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Macintosh

Windows

QA7-2386-V01/082002A 

©2002 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. 

PRINTED IN THAILAND

Load a stack of blank paper in the  
paper rest.

Start the alignment procedure.

Windows:

a.

 For Windows XP select

 Start

,

  

 Settings

, then

 Control Panel

, then  

 click on

 Printers and Other Hardware

,  

 then 

Printers and Faxes

.

b.

 Right-click the 

Canon 

i

850

 icon,  

then click 

Printing Preferences

c.

 Click the 

Maintenance 

tab, then  

click the 

Print Head Alignment 

icon.

d.

 When asked to start print head 

alignment, click 

OK

.

e.

 Follow the on-screen instructions  

to complete print head alignment.

Macintosh:

a. 

From the 

File 

menu in a software  

application, click 

Page Setup

.

b.

 Click the 

Utilities

 button. 

c.

 Select 

Test Print 

from the pull down 

menu.

d.

 Click the 

Print Head Alignment

 icon.

e.

 Follow the on-screen instructions  

to complete print head alignment.

Click 

OK 

(Windows) or 

Close

 (Macintosh) 

when finished.

Before using the printer, align the print head 
to ensure the best quality printing.

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From the Application folder, double-click on 
the software to be installed. Follow the on-
screen instructions.

When the “Installation was successful” 
screen displays, 

Restart

 your computer.

TURN THE PRINTER ON

.

 

Select the 

Apple 

menu, then 

Chooser

.

Click on the 

i

850 printer 

icon.

Close the Chooser.

NOTE:

 Register your product at 

www.registercanon.com

 to ensure product 

support.

To ensure highest quality output, continue 
with 

Step 7 Align the Print Head

.

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NOTE: 

Screen shots may differ depending on the 

operating system used.

Turn on your Mac and insert the “

i

85

0 Setup 

Software & User’s Guide” CD-ROM.

Open the Printer Driver folder on the  
CD-ROM, then double-click the 

Installer 

icon.

Read the License Agreement and click 

Accept

.

Click 

Install

. The printer driver will load 

automatically.

If the message “No other applications can be 
running…” displays, click 

Continue

.

When the “Installation was successful” 
screen displays, 

Restart

 your computer.

IMPORTANT

: Drivers included with 

this printer support Mac 8.6-9.x. For 
Mac OS X driver and instructions, go 
to 

www.canontechsupport.com

.

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When the driver installation is complete,  
click 

Finish.

Register your product to ensure product 
support. Follow the on-screen instructions.

When the software menu appears, click 

Install

.

When the software installation is complete, 
click 

OK

, then 

Exit

.

To ensure highest quality output, continue 
with 

Step 7 Align the Print Head

.

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POWER

Lamp Off

POWER

Button

Be sure to 

TURN THE PRINTER OFF

 before 

continuing.

NOTE: 

For Windows

®

 XP, Windows 2000 or 

Windows NT,

®

 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 all open software applications,
then insert the “

i

850 Setup Software &  

User’s Guide” CD-ROM. The setup program 
should run automatically. 

NOTE:

 If the setup program does not run 

automatically, double-click 

My Computer

, then 

double-click the CD-ROM icon.

Read the License Agreement, then click  

Yes

 to continue.

When the main menu appears, click  

Install

.

When the Printer Port window appears,  

TURN THE PRINTER ON

. The software will  

begin identifying the printer port being used.

IMPORTANT

: If your computer can  

not detect a printer port, refer to the 
Troubleshooting chapter in the 

i

850 

Quick Start Guide 

for instructions.

POWER

Lamp Off

POWER

Button

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2

3

4

5

Install the Printer Driver (Macintosh

®

)

6

Align the Print Head

7

Install the Printer Driver (Windows

®

)

6

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