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Canon BJ Series Printer Driver
for Windows Millennium/Windows 98/Windows 95/Windows 3.1
(Version 3.97)
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon Bubble Jet Printer.
We at Canon hope that you will appreciate its exceptional
print quality, flexible paper handling, fast printing
speed and virtually trouble-free operation.
This printer driver allows you to print documents from
any Windows application to your Canon Bubble Jet printer.
The driver is designed to function with Windows Millennium,
Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1. The correct driver
configuration is automatically installed based on the
version of Windows you are using. Windows Millennium and
Window 98 users should refer to the following information
on Windows 95.
This README file describes supplemental information to
help you use your BJ Series printer driver software.
As with most software and hardware products, some
information is made available after the development of
the instruction manual such as "Windows Print Guide".
Updated information regarding your printer is provided
in this README file.
If you require additional assistance, please contact
your local Canon company.
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CONTENTS
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1.0 System Requirements
2.0 For Windows Millennium/98/95 Users
2.1 Specific Information for Windows
Millennium/98/95 Users
2.2 Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver
2.3 Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver
3.0 For Windows 3.1 Users
3.1 Specific Information for Windows 3.1 Users
3.2 Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver
3.3 Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver
4.0 Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions
4.1 During Installation Procedure
4.2 During Printing Procedure
1.0 System Requirements
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1. Allow at least 10MB of free hard disk space on the
drive which contains your system's TEMP directory.
2. For Windows 95, the minimum amount of RAM memory
required is 8 MB. (16 MB is recommended).
3. For Windows 3.1, the minimum amount of RAM memory
required is 4 MB. (8 MB is recommended.)
4. Increasing the amount of RAM memory will result in
faster printing and reduce compatibility problems
with some applications. As an alternative, you can
also increase the amount of virtual memory to reduce
the possibility of "low memory" conditions. (Please
note that this method does not improve printing
performance.)
2.0 For Windows Millennium/98/95 Users
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2.1 Specific Information for Windows
Millennium/98/95 Users
1. If you upgrade the BJ Series printer driver
from a previous version, choose Replace the
existing BJ Series printer driver, even though
Windows Millennium/98/95 recommends that you keep
the existing printer driver. Or, remove the older
version of the BJ Series driver before
performing new installation. Otherwise the
new BJ Series printer driver may not be updated
correctly.
2. If you reinstall the BJ Series printer driver,
be sure to remove the BJ Series driver which
has been installed before performing reinstallation.
- For more details on the installation
procedure, see the section 2.2
"Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver".
- For more details on the uninstallation
procedure, see the section 2.3
"Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver".
3. When you install the BJ Series printer driver, the
LPT.VXD file may be renewed to be v955.
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2.2 Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver
To use this BJ Series printer driver with software
application packages that operate with Windows
Millennium/98/95, use the following installation
procedure.
- This section describes the installation procedure
when you download the BJ Series printer driver from
a web site. For more details on the installation
procedure using the supplied CD-ROM or floppy disks
provided with the product, refer to the instruction
manual such as "Windows Print Guide".
- If your printer can print in color, the driver is
automatically set for printing in color.
Otherwise, the driver is automatically set for
grayscale printing.
- If you are using the Browse method of installing this
BJ Series printer driver from the Add Printer Wizard,
be sure to select the file named CANONBJ.INF from the
printer driver files supplied with your printer.
Do not select the file named OEMSETUP.INF.
Otherwise the Cartridge Detection feature will not
function properly.
1) Choose Settings from the Start menu.
2) Choose Printers.
3) Double-click on the Add Printer icon.
4) Click on the Next button.
5) Click on the Have Disk button.
6) Type c:\Temp\BJv397 and click OK.
7) Choose the name of your printer, and click on the
Next button.
8) Make sure that LPT1: Printer Port is highlighted,
and click on the Next button.
9) Click on the Finish button.
10) Follow the instructions on the screen until the
installation procedure is completed.
An icon for your printer will then appear in the
Printers window.
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2.3 Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver
To uninstall the BJ Series Printer Driver, follow the
procedure below.
1) Choose Printers from Settings in the Start menu.
2) Click on the printer name you wish to delete in the
Printers window.
3) Choose Delete from the File menu.
4) When the confirmation message is displayed,
click on the Yes button.
3.0 For Windows 3.1 Users
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3.1 Specific Information for Windows 3.1 Users
1. If you upgrade the BJ Series printer driver,
be sure to remove the older version of the
BJ Series driver from the Windows Control
Panel before performing new installation.
(If you upgrade the BJ Series printer driver
by overwriting the older version, the new
installation may not be performed correctly.)
2. If you reinstall the BJ Series printer driver,
be sure to remove the BJ Series driver which
has been installed from the Windows Control
Panel before performing reinstallation.
3. If you install this BJ Series printer driver in
Windows 3.1 and later upgrade your system to
Windows 95, be sure to reinstall this BJ Series
printer driver in Windows 95.
- For more details on the installation
procedure, see the section 3.2
"Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver".
- For more details on the uninstallation
procedure, see the section 3.3
"Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver".
4. When running Windows 3.1 under OS/2, this BJ Series
printer driver cannot be used.
5. In Windows 3.1, the Cartridge Detection mechanism is
unable to distinguish between a regular color ink
cartridge and a photo color ink cartridge. Be sure
to install the correct ink cartridge to avoid
printing problems.
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3.2 Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver
To use this BJ Series printer driver with software
application packages that operate with Windows 95,
use the following installation procedure.
- This section describes the installation procedure
when you download the BJ Series printer driver from
a web site. For more details on the installation
procedure using the supplied CD-ROM or floppy disks
provided with the product, refer to the instruction
manual such as "Windows Print Guide".
- If your printer can print in color, the driver is
automatically set for printing in color.
Otherwise, the driver is automatically set for
grayscale printing.
1) Double-click on the Control Panel icon in the Main
program group.
2) Double-click on the Printers icon.
3) Click on the Add button to display the list of
printers.
4) Click on the Install button.
5) Insert Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive.
If the floppy disk drive is Drive A, click on the
OK button and proceed with the next step.
Otherwise, type the letter name of your floppy disk
drive (such as "B:"), and click on the OK button.
6) Click on the name that corresponds to your printer,
and click on the OK button.
7) When the installation of the driver files is
completed, the name of your printer appears in the
list of Installed Printers.
8) When your printer is connected to your computer's
LPT1 port, proceed with the next step.
Otherwise, click on the Connect button to display
the Connect dialog box which displays a list of
available output ports 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 click on the OK button to
return to the Printers dialog box.
9) Restart Windows to utilize the Cartridge Detection
feature since the SYSTEM.INI file is modified.
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3.3 Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver
To uninstall the BJ Series printer driver, follow the
procedure below.
1) Double-click on the Control Panel icon in the Main
program group.
2) Double-click on the Printers icon.
3) Choose the BJ Series printer driver you wish to
delete, and click on the Remove button.
4) When the confirmation message is displayed, click
on the Yes button.
4.0 Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions
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4.1 During Installation Procedure
1. If you receive a message which indicates that the
BJ Series printer driver is already in use during
the installation procedure, close all open
applications and try installing the printer driver
again.
2. If you cancel the installation procedure before all
necessary files of this BJ Series printer driver are
copied, the printer driver cannot be installed
completely, even though it appears in the list of
Installed Printers.
You must therefore reinstall the BJ Series printer
driver from the first step described in the
instruction manual such as "Windows Print Guide"
and complete the installation procedure.
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4.2 During Printing Procedure
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. After printing an image with Photo Color ink, please
allow the ink to dry for 15-30 minutes.
3. For some printer 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, set the
Printer Control Mode to either LQ or BJ mode.
4. Some thin lines which are not solid black may not
print using the BJ Series printer driver's default
settings.
To work around this, set the Photo setting to the
Print Model in the Graphics tab. This will use an
alternative dot-placement method that produces better
results.
5. A blank dialog box may appear when you are using
Manual Feed mode. When this dialog box appears,
insert a sheet of paper and click OK.
6. 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 which should be printed with Diffusion
halftoning may be printed with Fine halftoning.
To correct this problem, set Diffusion to the
Halftoning in Custom Setting dialog.
7. Some Bar Code TrueType fonts may be printed with
some extraneous lines.
8. When sharing a document file among several computer
systems, make sure that all the fonts used by the
document are installed on all computer systems.
Otherwise, some text fonts will not be printed
correctly.
9. This BJ Series printer driver supports a special
transparent mode when printing overlapping bitmapped
graphics. However, some applications (such as
PhotoShop V3.0, Claris Works and possibly other)
do not support the transparent mode correctly, and
this can cause printing errors. Other applications
incorrectly set the background color for bitmapped
graphics, and this can also cause printing errors.
To work around these problems, the printer driver
will automatically add the following lines to your
system's WIN.INI file when it is installed.
[CanonDriver]
ForceOpaque=1
PhotoShopBugFix=1
To disable these work-arounds, you can edit the
WIN.INI file and change the "1" to "0" and then
restart Windows. For most applications, you should
leave these items set to "1".
10. A known problem in Corel Mosaic Version 5.0 may
cause incomplete printed output. Please contact
Corel Corporation for an update.
11. When printing from Adobe Photoshop, select the RGB
mode rather than the CMYK mode to avoid printing
some incorrect colors.
12. Banner Printing Tip
(Banner-capable printer models only)
- MS Publisher 97
To avoid some overlapping printed results between
page boundaries, select File/Print/Tile Printing
Options and set the value of Overlap tiles to 0.
- Print Shop Ensemble III
To avoid any gaps between pages, use Standard
quality instead of Draft.
- For best results, you should only print one copy
of a banner at a time. If you perform multiple
copies, the printing results may be unpredictable.
<END OF README.TXT>
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