Computer Tool Software/soft.iso/Printer/CANON/WIN/README.TXT

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Copyright (c) 1996 Canon Information Systems, Inc., Canon Inc.

Canon BJ Series Windows 3.1/95 Printer Driver - Version 3.60E
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon Colour 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 Setup Analyser
7.0 Hints for Colour Printing
8.0 Hints for Photo Colour 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 colour adjustment selection
   This feature allows the driver to select its own halftone and colour
   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 Setup Analyser
   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 Setup Analyser 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 colour, the driver is automatically set for
printing in colour.  Otherwise, the driver is automatically set for greyscale
printing.

4.2 Accessing the Printer Properties Dialog Box
-----------------------------------------------
The Printer Properties dialog box contains several tabs that allow you to
set up, 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 colour/monochrome mode
  Setting  - Lets you enable or disable the Print Setup Analyser and Cartridge
             Detection, and save/restore all driver settings
  Control  - Lets you perform setup & maintenance functions (only for certain
             printer models)

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 utilise 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 colour, the driver is automatically set for
printing in colour.  Otherwise, the driver is automatically set for greyscale
printing.

5.2 Accessing the Printer Setup Dialog Box
------------------------------------------
The Printer Setup dialog box contains several tabs that allow you to set up,
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 colour/monochrome mode
  Setting  - Lets you enable or disable the Print Setup Analyser and Cartridge
             Detection, and save/restore all driver settings
  Control  - Lets you perform setup & maintenance functions (only for certain
             printer models)

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 Setup Analyser
==================================
This printer driver includes an automatic "Print Setup Analyser" to help you
use your printer more efficiently.  The Print Setup Analyser identifies any
inconsistencies in your setup selections, and allows you to correct them if
you wish.  By default, the Print Setup Analyser 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 Colour Printing
=============================
If your printer is capable of printing in colour and uses interchangeable ink
cartridges, be sure that a colour 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 "Colour" icon from the Colour 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 colour 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,
     colour adjustment and intensity.  These advanced options are not intended
     for novice users of colour printers.

Note: For optimum colour matching with your screen, select the "Photo" setting
as the Print Model in the Graphics tab, and use a higher quality medium, 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 Colour icon.  Be careful not to change
any other settings in this dialog, since it is intended for experienced users
of colour printers only.


8.0 Hints for Photo Colour Printing
===================================
The Canon BJC-240, BJC-4200 and BJC-4550 printer models are capable of printing
in a special "Photo Colour" mode, which produces optimal colour output quality
for photographic (bitmap) images.  This mode requires a different ink cartridge
and special media to be used.  To print in Photo Colour mode, use the following
procedure:

1. Select the "Photo Colour" mode in the Graphics Tab of the driver.
2. Insert a BC-06 Photo Colour ink cartridge (for BJC-240) or a BC-22 Photo
   Colour 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 Colour 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 colour 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 colour printer, select the "Monochrome" icon from the Colour
   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 colour, do not attempt to print
   in "Colour" 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.  To work around this, select the "Photo" setting as the
   Print Model in the Graphics tab.  This will use an alternative 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 colour.
   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 colour to
   "white", which matches the media colour 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.

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