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  • Page 1 S9000 Photo Printer Quick Start Guide...

  • Page 2: Quick Start Guide

    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.

  • Page 3: Getting Help From Canon

    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 , or visit our Web site at 1-800-385-2155 from the date you purchased your Canon peripheral).

  • Page 4: Ordering Information

    Canon eStore at ©2001 Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon and BCI are trademarks of Canon Inc. All other product and brand names are trademarks of their 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.
  • Page 5 © 2001 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 S9000 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.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    What Is a Printer Driver? ........2...
  • Page 7 Contents...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1: Basic Printing

    Canon Glossy Photo Paper or Canon Photo Paper Pro, and the printer’s ability to handle larger media, such as Canon A3+ (13" x 19") paper or Canon ledger (11" x 17") paper, your photos and documents will make a lasting...

  • Page 9: Turning Your Photo Printer On And Off

    For Windows XP, click Start, then Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware, then Printers and Faxes. Right-click the Canon S9000 printer icon, then click Set as Default. The Canon S9000 printer icon will display a check mark indicating it as the default...

  • Page 10: Caring For Your Photographs

    To select the S9000 from within a Windows application: Even if another printer is set as the default printer, you can still select the Canon S9000 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.

  • Page 11: Recommended Paper Use

    Resolution Paper, or plain paper (17 to 28 lb.). Use standard #10 envelopes with your S9000 photo printer. Specialty Media For optimum results, Canon recommends that you use genuine Canon media with your S9000 photo printer. Follow the instructions that come with any specialty media on loading, storing, handling and printing.

  • Page 12: Loading Plain Paper And Other Canon Media

    Media to Avoid Do not use the following types of media with your S9000 photo printer, as they could produce poor quality print images, or jam or damage the printer: • Paper that is folded, excessively curled, wrinkled or wrapped •...

  • Page 13: Basic Printing

    Basic Printing The S9000 photo printer can print on paper ranging from standard copier paper (usually 17–28 lb.) to Canon specialty media paper and envelopes. The paper thickness lever is located inside the front cover, on the printhead holder. It controls the paper feed for the type and weight of the media on which you are printing.

  • Page 14: Canceling A Print Job

    For Windows XP, click Start, then Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware, then Printers and Faxes. Double-click Canon S9000, click the print job, then press the Delete key. The print job will be canceled and the paper ejected. Basic Printing...
  • Page 15 Basic Printing To cancel a print job in Mac OS: On your keyboard, press the Apple the same time. The print job will be canceled and the paper ejected. To cancel a print job in Mac OS using the BJ Print Monitor: While a job is printing, go to the BJ Print Monitor window (click the Application menu in the upper right corner of the...

  • Page 16: Chapter 2:Advanced Print Features

    See the inside back cover for a list of Canon media and inks for this printer. Printer Driver The printer driver has a variety of settings that can be used to...

  • Page 17: Adjusting Print Quality

    Features that affect the appearance and quality of your printed photos and documents can be controlled with the printer driver. The S9000 photo printer automatically adjusts printer settings to improve print quality based on the media type (plain paper, Glossy Photo Paper, and so on). You can also customize the print quality settings if desired.
  • Page 18 From an application File menu, click Print. With Canon S9000 as the selected printer, click Properties. The S9000 Properties window will open to the Main tab. Click the Print Advisor button, and the wizard dialog box will appear.
  • Page 19 To use the Vivid Photo Option in Mac OS: Vivid photo intensifies background colors for fields, trees, oceans and skies, while maintaining natural skin tones in the images. Make sure the S9000 is the selected printer (click the Apple icon, click Chooser, then S9000).
  • Page 20 Use this feature to compensate for unsatisfactory color balance and over- or under-exposure before printing. From an application File menu, click Print. With Canon S9000 as the selected printer, click Properties. Click the Effects tab. Select the Photo Optimizer PRO check box.

  • Page 21: Adjusting Color Balance, Intensity And Brightness

    (saturation) and brightness. To manually adjust color settings in Windows: From an application File menu, click Print. With Canon S9000 as the selected printer, click Properties. On the Main tab, under Color Adjustment, click Manual. The Set button will become active.
  • Page 22 To manually adjust color settings in Mac OS: Make sure that the S9000 is the selected printer. (Click the Apple icon, then Chooser, then click S9000.) From an application File menu, click Print.

  • Page 23: Changing The Page Setup

    You can change how the image is printed without affecting the original image file. To change page setup in Windows: From an application File menu, click Print. With Canon S9000 as the selected printer, click Properties. Click the Page Setup tab. From this tab, you can change the following options:...
  • Page 24 Banner Printing Print banners on special banner paper. Borderless Printing Prints the image to the edge of the media without a white border. Borderless printing should be done on Canon Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing (4" x 6") or Canon Photo Paper Pro (letter size).

  • Page 25: Saving And Recalling Driver Settings

    When done, click OK. 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 save and name these settings for future use on similar print jobs.
  • Page 26 Type a description of your settings, then click OK. To retrieve a saved setting profile in Windows: From an application File menu, click Print. With Canon S9000 as the selected printer, click Properties. Click the Profiles tab. Highlight the saved setting profile you want to use.
  • Page 27 Advanced Print Features To retrieve driver settings in Mac OS: From an application File menu, click Print. Click Apply, then select the name of your saved settings. Click Defaults, then OK. Click Import, then click Close.

  • Page 28: Chapter 3: Printing Maintenance

    To check ink levels in Windows: With the printer on, click Start, then Settings, then Printers. Right-click the Canon S9000 icon, then click Properties. Click the Maintenance tab, then click Start Status Monitor. The ink panel displays the ink levels for each tank.

  • Page 29: Replacing Ink Tanks

    Replacing Ink Tanks To replace an empty ink tank: With the printer on, open the front cover. The printhead holder will automatically move to the center. Press the tab on the front of the empty ink tank, then remove and discard the empty tank.

  • Page 30: Aligning The Printhead

    Aligning the Printhead Part of the setup procedure for a new S9000 photo printer includes aligning the printhead. Occasionally, you may need to realign it, as determined by the results of a nozzle check pattern (see “Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 24.) To align the printhead in Windows: Make sure the printer is on and paper is loaded.

  • Page 31: Printing A Nozzle Check Pattern

    Printing Maintenance To align the printhead in Mac OS: Make sure the printer is on and paper is loaded. From an application File menu, click Page Setup. Click Utilities. Click the down-arrow to select Test Print. Click Print Head Alignment.

  • Page 32: Printing Maintenance

    To print a nozzle check pattern in Mac OS: Make sure the printer is on and paper is loaded. From an application File menu, click Page Setup. Click Utilities. The Canon S9000 Printer Utility window will appear. Select Test Print from the drop-down menu.

  • Page 33: Cleaning The Printhead

    Avoid unnecessary cleaning. To clean the printhead in Windows: With the printer on, click Start, then Settings, then Printers. For Windows XP, click Start, then Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware, then Printers and Faxes. The Maintenance tab may vary for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
  • Page 34 Click Utilities. The Canon S9000 Printer Utility dialog box will appear. Click the Cleaning button. Click OK. The printer will clean the printhead. When done, click Close. After the cleaning, print a nozzle check pattern to check the results. See “Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern” on page 24.
  • Page 35 Printing Maintenance...

  • Page 36: Chapter 4: Using Your Photo Applications

    Chapter 4: Using Your Photo Applications Several photo applications come with your Canon S9000 that make it easy to organize, view, manipulate and print color photographs. • A browser (ZoomBrowser EX for Windows and ImageBrowser for Mac OS) provides easy viewing of photos and other images stored on your computer.

  • Page 37: Using The Photo Applications

    Using Your Photo Applications From the installation main menu, click Application. The photo application software options panel will appear. Make sure all the installation options are selected, then click Install. Follow the on-screen instructions. When the Terminate Installation dialog box appears, click OK. Restart your computer.
  • Page 38 Make sure the images you want to view are on your hard drive or other accessible media. Double-click the Canon ZoomBrowser EX icon Start, then Programs, then Canon Utilities, then ZoomBrowser EX, then ZoomBrowser. From this window, you can: Navigate through available files from the panel on the left.

  • Page 39: Using Photorecord For Windows

    You can rotate your pictures, add captions, change page backgrounds or add a frame around each picture. To use PhotoRecord: Click Start, then Programs, then Canon PhotoRecord, then PhotoRecord. By default, the PhotoRecord Print Modes wizard will appear.
  • Page 40 Click Start, then Programs, then Canon Utilities. Click PhotoStitch 3.1 from the Utilities menu, then click PhotoStitch from the final menu. The PhotoStitch Launcher will appear. From this window, click the PhotoStitch 3.1 Merge Images icon. The main window will appear.
  • Page 41 Printing on Canon Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing 4" x 6" Included with your S9000 is the Canon Photo Paper Pro for Borderless Printing 4" x 6" media. This paper is designed to let you print images that cover the entire surface of the card without a white border.
  • Page 42 Specify Media Type, Paper Size and Orientation. The Preview area will show the print image in relation to the paper. Click Set Page Margins to widen or narrow the printing area, then click OK, then Next. Specify the number of photo tiles you want to place in a single page. Select 1 (1 row) when printing a photo with no margins.
  • Page 43 Using Your Photo Applications...

  • Page 44: Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

    Customer Care Center Canon offers a full range of customer technical support options. If you encounter difficulties during installation or operation of your Canon S9000 photo printer, quickly scan all topics until you find a description that approximates your difficulty. Go through the related solutions until you find one...

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    For Windows XP, click Start, then My Computer, then double-click the CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click msetup.exe. If you install the printer driver by clicking Start, then Run, specify the correct CD-ROM drive and file name (D:\msetup.exe, where D is the CD-ROM drive).

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting Printer Hardware

    2. Reload paper into the paper rest, then press RESUME/CANCEL on the printer. You will need to reprint the page that jammed. If you turn the printer off, your print job data will be lost. Print the job again. Use a standard paper size whenever possible to prevent jams.
  • Page 47 If the lamp is off, press the POWER button. The green lamp will flash as the printer is warming up, then go to a steady (no flash) state when the printer is ready. If the POWER lamp is flashing green, this indicates that the printer is warming up or is processing a print job.
  • Page 48 Problem Possible Cause Printer tried Printhead to print but clogged no ink on paper (continued) Printhead may need to be replaced Troubleshooting Printed Output Problem Possible Cause Printed One or more ink colors are tanks installed in incorrect the wrong...
  • Page 49 Check that your media is placed in the printer facing in the correct direction. See “Loading Plain Paper and Other Canon Media” on page 5. Verify that the printhead is working properly. If necessary, perform 3 to 4 printhead cleanings, then try printing again. See “Cleaning the Printhead”...

  • Page 50: Handling Error Messages

    If no paper is loaded in the paper rest, or if paper is not loaded correctly, reload the paper correctly, then press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer. See “Loading Plain Paper and Other Canon Media” on page 5 for how to load different types of media.
  • Page 51 The error message contains an error code *XXX, where * is a letter and XXX is a number, which represents the cause of the error. Make sure that the printer is turned on, the printer and computer are connected securely, and that the printer port is...

  • Page 52: Customer Care Center

    Customer Care Center Canon offers a full range of customer technical support* options: • For e-mail technical support, the latest driver downloads and answers to frequently asked questions: www.canontechsupport.com • 24-hour, 7-day-a-week automated support for troubleshooting issues on most current products: 1-800-423-2366 •...
  • Page 53 Troubleshooting...

  • Page 54: Appendix

    Appendix Installing the Printer Driver If you are re-installing the printer driver, first follow the uninstall procedures on page 49 to remove the existing printer driver before you re-install. To install the printer driver in Windows: For Windows 2000 or Windows XP, be sure to log on to the system as a member of the Administrator group.
  • Page 55 Turn off the printer. Insert the S9000 Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Open the Printer Driver folder on the CD-ROM, then double-click the Installer icon. Read the License Agreement, then click Accept if you agree.

  • Page 56: Uninstalling The Printer Driver

    For Windows XP, click Start, then click All Programs, then click Canon S9000. Click Uninstall. Click Yes to confirm that you want to uninstall the printer driver. Restart your computer. To uninstall the printer driver in Mac OS: Insert the S9000 Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, then click the CD-ROM icon.

  • Page 57: Safety Information

    Read and follow all of these cautions and warnings to ensure the safe use of the printer. To avoid the hazards of fire, personal injury, or damage to the printer, never attempt to use the printer in any way other than the methods described in this guide.

  • Page 58: Cleaning And Maintaining The Printer

    Turning the Printer Off To avoid printer malfunction always use the POWER button to turn the printer on and off. Never remove the power cord from the power outlet until you have turned off the printer by pressing the POWER button. After the POWER/ ERROR lamp goes out, you can unplug the power cord from the power outlet.

  • Page 59: Regulatory Information

    Do not make any changes or modifications to the equipment unless otherwise specified in the manual. If such changes or modifications should be made, you could be required to stop operation of the equipment. Canon U.S.A., Inc. Digital Home and Personal Systems Division...
  • Page 60 Printing method: Printing resolution: Print speed Print direction: Print width: Interface (USB): Interface connector (USB): Recommended printer cable (USB): Material: Type: Length: Connectors: Acoustic noise level: Operating environment: Storage environment: Power supply: Power consumption: Dimensions: Weight: Feed method: Sheet feeder capacity, maximum: Plain paper (17 lb.)

  • Page 61: Limited Warranty-U.s. Only

    Receiver buffer: Limited Warranty—U.S. Only The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon”) with respect to the Canon brand computer peripheral product (the “product”) that you have purchased, when purchased and used in the United States.
  • Page 62 Canon’s instruction manual, or service performed by other than a Canon repair facility or an ASF. (b) Use of parts or supplies (other than those sold by Canon) that cause damage to the product or cause abnormally frequent service calls or service problems.
  • Page 63 InstantExchange warranty program service. Your credit card number will be charged in an amount up to the cost of a new product (i) if you do not return your defective product to a Canon repair facility by the date specified by Canon and in the manner described below;...

  • Page 64: Index

    ImageBrowser installing photo applications installing PhotoRecord installing PhotoStitch installing the printer driver installing ZoomBrowser EX ... 45 loading Photo Paper Pro loading plain paper loading specialty media manually adjusting color settings media to avoid ...
  • Page 65 ZoomBrowser EX installing ... 31 using viewing photos ...

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