Canon printer PIXMA i9100 User Manual

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33 3Place the Setup Software & User’s 
Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
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44 4Follow the instructions displayed on 
screen. When the screen shown on the 
left is displayed, click Install.
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55 5When the screen shown on the left 
appears, turn the printer on.
If the printer is recognized, the printer driver will be 
automatically installed.
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66 6Click OK.
• If the CD-ROM does not run automatically, click 
Start and select My Computer, then double-click 
the CD-ROM icon. For non-XP Windows, double-...

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77 7When the screen shown on the left 
appears, click Exit.
Before you use the printer, you must carry out print head 
alignment on page 14.
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„„ „Installing the Printer Driver – Macintosh
For Mac OS 8.6-9.x Users
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11 1Turn on the Mac.
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22 2Place the Setup Software & User’s 
Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
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33 3Double-click the Mac OS 8.6-9.x folder.
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44 4Double-click the Printer Driver folder, 
then select a language.
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55 5Double-click Installer.
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66 6Read the Licence Agreement and click...

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77 7Click Install.
Wait for the installation to finish.
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88 8Click Restart.
The computer restarts.
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99 9Select Chooser in the Apple Menu.
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1010 10Click the icon for the printer you are 
using and close Chooser.
Before you use the printer, you must carry out print head 
alignment on page 16.
If the above message appears, check that there are 
no unsaved documents, then click the Continue 
button. If a document needs to be saved, click 
Cancel then save the document. After saving the 
document,...

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For Mac OS X Users
1
11 1Turn on the Mac.
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22 2Place the Setup Software & User’s 
Guide CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
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33 3Double-click the Mac OS X folder, then 
double-click the printer driver folder.
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44 4Double-click i9100 180.pkg.
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55 5Enter an administrator name and a 
password, then click OK.
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66 6Click Continue. 

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77 7Read the License Agreement and click 
Continue, then click Agree.
8
88 8Select the Operating System to where 
you want to install the printer driver, and 
click Continue.
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99 9Click Install.
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1010 10A message asking for your confirmation 
to restart your computer appears on the 
screen. Read the message, then click 
Continue Installation.
Software installation will start.
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1111 11Software installation is complete. 
Restart your computer.
Before you use the printer, you must carry out print...

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6 Aligning the Print Head
This operation must be carried out when using the printer for the first time. Aligning the print head positions 
allows you to print without shifts in the color registration.
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„„ „Aligning the Print Head – Windows
1
11 1Click Start and select Control Panel, 
Printers and Other Hardware, and 
then Printers and Faxes.
2
22 2Click the icon for your printer.
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33 3Open the File menu and select:
• Windows XP/Windows 2000 →
 [Printing Preferences...]
• Windows Me/Windows 98 →...

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77 7After the pattern is printed, click Ye s.
If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the front 
cover and ensure that the ink tanks are correctly 
installed.
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88 8Look at the print-out. From the patterns 
in A, select the most even, least 
irregular pattern and enter the number.
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99 9In the same way, one by one, select the 
most even patterns printed with the 
least irregularities from each of B to F, 
enter their numbers, and click OK.
If it is difficult to pick the best pattern on F,...

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„„ „Aligning the Print Head – Macintosh
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11 1Select Page Setup in the File menu.
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22 2Click Utilities.
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33 3Select Test Print from the menu and 
click Print Head Alignment.
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44 4Check that paper is loaded in the printer 
and click OK.
If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the front 
cover and ensure that the ink tanks are correctly 
installed.
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55 5Look at the print-out. From the patterns 
in A, select the most even, least 
irregular pattern and enter the number.
For Mac OS X users,...

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66 6In the same way, one by one, select the 
most even patterns printed with the 
least irregularities from each of B to F, 
enter their numbers and click Send.
If it is difficult to pick the best pattern on F, pick the 
setting that produces the least noticeable vertical white 
stripes.
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77 7Click Close.
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88 8Click OK.
This completes the printer setup. The printer is now 
ready to use.
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Basic Operations
• If you detect smoke, unusual smells or strange noises around the printer, immediately switch the 
printer off and always unplug the printer. Contact your local Canon service representative.
• To avoid injury, never put your hand or fingers inside the printer while it is printing.
Printing with Windows
Adjusting the print settings according to your needs allows you to produce better quality prints.
In this section, we will use WordPad for the purpose of explanation. The procedures...