readme.txt Driver File Contents (MF8170c_PrtDriverV212Win2KXP_EN.exe)

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Supplement

===== Canon MF Drivers =====
for Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
Build Version: 130a22 U-01
Copyright Canon Inc. 2005
All Rights Reserved


Trademarks and Notices
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o Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in 
  the United States and/or other countries.
o In this document: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 is referred to as "Windows 2000."
  Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP is referred to as "Windows XP."
  Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003 is referred to as "Windows Server 2003."
o Other products mentioned herein are registered trademarks of their 
  respective  companies.


CONTENTS

General Notes
1. Introduction
2. System Requirements
3. Installing and Uninstalling Drivers

Application Notes
1. Printing
 1.1. Print Job Settings
 1.2. Cautions, Limitations, and Restrictions
2. Scanning
3. Faxing

Customer Service


                              ===== General Notes =====  

1. Introduction

Thank you for choosing the MF Drivers for Microsoft Windows. The MF Drivers allow 
you to print, scan, and fax documents from your computer.


2. System Requirements 

The MF drivers can be installed and used in the following system environments: 

      - Software  : Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
                    Microsoft Windows XP Professional/Home Edition
                    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (only for network connection)
      - Hardware  : Computers that operate on Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, 
                    Microsoft Windows XP Professional/Home Edition and Microsoft 
                    Windows Server 2003
      - MF8170c Machine

Notes: 
o The MF drivers cannot be used with the machine of any operating system other 
  than the ones described above.
o Some USB hubs may experience problems with MF drivers. If this happens, connect 
  the machine directly to the USB port on your computer, or change the USB port 
  that the machine is connected to.
o Certain personal computers (including laptops) may not restart correctly from 
  standby mode when the printer is attached. If this occurs, please restart your 
  computer.


3. Installing and Uninstalling Drivers

Installing Drivers

When installing the drivers, follow the steps shown in the "MF8100 Series Setup" 
screen.

If you want to use the machine USB connection, follow procedures below. If you 
want to use network connection, refer to the Software Guide.

Before you install the software, be sure to: 
o Confirm the machine is not connected to your computer.
o Turn on the machine. (See "Connect the power cord.," in the Set-Up Instructions 
  for the Machine.)
o Quit any Windows application running on your computer.

Important: 
o Be sure to log on as a member of Administrators. The full control access right 
  is necessary for the installation of the drivers.

Note:
o Use of a USB cable 3 m long or less is recommended.


1)  Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The "MF8100 Series Setup" screen 
    appears. 

2)  Install the software following steps 1, 2 and 3 in the "MF8100 Series Setup" 
    screen.
    * If the "MF8100 Series Setup" screen is not displayed, on the Windows 
      desktop, click "start" and then "My Computer" (Windows 2000: double-click 
      "My Computer").
      Then open the CD-ROM icon, and double-click "Setup(Setup.exe)."
      If you are installing from a copy saved on a network or hard disk, 
      double-click "Setup(Setup.exe)" in the copy.

3)  Select the type of connection.
    In the "MF8100 Series Setup" screen, click "USB Connection."

4)  Install the software.
    In the "MF8100 Series Setup" screen, click "Install Drivers."

5)  Install the MF Drivers.
    In the "MF8100 Series Setup" screen, click "Install MF Drivers."

6)  The License Agreement appears. 
    After reading through the terms of the License Agreement, click "Yes."

7)  Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.

8)  When the installation of the MF Drivers is finished, click "Finish."

9)  Install the MF Toolbox. 
    In the "MF8100 Series Setup" screen, click "Install MF Toolbox."
    * If you have closed the "MF8100 Series Setup" screen, on the Windows 
      desktop, click "start," then "My Computer" (Windows 2000: double-click 
      "My Computer"). Open the CD-ROM icon and double-click "Setup(Setup.exe)."
      If you are installing from a copy saved on a network or hard disk, 
      double-click "Setup(Setup.exe)" in the copy.

10) When the "MF Toolbox Setup" screen appears, click "Next."

11) When Warning Information is displayed, read the information. If it is OK to 
    continue the installation, click "Continue."

12) The License Agreement appears.
    After reading through the terms of the License Agreement, click "Yes."

13) When the "Choose Destination Location" dialog box appears, choose a location 
    to install the MF Toolbox, then click "Next."

14) When the "Select Program Folder" dialog box appears, select a program folder 
    where the MF Toolbox is to be installed, and click "Next."

15) When the installation is complete, click "Finish."

16) Make sure that the machine is turned on.

17) Connect the USB cable to the machine and computer USB port. When you connect 
    the USB cable to the computer, the machine is automatically detected as a new 
    hardware.
    Wait for a while as your computer performs various settings.
    * Depending on your computer, a message may display asking you to restart your 
      computer. After restarting your computer, wait for a while for your computer 
      to continue performing various settings.


Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Software

If the drivers are not working properly, remove the drivers and install them again.
When removing the software, first remove the MF Toolbox, then the MF drivers.
Even if you want to reinstall the software, you must still remove the currently 
installed software.

Before you remove the drivers, make sure the following: 
o You have the installation software available for installation.
o No application is running on your computer.

Important: 
o Uninstallation needs to be done by a user with administrator privileges.

Removing the MF Toolbox

1)  Quit the MF Toolbox and any applications (including virus checkers) that are 
    currently running. To close the MF Toolbox, click [X] at the top right of the 
    MF Toolbox window.

2)  Click "start" on the Windows task bar and select "(All) Programs," then 
    "Canon," and in "MF Toolbox 4.7," click "Uninstall Toolbox."

3)  Follow the on-screen instructions.

4)  When the Repair or Remove program selection screen is displayed, check "Remove," 
    and click "Next."

5)  If asked to confirm removal of an application etc., click "OK."

6)  Restart your computer if asked to do so.


Removing the MF Drivers

1)  Click "start" on the Windows task bar and select "(All) Programs," then "Canon," 
    and in "MF Drivers," click "Uninstall Drivers."

2)  When the "MF Driver Uninstaller" dialog box appears, select the corresponding 
    printer, and then click "Perform."

3)  When the confirmation message dialog box appears, click "Yes."
    * In Windows 2000, the dialog box asking you to restart your computer to 
      complete the uninstallation process appears. Make sure "Yes, I want to 
      restart my computer now." is selected, and click "Finish."
      The uninstallation is complete.


                       ===== Application Notes =====

1. Printing

 1.1. Print Job Settings

 The MF Drivers provide you to set various printer settings. Refer to the 
 following procedures when performing printer settings.

 To perform printer settings from the Printers window: 
 You can change the printer settings from the Printers window.
 The settings you changed will remain until you change them again.

 1)  On the desktop, click "Start," then click "Printers and Faxes" 
     (in Windows 2000, click "Printers" in "Settings").

 2)  Right-click the icon of the printer and select "Printing Preferences" 
     from the pop-up menu.

 3)  Change the printer settings as you like.

 4)  When you are finished, click "OK."

 To perform printer settings from the software application: 
 The settings using the following procedure are valid until the software 
 application is closed.

 1)  In the software application, start the print job. (For example, from the 
     "File" menu select "Print.")

 2)  In the Print dialog box, select the name of the printer to use, then click 
     "Properties."

 3)  Change the printer settings as you like.

 4)  When you are finished, click "OK."


 Displaying the On-line Help

 Refer to the Help file for details on how to perform the settings.  When you 
 click the "?" mark in the upper right hand corner of a dialog box, and then 
 click an item, an explanation of that item appears. When you click "Help," 
 information about the printer driver appears.


 1.2. Cautions, Limitations, and Restrictions

 Note the following limitations when using the driver or printing a document.

 o When you print with a watermark, a part of the document where the image and 
   the watermark are overlapped may not be printed clearly. If you set "Color" 
   to "25%" or "50%" and "Print Style" to "Transparent," you should set a dark 
   color for the "Color."

 o If the printing takes long time to process, printing may not be performed 
   normally.
   In that case, set the ERROR TIME OUT settings in the Menu to OFF, and try the 
   print job again.

 o When you print a document of Microsoft Excel which has colorful sheets and 
   monochrome ones by selecting "Entire workbook" in "Print what" in "Print" 
   dialog box, they may not be outputted in the order.
   In this case, you should change "Auto Detect" into "Color" or "Black and 
   White" in "Color Mode" or open a print preview screen before printing.

 o When you print a document of Microsoft Excel by selecting "Entire workbook" 
   in "Print what" in "Print" dialog box, it may be divided into two or more 
   jobs. To delete the print jobs, you have to press the "Status Monitor" key 
   for the number of the job on the operation panel on the machine.

 o When printing from Microsoft Visio Professional 2003, the printed image will 
   not be reduced to fit the specified paper size even if you set "Page Size" to 
   "A3" and "Output Size" to "A4" in "File" -> "Print" -> "Properties."

   To work around this limitation, perform the following:

    1)  On the desktop, click "Start," point to "Settings," then click "Printers" 
        (in Windows XP, "Printers and Faxes").

    2)  Right-click the "Canon MF8170" icon and select "Properties" from the 
        pop-up menu.

    3)  Set "Page Size" to "A3" and "Output Size" to "A4." Click "OK."

    4)  Print the document from Microsoft Visio Professional 2003.


2. Scanning

o Make sure that you have adequate disk space available when scanning large 
  documents at high resolutions. For instance, scanning a full page color document 
  at 600 dpi requires a minimum of 300MB of free disk space.

o Only run one application at a time that is actively linked to ScanGear. Do not 
  open more than one application that is actively linked to ScanGear. Also, do 
  not open ScanGear more than once to acquire an image in the same application.

o When scanning large images at high resolutions, the progress bar may stop at 0% 
  or your computer may stop responding, depending on the size of the file and the 
  limitations of the applications being used. If this happens, cancel the action 
  (for example by clicking the progress bar's cancel button), and then increase 
  the virtual memory available and perform the scan again. Selecting smaller area 
  at lower resolutions may also resolve the problem.
  Also, you can scan the image from the Toolbox and import the resulting file into 
  your application.

o The TWAIN data source may not open correctly from time to time when the system 
  file is in the NTFS format. For security reasons, the TWAIN module cannot be 
  written to the "winnt" directory. For details, contact your system administrator.

o Always close the ScanGear main window before you exit the parent application 
  program.

o You may be unable to scan a document by using the [B&W Start] key or [Color 
  Start] key on the machine after installing the MF drivers.
  In this case, restart your computer.

o When you preview or scan an image with a relatively uniform background, the 
  Auto Tone function may change its coloring. If this occurs, reset the Auto Tone.

o Some applications may close ScanGear automatically after scanning.

o Some application programs may hide the TWAIN user interface. In this case, 
  refer to the application program's manual to find out the required setting 
  changes to show the TWAIN user interface.

o When scanning full page images into a Microsoft Office application (such as 
  Word, PowerPoint or Excel), it is recommended that you use the Custom Insert 
  command in the Insert Picture from Scanner or Camera dialog box. The image may 
  otherwise not be scanned correctly.

o Some applications, such as Microsoft Word 2000, Excel 2000 and PowerPoint 2000, 
  will not allow scanning of multi-page documents. These applications will only 
  accept the first page scanned. In this case, please scan each page individually.

o Images imported from Corel WordPerfect 10 may not be imported correctly. 
  If this happens, increase the virtual memory available and scan the image again.
  This should solve the problem.

o Images will not be properly imported to Lotus Word Pro when WIA Canon MF8100 
  is selected as the scanner and documents are scanned from the document feeder.
  Scan documents from the flatbed to solve this problem.


3. Faxing

o When you click "Cancel" in the "Fax Sending Settings" dialog box in sending 
  a fax from your computer, a message may appear or "Fax Sending Settings" 
  dialog box may appear again depending on applications. Close the message or 
  the dialog box and then perform the operation from the begging if you want 
  to continue sending the fax. 

 Displaying the On-line Help

 Refer to the Help file for details on how to perform the settings.  When you 
 click the "?" mark in the upper right hand corner of a dialog box, and then 
 click an item, an explanation of that item appears. When you click "Help," 
 information about the fax driver appears.


                               ===== Customer Service ===== 


If you have questions about how to use the software, or if any points are not 
clear, refer to the contact list in the operating instructions and contact the 
service center nearest you.


                                ===== NOTHING FOLLOWS =====

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How To Update Drivers Manually

After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.

  • Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).

  • If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.

  • Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.

  • 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.

Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.

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