Canon i860 Series User manual

Desktop Photo Printer
Desktop Photo PrinterDesktop Photo Printer
Desktop Photo Printer
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start GuideQuick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide

Canon i860 Desktop Photo Printer Quick Start Guide.
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Contents
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Contents
ContentsContents
Contents
Basic Printing
Basic PrintingBasic Printing
Basic Printing
Turning on the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using Specialty Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Printing with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing with Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Advanced Printing
Advanced PrintingAdvanced Printing
Advanced Printing
Printing Photographs Directly from a Digital Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Printing from the Photo Paper Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Accessing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Adjusting the Print Quality for Photographs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Printer Driver Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Bundled Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Printing Borderless Photographs with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Printing Borderless Photographs with Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Printing Maintenance
Printing MaintenancePrinting Maintenance
Printing Maintenance
Replacing an Ink Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Print Head Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Print Head Deep Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Aligning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Troubleshooting
TroubleshootingTroubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Cannot Install the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Troubleshooting Printer Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Paper Does Not Feed Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Handling Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
An Error Message Appears on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Appendix
AppendixAppendix
Appendix
Installing the Printer Driver When Using Mac OS 9.x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
User’s Guide Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Canon Printer and Scanner Limited Warranty --- (USA Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Index
Index Index
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Basic Printing
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Basic Printing
Basic PrintingBasic Printing
Basic Printing
Turning on the Printer
1Press the POWER button.
The POWER
POWERPOWER
POWER lamp flashes while the printer warms 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 i860
printer and how to use them. For more information, view the i860
ser's
Guide
on the Setup Software & ser's Guide CD-ROM , or use the online
help within your printer driver interface:
While in the printer's Properties
PropertiesProperties
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 on by selecting Help
HelpHelp
Help, then Show Balloon Help
Show Balloon HelpShow Balloon Help
Show Balloon Help.

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4
Loading Paper
Print Media to Avoid
Do not use the following types of paper. sing 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
The diagrams and computer screens in this guide refer to the i860.
• For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for use with its
various printers, refer to the section " sing Specialty Media
sing Specialty Mediasing Specialty Media
sing Specialty Media" on page 6.
• Consult the
ser’s Guide for detailed instructions on how to load envelopes and
specialty media into the printer.
1Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it.
Important zBefore unplugging the power cord, turn off the printer and
ensure that the green lamp has gone out.
zIf the POWER
POWERPOWER
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 72.
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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2Prepare to load paper.
3Load the paper.
Note zDo not stack more than 50 sheets in the paper output tray.
zDo not touch the printed surface until the ink dries. For specific
drying times, refer to the instructions packaged with your media.
1
2
(1) Open the paper rest and then
the paper rest flap to support
the paper.
(2) Open the cover and pull out the
paper output tray completely (in
the order of , and ).
1
2 3
3
(2) Align the paper
stack against the
right side of the
auto sheet
feeder.
(
3) Pinch the paper guide
and slide it against the
left side of the stack of
paper.
Load Limit Mark
Load Limit Mark Load Limit Mark
Load Limit Mark
Do not load
beyond this Load
Limit Mark.
(
1) Insert the paper into
the auto sheet
feeder with the print
side facing up.

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6
Using Specialty Media
Canon recommends that you use genuine Canon media to ensure optimal print quality.
Photo Quality Media
• Photo Paper Pro
• Photo Paper Pro Perforated
• Photo Paper Plus Glossy
• Matte Photo Paper
• Glossy Photo Paper
• High Resolution Paper
Media Suited for Business
Documents
• High Resolution Paper
• Transparencies

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Canon Specialty Media
Media Type Paper Rest Load Limit Printer Driver Setting
or Media Type
Photo Paper Pro Letter: up to 10 sheets*
4” x 6”: up to 20 sheets
Photo Paper Pro**
Photo Paper Pro Perforated 4” x 6”: up to 20 sheets Photo Paper Pro
Photo Paper Plus Glossy Letter: up to 10 sheets*
5” x 7”: up to 10 sheets
4” x 6”: up to 20 sheets
Photo Paper Plus Glossy
Matte Photo Paper p to 10 sheets Matte Photo Paper
Glossy Photo Paper Letter: up to 10 sheets
4” x 6”: up to 20 sheets
Glossy Photo Paper
High Resolution Paper p to 80 sheets High Resolution Paper
T-Shirt Transfers 1 sheet T-Shirt Transfer
Transparencies p to 30 sheets Transparency
Note zWhen using plain paper (64 gsm), up to 150 sheets (13 mm in height) can
be loaded. Select Plain Paper
Plain PaperPlain Paper
Plain Paper from the printer driver Media Type.
zFor detailed description of print media types, refer to the
ser’s Guide.
z*: If Letter-sized paper does not feed properly in the auto sheet feeder, fan
the paper to avoid them from sticking together. Then, load the necessary
number of sheets (up to 10) in the auto sheet feeder.
z**: Print settings are much easier to select if you use the applications
included on the
Setup Software & ser’s Guide CD-ROM when printing with
Photo Paper Pro (4” x 6”).
For instructions on how to print from the software applications, refer to the
Photo Application Guide .

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Printing ith Windo s
1Create a document or open a file to print.
2Open the Printer Properties
Printer PropertiesPrinter Properties
Printer Properties dialog box.
( ) Select Print
PrintPrint
Print from the application software's File
FileFile
File menu.
Note zThe menu screens and dialog boxes that appear may vary, depending on the
software application you are using.
zThe 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 i860
Canon i860Canon i860
Canon i860
is selected.
(3) Click Preferences
PreferencesPreferences
Preferences or
Properties.
Properties.Properties.
Properties.