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Quick Start Guide
Photo Printer
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Quick Start Guide
The following ink tanks are compatible with this printer.
For details on ink tank replacement, refer to “Replacing an Ink Tank” in this guide.
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Getting Help from Canon Ordering Information For additional supplies, use the following descriptions and order numbers. Help Us Help You Better Description Order # Before you contact Canon, please record the following information. Ink Tanks Serial Number (located on the inside of the product): CLI-8PM Photo Magenta 0625B002 CLI-8BK Black 0620B002 Model Number (located on the top of the product):
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Photo Printer Quick Start Guide
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Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Photo Printer Quick Start Guide. Copyright This manual is copyrighted by Canon U.S.A., Inc. with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Canon U.S.A., Inc. © 2006 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 PIXMA Pro9000 Photo Printer. All statements, technical i
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Contents Contents Basic Printing Turning on the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Turning off the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Loading Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using Specialty Media
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Basic Printing Basic Printing This Quick Start Guide describes some of the features of your printer and how to use them. For more information, view the Pro9000 User’s Guide, Printer Driver Guide, Photo Application Guide, and Digital Photo Printing Guide installed on your computer, or use the online help within your printer driver interface: While in the printer’s properties window, press the F1 key, or click in the upper right corner. Then click the feature you want to know more about, or
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Basic Printing Turning off the Printer 1 To turn off the printer, press the POWER button. When the POWER lamp stops blinking, the printer is turned off. About the Power Plug When removing the power plug after turing off the printer, be sure to check that the POWER lamp is not lit. If the power plug is removed from the wall outlet with the POWER lamp lit or blinking green, the printer cannot protect its print heads and may be unable to print. 3
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Basic Printing Loading Paper This section describes how to load paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder and the Front Tray. Using the Auto Sheet Feeder and the Front Tray You can load paper in both the Auto Sheet Feeder and the Front Tray. Loading paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder is easy, and is convenient if you frequently switch to and print on various sizes or types of paper. Use the Front Tray to print on large size paper or to print on thick paper such as art paper. * There are some kinds of paper,
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Basic Printing Loading Paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder For detailed information on the Canon genuine media for use with its various printers, refer to “Using Specialty Media” on page 15, or “Printing Media” in the User’s Guide. 1 Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it. When paper is curled, gently bend it in the opposite direction of the curl (without curling the reverse side) and then load the paper. For details on how to flatten paper curl, refer to “Media is curled” on p
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Basic Printing 3 Load the paper. Load Limit Mark Do not load beyond this Load Limit Mark. (1) Load the paper into the Auto Sheet Feeder with the print side facing UP. (2) Align the paper stack with the right edge of the Auto Sheet Feeder. (3) Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the left side of the paper stack. Set the Paper Guide correctly when printing from the Auto Sheet Feeder. The paper may not feed correctly if the Paper Guide is not set correctly. The following pap
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Basic Printing temperature / low humidity). If this happens, reduce the number of sheets of paper by about half (approximately 5 mm / 0.2 inches). When printing on art paper that is not produced by Canon that is up to 200 gsm / 53 lb, load one sheet at a time. When printing on plain paper, do not stack more than 50 sheets in the Front Tray. Do not touch the printed surfaces until the ink dries. For specific drying times, refer to the instructions packaged with your media. 7
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Basic Printing Loading Envelopes in the Auto Sheet Feeder Use either European DL or US Comm. Env. #10 size envelopes. The address is rotated automatically to match the direction of the envelope when printing. Do not use envelopes with embossed or treated surfaces, a double flap, pressure seals or sticker flaps. Select either DL Env. (Windows) / DL Envelope (Macintosh) or Comm. Env. #10 (Windows) / #10 Envelope (Macintosh) in the printer driver according to the envelope size you are using.
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Basic Printing Loading 4" x 6" or 5" x 7"-Sized Paper in the Auto Sheet Feeder Cutting plain paper to 4" x 6" / 101.6 mm x 152.4 mm or 5" x 7" / 127.0 x 177.8 mm size for a trial printing can cause paper jams. (1) Load the paper and align it with the right edge of the Auto Sheet Feeder with the print side facing UP. • Load the paper lengthways regardless of the direction of the document. • You can load up to 20 sheets of 4" x 6"-sized paper; 10 sheets of 5" x 7"-sized paper. (2) Pinch
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Basic Printing Loading Paper in the Front Tray FRONT FEED Button You can check the printer status by FRONT FEED button indication. The FRONT FEED button flashes quickly (two flashes at a time) when preparations for loading the paper in the Front Tray are finished. Load the paper in the Front Tray correctly. The FRONT FEED button flashes slowly (one long flash at a time) when preparations to start printing from the Front Tray are complete. Start printing from the Front Tray. The FRONT FEED
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Basic Printing 2 Set the Front Tray. To set the Front Tray in the Front Paper Feeding Position, follow the procedure below. Side view of the printer (2) Lift the Front Tray. (1) Tilt the Front Tray upward. (3) Tilt the Front Tray forward to set it in the Front Paper Feeding Position. The FRONT FEED button lights. (4) Press the REAR SUPPORT button to open the Rear Support. 11
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Basic Printing 3 Prepare to load paper. (2) Press the right corner of the Rear Support to open the Rear Support Extension. When loading paper that is Letter size or smaller, this procedure is not necessary. (1) Pull out the Front Tray (3) Press the FRONT FEED button. Extension completely. The printer starts making operating noises and then the POWER lamp flashes for about 20 seconds. Do not load paper when the POWER lamp is flashing. Otherwise, the paper or the printer may be damaged
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Basic Printing When paper is curled, gently bend it in the opposite direction of the curl (without curling the reverse side) and then load the paper. For details on how to flatten paper curl, refer to “Media is curled” on page 68. To prevent paper from being curled, we recommend handling it in the following ways: - Put unused paper back into the package, and store them horizontally. - Remove only as many sheets from the package as you need right before printing. For details on how to lo
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Basic Printing Returning the Front Tray to Its Normal Printing Position When using the Auto Sheet Feeder, set the Front Tray to its normal printing position. Be sure to follow the procedure below when returning the Front Tray to its normal printing position. Otherwise, the printer may be damaged. When the Front Tray is set to the Front Paper Feeding Position, printing by using the Auto Sheet Feeder is not possible. Be sure to set it to its normal printing position. 1 Hold the Front Tray an
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Basic Printing Using Specialty Media Canon recommends that you use Canon genuine media to ensure optimal print quality. Photo Quality Media Media Suited for Business Documents • High Resolution Paper •High Resolution Paper • Glossy Photo Paper • Matte Photo Paper • Photo Paper Plus Glossy • Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss • Photo Paper Pro • Fine Art Paper “Museum Etching” •Fine Art Paper “Photo Rag™” • Fine Art Paper Premium Matte •Photo Stickers 15
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Basic Printing Canon Genuine Media Media Type Paper Support Load Limit Printer Driver Setting for Media Type Auto Sheet Feeder Front Tray High Resolution 13" x 19": up to 20 13" x 19": 1 sheet High Resolution Paper sheets Paper 11" x 17": up to 50 11" x 17": 1 sheet sheets Letter: up to 80 Letter: 1 sheet sheets Super White Paper Up to 13 mm or 1 sheet Plain Paper 0.52 inches Glossy Photo Paper 13" x 19": 1 sheet 13" x 19": 1 sheet Glossy Photo Paper Letter: up to 10 Letter: 1 sheet sheets 4"
