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Using the Bundle Software
The Setup Software & User’s Guide CD-ROM includes photo applications designed to edit 
the photographs taken by a digital camera and print them as photo-lab quality prints. 
Please use the application(s) suitable for your print purposes.
„ Easy-PhotoPrint (Windows/Macintosh)
You can make a Borderless Print easily and quickly, just by selecting a photograph 
taken with a digital camera and the paper type  on which to print. Also it has tools to 
correct red eye caused by the camera’s flash  or smooth and beautify facial skin. It is 
compatible with Exif Print*.
„ PhotoRecord (Windows)
You can create fun and unique photo albums  with decorative themes such as frame, 
background, and clip-art. You can also copy or move decorated photos.
It is compatible with Exif Print*.
„ Easy-WebPrint (Windows)
You can easily print out homepages displayed on Internet Explorer in full size 
without its right-hand side being cropped. This application is automatically added 
to the Internet Explorer toolbar. Internet Explorer 5.5 or later must be installed.
For more information on the applications, refer to the 
Photo Application Guide.
* Exif Print is the worldwide standard. Under Exif Print, the digital camera can record data tags for specific camera 
settings and functions such as whether the flash was on or  off, if the camera was in portrait or night scene mode, 
etc.
Canon PIXMA Printers support Exif Print and use a suitable photo application to read the camera data precisely, 
producing optimal prints. This enables you to create prints that reproduce color more accurately.
Note • To install applications, refer to the Easy Setup Instructions.
• For details about photo applications, refer to the 
Photo Application Guide.
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Printing Borderless Photographs
This chapter describes the steps used to print from photo applications included with your 
Setup Software and User’s Guide CD-ROM using the Borderless Printing mode.
Follow the steps below to create color prints of digital camera photographs with Easy-
PhotoPrint using the Borderless Printing functi on. This chapter describes the steps used to 
print borderless photos with Easy-PhotoPrint under Windows XP. The steps used under 
Macintosh are basically the same. Easy-PhotoPrint supports Exif Print. Easy-PhotoPrint can 
handle only JPEG files (file name extension: .jpg and .jpeg).
1Start Easy-PhotoPrint.
(1) Store the photographs you took with your digital camera in a folder on the hard 
disk.
This section describes how to print photog raphs stored in the folder on the hard 
disk.
(2) Click  Start, select  All Programs  (or Programs ), Canon Utilities , Easy-PhotoPrint , 
and then  Easy-PhotoPrint .
Double-click the hard disk icon, the  Applications folder, the Easy-PhotoPrint  
folder, and then double-click the  Easy-PhotoPrint icon.
The  Image Selection  sheet is displayed.
Note
Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing
- Photo Paper Plus Glossy (LTR, 4×6, 5×7)
- Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss (LTR, 4×6)
- Photo Paper Plus Double Sided (LTR, 5×7)
-Photo Paper Pro (LTR, 4×6)
- Matte Photo Paper (LTR, 4×6)
- Glossy Photo Paper (LTR, 4×6, Credit Card)
Note You can edit images taken with a digital camera by using the Red-Eye Correction 
function and Digital Face Smoothing function and print them with Easy-
PhotoPrint. For more information, refer to the 
Photo Application Guide.
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2Select photographs.
(1)Select the folder containing the photograph you want to print.
All photographs in the selected folder are displayed.
(2) Click  [] on the thumbnail of the photograph you want to print and specify the 
number of copies.
Note Clicking the 
Correct/Enhance  button on the    Image Selection tab allows 
you to edit and enhance the photos to be printed. For more information, 
refer to the 
Photo Application Guide.
Guidance
Thumbnail
Folder window
Increases the number of copies.
Displays the specified number of copies.
Decreases the number of copies.
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3Select the paper.
4Select the layout.
(3)Load the media specified in the  Paper Selection tab.
(4) Click  Print.
Click  Print. When the confirmation message is displayed, click  OK. Click  Print in 
the  Print  dialog box.
Note
Clicking the 
Correct/Enhance  button on the    Layout/Print tab allows you 
to edit and enhance the photos to be pr inted. For more information, refer to 
the 
Photo Application Guide.
(1)Click the  Paper 
Selection  tab.
(2)Select the size of paper 
you use from   Paper Size.
(3)Select the type of paper 
you use from   Media 
Type .
(2)Select  Borderless (full) .
(1)Click the  Layout/
Print  tab. 
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Printing Maintenance
When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect
When printing becomes faint or colors are in correct, the Print Head Nozzles are probably 
clogged. Follow the procedures below to clean the nozzles.
Note • If ruled lines are printed misaligned
, adjust the Print Head position.
See Aligning the Print Head  on page 57.
• If ink tank replacement does not resolve the problem, the Print Head may be  worn out. Contact the Customer Care Center.
Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern  on page 42
If the print quality is poor, perform 
a Print Head cleaning
Step 1
Print Head Cleaning  on page 47
Step 2
If the pattern is printed normally, 
click Exit.
If the problem remains after performing Print Head cleaning three times
 Print Head Deep Cleaning  on page 52
Step 3
If the problem still remains
Replacing an Ink Tank  on page 61
Step 4
After Print Head cleaning, print 
the nozzle check pattern.
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Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the Print 
Head Nozzles. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect.
(1) Ensure that the printer is turned on, and then load a sheet of Letter paper.
(2) Hold down the  RESUME/CANCEL  button until the POWER lamp flashes 
twice, and then release it immediately.
„ Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern
1With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the printer.
2Open the  Printer Properties  dialog box.
See Opening the Printer Properties Dialog  Box Directly from the Start Menu on 
page 29.
3Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
Note The nozzle check pattern can also be printed by pressing the 
RESUME/CANCEL 
button on the printer.
(1) Click the  Maintenance  tab.
(2)Click  Nozzle Check .
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(4)When the confirmation message is displayed, click  OK.
(5) Confirm the nozzle check pattern.
See  Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern  on page 45.
1With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized plain paper in the printer.
2Open the  BJ Printer Utility  dialog box.
(1)Double-click the hard disk icon where the printer driver was installed, the 
Applications  folder, and then the  Utilities folder.
(2) Double-click the  Printer Setup Utility  icon.
If you are using an OS other than Mac OS X v.10.3, double-click the  Print Center 
icon.
(3) Select  iP90 from the  Name list and click  Utility or Configure . 
(4) Select  iP90 from the  Product list and click  Maintenance.
Note
The BJ Printer Utility cannot be 
used with Bluetooth communication.
(3)Click Print Check Pattern .
NoteClick the Initial Check 
Items  button. 
Confirmation 
message for printing 
the nozzle check 
pattern is displayed.
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3Print the Nozzle Check Pattern.
(4)Confirm the nozzle check pattern.
See  Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern  on page 45.
(1) Select  Te s t  P r i n t  from the 
pop-up menu. 
(2) Click  Nozzle Check .
(3) Click Print Check Pattern .
NoteClick the Initial Check 
Items  button. 
Confirmation 
message for printing 
the nozzle check 
pattern is displayed.
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„Examining the Nozzle Check Pattern
The nozzle check pattern should appear as follows when ink is discharged properly.
Examine the nozzle check pattern output by the printer.
1Confirm the printed nozzle check pattern.
(1) Lines missing in this pattern indicate that the Print Head of black ink requires 
cleaning.
When with lines missing (black ink)
(2) White stripes in this pattern indicate that the Print Head of color ink requires 
cleaning.
When white stripes appear (color ink)
Note If the ink level is low, the nozzle check pattern is not printed properly.
Replace an ink tank.
See 
Replacing an Ink Tank  on page 61.
(1)
(2)
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2When cleaning is necessary, click the Cleaning button on the  Pattern Check 
dialog.
*Click the  Cleaning button on the  Pattern Check screen to proceed to Print Head 
cleaning.
See  Print Head Cleaning  on page 47.
If there are neither missing lines nor white stripes in the nozzle check pattern, click  Exit 
(Windows) or  Quit (Macintosh) to finish the nozzle check.
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