Canon Pixma Pro9000 Quick Start Guide

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temperature / low humidity). If this happens, reduce the number of 
sheets of paper by about half (approximately 5 mm / 0.2 inches).
zWhen printing on art paper that is not produced by Canon that is up to 
200 gsm / 53 lb, load one sheet at a time.
zWhen printing on plain paper, do not stack more than 50 sheets in the 
Front Tray.
zDo not touch the printed surfaces until the ink dries. For specific drying 
times, refer to the instructions packaged with your media.
 

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„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.
zDo not use envelopes with embossed or treated surfaces, a double 
flap, pressure seals or sticker flaps.
z 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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„Loading 4 x 6 or 5 x 7-Siz ed 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.
(4) Select  4 x 6 in 101.6 x 152.4 mm  or 5 x 7 in 127.0 x 177.8 mm  from Page Size  in 
the printer driver.
For a detailed description of the printer driver settings, refer to  “Printing with 
Windows ” on page 18, or  “Printing with Macintosh ” on page 21.
Always load paper in portrait orientation....

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„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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2Set the Front Tray.
To set the Front Tray in the Front Paper Feeding Position, follow the procedure below.
Side view of the printer
(3) Tilt the Front Tray forward to 
set it in the Front Paper 
Feeding Position.
The FRONT FEED button lights.
(1) Tilt the Front 
Tray upward.(2) Lift the 
Front Tray.
(4) Press the REAR SUPPORT button 
to open the Rear Support.
 

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3Prepare to load paper.
Do not load paper when the POWER lamp is flashing. Otherwise, the 
paper or the printer may be damaged.
4Load the paper.
If the printer is not used for 5 minutes or more while it is as described in 
(1) above, then the FRONT FEED button stops flashing and stays lit and you 
cannot set the paper. If this happens, return to (3) in step 3.
(2) Press the right 
corner of the Rear 
Support to open 
the Rear Support 
Extension.
When loading paper 
that is Letter size...

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zWhen 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.
z 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.
z For details on how to load...

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„Returning the Front Tray to Its Normal Printing Position
When using the Auto Sheet Feeder, set the Front Tray to its normal printing position.
zBe sure to follow the procedure below when returning the Front Tray to 
its normal printing position. Otherwise, the printer may be damaged.
zWhen 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.
1Hold the Front Tray and...

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

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„Canon Genuine Media
Media TypePaper Support Load LimitPrinter Driver Setting
for Media Type
Auto Sheet FeederFront Tray
High Resolution 
Paper13 x 19: up to 20 
sheets
11 x 17: up to 50 
sheets
Letter: up to 80 
sheets13 x 19: 1 sheet
11 x 17: 1 sheet
Letter: 1 sheetHigh Resolution 
Paper
Super White Paper Up to 13 mm or 
0.52 inches1 sheet Plain Paper
Glossy Photo Paper 13 x 19: 1 sheet
Letter: up to 10 
sheets
4 x 6: up to 20 
sheets13 x 19: 1 sheet
Letter: 1 sheet
4 x 6: 1...