1. iPF5000-PinP3-Win-206.exe Driver
2. Readme_English.txt File Contents

Readme_English.txt Driver File Contents (iPF5000-PinP3-Win-206.exe)

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   imagePROGRAF Print Plug-In Version 2.06

   *** Copyright CANON INC. 2004-2009 ***
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Contents

1. Introduction
2. System Requirements
3. Precautions During Installation and Uninstallation
4. Cautions, Limitations, and Restrictions


1. Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------

imagePROGRAF Print Plug-In (hereafter "Print Plug-In") is a special utility plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, the photo retouching software supplied by Adobe Systems Inc. and Canon Digital Photo Professional, and can be used to customize printing with imagePROGRAF Series printers. 

Trademarks and Names
- Canon, the Canon logo, and imagePROGRAF are trademarks of CANON, INC.
- Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
- Adobe and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
- Other product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 

- The following abbreviations for operating systems are noted:
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Operating System                         Abbreviation
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Microsoft Windows 7                       Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Vista                  Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP                     Windows XP
Microsoft Windows 2000                   Windows 2000
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2. System Requirements ---------------------------------------------------------

The following hardware and software are recommended for this software:

Operating Systems
  <Photoshop (CS3)>
        Windows 7, English edition
        Windows Vista, English edition
        Windows XP Professional/Home Edition, English edition
  <Photoshop (CS4)>
        Windows 7, English edition
        Windows 7 64-bit edition, English edition (Note)
        Windows Vista, English edition
        Windows Vista 64-bit edition, English edition (Note)
        Windows XP Professional/Home Edition, English edition
  <Digital Photo Professional>
        Windows 7, English edition
        Windows 7 64-bit edition, English edition (Note)
        Windows Vista, English edition
        Windows Vista 64-bit edition, English edition
        Windows XP Professional/Home Edition, English edition
        Windows 2000 Professional, English edition

(Note)
  When Photoshop CS4 is installed on a system with a 64-bit Windows OS, 
  both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Photoshop CS4 are installed.
  Note that Print Plug-In only supports the 32-bit version of Photoshop CS4. 
  It does not operate in the 64-bit version of Photoshop CS4.

Hardware
        Any computer running the software listed above. 

Software 
        Photoshop (CS3, CS4)
        Digital Photo Professional Ver. 3.7 or later

Compatible Printers
        Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5000

Printer Driver
        Canon imagePROGRAF Printer Driver 2007 Version 3.50 or later


3. Precautions During Installation and Uninstallation --------------------------

* Refer to the HTML guide for more about the Print Plug-In installation and uninstallation procedures. 

* Before performing the installation, close all the other application software. You cannot install with imagePROGRAF Status Monitor running. 

* You must log into Windows as an Administrator before the installation.

(Photoshop Only)
* If Photoshop has been installed but not yet started even once, start Photoshop, shut it down, and then install Print Plug-in. Print Plug-In cannot be installed in an environment where Photoshop has been installed but not started even once. 


4. Cautions, Limitations, and Restrictions -------------------------------------

Note the following limitations when using this software.

* Make sure that the data to be managed by Print Plug-In is RGB/Gray 8-bit or RGB/Gray 16-bit image data. 
  Print Plug-In cannot handle CMYK, or Lab data. 

* The spot color channel elements are ignored and the data is printed. 

* Print Plug-In for Photoshop can handle images of width and height less than 60,000 pixels. 
  To handle images of width or height greater than 60,000 pixels, select only a small portion of the image for processing, or process the entire image to reduce its size. 

* Print Plug-In for Digital Photo Professional can handle images of width and height less than 6,000 pixels. 
  To handle images of width or height greater than 6,000 pixels, select only a small portion of the image for processing, or process the entire image to reduce its size. 

* Simultaneous output from more than one Print Plug-In is not possible.

* Print Plug-In does not operation normally while Media Configuration Tool is running. Close Media Configuration Tool before you use Print Plug-In.

* The actual print results may differ from what you see in the preview or the setting values you selected for print layout in the Page Setup sheet. 

* Images longer than 18 m (19.7 yd.) cannot be printed. If you attempt to print images longer than 18 m, the image will be cut off at 18 m.

* If the image size is small, white space may appear at the bottom of the printed image with some types of media.

* Colors may appear in the white areas of some images with some settings on the Color Settings sheet.
  If this occurs, on the Color Settings sheet set Saturation close to zero.

* Your monitor or the room lighting, or the ICC profiles in use may cause the colors in the print results to be different from what you expect, even if you have selected Perform Proof in Preview. 

* When the printer is canceling the previous print job, if Print Plug-In starts printing, the printer may be out of control. 
  Make sure that the printer is able to print and then start the next printing.

* Occasionally the printer cannot print on some paper sizes selected by the Print Plug-In for a media source. For more details, refer to the printer User's Guide. 

* If you are using Windows Vista/Windows 7, [FILE] cannot be specified for the output port.

* Be sure to uninstall Print Plug-In only after you have exited it.

* You cannot use Favorites or History created with Photoshop CS3/CS4 with Plug-In for Photoshop 6.0 to CS2.