Canon Pixma Pro 9000 Mark II series User manual

Canon
Photo Printer
PI}{MA Pro 9000 Mark II series
Getting Started
Read Me First
Make sure to read this manual before using the printer. Please keep it in hand for future reference.
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1Preparation
4Install the Ink Tanks
3Install the Print Head
2Turn the Power On
5Install the Software
After Installing the Printer

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Instructions that, if ignored, could result in personal injury or material damage.
Instructions that must be observed for safe operation.
Additional explanations.
Descriptions for operations that take some time to complete.
•Microsoft is aregistered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
•Windows is atrademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
•Windows Vista
is atrademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
•Macintosh and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
•Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe RGB and Adobe RGB (1998) are either registered trademarks or trademarks ofAdobe Systems Incorporated
in the United States and or other countries.
Model Number: K10335 (Pro9000 Mark II)

• Check the Included Items
nrirlt<:>r remove all the orange tapes and the protective sheets.
Print Head ink tanks power cord
•Manuals
•Setup CD-ROM (containing the drivers, applications and on-screen manuals)
•Warranty
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• A USB cable is necessary to connect the printer with your computer.

•Choosing aLocation
15.7"/40 em behind the printer
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• Do not install the printer where an object may fall on
it. The object may fall inside the printer, resulting in
malfunction.
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Do not place any object on top of the printer. It may
fall into the printer when opening covers, resulting in
malfunction.
•Place the printer on aflat surface.
•Do
not place any object in front of the printer.
•You can print on large size
paper such as 14" x17"/355.6 x431.8 mm or thick paper by loading the
paper in the Front Tray. In that case, keep aspace of 15.7"/40 cm behind the printer.
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•There are wheels on the back corners of the printer. Lift the front of the printer to move it back and forth easily.

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Plug the power cord into the back left of the
printer, then connect the other end to the wall
outlet.
•Do NOT connect the USB cable at this stage.
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Turn on the printer (A).
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Confirm that the POWER lamp (B) lights green.

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Press the @ @ @ button (A).
The Front Tray (8) opens.
Open the Top Cover (C).
The Print Head Holder (D) comes out. (This is where you install the
Print Head.)
•Handle the Print Head carefully.
Do not drop or
apply excessive pressure to
it.
•The Print Head Holder makes anoise as it moves. This is normal operation.
•If the Print Head Holder does not move, make sure that the printer
is turned on.

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Firmly raise the Print Head Lock Lever (E) until it stops. Remove the Print Head from the silver
package. Remove the orange protective cap.
•There may be some transparent or light blue ink on the inside of the bag the Print Head comes in,
or the inside of the protective cap -this has no effect on print quality. Be careful not to get ink
on
yourself when handling these items. Be careful not to stain your hands

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Set the Print Head in place. Lower the Print Head Lock Lever (E) completely.
• Do not knock the Print Head against the sides of the holder Pinch the Print Head Lock Lever firmly
and lower it gently.
•Once you have installed the Print Head, do not remove it unnecessarily.

While pressing down with your left thumb, twist off the orange
protective cap (A) located
on the bottom of the ink tank.
Pull the orange tape (1)
in the
direction
of the arrow to peel off the
protective film and remove the film (2)
completely.
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•Handle the ink tanks carefully. Do not drop or
apply excessive pressure to them.
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If the Print Head Holder moves to the right, close
and reopen the
Top Cover.
•Be sure to use the supplied ink tanks. I
I•Do not hold the sides of the ink tank; ink may splash.

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3Install the ink tank 4
Insert the ink tank. Press the PUSH mark on the ink tank until it clicks into place.
Make sure the Ink lamp lights red.

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Install all the other ink tanks in the same way.
Install all the ink tanks.
Make sure all the Ink lamps light red.
Close the Top Cover (B).
• Wait for about 3minutes until the POWER lamp (green) (C) stops flashing and
stays lit then operating noise stops, and go to the next step.
Do
not open the Top Cover while the lamp is flashing.
•Match the labels when installing.
•Once
you have installed the ink tanks, do not remove them unnecessarily.
•Make sure the Inner Cover (D) is closed.
•If
an Alarm lamp (E) flashes orange, make sure that the Print Head and the ink tanks are
correctly installed.

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To use the printer by connecting it to acomputer, software including the
drivers needs to be copied (installed) to the computer's hard disk.
The screens below are based on Windows Vista operating system
Ultimate Edition (hereafter referred to as "Windows Vista") and Mac
as x
v.10.5.x.
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Macintosh (P.21)
•Quit all running applications before installation.
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You need to log on as the administrator (or amember of the Administrators group).
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Do not switch users during the installation process.
•It may be necessary to restart your computer during the installation process. Follow
the on-screen instructions and do not remove the Setup CD-ROM during restarting.
The installation resumes from where it left off when your computer has been restarted.
•Mac OS
9, Mac OS XClassic environments, or Mac OS X v.1 0.3.8 or earlier are not
supported.

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TURN OFF THE PRINTER (A).
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Turn on the computer, then insert the Setup CD-
ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
The setup program should start automatically.
1Remove the USB cable connected to
your computer.
The dialog box may close. In this case, proceed
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Windows Vista
Windows XP/2000
Go to Step 3.
Go to Step 5.
2Click Cancel to quit the dialog box.
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•Make sure that the POWER lamp (8) has stopped
flashing and
is off.
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• It takes about 1minute until the printer turns off.
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•If the program does not start automatically, double-click
the CD-ROM icon
on the computer. When the CD-ROM
contents appear, double-click MSETUP4.EXE.

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Drivers, application software, and on-screen manuals are installed automatically.
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•If you want to select particular items to install, click Custom Install and follow the on-screen instructions to
proceed with the installation.
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You can install the XPS Printer Driver from Custom Install. (Windows Vista SP1 only.)
•The XPS Printer Driver is aprinter driver suitable for printing High Dynamic Range images (full 16-bit
workflow) using Easy-PhotoPrint Pro.
•When installing the XPS Printer Driver, select the
IJ Printer Driver at the same time.
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When the Printer Connection screen appears, connect the printer to the computer with a
USB cable.
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•The USB port is located on the right side of the printer.
Turn on the printer (A).
When the printer is recognized by the computer, amessage appears on
the screen.
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It takes about 30 seconds for the POWER lamp to light green.
•If installation does not continue after
10 minutes, click Help on the screen in
step 9, then confirm the message.

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Print Head Alignment
When the Print Head Alignment screen appears, load two sheets of A4 or
Letter-sized plain paper
in the Rear Tray (C) as shown. Click Execute.
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•For details, refer to "6 Loading Paper" on page 28.

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When the Start Print Head Alignment dialog box appears, click
Align Print Head.
Click OK in the subsequent message.
Printing of the pattern starts.
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Wait until the pattern printing ends (about 5minutes), and go to
the next step.
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Do not open the Top Cover (0) while printing.
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• Pull out the Front Tray Extension (E) beforehand.
Make sure that the pattern shown is printed, then click Next on the Print Head
Alignment screen.
Some parts of patterns printed on the first page are faint.
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•If you align the Print Head automatically again, patterns different from those shown above may be
printed.
•When Print Head Alignment cannot be executed properly. the Alarm lamp (F) will flash orange 11
times. In this case, refer to "When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors Are Incorrect" in the on-screen
manual: Basic Guide.