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Copyright 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.
Basic Printing Basic Printing Note This Quick Start Guide describes some of the features of your i860 printer and how to use them. For more information, view the i860 User's Guide on the Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM , or use the online...
• Any type of paper with holes (such as loose-leaf) Loading the Print Media The diagrams and computer screens in this guide refer to the i860. • For detailed information on the specialty media Canon provides for use with its various printers, refer to the section "Using Specialty Media...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Basic Printing Prepare to load paper. (1) Open the paper rest and then the paper rest flap to support the paper. (2) Open the cover and pull out the paper output tray completely (in the order of Load the paper.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Basic Printing Using Specialty Media Canon recommends that you use genuine Canon media to ensure optimal print quality. Photo Quality Media Media Suited for Business Documents • Photo Paper Pro • Photo Paper Pro Perforated •...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Basic Printing Canon Specialty Media Media Type Paper Rest Load Limit Printer Driver Setting for Media Type Photo Paper Pro Letter: up to 10 sheets Photo Paper Pro 4” x 6”: up to 20 sheets Photo Paper Pro Perforated 4”...
Printer Properties dialog box. Printer Properties Select Print Print from the application software's File File menu. Print Print File File (2) Ensure that Canon i860 Canon i860 Canon i860 Canon i860 is selected. (3) Click Preferences Preferences Preferences or Preferences Properties.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Basic Printing Specify the required settings. (1) Click Media Type Media Type Media Type to select the Media Type type of media loaded in the printer. (2) Click OK From the Page Setup Page Setup Page Setup Page Setup tab, select the correct document size to be...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Basic Printing Print the document. (1) Click Print Print Print Print or OK Note You can cancel a print job in progress by simply pressing the RESUME/ RESUME/ RESUME/ RESUME/ CANCEL CANCEL button on the printer. CANCEL CANCEL Printing with Macintosh...
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Paper Size Paper Size. (1) Select Page Setup... Page Setup... from the application software's File File menu. Page Setup... Page Setup... File File (2) Select i860 i860 i860 i860 from Format Format Format Format for. (3) Select the desired paper...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Basic Printing (4) Select Color Options Color Options Color Options from the Color Options pull-down menu. (5) Select the type of the document from the Print Type Print Type Print Type Print Type pull-down menu.
To print directly from a digital camera or digital video camcorder, use only Note "PictBridge" or Canon "Bubble Jet Direct" compatible digital cameras or digital video camcorders. This section describes how to print from a digital camera or digital video camcorder that is compatible with "Bubble Jet Direct."...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Media Types for Digital Camera You can use the following Canon media: Digital Camera Setting Digital Camera Setting Digital Camera Setting Digital Camera Setting Media Type Media Type Media Type Media Type Card #1 Photo Paper Pro 4”...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing (2) Connect the digital camera and printer with the USB cable that came with the digital camera. The digital camera will automatically turn on. If not, turn it on manually. Start printing using the print function of the digital camera. (1) Display the image you want to print in the Replay Replay Replay mode.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing For the digital camera operation and troubleshooting, refer to your Note digital camera user's manual. For print error messages, refer to "Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera" on page 76.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Printing from the Photo Paper Tray The Photo Paper Tray allows you to print on specialty paper like Photo Paper Pro. When attached, it prints on the photo paper while another type of paper is loaded through the Auto Sheet Feeder of the printer.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Install the Photo Paper Tray. Put the Photo Paper Tray along the paper rest and insert it until it clicks into place. Put the protrusions of the Photo Paper Tray all the way into the slots of the printer.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Paper guide (5) Close the cover on the Photo Paper Tray. Select to feed paper from the Photo Paper Tray. Turn the knob to the left until it points at the arrow on the Photo Paper Tray.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Important Turning the knob switches the source from where the paper is fed. Turning it to the left end feeds paper from the Photo Paper Tray, while turning it to the right end feeds paper from the Auto Sheet Feeder.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Printing on Photo Paper Using the Photo Paper Tray Up to 20 sheets of photo paper can be loaded through the Photo Paper Tray. Note Media Types Loadable from the Photo Paper Tray The media types loadable from the Photo Paper Tray are: Photo Paper Pro PR-101, Photo Paper Plus Glossy PP-101, and Glossy Photo Paper GP-401.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing (4) Click OK The Print Print Print Print dialog box opens. Note The size of media that is loadable in the Photo Paper Tray is 4" x 6". Click the Page Setup Page Setup tab to select the same size of paper loaded in the Photo Paper Tray.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing (1) Select Page Setup Page Setup from the application software's File File menu. Page Setup Page Setup File File (2) Select the printer from Format for Format for Format for. Format for (3) Select the paper size from Paper Paper Paper...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing (4) Ensure that the auto sheet feeder is selected in Paper Source Paper Source. Paper Source Paper Source (5) Select Print Mode Print Mode Print Mode Print Mode. (6) Click Print Print Print.
Print dialog box can usually be opened by selecting Print Print Print Print from the File File File menu. File Ensure that Canon i860 Canon i860 Canon i860 is selected. Then click Preferences Canon i860 Preferences Preferences Preferences (or Properties Properties Properties). Properties The Printer Properties Printer Properties dialog box opens.
Using recommended Canon paper, specialty media, and inks for printing photographs can significantly improve the quality of your printouts. See the inside back cover for a list of Canon Specialty Papers and ink tanks for this printer. Printer Driver Settings...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing To manually adjust Print Quality settings: To manually adjust Print Quality settings: To manually adjust Print Quality settings: To manually adjust Print Quality settings: Open the Printer Properties Printer Properties dialog box. Printer Properties Printer Properties See"Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box from Your Application...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing When the process is complete, click Print Print Print Print. To automatically optimize the image: To automatically optimize the image: To automatically optimize the image: To automatically optimize the image: Photo Optimizer PRO automatically adjusts the photographs taken with a digital camera. Use this feature to compensate for unsatisfactory color balance and over- or under- exposure before printing.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Click OK To use Vivid Photo option: To use Vivid Photo option: To use Vivid Photo option: To use Vivid Photo option: Vivid Photo intensifies background colors like fields, trees, oceans and skies, while maintaining natural skin tones in the images.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing The Photo Noise Reduction function reduces noise from blue portions, such as the sky and dark portions of the images taken with your digital camera. Note In Windows Me, Windows 98 or Windows 95 If Background Printing has been disabled, the Photo Noise Reduction function is not available.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing To use Photo Noise Reduction, select the Photo Noise Reduction Photo Noise Reduction check box under Photo Noise Reduction Photo Noise Reduction Special Effects Special Effects Special Effects Special Effects.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Saving and Recalling Driver Settings When you change printer driver settings for a specific print job, such as printing black and white photos, or printing documents with a special background, you can save and name these settings for future use on similar print jobs.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing This registers your printer driver print settings. Note You can retrieve or delete the print settings profile at any time. Retrieving profile: Retrieving profile: Select the desired profile from Printing Printing Retrieving profile: Retrieving profile: Printing...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing This registers your printer driver settings. Note You can retrieve or change the saved driver settings at any time. Retrieving print settings: Retrieving print settings: Retrieving print settings: Retrieving print settings: Select the name of the print settings to retrieve from the Presets Presets in the Print...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Using the Printer Driver Options Your printer driver will provide you with many features that allow you to print a wide range of images and documents. The illustrations below provide a basic introduction to many of these. Note For detailed descriptions of the printer driver functions, refer to the User’s Guide included in the Setup Software &...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Resizing the Image by Selecting the Adding Illustrated Effect to Documents Scaling Ratio Reducing the Sound of Printer Operation...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Using the Bundled 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 without standard white borders.
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Canon BJ 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...
(1) Insert the memory card in the computer. (2) Click Start Start Start Start, select All Programs All Programs All Programs All Programs (or Programs Programs Programs), Canon Utilities Programs Canon Utilities Canon Utilities, Easy-PhotoPrint Canon Utilities Easy-PhotoPrint Easy-PhotoPrint, Easy-PhotoPrint and then Easy-PhotoPrint...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Guidance Thumbnail Folder window (2) Click the [ ] button on the thumbnail of the photograph you want to print and specify the number of copies. Increases the number of copies. Displays the specified number of copies.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Select the layout. (1) Click the Layout/Print Layout/Print Layout/Print Layout/Print tab. (2) Select Borderless (full) Borderless (full). Borderless (full) Borderless (full) (3) Load the media specified in the Paper Selection Paper Selection tab. Paper Selection Paper Selection (4) Click Print...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Printing Borderless Photographs with Macintosh This chapter describes the steps used to print from Easy-PhotoPrint* included with your Setup Software and User’s Guide CD-ROM using the Borderless Printing mode. * If you use Mac OS 9.x, CarbonLib 1.3.1 or later must be installed. Media Types Suitable for Borderless Printing Note Media types compatible with Borderless Printing include Photo...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Guidance Thumbnail Folder window (2) Click the [ ] button on the thumbnail of the photograph you want to print and specify the number of copies. Increases the number of copies. Displays the specified number of copies.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Advanced Printing Select the layout. (1) Click the Layout/Print Layout/Print Layout/Print Layout/Print tab. (2) Select Borderless (full) Borderless (full). Borderless (full) Borderless (full) (3) Load the media specified in the Paper Selection Paper Selection tab. Paper Selection Paper Selection (4) Click Print...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Printing Maintenance Replacing an Ink Tank When replacing an ink tank, check the model number very carefully. The printer will not print properly if the wrong ink tank is used, or installed in the incorrect position.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance Note Should missing characters or white streaks appear despite sufficient ink levels, refer to the section "When Printing Becomes When Printing Becomes When Printing Becomes When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect" Faint or Colors are Incorrect on page 50.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance The following message is displayed when ink tank is empty. Printing will resume as soon as ink tank is replaced and the front cover is closed. • Press the RESUME/CANCEL RESUME/CANCEL button to resume RESUME/CANCEL RESUME/CANCEL printing with the ink tank empty.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance Do not touch the lock lever; remove only the ink tank. Important Handle ink tanks carefully to avoid staining clothing or the surrounding area. Discard empty ink tanks according to the local laws and regulations regarding disposal of consumables.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance Insert the ink tank. (1) Insert the ink tank into the print head holder. (2) Press on the "PUSH" mark until the ink tank snaps firmly into place. Close the front cover. The print head holder moves to the right.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect When printing becomes faint or colors are incorrect, even if ink remains in the ink tanks, the print head nozzles are probably clogged. Follow the procedures below to maintain the print head.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance Printing the Nozzle Check Pattern Print the nozzle check pattern to determine whether the ink ejects properly from the print head nozzles, and to verify print head alignment. Use this function when printed results are blurred or the color is incorrect.
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Utilities folder. Applications Applications Utilities Utilities (2) Double-click the Print Center Print Center icon. Print Center Print Center (3) Select i860 i860 from the Name Name list and click Configure Configure. i860 i860 Name Name Configure Configure (4) Select i860...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance (1) If lines are missing as in the illustration, run the print head cleaning procedure for "Black 3eBK Black 3eBK". Black 3eBK Black 3eBK When line are missing Print Head Cleaning (2) White stripes in this pattern require running print head cleaning procedure for "Color 6C, 6M, 6Y, 6BK Color 6C, 6M, 6Y, 6BK...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance (3) Uneveness stripes in this pattern indicates the print head requires alignment. When lines are uneven When lines are even Aligning the Print Head (4) White vertical stripes in this pattern indicate the print head requires alignment. When vertical stripes appear Aligning the Print Head (5) Horizontal stripes in this pattern indicate the print head requires alignment.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance Print Head Cleaning Clean the print head if you suspect that the nozzles might be clogged. Cleaning the print head consumes ink, so perform print head cleaning only when necessary. The print head can be cleaned also from the printer itself. With the printer on, load a sheet of Letter-sized paper in the printer.
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Applications Applications Utilities Utilities Utilities folder. (2) Double-click the Print Center Print Center Print Center icon. Print Center (3) Select i860 i860 from the Name Name list and click Configure Configure. i860 i860 Name Name Configure Configure (4) Select i860...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance Important Do not perform any other operations until the print head cleaning finishes. This takes about 50 seconds. Print head cleaning can be performed also from the printer itself. Note Ensure that the printer is on. Hold down the RESUME/CANCEL RESUME/CANCEL RESUME/CANCEL RESUME/CANCEL button...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance Print Head Deep Cleaning If print quality does not improve by standard print head cleaning, try performing print head deep cleaning, which is a more powerful process. Print head deep cleaning consumes ink, so perform this procedure only when necessary.
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Applications folder, and then the Utilities Utilities Utilities folder. Utilities (2) Double-click the Print Center Print Center icon. Print Center Print Center (3) Select i860 i860 from the Name Name list and click Configure Configure. i860 i860 Name Name Configure Configure...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance (5) When the confirmation message is displayed, click OK OK. Print head deep cleaning starts when the POWER POWER lamp starts blinking. Do not perform any other POWER POWER operation until the print head deep cleaning is completed. This takes about one minute.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance 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. Print head alignment is performed either automatically or manually.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance After the pattern is printed, click Yes Yes. The print head is aligned automatically. The printer is now ready to use. If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the front cover and Note ensure that the ink tanks are correctly installed.
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Applications folder, and then the Utilities Utilities Utilities folder. Utilities (2) Double-click the Print Center Print Center Print Center Print Center icon. (3) Select i860 i860 from the Name Name list and click Configure Configure. i860 i860 Name Name Configure Configure...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printing Maintenance It takes about one minute to start printing. The pattern is printed, and the print head is aligned automatically. The printer is now ready to use. If the pattern is not printed successfully, open the front cover and Note ensure that the ink tanks are correctly installed.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This section provides troubleshooting tips for the most common printing problems. Troubleshooting usually falls into one of the following categories. • "Cannot Install the Printer Driver Cannot Install the Printer Driver Cannot Install the Printer Driver"...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting Cannot Install the Printer Driver Problem Possible Cause Try This Cannot Install the Installation Follow the Easy Setup Instructions packaged with your printer for proper printer Printer Driver procedure not driver installation. followed correctly If the installer was forced to be terminated due to an error, Windows may be unstable.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting Print Quality is Poor or Contains Errors Problem Possible Cause Try This Ink does not eject Ink tank is not seated Check that the ink tanks are firmly seated in the print head and reseat them if properly/Printing is properly/Ink tank is necessary.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Try This Printed Paper Curls Paper being used is Use High Resolution Paper or Photo Paper Pro to print images that require a or Ink Blots too thin lot of ink (i.e. pictures with intense colors or photographs). Color Intensity setting Reduce the Intensity setting in the printer driver and try printing again.
Print Center icon in the Utilities Utilities Utilities folder. Utilities 3. Double-click i860 i860 i860 i860 displayed under Name Name Name Name in the Printer List Printer List Printer List. Printer List 4. Click to select an undesired document and click The print job is deleted.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting Paper Does Not Feed Properly Problem Possible Cause Try This Paper Does Not Inappropriate Check to see if the paper you are printing on is too thick or curled. Feed Properly paper type used "Print Media to Avoid Print Media to Avoid"...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Try This Paper Jams Paper jams inside 1. Gently pull the jammed paper out of the sheet feeder slot or the paper output the printer slot, whichever is easier. •...
If the error is still unresolved, there is a possibility that you are using a digital digital video camera or digital video camcorder that is not supported by this printer. Use Canon camcorder compatible digital cameras or digital video camcorders.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting Number of Possible Cause Try This Flashes Eleven flashes Automatic print Possible causes are as follows: head alignment • Ink has run out. failed • Print head nozzles are clogged. • The paper output tray has been exposed to a strong light source preventing correct print head alignment.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting An Error Message Appears on the Screen Problem Possible Cause Try This Paper Identification Paper Identification Continuing printing may result in poor print quality. To maintain print quality, Error not functioning disable the Paper Identification function, and try printing again, if other printer properly functions are working normally.
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A parallel port is selected if the port on the printing side is LPT1: (ECP printer port). A USB port is selected if either USBnnn (Canon i860) or USBPRNnn (Canon i860) (where n is a number) is indicated.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera The following messages may be displayed on the digital camera or digital video camcorder when images are printed directly from them. Correct the error according to the procedure below.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troubleshooting Images can be printed directly from digital cameras and digital video Note camcorders that are compatible with this printer. If the connected digital camera or digital video camcorder is not supported, the POWER POWER lamp on the printer flashes nine times.
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After the computer restarts, TURN THE PRINTER ON, and select the Apple Apple Apple Apple menu, then Chooser Chooser. Chooser Chooser Click the i860 i860 i860 icon in the Chooser i860 Chooser Chooser. Chooser Close the Chooser Chooser. Chooser Chooser Register your product at www.registercanon.com www.registercanon.com...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Appendix User’s Guide Table of Contents Your printer's electronic User's Guide, located on the Setup Software and User's Guide CD- ROM, offers detailed information on the following topics. How to Use This Manual Photo Paper Pro Photo Paper Pro Perforated Printer Parts and Their Functions...
(for Borderless Printing: 216.0 mm / 8.5 in) Resident print control mode: Resident print control mode: Resident print control mode: Resident print control mode: Canon extended mode Canon extended mode Canon extended mode Canon extended mode Receive buffer: Receive buffer:...
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Direct Print Port Direct Print Port Direct Print Port (Connect a i860-compatible digital camera or digital video (Connect a i860-compatible digital camera or digital video (Connect a i860-compatible digital camera or digital video (Connect a i860-compatible digital camera or digital video camcoder using the USB cable supplied with the camera.)
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Appendix Additional Systems Requirements for User's Guide Pentium Pentium®‚ 75 MHz equivalent or higher processor (Pentium Pentium Pentium ‚ 75 MHz equivalent or higher processor (Pentium ‚ 75 MHz equivalent or higher processor (Pentium ‚...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Appendix Safety Precautions Please read the safety warnings and cautions provided in this manual to ensure that you use your printer safely. Do not attempt to use printer in any way not described in this manual.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Appendix Caution You may cause injury or damage the printer if you ignore any of these safety precautions. Choosing a location Choosing a location Choosing a location Choosing a location Do not install the printer in a location that is unstable or subject to excessive vibration. Do not install the printer in a location that is unstable or subject to excessive vibration.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Appendix Regulatory Information Color Printer Model: K10231 (i860) Color Printer Model: K10231 (i860) Color Printer Model: K10231 (i860) Color Printer Model: K10231 (i860) This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Canon Printer and Scanner Limited Warranty --- (USA Only) The limited warranty set forth below is given by Canon U.S.A., Inc. (“Canon USA”) with respect to the new or refurbished Canon-brand printer or scanner (each a “Product”) packaged with this limited warranty, when purchased and used in the United States only.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Appendix Canon offers a full range of customer technical support* options: • For interactive troubleshooting, e-mail technical support, the latest driver downloads and answers to frequently asked questions (www.canontechsupport.com) • Automated interactive telephone support on most current products 24 hours, 7 days a week (1-800-423-2366) •...
Cancelling Print Jobs ...........10 Cannot Install the Printer Driver ........66 Cannot Print Properly from the Digital Camera .....76 Nozzle Check ............51, 52 Canon Printer and Scanner Limited Warranty --- (USA Only) Nozzle Check Pattern examining ............52 Cleaning ...............55, 56 printing ..............
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Index Photo Paper Tray ............17 PhotoRecord .............. 37 Vivid Photo ..............29 PhotoStitch ..............37 POWER button .............. 3 POWER lamp ..............3 POWER/ERROR lamp ..........72 Warranty ..............87 Print dialog box ............8, 11 When Printing Becomes Faint or Colors are Incorrect ..50 Print Head Alignment ..........61, 63 Print Head Cleaning ............