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- Copyright 1995 Canon Information Systems, Inc., Canon Inc.
-
- Canon BJ Series Windows 3.1/95 Printer Driver - Version 3.40
- ************************************************************************
- 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 Monochrome Printing
- 9.0 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 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 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.
-
-
- 9.0 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 for Windows 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, you should
- 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.
-
- <END OF README.TXT>
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