Canon i950 Series User 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Advanced Printing
Advanced PrintingAdvanced Printing
Advanced Printing
Applications Included in the CD-ROM Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Printing Borderless Photographs with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Printing Borderless Photographs with Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Accessing Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Adjusting Print Quality for Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using Printer Driver Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Printing Maintenance
Printing MaintenancePrinting Maintenance
Printing Maintenance
Replacing an Ink Tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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

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Basic Printing
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Basic Printing
Basic PrintingBasic Printing
Basic Printing
Turning on the Printer
Press the POWER button.
The POWER la p flashes while the printer is war ing up, and changes to steady
(non-flashing) green when the printer is ready.
Note This
Quick Start Guide describes so e of the features of your i950
printer and how to use the . For ore infor ation, 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 ore
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 la p 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 ja or alfunction.
• Folded, curled or wrinkled paper
• Da p paper
• Excessively thin paper (less than 64 gs or 17 lb)
• Excessively thick paper* ( ore than 105 gs or 28 lb)
*non-Canon branded paper
• Picture postcards
• Postcards affixed with photos or stickers
• Envelopes with double flaps
• Sealed envelopes
• Envelopes with an e bossed 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 infor ation on the specialty edia 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 edia into the printer.
Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it.
Important When paper is curled, hold the opposing curled corners and gently bend
the in the opposite direction until the paper beco es co pletely flat.

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2Prepare to load paper.
(3) Open the front cover and ove the paper thickness lever to the correct position
for the edia 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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3Load the paper.
When Printing is Finished
Using Special Media
Canon reco ends that you use genuine Canon edia to ensure opti al print quality.
Note zDo not stack ore than 50 sheets in the paper output tray.
zDo not touch the printed surfaces until the ink dries. For specific
drying ti es, refer to the instructions packaged with your edia.
Photo Quality Media
• Photo Paper Pro
• Photo Paper Plus Glossy
• Matte Photo Paper
• Glossy Photo Paper
• Glossy Photo Cards
• High Gloss Photo Fil
• High Resolution Paper
Media Suited for Business
Docu ents
• 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.
Li it Mark
Li it Mark Li it Mark
Li it Mark
Do not load paper
beyond this Load Li it
Mark.

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Canon Special Media
Media Type Paper Rest Load
Limit
Paper Thi kness
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
Fil
1 sheet Left High Gloss Photo
Fil
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 zFor a detailed description of print edia types, refer to the
User’s Guide .
z*1:You ay load up to 10 Letter/A4 size sheets, but put the in place one at
a ti e to keep the fro sticking to each other.
z*2: Print settings are uch 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 fro software applications, refer to the on-
screen
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 edia. All i ages are
susceptible to fading over ti e, but proper care of prints ade fro your i950 Photo
Printer will ensure that print quality lasts long into the future.
Many environ ental factors can i pact how long a printout will last before noticeable
i age fading occurs. Exposure to sunlight or other light sources, hu idity,
te perature, exposure to cigarette s oke and ozone are just so e of the factors that
can i pact i age per anence. While any of these variables cannot be controlled,
there are basic easures that you can take to prolong i age 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 i ages under glass to reduce exposure to ozone, cigarette s oke and other
environ ental factors that can degrade i ages.
• Keep printed i ages out of direct sunlight or other intense light sources.

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Printing with Windows
Create a document, or open a file to print.
2Open the Printer Properties dialog box.
1) Select Print
PrintPrint
Print fro the application software's File
FileFile
File enu.
The Print
PrintPrint
Print dialog box is displayed.
Note zThe enu screens and dialog boxes that appear ay 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
Canon Canon
Canon
i950
i950i950
i950 is selected.
(3) Click Preferences
PreferencesPreferences
Preferences
(or Properties
PropertiesProperties
Properties).

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3Specify the required settings.
4Print the document
Note zFro the Page Setup tab select the correct docu ent size to be
printed.
zTo adjust Print Quality settings, select Custo
CustoCusto
Custo 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.
zFor details about other printer driver functions, refer to the
User’s
Guide
or Help.
zSelect 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 confir the selected
printing effects and how your docu ent will look when printed.
So e applications do not contain the function to display the preview
screen.
Note You can cancel a print job in progress by si ply 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 edia 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
Create a document, or open a file to print.
2Select the Paper Size.
1) Select Page Setup
Page SetupPage Setup
Page Setup fro the application software's File
FileFile
File enu.
(3) Click OK
OKOK
OK.
3Specify the required settings.
1) Select Print
PrintPrint
Print fro the application software's File
FileFile
File enu.
(4) Click Print
PrintPrint
Print.
Note zThe enu screens and dialog boxes that appear ay vary, depending on the
software application you are using.
zThe steps described in this section are for printing in Mac OS 9.
(2) Select the desired paper
size fro the Paper Size
Paper SizePaper Size
Paper Size
pull-down enu.
(2) Select the Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type
Media Type fro
the pull-down enu.
(3) Select a type of docu ent
fro the Print Mode
Print ModePrint Mode
Print Mode pull-
down enu.

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Note zWhen you select a type of docu ent fro the Print Mode
Print ModePrint Mode
Print Mode pull-down
enu, the docu ent is printed in color and print quality suited to the
characteristics of the Media Type
Media TypeMedia Type
Media Type you have selected.
Text
TextText
Text: Select when printing docu ents consisting ainly of
text.
Graphic
GraphicGraphic
Graphic: Select when printing docu ents consisting ainly of
graphs and graphics (illustrations) with strong color
definition.
Photo
PhotoPhoto
Photo: Select when printing docu ents consisting ainly of
photographs and graphics featuring fine color
gradation.
Manual
ManualManual
Manual: If you select Manual
ManualManual
Manual, the Details
DetailsDetails
Details button beco es
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 .
zFor details about other printer driver functions, refer to the
User’s
Guide
or Help.
zYou can cancel a print job in progress by si ply 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 Pac age
The Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM includes photo applications designed to edit
the photographs taken by digital ca era and print the as photo-lab quality prints. Please
use the application(s) suitable for your print purposes.
Easy-PhotoPrint (Windows)
You can ake Borderless Printing easily and quickly, just by selecting a photograph
taken with a digital ca era and the paper type on which to print. You can also use
si ple editing features, such as tri ing and i age rotation.
Easy-PhotoPrint is Exif Print (Exif 2.2) co patible.
ImageBrowser (Macintosh)
You can i port photographs taken with a digital ca era into a co puter, edit and
caption the .
You can also ake Borderless Printing or an Index Print without difficulty.
It is Exif Print (Exif 2.2) co patible.
ZoomBrowser EX/PhotoRecord (Windows)
You can i port photographs taken with a digital ca era into a co puter, edit, add a
caption, and print the in an albu for at.
PhotoRecord is Exif Print (Exif 2.2) co patible.
PhotoStitch (Windows/Macintosh)
You can select ultiple photographs and erge the to create a panora ic photo.
Easy-WebPrint (Windows)
You can easily print pages displayed on the Internet Explorer or pages fro the User's
Guide (HTML anual of this printer) in full size. Easy-WebPrint auto atically 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 auto atically added
to Internet Explorer after installation.
Note zTo install applications, refer to
Easy Setup Instructions .
zFor 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 ode when printing
fro 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 ca era photographs with Easy-
PhotoPrint 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 ca era
can record data tags for specific ca era settings and functions such as whether the
flash was on or off, if the ca era was in the portrait or night scene ode, etc.
BJ Printers support Exif Print and use Easy-PhotoPrint to read the ca era data
precisely, producing opti al prints.
This enables you to create prints that reproduce your vision ore accurately than
ever before.
• Easy-PhotoPrint can handle only JPEG files (filena e extension: .jpg and .jpeg).
Start Easy-PhotoPrint.
1) Insert the e ory card into a co puter.
This section describes the steps used for printing the photographs stored on
the e ory card. Consult your e ory card docu entation for instructions on
how to insert the e ory card into your co puter.
2) Click Start
StartStart
Start, select All Progra s
All Progra sAll Progra s
All Progra s (or Progra s
Progra sProgra s
Progra s), 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.I age Selection
1.I age Selection1.I age Selection
1.I age 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 co patible 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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2Select photographs.
1) Select the e ory card folder, then the folder containing the digital
photographs.
All photographs in the selected folder are displayed.
2) Click the [+]
[+][+]
[+] button on the thu bnail of the photograph you want to print and
specify the nu ber of copies.
Thu bnail
Increases the nu ber of copies.
Displays the specified nu ber of copies.
Decreases the nu ber of copies.

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3Select the paper.
4Select the layout.
3) Load the edia 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 fro
Paper Size
Paper SizePaper Size
Paper Size.
(3) Select the type of the
paper you use fro
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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17
Printing Borderless Photographs with Macintosh
This chapter describes the procedure for using the Borderless Printing ode when printing
fro 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 ca era photographs with
I ageBrowser using Borderless Printing.
Exif Print (Exif 2.2) is a new worldwide standard. Under Exif 2.2, the digital ca era can
record data tags for specific ca era settings and functions such as whether the flash was on
or off, if the ca era was in the portrait or night scene ode, etc.
BJ Printers support Exif Print and use I ageBrowser to read the ca era data precisely,
producing opti al prints.
This enables you to create prints that reproduce your vision ore accurately than ever
before.
Start ImageBrowser.
1) Insert the e ory card into a co puter.
This section describes the steps used for printing the photographs stored on
the e ory card. Consult your e ory card docu entation for instructions on
how to insert the e ory card into your co puter.
2) Double-click the Canon I ageBrowser
Canon I ageBrowser Canon I ageBrowser
Canon I ageBrowser (alias) icon on the desktop.
If the Canon I ageBrowser icon is not displayed on the desktop, open the
Canon I ageBrowser folder, and double-click the I ageBrowser
I ageBrowserI ageBrowser
I ageBrowser 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 co patible 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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2Select photographs.
1) Select the e ory 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.
3Enter layout options.
(2) Click the photograph
you want to print.
(3) Click PRINT
PRINTPRINT
PRINT and select
Layout printing
Layout printingLayout printing
Layout printing fro
the pull-down enu.
(1) Select Tiled photo printing
Tiled photo printingTiled photo printing
Tiled photo printing.
(2) Click Next
NextNext
Next.