Copyright (c) 2000 Canon Information Systems, Inc.
Copyright (c) 2000 Canon Business Machines, Inc.
Copyright (c) 2000 Canon, Inc.
Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
Canon BJC-5000 and BJC-5100 Printer Driver for Windows 2000
(Original Windows NT driver, updated for Windows 2000)
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon Color Bubble Jet Printer. We
hope that you will 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 2000. 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 any additional assistance,
please contact your local Canon company. The addresses and
phone numbers are listed in the driver's Help file and in your
printer's User Manual.
CONTENTS
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1.0 Overview
2.0 Key Features
3.0 System Requirements
4.0 Installing the Printer Driver from Floppy Diskette
5.0 Accessing the Printer Properties Dialog Box
6.0 Accessing Help Information
7.0 Hints for Color Printing
8.0 Hints for Photo-Realistic Printing
9.0 Hints for Grayscale Printing
10.0 Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions
1.0 Overview
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This printer driver software allows you to print documents from
any Windows 2000 compatible application to your Canon BJC-5000
and BJC-5100 Bubble Jet printer. This printer driver software
does not operate with any other version of Windows, such as
Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or Windows 98. (It can be used with
Windows NT 4.0) Please contact your local Canon sales company
regarding support for other versions of Windows.
2.0 Key Features
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This printer driver software 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:
- high-quality color and grayscale printing
- fast processing time that shortens return-to-application
time
- built-in access to troubleshooting and maintenance tools
- direct links to Canon's home page on the World-Wide Web
3.0 System Requirements
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The Canon BJC-5000 and BJC-5100 Windows Printer Driver does not
require any additional system configuration beyond those required
to run Windows NT 4.0. However, you can improve the performance
of your Canon printer by following the recommendations below:
1. The minimum amount of RAM memory required is 32 MB, although at
least 64 MB is highly recommended for optimal performance.
Increasing the amount of RAM will result in faster printing and
reduce compatibility problems with some applications. For
higher-resolution printing (such as 720x720 dpi or 1440x720
dpi), the minimum amount of RAM required is 16 MB, although at
least 32 MB is recommended for best performance.
2. Allow at least 40 MB of free hard disk space on the drive that
contains your system's TEMP directory. If you print lengthy
documents consisting of many pages, or if you are printing at
high resolutions, you should allow additional hard disk space
on your system.
4.0 Installing the Printer Driver from Floppy Diskette
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This printer driver is designed to be installed under Windows
2000. To install the driver, use the following procedures,
referring to your Windows 2000 documentation if necessary.
Note:
You must have full-control access to printer settings to carry out
an installation.
1. Log on to Windows 2000 as a member of the [Administrators]
group.
2. Click [Start].
3. From [Settings], select [Printers].
4. Double-click [Add Printer]. The Add Printer Wizard starts.
5. On the [Local or Network Printer] panel, make sure
[Automatically detect my printer] is unchecked, then click
[Next].
6. Select LPT1 or whichever port you want to use.
7. When the list of printers appears click [Have Disk...].
8. Specify the folder containing the downloaded and extracted
printer driver files and click [OK].
9. Make sure the name of the printer you want to install is
correct and click [Next].
Note:
In some cases, a [Use Existing Driver] panel appears next. If it
does, select the [Replace existing driver] option to install the
driver.
10. Respond appropriately to the remaining screens of the [Add
Printer] Wizard.
11. In the final step of the [Add Printer] Wizard,"Completing
the Add Printer Wizard", click Finish. A [Digital Signature
Not Found] Dialog Box will appear and ask "Do you want to
continue the installation?". Click Yes to continue. A
printer icon appears once installation is complete.
Note:
When using the LPT port on your computer, the Windows Plug and
Play feature [Found New Hardware] Wizard may appear when you
start your computer. If this happens, click Cancel to exit the
automatic driver installation. Only the [Add Printer] Wizard
should be used to install your driver.
You are now ready to print from any Windows software application
package. The printer driver software will automatically detect
whether color or black ink cartridges are installed in your
printer and an image will be printed correctly without the need
for any customized setup.
5.0 Accessing the Printer Properties Dialog Box
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The Printer Properties dialog box contains several tabs that
allows you to set up, control and maintain your Canon printer.
To access the Printer Properties dialog box, use the following
procedure:
1. Click the "Start" button.
2. Point to the "Settings" item.
3. Click the "Printers" item to display the Printers folder.
4. Click the icon for your printer to highlight it.
5. Click the right mouse button on the icon, and then click
the left mouse button on "Document Defaults...".
This will display the Printer Properties dialog box, which
contains the following tabs:
Settings - Defines or changes the print mode and settings.
Troubleshooting - Provides helpful information about solving
common problems.
Maintenance - Includes diagnostic tools for maintaining your
printer.
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 click on the Setup button. However, the General
and Details tabs are not available in this mode.
6.0 Accessing Help Information
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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 NT 4.0 "What's this?" method by using the right
mouse button to click on any item for information about that
item and its operation. Alternately, 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.
7.0 Hints for Color Printing
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For the best color printing speed and quality, you should install
at least one color ink cartridge (BC-21e) into Holder 1 of your
printer and click on the "Regular" button in the Settings tab of
the printer driver. If you are printing primarily color graphics,
you can improve printing speed by adding a second color ink
cartridge (BC-21e) in Holder 2. If you are printing a mixture of
color graphics and black text, you can improve the printing speed
by using a color ink cartridge (BC-21e) in Holder 1 and a black-
only ink cartridge (BC-23) in Holder 2.
8.0 Hints for Photo-Realistic Printing
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For the best photo-realistic color printing quality, you should
install a color ink cartridge (BC-21e) in Holder 1 and a photo
ink cartridge (BC-22e) in Holder 2. You should also click on
the "Photo-realistic" button in the Settings tab of the printer
driver.
9.0 Hints for Grayscale Printing
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For the best grayscale printing speed, you should use one or two
black-only ink cartridges (BC-23). It is possible to use only
the black ink of a color ink cartridge, but the printing speed
will be considerably slower. To print in grayscale when a color
ink cartridge is installed, you must click on the "Print with
black ink only" checkbox.
10.0 Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions
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1. A known problem in Corel Mosaic Version 5.0 may cause
incomplete printed output. Please contact Corel Corporation
for an update.
2. When sharing a document file among several computer systems,
make sure that all of the fonts used by the document are
installed on all computer systems. Otherwise, some text fonts
will not be printed correctly.
3. When printing from Adobe Photoshop, you must select the "RGB"
mode rather than the "CMYK" mode to avoid printing some
incorrect colors.
4. Banner Printing Tips
a) MS Publisher 97 - to avoid some overlapping printed results
between page boundaries, you must select "File/Print/Tile
Printing Options" and set the value of "Overlap tiles" to 0.
b) Print Shop Ensemble III - to avoid any gaps between pages,
use Standard quality mode instead of Draft quality mode.
c) For best results, you should only print one copy of a banner
at a time. If you request multiple copies, the printed
results may be unpredictable.
d) Insert the banner media through the Manual Feed slot in the
back of the printer. Make sure to select the "Letter Banner"
or "A4 Banner" from the Paper Size list box.
5. Certain page sizes may be supported by the printer and its
driver software, but not supported by the application software.
These are limitations of your application, and you should
contact your application vendor in such cases.
6. Some applications such as Microsoft Internet Explorer v3.0,
Microsoft Exchange v4.0 or v5.0, Netscape Navigator v3.0 or
v4.0 and Adobe Photoshop v4.0 or v5.0 do not support printing
of multiple copies on printers with limited memory. For such
applications, the selection for the number of copies is
disabled so you can only print one copy at a time. In some
cases, this is corrected in a later version of the
application. Please check with your application vendor for
an updated version.
7. When printing from Corel Presentations v7.0 or Corel Quattro
Pro v7.0 and v8.0, the setting of the "Print with Black Ink
Only" check-box is not recognized if you set it from within
the application. To avoid this problem, exit the application
and set this item from the Properties dialog in the Printers
folder.
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Download Driver Pack
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.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.