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COPYRIGHT
=========
Copyright ©1991-93 Wolf Faust. All rights reserved. All
distribution- and marketing rights to the software are vested in
Canon Europe N.V. The driver disk has been provided to you
strictly 'as is', without warranty of any kind. In no event shall
Canon and/or Faust be held liable for any loss or damages arising
out of any action, from whatever source, concerning the use or
inability to use the driver.
The Installer is Copyright ©1991-1992 by Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
All Rights Reserved. Distributed under license from Commodore.
MANUAL
======
I know, reading the "Readme" file of the drivers is a real pain.
But there is a real printed manual available with pictures and all
that nice stuff. I STRONGLY recommend getting that printed manual
for the Canon software. I'm still trying to organise people
willing to copy the 90(!!) DIN A4 page manual for a small fee.
Now, in ENGLAND you can get the english manual for £15 (includes
shiping) from JAM (address below).
CompuServe users may download the manual as postscript file from
the AmigaUser forum. Use the PD "Post" PostScript Interpreter for
printing the manual on any Canon printer.
CanonStudio
===========
This is the LIMITED VERSION of CanonStudio. You can use it for
printing pictures. Though, some functions have been disabled
forcing you to register and get the latest full featured version.
This Program is included as free offer to all Canon users and is
not part of the main Canon drivers. Canon is not responsibel for
any support, update or warranty regarding CanonStudio.
In case you use CanonStudio register the program or this product
will most likely not be supported in the future (programs do cost
more than time to develop). Also, your shareware fee is my
motivation for enhancements.
Registered users get an update service and an unlimited
CanonStudio version for all Canon drivers.
The price for registering is:
INTERNATIONAL
US$25 includes shiping
+ $15 if payed by cheque. No COD!
GERMANY
DM 35 includes shiping. No COD (Nachnahme)!
ENGLAND
£15 includes shiping
Send the money to following address:
Wolf Faust
Am Dorfgarten 10
W-6000 Frankfurt 50
Germany
Internet: wfaust@aurea.hotb.sub.org
CompuServe: 100116,1070
Note: begining with 1 July use "60435 Frankfurt" instead of
"W6000 Frankfurt 50"!
Or in England you may register and get updates at/from:
JAM
75 Greatfields Drive
Uxbridge, UB8 3QN
Tel: 08952-74449 (GMT)
UPDATE HISTORY
==============
CanonBJ-EC (or CanonBJC800)
---------------------------
03.09.92 Version 1.0
23.09.92 Version 1.1 - Ink compensation, color adjustment and
custom dither matrices now require ORDERED
dither set in preferences and a density
greater 2. SuperMode now requires
ORDERED dither set in preferences
This change was made to avoid problems
because of wrong user setup. So we have:
| PREFERENCES REQUIRED
FUNCTION |Dens.>2|Ordered|Color
--------------------------------
Super Mod | no | yes | yes
Ink Comp. | yes | yes | yes
Color Adj.| yes | yes | no
Cust. Dit | yes | yes | no
- disabling color adjustment in SuperMode
by printing with a density smaller 3 didn't
worked - fixed
19.11.92 Version 1.1b - two dithers replaced by new dithers
- two dots fixed in Halftone 256 dither
- new install program (KS 1.3 friendly)
20.02.93 Version 1.2 - paper size was not set to 22 inch when
preferences paper length was set to
250 and paper type to fanfold and text
got printed (graphics was fine).
- all programs now compiled with SAS/C V6.2
- small code size improvements and cleanups
- Setting a dither method using CanonPref
is now very easy.
- Checks and warning messages added to CanonPref
- recompiled using SAS/C V6.2
- dither/adjustment directory is now allways shown
in the CanonPref file requester as default.
- CanonPref error message requester improved
CanonBJ10: Now named CanonBJ5-230
------------------------------------
22.07.91 Version 1.1
27.11.91 Version 1.2 Version for Commodore
+ set presentation highlight removed for BJ300/330 printers
09.12.91 Version 1.3 Further changes for the BJ300 made
20.04.92 Version 3.0 major update:
+ arXon support added + new WB paper sizes added
+ I' accent fixed + CanonBeep option added
+ CanonTime option added + CanonResX option added
+ CanonConv option added + CanonTab option added
+ CanonPerf option added + CanonTop option added
+ CanonForm option added + CanonFont option added
+ FontShop program added + CanonPref program added
+ Report program added + aTBCALL command fixed
+ Check for MemCpy() fixed + MemCpy()/MemClr() improved
+ most text style commands changed
for download font usage
01.06.92 Version 4
- changes in the documentation
- a small bug in MemCpy() fixed, causing chars to appear in
dark graphics
- misaligned slider in CanonPref fixed
27.03.93 Version 5
- 100% new font independent CanonPref program
- CanonGFeed option added (adjust graphic line
spacing, avoiding stripes)
- CanonMirror option added (mirror graphic dumps)
- Supergrey function added (256 simultanious greyshades
instead of 16 using WB color dump mode)
- max. print size in 240*360 dpi mode fixed
- free definable dither routines added
- greyscale adjustment improved, replacing CanonConv
(now named CanonGAdj)
- FontShop is now font independent.
- Security checks added to FontShop, avoiding crashes
caused by corrupt fonts.
- now compiled using SAS/C V6.2
- Native mode added for BJ200 graphic dumps
(native mode uses TIFF compression)
- CanonResX changed. Now CanonResX defines the paper
size including borders (0.5 inch).
- CanonResY added. Defines paper height including
non printable border (0.6 inch).
- PageStream 2.x native mode driver added
(useable with BJ200, BJ230 and BJC800)
- density settings changed for new greyscale
adjustment/dither functions.
CanonBJ130
----------
26.10.90 Version 35 Rev 1
10.12.90 Version 35 Rev 1.5
- Elite Bug (Setting Elite in Preferences) removed.
This bug causes a "MW" while initialising the
printer, also Autoline was setting on, which
causes a LF with every CR (so you got to much
lines in your printing...)
- known bug left: transfer.a is not
set right for 360YPI
- reverse P in char table fixed
10.12.90 Version 35 Rev 2.0a
- Bug in transfer.a removed
new transfer.c now works with 360YDPI
10.12.90 Version 35 Rev 2.0b
- transfer.c translated to assembler, so graphicdumps
should be faster...
07.01.91 Version 35 Rev 3
- small speed improvements
10.02.91 Version 35 Rev 3a
- no real changes to the driver!
08.03.91 Version 35 Rev 4
- faster memory transfer check.
08.04.91 Version 35 Rev 5
- bug in translation table for chars >247 (= $F7)
removed. Thanks goes to Bjarke Hvejsel for finding and
reporting the first bug.
21.04.91 Version 35 Rev 6 new render module - test version
05.05.91 Version 35 Rev 7
- Because of a bug in Pagestream 2.1 preference driver,
there's no way to enable density 7. This revisions offers
Pagestream users a fix until Pagestream gets updated.
14.07.91 Version 35 Rev 8.1
- Elite & fine mode sometimes didn't got set.. fixed
- printing NLQ in Prowrite now works... exact cause still unknown...
- NOW Rev 6 render module has made it into this release
and even got further improved...
- "version" command ability added
- margin settings after graphic dumps corrected
- no more turbo versions! Everything is in there!
Yep one version including special '20/30 code!
Must be hell for turboboard users...
04.10.91 Version 35 Rev 8.2
- Reset command caused '0' chars. fixed
20.04.92 Version 35 Rev 10 major update:
+ arXon support added + new WB paper sizes added
+ I' accent fixed + CanonBeep option added
+ CanonTime option added + CanonResX option added
+ CanonConv option added + CanonTab option added
+ CanonPerf option added + CanonTop option added
+ CanonForm option added + CanonPref program added
+ Report program added + aTBCALL command fixed
+ Check for MemCpy() fixed + MemCpy()/MemClr() improved
+ CanonType option added
01.06.92 Version 35 Rev 11
- changes in the documentation
- a small bug in MemCpy() fixed, causing chars to appear in
dark graphics
- misaligned slider in CanonPref fixed
03.06.92 Version 35 Rev 11.1
- bug in margin command fixed
20.02.93 Version 35 Rev 12
- 100% new font independent CanonPref program
- CanonGFeed option added (adjust graphic line
spacing, avoiding stripes)
- CanonMirror option added (mirror graphic dumps)
- Supergrey function added (256 simultanious greyshades
instead of 16 using WB color dump mode)
- free definable dither routines added
- greyscale adjustment improved, replacing CanonConv
(now named CanonGAdj)
- now compiled using SAS/C V6.2
- CanonResY added
- density settings changed for new greyscale
adjustment/dither functions.
CanonBJ300
----------
25.07.91 Version 35 Rev 1
25.10.91 Version 35 Rev 1.1 test version / not released to public
shading/reverse bug removed
28.10.91 Version 35 Rev 1.2 lf/cr bug removed
08.12.91 Version 35 Rev 1.3 On request: HQ/DRAFT setting doesn't affect
graphic dumps
20.04.92 Version 35 Rev 3 major update:
+ arXon support added + new WB paper sizes added
+ I' accent fixed + CanonBeep option added
+ CanonTime option added + CanonResX option added
+ CanonConv option added + CanonTab option added
+ CanonPerf option added + CanonTop option added
+ CanonForm option added + CanonPref program added
+ CanonType option added + CanonFeed option added
+ Report program added + aTBCALL command fixed
+ Check for MemCpy() fixed + MemCpy()/MemClr() improved
25.05.92 Version 35 Rev 3.01 HQ/DRAFT setting doesn't affect
graphic dumps (now works... sorryyy)
01.06.92 Version 35 Rev 4
- changes in the documentation
- a small bug in MemCpy() fixed, causing chars to appear in
dark graphics
- misaligned slider in CanonPref fixed
03.06.92 Version 35 Rev 4.1
- bug in margin command fixed
20.02.93 Version 35 Rev 5
- 100% new font independent CanonPref program
- CanonGFeed option added (adjust graphic line
spacing, avoiding stripes)
- CanonMirror option added (mirror graphic dumps)
- Supergrey function added (256 simultanious greyshades
instead of 16 using WB color dump mode)
- free definable dither routines added
- greyscale adjustment improved, replacing CanonConv
(now named CanonGAdj)
- now compiled using SAS/C V6.2
- CanonResY added
- density settings changed for new greyscale
adjustment/dither functions.
CanonLBP
--------
Revision 2
- CanonPref improved (default values = no environment var)
- CanonOver may now be set in CanonPref
- free definable greyscale conversion function added (CanonConv)
- FontShop downloads directly to the printer now result in a
permanently stored font (can only be erased by
doing a hard reset!) instead of a registered font
(erased by the driver during aRIN and aRIS)
Revision 3
- a bug in memcopy() fixed, causing chars to appear
in graphics.
- documentation changed
27.03.93 Version 35 Rev 4
- 100% new font independent CanonPref program
- CanonMirror option added (mirror graphic dumps)
- Supergrey function added (256 simultanious greyshades
instead of 16 using WB color dump mode)
- free definable dither routines added
- greyscale adjustment improved, replacing CanonConv
(now named CanonGAdj)
- now compiled using SAS/C V6.2
- density settings changed for new greyscale
adjustment/dither functions.
- CanonType fixed
- CanonOrient meaning changed
- CanonCompress added for CaPSL 4 mode
- CanonEmu added for enabling CaPSL 4 600 dpi mode
- FontShop is now font independent
- Security checks added to FontShop, avoiding crashes
caused by corrupt fonts.
- Several KS 3.0 compatibitily checks added to FontShop
- PageStream 2.x driver updated for 600dpi CaPSL 4
- User defined page format fixed (CanonResX and CanonResY)
- Now supports CaPSL 4
- Empty pages after graphic dumps are now avoided
as far as possible.
CanonBJC880
-----------
20.3.92 Version 35 Revision 1
- new CapSL 4 360 dpi color printer driver
CanonStudio (limited)
---------------------
05.09.92 Version 1.0 First Version
08.09.92 Version 1.1 o "Vertical Aspect" set in preferences
caused wrong sized printing
(a left bar) - minor bugfix
09.09.92 Version 1.2 o Remaining time not shown if
print = page dimension - minor bugfix
o a bug made it into V1.1 Blue-Noise color
dump routine causing "cyan-spots" - minor bugfix
16.09.92 Version 1.3 o needed stack size decreased, avoiding
possibel crashes while loading dither because
of wrong user startup - minor enhancement
18.09.92 Version 1.4 HAM8 screenmode code improved - minor enhancement
23.09.92 Version 1.5 o custom dither matrizes on b/w dumps
weren't inverted - minor bugfix
o 68020/30/40 security check added to the
turbo version - minor enhancement
o DPaint sometimes saves HAM palette with
more than 16 colors. Colors >16 are scaled
while colors <16 are shifted. Shift/scale checks
fail because of this, causing HAM pictures to
"smear" or darken; now works - minor enhancement
13.11.92 Version 1.51 o compiled with SAS/C V6 compiler
causing a ~15% speed increase
o now improved 68020/30/40 routines
build in. There is no more need for a
.030 version of Studio!
o internal communication between the three Studio
processes got improved. Also, each process
now opens its own resources.
o IFF->RGB data conversion now speed up
by 20%!
o refresh handling improved (less rounding
problem that caused a refresh)
o faulty Diagonal dither method replaced
by brick dither method.
o Halftone 256 dither fixed (two dots wrong)
o now checks if driver is in supermode
and forces b/w dump accordingly.
o no more error messages on IFF24 pictures
with a CMAP or CAMG chunk.
(Imagine does write these bad iff files)
02.12.92 Version 1.52 o Compiled with SAS/C V6.1
07.01.93 Version 1.53 o Listview added to "Define Dither..."
o Changed code for reading .prefs file
o Remaining time calculation code rewritten.
Time shown is now much more precise.
27.01.93 Version 1.54 o SAS/C V6.1 compiler bug caused color
output with "Custom Dither" setting to
fail in V1.52/1.53.
20.02.93 Version 1.55 o new Canon printer drivers Supergrey mode
is now disabled by CanonStudio.
o refresh of main changed.
o "Limited" requester caused problems with
status window (gadgets stay ghosted).
Cause yet unknown... but fixed.
(Continue by pressing 'Q')