Main tab. You can control the print quality in the Set Print Quality
Set Print QualitySet Print Quality
Set Print Quality
dialog box.
z For details about other printer driver functions, refer to the
User’s
Guide
or Help.
z Select Preview before printing
Preview before printingPreview before printing
Preview before printing by clicking the check box. This
displays a preview screen that allows you to confirm the selected
printing effects and how your document will look when printed.
Some applications do not contain the function to display the preview
screen.
Note
You can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the RESUME/
RESUME/RESUME/
RESUME/
CANCEL
CANCELCANCEL
CANCEL button on the printer.
(1) Click Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type
Media Type to select
the type of media loaded in
the printer.
(2) Click OK
OKOK
OK.
(1) Click Print
PrintPrint
Print or OK
OKOK
OK.
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Printing with Macintosh
1 Create a document, or open a file to print.
2 Select the Paper Size.
(1) Select Page Setup
Page SetupPage Setup
Page Setup from the application software's File
FileFile
File menu.
(3) Click OK
OKOK
OK.
3 Specify the required settings.
(1) Select Print
PrintPrint
Print from the application software's File
FileFile
File menu.
(4) Click Print
PrintPrint
Print.
Note
z The menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary, depending on the
software application you are using.
z The steps described in this section are for printing in Mac OS 9.
(2) Select the desired paper
size from the Paper Size
Paper SizePaper Size
Paper Size
pull-down menu.
(2) Select the Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type
Media Type from
the pull-down menu.
(3) Select a type of document
from the Print Mode
Print ModePrint Mode
Print Mode pull-
down menu.
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Note
z When you select a type of document from the Print Mode
Print ModePrint Mode
Print Mode pull-down
menu, the document is printed in color and print quality suited to the
characteristics of the Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type
Media Type you have selected.
Tex t
Tex tTex t
Text: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of
text.
Graphic
GraphicGraphic
Graphic: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of
graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong color
definition.
Photo
PhotoPhoto
Photo: Select when printing documents consisting mainly of
photographs and graphics featuring fine color
gradation.
Manual
ManualManual
Manual: If you select Manual
ManualManual
Manual, the Details
DetailsDetails
Details button becomes
selectable. Click the Details
DetailsDetails
Details button to display the
Detailed Setting dialog box where you can fine-tune the
Print Quality and the Halftoning settings.
Refer to the
User’s Guide
.
z For details about other printer driver functions, refer to the
User’s
Guide
or Help.
z You can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the
RESUME/CANCEL
RESUME/CANCELRESUME/CANCEL
RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer.
Advanced Printing
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Advanced Printing
Advanced PrintingAdvanced Printing
Advanced Printing
Applications Included in the CD-ROM Package
The
Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM
includes photo applications designed to edit
the photographs taken by digital camera and print them as photo-lab quality prints. Please
use the application(s) suitable for your print purposes.
Easy-PhotoPrint (Windows)
You can make Borderless Printing easily and quickly, just by selecting a photograph
taken with a digital camera and the paper type on which to print. You can also use
simple editing features, such as trimming and image rotation.
Easy-PhotoPrint is Exif Print (Exif 2.2) compatible.
ImageBrowser (Macintosh)
You can import photographs taken with a digital camera into a computer, edit and
caption them.
You can also make Borderless Printing or an Index Print without difficulty.
It is Exif Print (Exif 2.2) compatible.
ZoomBrowser EX/PhotoRecord (Windows)
You can import photographs taken with a digital camera into a computer, edit, add a
caption, and print them in an album format.
PhotoRecord is Exif Print (Exif 2.2) compatible.
PhotoStitch (Windows/Macintosh)
You can select multiple photographs and merge them to create a panoramic photo.
Easy-WebPrint (Windows)
You can easily print pages displayed on the Internet Explorer or pages from the User's
Guide (HTML manual of this printer) in full size. Easy-WebPrint automatically adjusts
the layout when printing a screen. This feature enables you to print a screen without its
right end being cut off.
This application is a plug-in for Internet Explorer, and its toolbar is automatically added
to Internet Explorer after installation.
Note
z To install applications, refer to
Easy Setup Instructions
.
z For details about photo applications, refer to the
Photo Application Guide
included on the
Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM
.
Advanced Printing
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Printing Borderless Photographs with Windows
This chapter describes the procedure for using the Borderless Printing mode when printing
from photo applications. These applications are included in your
Setup Software and User's
Guide CD-ROM
.
Follow the steps below to create color prints of digital camera photographs with EasyPhotoPrint using the Borderless Printing function. Easy-PhotoPrint supports Exif Print (Exif
2.2).
• Exif Print (Exif 2.2) is a new worldwide standard. Under Exif 2.2, the digital camera
can record data tags for specific camera settings and functions such as whether the
flash was on or off, if the camera was in the portrait or night scene mode, etc.
BJ Printers support Exif Print and use Easy-PhotoPrint to read the camera data
precisely, producing optimal prints.
This enables you to create prints that reproduce your vision more accurately than
ever before.
• Easy-PhotoPrint can handle only JPEG files (filename extension: .jpg and .jpeg).
1 Start Easy-PhotoPrint.
(1) Insert the memory card into a computer.
This section describes the steps used for printing the photographs stored on
the memory card. Consult your memory card documentation for instructions on
how to insert the memory card into your computer.
(2) Click Start
StartStart
Start, select All Programs
All ProgramsAll Programs
All Programs (or Programs
ProgramsPrograms
Programs), Canon Utilities
Canon UtilitiesCanon Utilities
Canon Utilities, Easy-PhotoPrint
Easy-PhotoPrintEasy-PhotoPrint
Easy-PhotoPrint,
and then Easy-PhotoPrint
Easy-PhotoPrintEasy-PhotoPrint
Easy-PhotoPrint.
The 1.Image Selection
1.Image Selection1.Image Selection
1.Image Selection sheet is displayed.
Note
Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
Media Types Suitable for Borderless PrintingMedia Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
Media Types compatible with Borderless Printing include Photo Paper
Plus Glossy (LTR, 4" x 6"), Photo Paper Pro (LTR, 4" x 6"), Matte Photo
Paper (LTR), and Glossy Photo Paper (LTR).
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2 Select photographs.
(1) Select the memory card folder, then the folder containing the digital
photographs.
All photographs in the selected folder are displayed.
(2) Click the [+]
[+][+]
[+] button on the thumbnail of the photograph you want to print and
specify the number of copies.
Thumbnail
Increases the number of copies.
Displays the specified number of copies.
Decreases the number of copies.
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3 Select the paper.
4 Select the layout.
(3) Load the media type specified in the 2.Paper Selection
2.Paper Selection2.Paper Selection
2.Paper Selection tab.
(4) Click Print
PrintPrint
Print.
(1) Click the 2.Paper
2.Paper 2.Paper
2.Paper
Selection
SelectionSelection
Selection tab.
(2) Select the size of the
paper you use from
Paper Size
Paper SizePaper Size
Paper Size.
(3) Select the type of the
paper you use from
Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type
Media Type.
(1) Click the 3. Layout/
3. Layout/3. Layout/
3. Layout/
Print
PrintPrint
Print tab.
(2) Select Borderless (full)
Borderless (full)Borderless (full)
Borderless (full).
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Printing Borderless Photographs with Macintosh
This chapter describes the procedure for using the Borderless Printing mode when printing
from photo applications. These applications are included in your
Setup Software and User's
Guide CD-ROM
.
Follow the steps below to create color prints of digital camera photographs with
ImageBrowser using Borderless Printing.
Exif Print (Exif 2.2) is a new worldwide standard. Under Exif 2.2, the digital camera can
record data tags for specific camera settings and functions such as whether the flash was on
or off, if the camera was in the portrait or night scene mode, etc.
BJ Printers support Exif Print and use ImageBrowser to read the camera data precisely,
producing optimal prints.
This enables you to create prints that reproduce your vision more accurately than ever
before.
1 Start ImageBrowser.
(1) Insert the memory card into a computer.
This section describes the steps used for printing the photographs stored on
the memory card. Consult your memory card documentation for instructions on
how to insert the memory card into your computer.
(2) Double-click the Canon ImageBrowser
Canon ImageBrowser Canon ImageBrowser
Canon ImageBrowser (alias) icon on the desktop.
If the Canon ImageBrowser icon is not displayed on the desktop, open the
Canon ImageBrowser folder, and double-click the ImageBrowser
ImageBrowserImageBrowser
ImageBrowser icon in the
folder.
Note
Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
Media Types Suitable for Borderless PrintingMedia Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
Media Types compatible with Borderless Printing include Photo Paper
Plus Glossy (LTR, 4" x 6"), Photo Paper Pro (LTR, 4" x 6"), Matte Photo
Paper (LTR), and Glossy Photo Paper (LTR).
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2 Select photographs.
(1) Select the memory card folder, then the folder containing the digital
photographs you want to print.
All photographs in the selected folder are displayed.
The Layout Options
Layout OptionsLayout Options
Layout Options dialog box appears and the layout selection wizard starts.
3 Enter layout options.
(2) Click the photograph
you want to print.
(3) Click PRINT
PRINTPRINT
PRINT and select
Layout printing
Layout printingLayout printing
Layout printing from
the pull-down menu.
(1) Select Tiled photo printing
Tiled photo printingTiled photo printing
Tiled photo printing.
(2) Click Next
NextNext
Next.
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4 Select Borderless Printing.
(3) Click OK
OKOK
OK.
A message box pops up. Read the message and click OK
OKOK
OK.
This returns you to the Layout Options
Layout OptionsLayout Options
Layout Options dialog box.
(3) Click Page setup…
Page setup…Page setup…
Page setup….
(1) Select Borderless Printing
Borderless PrintingBorderless Printing
Borderless Printing.
(2) Select a paper size from the
Paper Size
Paper SizePaper Size
Paper Size pull-down menu.
The menu only displays paper
sizes compatible with
Borderless Printing.
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