Copyright CANON INC. 1999-2001. All Rights Reserved.
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
BJ Printer Driver Canon BJC-3000 Version 4.50
Instructions
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Introduction
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< Foreword >
This Readme gives you important information about setting up and using
the BJ Printer Driver with which the Readme is distributed. The BJ
Printer Driver allows you to print on your Canon BJ printer from
applications running under Microsoft (R) Windows NT (R) Version 4.0.
Before you can use your printer, you must install the printer driver on
your computer.
< Installation Components >
The following components make up the installation package.
- Installer (Setup.exe)
Installs the BJ Printer Driver on your computer.
- BJ Printer Driver (referred to as the "printer driver" in this
document)
The software that allows you to print on your printer.
- Uninstaller
Lets you remove the printer driver from your computer.
- Readme (readme.txt)
This document. It contains important information about the printer
driver. To view it after installation, select [Start]-[Programs]-
[BJC-3000 (BJRSTR)]-[Readme].
- Guide (Guide.doc)
Instructions on using the printer driver. To view it after
installation, select [Start]-[Programs]-[BJC-3000 (BJRSTR)]-
[Guide].
< System Requirements >
This software requires the following system configuration:
Operating System
Windows NT Version 4.0 (English)
Minimum Hardware Requirements
Computer: Must operate normally under the operating system used.
(CPU: Intel Pentium microprocessor)
Memory: Must operate normally under the operating system used.
Hard drive: At least 25 MB of free space
Additional drive: CD-ROM drive
Interface: Parallel interface
Printer cable: Bi-directional Centronics cable
Display: VGA or better
< Installation Precaution >
Before installing this printer driver, read the following precautions:
- Before starting installation, connect your printer to your computer.
See your printer manual for details.
- You must have full-control access to printer settings to carry out an
installation. Before starting installation, log in as a member of the
Administrators group.
- Close any applications that are running.
- If you have an earlier version of the printer driver installed on your
computer, you must remove it with the uninstaller before installing
the new driver. Remove the earlier version according to the instructions
in "Deleting the Printer Driver."
- Depending on the environment that you are using, a Windows printer
driver provided by Microsoft may be installed automatically on your
computer. However, it is recommended that you use this printer driver
provided by Canon.
- Although this printer driver can be installed under Windows XP or
Windows 2000, it may not work. If you're using Windows XP or Windows 2000,
it is advisable to install the Windows XP or Windows 2000 printer driver.
- If, having installed this printer driver, you upgrade from Windows NT
to Windows XP or Windows 2000, the driver may no longer work. After
upgrading, remove the driver and install the Windows XP or Windows 2000
BJ printer driver.
- You must have full-control access to printer settings to carry out an
installation.
< Installation Method >
If you are installing the printer driver from a CD-ROM setup disk,
download (1) from the Web and read (2). The installation method
described below is for the printer used as a local printer.
When using your printer as a network printer, use the installation
method described in "About Network Printing."
(1) Installing the printer driver from a CD-ROM setup disk
1. Turn OFF the printer.
Note:
If you turn on the computer while the printer is on, the
Windows Plug and Play feature's [Found New Hardware] Wizard
will automatically appear when you start your computer.
If this happens, click [Cancel].
2. Start Windows, and load the CD-ROM into your computer's
CD-ROM drive.The CD-ROM will start automatically.
3. When the [License Agreement] screen appears, read the agreement
conditions. If you agree to the conditions, click [Yes].
4. Click [Install] to start the file copying process.
5. When the [Printer Port] screen appears, turn on the printer and
wait until the port is recognized.
Note:
If you want to select the printer port yourself, click
[Manual selection], select the port in the [Select port] screen,
and click [Next].
6. When the [Installation Complete] message appears, click [OK].
7. Click [Exit].
Note:
In certain environments, a message prompting you to restart the
computer appears after you click [Exit]. It is recommended that
you restart the computer to complete the installation properly.
(2) Using the installation program
You can download the printer driver from a Canon web site.
Note:
When you expand the downloaded compressed file, save the file to a
folder such as [C:temp]. Do not use Japanese characters in the
folder name. Otherwise, the printer driver will not be installed
correctly.
1. Turn OFF the printer.
Note:
If you turn on the computer while the printer is on, the Windows
Plug and Play feature's [Found New Hardware] Wizard will
automatically appear when you start your computer. If this happens,
click [Cancel].
2. Open the folder that contains this program.
3. Double-click [Setup.exe] to start the installation program.
4. On the [Welcome] screen, click [Next].
5. Read the [License Agreement]. If you agree to the conditions,
click [Yes].
The file copying process starts.
6. When the [Printer Port] screen appears, turn on the printer and
wait until the port is recognized.
Note:
If you want to select the printer port yourself, click [Manual
selection], select the port in the [Select port] screen, and click
[Next].
7. When the [Installation Complete] screen appears, click [Finish].
Note:
In certain environments, a message prompting you to restart the
computer appears after you click [Exit]. It is recommended that
you restart the computer to complete the installation properly.
< Warning messages displayed during installation >
- In certain environments, the system displays a message asking
whether you want to replace the printer driver that is already
installed with this printer driver. If this message is displayed,
click [Yes].
- If the message [Digital signature was not found] is displayed during
the installation, click [Yes] to continue the installation process.
< Deleting the Printer Driver >
Delete the unnecessary printer driver according to the following
procedure:
1. From the [Start] menu, select [Programs], and then click
[Canon BJC-3000].
2. Click [Uninstall].
3. If the [Confirm File Deletion] dialog box appears,
click the [Yes] button.
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Specifying Printer Driver Settings
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< Opening the Printer Driver Setup Window >
- Opening from your application
A typical way to open the printer driver from your application is to
select [File]-[Page Setup] and click [Printer], or select [File]-
[Printer Setup] and click [Properties].
- Opening directly
To specify a regularly-used setup or to access your printer's
maintenance functions, use the procedure below. Don't try to use the
maintenance functions while printing.
1) Select [Start]-[Settings]-[Printers].
2) In the [Printers] folder, click the icon for your printer.
3) From the [File] menu select [Document Defaults].
Note:
To specify settings you must have full-control access. If you
don't, you can only view the settings.
< Principal Printer Setting Tabs >
The printer driver setup window is organized into tabs, as follows:
- [Main] tab
Specifies what BJ Cartridge is installed and what media is loaded.
With this tab you can specify the ink and paper you're using.
- [Page Setup] tab
Specifies [Orientation], [Page Size], [Scaling], and related
settings.
- [Effects] tab
Specifies optional effects for altering or enhancing printed images.
- [Profiles] tab
Lets you save the settings on the [Main], [Page Setup] and [Effects]
tabs. Settings you use regularly can be saved and restored. You can
also delete unwanted saved settings.
- [Maintenance] tab
Executes print head cleaning, test printing, and other printer-
maintenance-related functions.
Note:
To get information on any item of the setup window, use the online help.
Click [?] at the top right of the box, then click the item to get an
explanation. To get help on an entire tab, click the [Help] button
at the bottom of the setup window. For help on using [Help], press
[F1] when the [Help] window opens.
< Using the Printer Driver >
When printing something with this printer driver, restrictions on what
you can do sometimes apply. Keep the following points in mind when
printing:
- With certain applications, the [Copies] setting is non-effective
when setting is attempted from the printer driver. In such cases,
specify the setting in the applications' [Print] dialog box.
- With certain applications, printing may not be done properly if
[Print Type] or [Halftoning] is set to [Auto]. In this case, start
the [Print Advisor] on the [Main] tab and be sure to select [Print a
top-quality photo] or [Print tables and charts]. Alternatively, set
[Print Quality] on the [Main] tab to [Custom] and select a setting
other than [Auto] for [Halftoning]. Next set [Color Adjustment] to
[Manual] and select a setting other than [Auto] for [Print Type].
- When printing graduated or graphics-intensive print data, sometimes
print data may not be printed. This occurs when there is not enough
free space on your hard disk to temporarily store the data. To
remedy this, make sure there is 40-50 MB of free space on the drive
where Windows NT is installed. Alternatively, use the [Spool Folder]
setting of [Server Properties] to allocate sufficient space for the
spool folder.
- If, during printing, you cancel the print job from the Printer's
folder, there will be a delay before printing actually stops.
- If any error occurs during printing, cancel printing in the following
manner.
1. Delete the current and all pending print jobs.
2. Turn off the printer.
Print data that has already been received by the printer is cleared by
this operation.
- In some cases, printing will fail if there isn't enough virtual
memory available. You can remedy this by increasing the size of the
paging file. To do this, open the [System Properties] dialog box by
double-clicking [System] in the Control Panel or right-clicking [My
Computer] and choosing [Properties]. Then click the [Performance]
tab, click [Change...], specify the new paging file size, click
[Set], and click [OK].
- You might possibly want to consider setting the parallel port to
ECP mode in your computer's BIOS. For details on changing BIOS
settings, see your computer's user manual.
Note:
Depending on your hardware, the BJ Status Monitor may not report the
printer status correctly or print jobs may not finish properly with
ECP mode set. If you get such problems, click [Custom Settings] on
the [Maintenance] tab, and uncheck [Set Printer to ECP mode].
- When carrying out page layout printing, the number of pages of the
document on the application is displayed as the number of pages of
the document in the print queue. For example, a 4-page document on
the application is printed on two sheets of paper when page layout
printing is carried out; however, 2 is displayed as the number of
pages of the document in the print queue.
- When another user logs in on the computer using the "Fast User
Switching" function, an error or warning message is displayed only
on the status monitor.
- For more information on configuring Windows NT, see the Windows NT
user's manual.
< Points To Note with Applications >
- Microsoft Word 2002/Microsoft Word 2000/Microsoft Corporation
When using the [Scale to paper size] setting in the [Print] dialog
box, uncheck [Scaled Printing] on the printer driver's [Page Setup]
tab. If checked, Word's [Scale to paper size] setting will be
overridden by the printer driver's [Printer Paper Size] setting on
the [Page Setup] tab when scaling to fit.
- Microsoft Word 2002/Microsoft Word 2000/Microsoft Corporation
When Word's [Allow A4/Letter paper resizing] feature is enabled, if
[Orientation] in Word's [Page Setup] dialog box is set to [Portrait]
and the driver's [Orientation] setting is specified as [Landscape],
printing is not done correctly. To avoid this, disable [Allow
A4/Letter paper resizing] before printing. To access this feature,
open the [Options] dialog box from Word's [Tools] menu and click the
[Print] tab.
- Microsoft Word/Microsoft Corporation
When changing [Paper size] and [Orientation], do it using Word's
settings, not the printer driver's.
- Microsoft Word/Microsoft Corporation
When selecting [Scaled Printing] on the [Page Setup] tab, do this:
1. Open Word's [Print] dialog box.
2. Open the printer driver setup window and on the [Page Setup] tab
select the page size and click [OK].
3. Without starting printing, close the [Print] dialog box.
4. Open Word's [Print] dialog box again.
5. Open the printer driver setup window and click [OK] again.
6. Start printing.
- Lotus Organizer 2.1/97/Lotus Corporation
Lotus Organizer will print in color even though monochrome printing
has been selected. To stop this, check [Grayscale Printing] in the
printer driver.
- Photoshop/Adobe Systems Inc.
Printing may not be done if you don't have system administrator
privileges. Log on with system administrator privileges to print.
- Lotus Notes/Lotus Corporation
The system can lock up with certain print jobs. Make sure that in
Notes' [Page Layout] settings you specify top and bottom margins of
22.86 mm (0.9 in.) or 27.94 mm (1.1 in.).
- Microsoft Outlook/Microsoft Corporation
If you cancel printing from the application, the next print job will
crash. On the Printer Properties' [Schedule] tab, select spooling for
the print document.
- Imaging/Microsoft Corporation
Bitmap data is sometimes not printed completely.
- Illustrator 7.0/Adobe Systems Inc.
Lines with the following attributes cannot be printed: [Stroke]:
White, [Fill]: Black
- Illustrator/Adobe Systems Inc.
If Bitmap Printing takes effect, printing may take time or some
data may not be printed. Print after clearing the [Bitmap Printing]
check box in the [Print] dialog box.
- CorelDraw 8/Corel Corporation
There are instances where problems arise if you try to open the
printer driver setup window from CorelDraw 8.0. For instance, a
crash may occur or characters may be corrupted. To get round this,
open the printer driver setup window from the [Printers] folder,
specify the settings you want, then print from the application.
This problem does not occur with CorelDraw 9.0.
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About Network Printing
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< Preface >
Windows allow two or more users to share a printer via a network.
To share a printer among multiple users, necessary settings must be
made on the computers connected to the network.
The computer to which a printer is connected actually is called a
print server (hereafter called a server). The computer that use the
printer connected to the server via a network is called a client
machine (hereafter called a client).
The server and client need not use the same operating system. However,
the installation method and the restrictions on use differ depending
on the combination of operating systems of the server and client.
< Version of the Printer Driver to be Used >
- Get the printer driver that matches the OS used on the server and
clients.
- The combination of the printer driver (made by Microsoft) that comes
with Windows and a Canon's printer driver does not allow network
printing. Use Canon's printer drivers on both servers and clients.
- Printer drivers used on the server and clients must be of the same
version. When Windows NT 4.0 is used in combination with Windows NT
4.0, install this printer driver (Version 4.50) in both
the server and client.
- When any server or client uses Windows XP or Windows 2000, install
the Version 1.50 that matches this printer driver.
Installing any other version can cause a problem.
- When any server or client uses Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95,
install the latest BJ printer driver that matches the OS.
< Installation and Setup Methods >
Use an installation method according to the type of the operating system
used on the server.
- Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 ----- (1), (2), (3)
Note:
Use a procedure matching the type of the operating system used on
the client.
- Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95 ----- (4)
(1) When both the server and client use the same operating system
Server: Windows XP or Windows 2000, Client: Windows XP or Windows 2000
or
Server: Windows NT 4.0, Client: Windows NT 4.0
1. On the server, install a printer driver suitable for the operating
system used. The installation method is more or less the same as for an
ordinary local printer.
2. Specify the printer connected to the print server as a shared printer.
For how to do this, see the Windows help.
Point and print installation can be done here.
(When doing this, skip step 3.)
3. On the client, install a printer driver suitable for the operating
system used. The installation method is more or less the same as for
an ordinary local printer.
Note:
- Any port can be selected during installation. After choosing any
port, complete installation.
- When installing the printer driver using the installer, a message
requiring you to turn on the printer appears. Ignore it.
4. Open the network computer on the client and select [Printers] on
the server.
5. Right-click the icon of the shared printer you want to use in the
[Printers] folder and choose either of the following from the menu:
- [Connect...] for Windows XP or Windows 2000
- [Install...] for Windows NT 4.0
Thus, a shared printer icon is created on the client.
Since the icon of the printer whose driver has been installed in step 3
is no longer needed, it can be deleted.
(2) When the client uses a different operating system
Server: Windows XP or Windows 2000, Client: Windows NT 4.0
or
Server: Windows NT 4.0, Client: Windows XP or Windows 2000
Note:
When the client uses Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95, use the
procedure described in "(3) When the client uses a different operating
system."
1. On the server, install a printer driver suitable for the operating
system used. The installation method is more or less the same as for
an ordinary local printer.
2. Specify the printer connected to the print server as a shared printer.
For how to do this, see the Windows help.
Point and print installation can be done here.
(When doing this, skip step 3.)
Note:
When the server uses Windows NT 4.0 and the client uses Windows XP or
Windows 2000, do not carry out point and print installation.
3. On the client, install a printer driver suitable for the operating
system used. The installation method is more or less the same as for
an ordinary local printer.
Note:
- Any port can be selected during installation. After choosing any port,
complete installation.
- When installing the printer driver using the installer, a message
requiring you to turn on the printer appears. Ignore it.
4. Open the network computer on the client and select [Printers] on the
server.
5. Right-click the icon of the shared printer you want to use in the
[Printers] folder and choose either of the following from the menu:
- [Connect...] for Windows XP or Windows 2000
- [Install...] for Windows NT 4.0
Thus, a shared printer icon is created on the client.
Since the icon of the printer whose driver has been installed in step 3
is no longer needed, it can be deleted.
(3) When the client uses a different operating system
Server: Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0
Client: Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows 95
1. Install a printer driver suitable for the operating system used on the
server. The installation method is more or less the same as for an
ordinary local printer.
2. Specify the printer connected to the print server as a shared printer.
For how to do this, see the Windows help.
3. On the client, install a printer driver suitable for the operating
system used. The installation method is more or less the same as for an
ordinary local printer.
Note:
- Any port can be selected during installation. After choosing any port,
complete installation.
- When installing the printer driver using the installer, a message
requiring you to turn on the printer appears. Ignore it.
4. On the client, select [Start]-[Settings]-[Printers].
5. Right-click the icon of the type of the printer you want to use and
select [Properties].
6. Click the [Details] tab and click [Add port...].
7. Select [Network] and click [Browse].
8. From the printer list, select the type of the shared printer you want
to use and click [OK].
Thus, a shared printer icon is created on the client.
(4) When the server uses Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
Server: Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
Client: Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0
1. Install a printer driver suitable for the operating system used on
the server. The installation method is more or less the same as for
an ordinary local printer.
2. Specify the printer connected to the print server as a shared printer.
For how to do this, see the Windows help.
3. On the client, install a printer driver suitable for the operating
system used. The installation method is more or less the same as for
an ordinary local printer.
Note:
- Any port can be selected during installation. After choosing any port,
complete installation.
- When installing the printer driver using the installer, a message
requiring you to turn on the printer appears. Ignore it.
4. Open the network computer on the client and select [Printers] on the
server.
5. Right-click the icon of the shared printer you want to use in the
[Printers] folder and choose either of the following from the menu:
- [Connect...] for Windows XP or Windows 2000
- [Install...] for Windows NT 4.0
Thus, a shared printer icon is created on the client.
Since the icon of the printer whose driver has been installed in step 3
is no longer needed, it can be deleted.
This combination of operating systems does not allow bi-directional
communication to be performed normally. Read "When the server uses
Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95" in "Restrictions Related to
Network."
< Restrictions Related to Network >
- When using a network printer, if the client's cartridge detection
function ([Main] tab [Detect...] button) is used or the BJ Status
Monitor is activated, a command is sent to the printer to obtain its
status. If you have checked [Notify when remote documents are printed]
on the [Advanced] tab of the print server's [Server Properties] dialog
box, a print completion notification message is displayed on the
client in response to each command. In particular, if the BJ Status
Monitor has been activated, a command requesting the printer status is
issued frequently, with a completion notification message being
displayed each time. To stop these messages appearing, uncheck [Notify
when remote documents are printed] on the [Advanced] tab of the print
server's [Server Properties] dialog box, then restart the print server
to make the setting effective.
- When using a network printer, sometimes the BJ cartridge cannot be
detected correctly by clicking the [Detect...] button on the [Main]
tab. If this happens, use the [Detect...] button of the printer driver
installed on the print server.
- When the server uses Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0
Doing point and print installation (method of saving a printer driver
for clients on the print server using the [Additional Drivers] function
on Windows XP or Windows 2000 or the [Alternative Drivers] function on
Windows NT 4.0) will install the Windows NT 4.0 printer driver on the
client.
Windows NT 4.0 driver operation under Windows XP or Windows 2000 is not
guaranteed. To solve this problem, install the Windows XP or Windows 2000
printer driver on the client following the procedure described in
"(2) When the client uses a different operating system."
- When the server used Windows NT4.0, Windows Me, Windows 98, or
Windows 95 and the client uses Windows XP or Windows 2000
When point and print installation is done, the [Page Layout Printing],
[Booklet Printing], [Duplex Printing], [Reverse Order], [Collate],
and [Stamp/Background Printing] settings are made ineffective.
In this case, carry out the following operation:
On the client, open the [Printer Properties] dialog box, select
[Add port...] on the [Ports] tab, and enter the server printer name
together with a network path name.
- When the server uses Windows Me, Windows 98, or Windows 95
Bi-directional communication with the printer cannot be done normally,
so a warning message is displayed and printing sometimes stops or cannot
be done at all.
To solve this problem, select [Properties] of the printer driver
installed on the server, click [Spool Settings...] on the [Details] tab,
and select [Disable bi-directional support for this printer].
- When the client uses Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0
When point and print installation is done, the bi-directional support
setting on the client is made ineffective.
If the client user, having opened [Properties] of the printer driver,
clicks [OK] without selecting [Enable bidirectional support], the
bi-directional communication function of the server is also disabled.
To avoid this problem, you can install the printer driver on the client
in advance following the procedure described in "(2) When the client uses
a different operating system."
You can also avoid this problem by restricting the access rights of the
client user when making a shared printer security setting.
- The driver for point and print installation cannot be saved properly
When saving a client driver with [Additional Drivers] or [Alternative
Drivers], if its name is not exactly the same as that of the print
server driver, it cannot be saved properly.
The Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 driver names end with
"(BJRSTR)"
Canon BJC-3000 (BJRSTR)
However, the corresponding Windows Me/98/95 drivers have names that do not
end with "(BJRSTR)". Therefore client drivers for Windows Me/98/95
cannot be saved properly, and although it appears a driver was saved,
printing from Windows Me, Windows 98 or Windows 95 will malfunction.
To allow printing, install the correct driver by following the procedure
described under 4, "Installation Method", in the Introduction to this
Readme.
- When using Axis Communications' PrintPoint 140 BJC ethernet print
server, although printing is possible, bi-directional communication is
not.
- When printing via the Internet (IPP environment), check the version of the
printer driver installed in the server and then install the same printer
driver in the client as a local printer.
Note that the client cannot start the status monitor because the printer
status cannot be obtained via the Internet.
- When the same printer driver is installed in both the server and client
as a local printer, the network crawl function can automatically create
a network printer icon on the client side.
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Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
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