Copyright (c) 1996 Canon Information Systems, Inc., Canon Inc. Canon BJ Series Windows 3.1/95 Printer Driver - Version 3.60 ************************************************************************ Thank you for purchasing a Canon Color Bubble Jet Printer. We hope that you'll appreciate its exceptional print quality, flexible paper handling, fast printing speed, and trouble-free operation. This README file contains supplemental information to help you install and use your printer driver software with Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. As with most software and hardware products, some information is made available after the development of the manual. Updated information regarding your printer is provided in this README file. If you require additional assistance, please contact your local Canon company. The contact addresses and phone numbers are listed in the driver's Help file and in your printer's user manual. CONTENTS ======== 1.0 Overview 2.0 Key Features 3.0 System Requirements 4.0 Specific Information for Windows 95 Users 4.1 Installing the Printer Driver 4.2 Accessing the Printer Properties Dialog Box 4.3 Accessing Help Information 5.0 Specific Information for Windows 3.1 Users 5.1 Installing the Printer Driver 5.2 Accessing the Printer Setup Dialog Box 5.3 Accessing Help Information 6.0 Using the Print Set-up Analyzer 7.0 Hints for Color Printing 8.0 Hints for Photo Color Printing 9.0 Hints for Monochrome Printing 10.0 Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions 1.0 Overview ============ This printer driver allows you to print documents from any Windows application to your Canon Bubble Jet printer. This dual-mode driver is designed to function with either Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. The correct driver configuration is automatically installed based on the version of Windows you are using. 2.0 Key Features ================ This driver provides a variety of basic and advanced capabilities to give you high-speed and high-quality printed output and complete control over the printing process. This driver includes several key features that are designed for ease of use and flexibility: 1. Automatic halftone and color adjustment selection This feature allows the driver to select its own halftone and color setup for the optimum print quality, based on the type of document you are printing. This eliminates the need to experiment with many complex settings to achieve the best print quality. You can use the "Graphics" tab to select this feature. 2. Print Set-up Analyzer This feature helps you to eliminate potential problems by checking the driver selections and notifying you of any inconsistencies. You then have the option of correcting those problems before you proceed with printing. The Print Set-up Analyzer is enabled by default. You can use the "Setting" tab to disable it. 3. Saved Settings This feature allows you to save and retrieve up to four setups. You can enter a name for each setup for easy identification. You can use the "Setting" tab to save and retrieve the setups. 4. Remote Printer Controls This feature allows you to perform certain maintenance and diagnostic operations on your printer from within the driver. If your printer model supports this feature, you can use the "Control" tab to use it. 3.0 System Requirements ======================= The Canon BJ Series Windows Printer Driver does not require any additional system configuration beyond those required to run Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. However, you can improve the performance of your Canon printer if you: 1. Increase the amount of RAM memory to more than 8 MB. Increasing RAM memory will result in faster printing and reduce compatibility problems with some applications. As an alternative, you can increase the amount of virtual memory to reduce the possibility of "low memory" conditions (although this does not improve printing performance). 2. Allow at least 5 MB of free hard disk space on the drive that contains your system's TEMP directory. 4.0 Specific Information for Windows 95 Users ============================================= 4.1 Installing the Printer Driver --------------------------------- To use this printer driver with software application packages that operate with Microsoft Windows 95, use the following installation procedure: 1. Start Windows 95 on your system. 2. Click on the "Start" button. 3. Point to the "Settings" item. 4. Click on the "Printers" item to display the Printers folder. 5. Double-click on the "Add Printer" icon to start the "Add Printer Wizard". 6. Click on the "Next" button. 7. Click on the "Have Disk" button. 8. Insert diskette #1 into the floppy disk drive of your computer system. If the floppy disk drive is drive A, click on the "OK" button and continue with the next step. Otherwise, type the letter name of your floppy disk drive (such as "B:") and then click on the "OK" button. 9. Follow the instructions of the Add Printer Wizard until the installation is finished. An icon for your printer will then appear in the Printers folder. You are now ready to print from any Windows software application packages. If your printer model can print in color, the driver is automatically set for printing in color. Otherwise, the driver is automatically set for grayscale printing. 4.2 Accessing the Printer Properties Dialog Box ----------------------------------------------- The Printer Properties dialog box contains several tabs that allow you to setup, control and maintain your Canon printer. To access the Printer Properties dialog box, use the following procedure: 1. Click on the "Start" button. 2. Point to the "Settings" item. 3. Click on the "Printers" item to display the Printers folder. 4. Click on the icon for your printer to highlight it. 5. Click with the right mouse button on the icon, and then click with the left mouse button on "Properties". This will display the Printer Properties dialog box, which contains the following tabs: General - Lets you print a test page and define separator pages Details - Lets you define printer port assignments and spooler settings Paper - Lets you select paper size, orientation, media type and paper feed Graphics - Lets you select print quality and color/monochrome mode Setting - Lets you enable or disable the Print Set-up Analyzer, Color Advisor and Cartridge Detection, and save/restore all driver settings Control - Lets you perform setup & maintenance functions (only for certain printer models) Visual Guide - Lets you launch the On-Line Guide software (if it is installed) You can also display the Printer Properties dialog box from within a software application by clicking on the Print item from the File menu, and then clicking on the Properties button. In other applications, you can click on the Printer Setup item from the File menu and then click on the Setup button. However, the General and Details tabs are not available in this mode. 4.3 Accessing Help Information ------------------------------ From the Printer Properties dialog box, you can click on the "Help" button to display additional information about every feature and option in the Canon printer driver. You can also use the Windows 95 "What's this?" method, by using the right-mouse button to click on any item for information about that item and its operation. Alternatively, you can click on the question-mark (?) symbol in the upper right corner of each dialog box, and then click on any item to display help for that item. In addition, a brief one-line message appears near the bottom of each tab to display information about each group of selections as you move your mouse pointer over them. 5.0 Specific Information for Windows 3.1 Users ============================================== 5.1 Installing the Printer Driver --------------------------------- To use this printer driver with software application packages that operate with Microsoft Windows 3.1, use the following installation procedure: 1. Start Windows 3.1 on your system. 2. Double-click on the "Control Panel" icon within the "Main" program group. 3. Double-click on the "Printers" icon within the "Control Panel" dialog box. The "Printers" dialog box will be displayed. 4. Click on the "Add >>" button to expand the "Printers" dialog box and display the list of printers. The "Install Unlisted or Updated Printer" item will be highlighted. 5. Click on the "Install..." button. The "Install Driver" dialog box will be displayed. 6. Insert diskette #1 into the floppy disk drive of your computer system. If the floppy disk drive is your "A:" drive, click on "OK" and continue with the next step. Otherwise, type the letter name of your floppy disk drive (such as "B:") and then click on "OK". 7. The "Add Unlisted or Updated Printer" dialog box is displayed with a list of the names of the Canon printer models that are available. Click on the name that corresponds to your printer model, and then click on "OK" to begin the installation of the driver files onto your computer's hard disk. 8. When the installation of the driver files is complete, the name of your printer will appear in the list of "Installed Printers". 9. If your printer is connected to your computer system's "LPT1" port, you should continue with the next step. Otherwise, click on the "Connect..." button to display the "Connect" dialog box. This dialog box displays a list of available output ports for your computer system to which your printer can be connected. Only those ports that begin with "LPT" can be used. Click on the "LPT" port to which your printer is connected, and then click on "OK" to return to the "Printers" dialog box. 10. If your new Canon printer will be the primary printer for your computer system, click on the "Set As Default Printer" button to select the Canon printer as the default printer for Windows. Otherwise, you will need to select the Canon printer every time you want to print to it. 11. You must then exit and restart Windows to utilize the Cartridge Detection mechanism (since your SYSTEM.INI file was modified). You are now ready to print from any Windows 3.1 software application packages. If your printer model can print in color, the driver is automatically set for printing in color. Otherwise, the driver is automatically set for grayscale printing. 5.2 Accessing the Printer Setup Dialog Box ------------------------------------------ The Printer Setup dialog box contains several tabs that allow you to setup, control and maintain your Canon printer. To access the Printer Setup dialog box, use the following procedure: 1. Double-click on the "Control Panel" icon within the "Main" program group. 2. Double-click on the "Printers" icon within the "Control Panel" dialog box. The "Printers" dialog box will be displayed. 3. Click on the Canon printer model from the list of "Installed Printers" if it is not already highlighted. 4. Click on the "Setup" button. This will display the Printer Setup dialog box, which contains the following tabs: Paper - Lets you select paper size, orientation, media type and paper feed Graphics - Lets you select print quality and color/monochrome mode Setting - Lets you enable or disable the Print Set-up Analyzer, Color Advisor and Cartridge Detection, and save/restore all driver settings Control - Lets you perform setup & maintenance functions (only for certain printer models) Visual Guide - Lets you launch the On-Line Guide software (if it is installed) You can also display the Printer Setup dialog box from within your software application by clicking on the Print item from the File menu, and then clicking on the "Printer Setup" button. In other applications, you can click on the Printer Setup item from the File menu and then click on the "Setup" button. 5.3 Accessing Help Information ------------------------------ From the Printer Setup dialog box, you can click on the "Help" button to display additional information about every feature and option in the Canon printer driver. In addition, a brief one-line message appears near the bottom of each tab to display information about each group of selections as you move your mouse pointer over them. 6.0 Using the Print Set-up Analyzer =================================== This printer driver includes an automatic "Print Set-up Analyzer" to help you use your printer more efficiently. The Print Set-up Analyzer identifies any inconsistencies in your setup selections, and allows you to correct them if you wish. By default, the Print Set-up Analyzer is enabled. You can disable it in the Setting tab of the Printer Properties dialog box (for Windows 95) or the Printer Setup dialog box (for Windows 3.1). 7.0 Hints for Color Printing ============================ If your printer is capable of printing in color and uses interchangeable ink cartridges, be sure that a color ink cartridge is installed in the printer. You should also select the appropriate Print Model from the Graphics tab in the Printer Properties dialog box. 1. Select the "Color" icon from the Color Model group on the Graphics tab. 2. Select the appropriate Print Model: - "Automatic" selects the halftoning methods to produce optimum print quality for all types of images. - "Graphics and Text" selects the halftoning methods to produce optimum print quality for solid text and business graphics, with the emphasis on enhancing color saturation. - "Photo" selects the halftoning method to produce optimum print quality for scanned photographs or bitmapped images. - "Custom" offers more advanced control over halftoning patterns, bit depth, color adjustment and intensity. These advanced options are not intended for novice users of color printers. Note: For optimum color matching with your screen, select the "Photo" setting as the Print Model in the Graphics tab, and use a higher quality media, such as Coated Paper, High Resolution Paper or High Gloss Film. If you need printing speed rather than print quality, go to the Custom Setting dialog box and click on the Fast Color icon. Be careful not to change any other settings in this dialog, since it is intended for experienced users of color printers only. 8.0 Hints for Photo Color Printing ================================== The Canon BJC-240, BJC-4200 and BJC-4550 printer models are capable of printing in a special "Photo Color" mode, which produces optimal color output quality for photographic (bitmap) images. This mode requires a different ink cartridge and special media to be used. To print in Photo Color mode, use the following procedure: 1. Select the "Photo Color" mode in the Graphics Tab of the driver. 2. Insert a BC-06 Photo Color ink cartridge (for BJC-240) or a BC-22 Photo Color ink cartridge (for BJC-4200 and BJC-4550). 3. Use the High Resolution (HR-101) paper. 4. Select the High Resolution Paper from the Media-type drop-down list in the Paper Tab of the driver. All other driver settings are automatically selected. After printing an image with Photo Color ink, please allow the ink to dry for 15-30 minutes. 9.0 Hints for Monochrome Printing ================================= All Canon Bubble Jet printer models are capable of printing in monochrome mode. If your printer is also capable of printing in color and uses interchangeable ink cartridges, you should install a black ink cartridge for better printing efficiency. Then use the following procedure on your computer system: 1. If you have a color printer, select the "Monochrome" icon from the Color Model group on the Graphics tab (this selection is not available for monochrome-only printer models). 2. Select the appropriate Print Model: - "Automatic" selects the halftoning methods to produce optimum print quality for all types of images. - "Graphics and Text" selects the halftoning methods to produce optimum print quality for solid text and business graphics. - "Photo" selects the halftoning method to produce optimum print quality for scanned photographs or bitmapped images. - "Custom" offers more advanced control over halftoning patterns and intensity. These advanced options are not intended for novice users. 10.0 Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions ========================================== 1. If your printer is capable of printing in color, do not attempt to print in "Color" mode when a black ink cartridge is installed in your printer. The results will be unpredictable. 2. A known problem in Corel Mosaic Version 5.0 may cause incomplete printed output. Please contact Corel Corporation for an update. 3. For the BJC-4100 and BJC-210 models, the Cartridge Detection feature may not function if you have used the BJ Setup Utility to set the Printer Control Mode to the "Automatic" mode. To use the Cartridge Detection feature, you should set the Printer Control Mode to either LQ or BJ mode. 4. For Windows 95, if you are using the "Browse" method of installing this driver from the "Add Printer Wizard", you must select the file named "CANONBJ.INF" from the driver diskette. If you select the file named "OEMSETUP.INF", the Cartridge Detection feature will not function correctly. 5. If you install this driver in Windows 3.1 and later upgrade your system to Windows 95, you should re-install this driver in Windows 95. 6. This driver cannot be used when running Windows 3.1 under OS/2. 7. If you cancel the driver installation process before all of the diskettes are copied, the driver will not be installed completely, even though it appears in the list of Installed Printers. You must therefore re-install the driver and complete the installation process with all required diskettes. 8. If you receive a message during the installation that this driver is already in use, you should close all open applications and try installing the driver again. 9. Some thin lines that are not solid black may not print using the driver's default settings. As a work-around, select the "Photo" setting as the Print Model in the Graphics tab. This will use an alternate dot-placement method that produces better results. 10. A known bug exists in Photoshop v3.0, Claris Works (and possibly other applications) that can cause white dots to appear in printed bitmap images. The problem is caused by Photoshop defining an invalid background color. To correct the problem, add the following two lines to the WIN.INI file: [CanonDriver] PhotoShopBugFix=1 This will allow the driver to explicitly set the background color to "white", which matches the media color and corrects the bug. 11. A blank dialog box may appear when you are using Manual Feed mode. When this dialog box appears, you should insert a piece of paper and click on the OK button. 12. Some "Bar Code" TrueType fonts may be printed with some extraneous lines. 13. If you select "Automatic" from Print Model in Graphics tab sheet or "Auto" from Halftoning in Custom Setting dialog and start printing, some part of the printed image that should be printed with "Diffusion" halftoning may be printed with "Fine" halftoning. To correct this problem, select "Diffusion" as the Halftoning in Custom Setting dialog.