I9900 – Canon I9900 User Manual
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Part no. QA7-3190-V01 © 2004 Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon is a Registered Trademark of Canon Inc. All other products and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications subject to change without notice. P-i9900-ESI-1103 Printed in Thailand.
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Turn on your Mac and your printer and 
insert the “Setup Software & User's Guide” 
CD-ROM.
Double-click the i9900 250.pkg icon, 
then follow the on-screen instructions.
Double-click the CD-ROM icon, then theMac 
OS X folder, then the Printer Driver folder.
When the message "The software was 
successfully installed" appears, click 
Restart.
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Be sure to TURN THE PRINTER OFF 
before continuing.
NOTE: For Windows
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XP or Windows
2000, log on to Windows as a member of the 
Administrators group before continuing.
IMPORTANT: If you see the Found New 
Hardware Wizard, click Cancel.
Close any open software applications, 
(including anti-virus, computer security and 
other software) then insert the “Setup 
Software & User’s Guide” CD-ROM. The 
setup program should run automatically.
NOTE: If the setup program does not run, 
click Start, then Run, then type 
D:\msetup.exe, where D is your CD-ROM 
drive.
When the main menu appears, click Easy 
Install.
When the "Easy Install" screen appears, 
click Install.
Read the License Agreement, then 
click I accept, then Next to continue.
The installation process will start.
When the "Printer Connection" window 
appears, TURN THE PRINTER ON. The 
software will begin identifying the printer 
port being used.
IMPORTANT: If your computer cannot 
detect a printer port, click Help and 
refer to the online instructions.
Follow the on-screen instructions to install 
the remaining software.
When the "Installation Results" screen 
appears, click OK.
Register your product to ensure product 
support. Follow the on-screen instructions.
When the "Print Head Alignment" screen 
appears, click Next. You will need to align 
your print head after you restart your 
computer.
Click Next when you see the "On-Screen 
Manual" screen. When the "Installation 
completed successfully" screen appears, 
click Restart.
d. Click the down-arrow to select
Test Print. Click the Print Head
Alignment icon and follow the
on-screen
instructions.
e. Look at the printed patterns and input
the values for each pattern that 
shows no flaws (least number of 
white stripes). Then click Send.
f. The rest of the print head alignment
process will take place automatically. 
Ensure paper is loaded and follow the 
on-screen instructions. This process 
will take a few minutes.
Click Quit to exit the BJ Printer Utility. Print 
head alignment is now complete.
Start the print head alignment procedure.
a. Double-click the Macintosh HD icon,
then Applications folder. Double-click 
the Utilities folder, then the Print Center 
icon. 
b. When the Printer List screen appears,
select i9900, then click the Configure 
icon.
c. Select i9900 and click Maintenance.
Access your CD-ROM again. From the 
Application folder on the CD-ROM, double-
click on the software to be installed.
Follow the on-screen instructions. When the 
“Installation has finished” screen appears, 
click OK.
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Register your product to ensure product 
support. Double-click on the Product 
Registration icon, found in the Mac OS X 
folder. Follow the on-screen instructions.
When a message asking you to align the 
print head appears, click OK.
Start the print head alignment procedure.
a. For Windows XP click Start, select 
 Control Panel, Printers and 
 Other Hardware, then Printers 
 and Faxes.
b. Right-click the i9900 icon, 
 then 
click
Printing Preferences.
NOTE:
For Windows 98/Me/2000
click
Start, then select Settings,
 Printers. Right-click the i9900 
 
icon, then click Properties.
c. Click the Maintenance tab, then 
 click on the Print Head Alignment icon.
d. When asked to start the print 
 head alignment, click Print Head 
 Alignment 
and follow the on-screen
instructions.
e. Look at the printed patterns and 
 input the values for each pattern that 
 shows 
no flaws (least number of
white stripes). Then click OK.
f. The rest of the print head alignment 
 process will take place automatically.
 Ensure paper is loaded and follow the 
 on-screen instructions. This process 
 will take a few minutes.
Click OK to exit the Maintenance tab. 
Print head alignment is now complete.
Macintosh
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Printer Driver Installation and Print Head Alignment
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Macintosh
Windows
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Printer Driver Installation and Print Head Alignment
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NOTE: For Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x printer driver instructions, 
refer to the "Appendix" of the 
Quick Start Guide.
NOTE: Log on as an Administrator 
before continuing
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NOTE: When the "Authenticate" screen appears, 
enter your administrator name and password. 
If you do not know your administrator name 
or password, click 
, then follow the
on-screen instructions
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NOTE: For Mac OS X 10.3.x select the 
Printer Setup Utility icon. 
NOTE: For Mac OS X 10.3.x select the 
Utility icon.