Canon D300 manuale d’uso

Printer Gu ide IMPOR T ANT : Read this manual caref ully . Use this manual when you need quick reference help for the printer feature of y our machine.[...]

ii Y our machine includes the foll owing document ation. This d ocumentati on has been designed so that y ou can easi ly use your machine to suit your par ticular needs. Using Y our Docu mentation Using Y our Docu mentation Using Y our Docu mentation Using Y our Docu mentation Setting up the machine .............. .................... Installing CA[...]

iii • Considera ble effort has been made to ens ure that this manual is free of inaccuracies an d omissions. How This Manual Is Or ganiz ed How This Manual Is Or ganiz ed How This Manual Is Or ganiz ed How This Manual Is Or ganiz ed Before You Start Installin g Canon Advanced Raster Printing S ystem (CARPS) Printer Properties Troubleshooting Prin[...]

iv T rademarks T rademarks T rademarks T rademarks Canon, the Can on Logo, and i mageCLASS are tr ademarks of Canon Inc. Micr oso ft ® an d W indows ® a re eithe r register ed trademarks or tradema rks of Microsof t Corporati on in the United Stat es and/or in other cou ntries. Other bra nd and produc t names are trademark s or regi stered tra de[...]

v Chapter 1: Before You Start Introduct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 System Re quirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Where to F ind Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Chapter 2: Inst alling Ca non Advanc ed[...]

vi ■ Symbols Use d in T his Manual Symbols Use d in T his Manual Symbols Use d in T his Manual Symbols Use d in T his Manual Please re ad the li st below of symbols, t erms, and abb reviati ons used in this gui de. Y our new machi ne has many ad vanced fea tures, incl uding CARPS (Canon Adva nced Raster Printing System). CARPS gives you insta nt [...]

vii ■ ■ ■ ■ K eys Used in T h is Ma nual K eys Used in T h is Ma nual K eys Used in T h is Ma nual K eys Used in T h is Ma nual A button is referr ed to as f ollows in t his man ual: A button on t he scree n ............................ Finish ■ Displays Used in T his Manual Displays Used in T his Manual Displays Used in T his Manual Disp[...]

viii ■ ■ ■ ■ Abbrevia ti ons Used in This Manual Abbrevia ti ons Used in This Manual Abbrevia ti ons Used in This Manual Abbrevia ti ons Used in This Manual In this ma nual, produ ct names and model names ar e abbreviat ed as follows : Microsoft ® W indows ® 98 operating s ystem: W ind ows 98 Microsoft ® W indows ® Millenn ium Edition o[...]

1-1 1 Bef ore Y ou St art Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Bef or e Y ou Star t Bef or e Y ou Star t Bef or e Y ou Star t Bef or e Y ou Star t This chapt er provid es an explana tion of the s ystem envir onments re quired for using CARPS (Canon Advanc ed Raster Printing System). It also expl ains where to find h elp and in formation regardi [...]

1-2 1 Bef ore Y ou St art CARPS (Canon Advanc ed Raster Prin ting Syste m) gives users of W indows 98 , W indows Me, W indows 2000, or W in dows XP operat ing system the ability to make full use of the printer . CARPS enables y ou to print f rom any W indo ws applica tion to your ma chine. Y ou can acqu ire info rmation abo ut Canon pro ducts and u[...]

1-3 1 Bef ore Y ou St art The printer drive r for Win do w s 9 8/ M e / 2 0 00 / X P can be used in the followin g system environments: Operating Syste m Software W ind ows 98, W indows Me, W indows 2000 , or W indows XP (x86 archi tecture). Computer Any compute r on which W i ndows 98, W in dows Me, W indows 2 000, or W i ndows XP runs pr operly .[...]

1-4 1 Bef ore Y ou St art Before you contact Ca non, please re cord the f ollowing inf ormation: Serial Number (on b ack of machine) : Model Name (on fro nt of machine): Purchase Date: Here is whe re to find he lp if you a re having pro blems with i nstalla tion, or in us ing your machine: IN THIS GUIDE See “ T roublesh ooting ” on p age 4-1 fo[...]

2-1 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Installing Canon Advanced Installing Canon Advanced Installing Canon Advanced Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System (CARPS) Raster Printing System (CARPS) Raster Printing System (CARPS) Raster Printing System (CARPS) This chapt er describe s CA[...]

2-2 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System Canon Adv anced Raster Printing System (CARPS) This soft ware ext ends the power of the W indows operati ng system to a printe r to spe ed up and simplify printing . Canon Advance d Raster Print ing Syste m provides mor e printing control under W indows applicati ons. If you ar e using the Cano[...]

2-3 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System This sect ion describe s how to ins tall CARPS using Setup W iza rd, Plug and Play , and Add Prin ter Wizard. If you want to confi gure the port setting and your ope rating s ystem is W i ndows 2000/XP , follow th e step s in “ Inst alling Print er Driver wi thout a USB Connec tion ” on pag[...]

2-4 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 3 Click Nex t on the CARPS Pri nter Driver di alog box. 4 When the License Agr eement di alog box app ears, chec k the content s. Select I accept t he term s in the l ice nse agreem ent  click Next . NOTE A message r ecommendin g you to res tart you r computer ma y appear un der some operati[...]

2-5 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 5 Check Instal l Printer Driver thr ough a USB Con nection  clic k Next  Ye s . 6 Connect t he machine to your comput er with t he USB cable. The program s tarts inst alling t he print er dr ive r au toma tica lly . IMPORT ANT The USB cabl e must be con nected to the port o n your comput [...]

2-6 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System ■ ■ ■ ■ Install ing P rinte r Driver wit hout a USB Conn ection Install ing P rinte r Driver wit hout a USB Conn ection Install ing P rinte r Driver wit hout a USB Conn ection Install ing P rinte r Driver wit hout a USB Conn ection The follo wing is the install ation proce dure of th e [...]

2-7 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 3 Click Nex t on the CARPS Pri nter Driver di alog box. 4 When the License Agr eement di alog box app ears, chec k the content s. Select I accept t he term s in the l ice nse agreem ent  click Next . NOTE A message r ecommendin g you to res tart you r computer ma y appear un der some operati[...]

2-8 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 5 Uncheck Install Pri nter Drive r thr ough a USB connect ion  click Next . 6 Check Ad d pri nters and Updat e Drivers  click Next .[...]

2-9 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 7 Configur e Port Setti ngs , Pri nte r Na me , Use as Shared Printer , and Se t as Defa ult  click Next . Port S ettings : Select one of the follo wing optio ns  click Setting s to configure the port settings. Use Standar d Port : Select to confi gure the s tandard po rt. Use Network Pr [...]

2-10 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 9 When the f ollowing dialog box ap pears, select Ye s , I want to r estart my compute r now  click Exit .[...]

2-11 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System ■ ■ ■ ■ W indow s 98/Me Plug and Play W indow s 98/Me Plug and Play W indow s 98/Me Plug and Play W indow s 98/Me Plug and Play The fol lowing is the install ation p rocedur e of Plug and Play , under Windows 98/ Me. The screen shots show n are from W indows 98 . Before you install the[...]

2-12 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 2 Sel ect Search fo r the best driver for your device (Re commended) in the Add New Hardwar e W izard dialog b ox  click Next . 3 Place t he CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive. 4 Sel ect Specify a loca tion (in W indows Me, Specify the locatio n of the driver (Advanced) )  clic k Browse to s [...]

2-13 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 5 Click Nex t on W indows driver f iles sear ch for t he device  cl ick Finish. 6 The Add Ne w Hardware W izard dial og box appe ars. Click Next . 7 Sel ect Search fo r the best driver for your device (Re commended) in the Add New Hardwar e W izard dialog b ox  click Next .[...]

2-14 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 8 Sel ect Speci fy a lo cat ion (in W i ndows Me, Specif y the loc ation of t he driver (Advanced) )  click Br owse to se lect the driver in t he language th at you want to install . For example , if your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:” , browse to “D: Drivers us_engwin 9x_me”  cli[...]

2-15 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 11 When the i nstalla tion is c omplete, th e following di alog box ap pears. Cli ck Fin ish on t he Add New Hardwar e W izard dialog box .[...]

2-16 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System ■ ■ ■ ■ W indow s 98/Me Add P rinter Wizar d W indow s 98/Me Add P rinter Wizar d W indow s 98/Me Add P rinter Wizar d W indow s 98/Me Add P rinter Wizar d The follo wing is the install ation proce dure of Add p rinter W izard, under W indows 98/Me. The screen shots sho wn are from W i[...]

2-17 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 4 The W i zard dis plays a list of avail able print ers. Click Have Dis k . 5 The I nstall Fr om Disk dialog b ox appears. Place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Use Br owse to sele ct the di rectory , or enter the path name th at contai ns CARPS softwa re  click OK . For exampl e, if you [...]

2-18 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 6 Sele ct the pr inter  cli ck Next . 7 Sele ct the pr inter’ s port  click Next .[...]

2-19 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 8 Enter t he name you wis h to use  cl ick Finish . NOTE If you al ready hav e another printer installed, y ou will be asked whether t o use thi s printe r as th e default .[...]

2-20 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System ■ ■ ■ ■ W indow s 2000 P lug and Play W indow s 2000 P lug and Play W indow s 2000 P lug and Play W indow s 2000 P lug and Play The follo wing is the install ation proce dure of Pl ug and Play , under W indows 200 0. Before you install the soft ware, make sure y ou do th e followin g: [...]

2-21 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 4 Sel ect Specify a loca tion  clic k Next . 5 The Fou nd New Hardwar e Wizar d dialog box app ears. Plac e the CD-ROM into t he CD- ROM drive. Cl ick Browse to select t he driver in the langu age that y ou want to i nstall. For example, i f your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:”, browse to ?[...]

2-22 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 6 Click Nex t on Driver Fi les Sea rch Re sult s . 7 When the i nstalla tion is c omplete, th e following di alog box ap pears. Cli ck OK to clo se the dialog box. Click Finis h on the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box.[...]

2-23 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System ■ ■ ■ ■ W indow s 2000 A dd Printer W izar d W indow s 2000 A dd Printer W izar d W indow s 2000 A dd Printer W izar d W indow s 2000 A dd Printer W izar d The follo wing is the install ation proce dure of Add Pr inter W izard, under W indows 2000. 1 Log o n as member of Administra tor[...]

2-24 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 5 Select the print er port you want to u se  click Next . 6 Click Have Disk in the Manufactur ers / Pr inters di alog box.[...]

2-25 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 7 The I nstall Fr om Disk dialog b ox appears. Place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Use Br owse to se lect the di rectory , or enter t he path name that contai ns CARPS sof tware  click OK . For exampl e, if you are using the CD-ROM to install CARPS, and your CD-ROM dr ive is drive “ D[...]

2-26 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 9 Click Nex t to acc ept the defa ult pr inte r na me, or en ter the name you w ish to use  click Next . NOTE If you al ready hav e another printer installed, y ou will be asked whether t o use thi s printe r as th e default . 10 Select whether t his printer is share d with other c omputers[...]

2-27 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 11 Click Ye s if you want to pr int a tes t page, or No if yo u do not want to print a test page  click Next . 12 When the i nstalla tion is c omplete, th e following di alog box ap pears. Cli ck Fin ish to cl ose the dia log box. The Canon imag eCLASS D300 icon i s added to t he Printers f[...]

2-28 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 13 If you o pted to pr int a test p age, the t est page i s printed af ter the installat ion completes, and the fol lowing dialog app ears. If the te st page i s printe d correct ly  click OK .[...]

2-29 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System ■ ■ ■ ■ W indow s XP Plug and Play W indow s XP Plug and Play W indow s XP Plug and Play W indow s XP Plug and Play The follo wing is the install ation proce dure of Plug an d Play , under W indows XP . Before you install the soft ware, make sure y ou do th e followin g: • Connect th[...]

2-30 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 5 Sel ect In clud e th is loca tio n in th e sea rch  clic k Browse to se lect the driver i n the languag e that you want to insta ll. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is dri ve “D:”, browse to “D: Drivers us_engwin2 000_xp”  clic k Next. 6 When the i nstalla tion is c omplet[...]

2-31 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System ■ ■ ■ ■ Windows XP Add Printe r Wizard Windows XP Add Printe r Wizard Windows XP Add Printe r Wizard Windows XP Add Printe r Wizard The follo wing is the install ation proce dure of Add Pr inter W izard, under W indows XP . 1 Log o n as member of Administra tors. The full control acces[...]

2-32 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 4 Sel ect Local printer attached t o this computer  cl ick Next . IMPORT ANT Checking o n Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play print er is not recom men de d. 5 Select the print er port you want to u se  click Next .[...]

2-33 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 6 Click Have Disk in the Manufactur er / Printe rs dialog box. 7 The I nstall Fr om Disk dialog b ox appears. Place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Use Br owse to sele ct the di rectory , or enter the path name th at contai ns CARPS softwa re  click OK . For exampl e, if you are using the[...]

2-34 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 8 Select your prin ter model f rom the li st of print ers display ed  click Next . 9 Click Nex t to acc ept the defa ult pr inte r na me, or en ter the name you w ish to use  click Next . NOTE If you al ready hav e another printer installed, y ou will be asked whether t o use thi s print[...]

2-35 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 10 Select whether t his printer is share d with other c omputers or not  click Next . 11 Click Ye s if you want to pr int a tes t page, or No if yo u do not want to print a test page  click Next .[...]

2-36 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 12 When the i nstalla tion is c omplete, th e following di alog box ap pears. Cli ck Fin ish to cl ose the dia log box. The Canon imag eCLASS D300 icon i s added to t he Printers and Faxe s folde r . 13 If you o pted to pr int a test p age, the t est page i s printed af ter the installat ion c[...]

2-37 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System If the image CLASS D300 Series is already on you r network, you ca n install it in two dif ferent ways. The eas iest way i s using au tomatic networ k download. If n etwork downlo ad is not availabl e, you can u se the Add Printe r Wizar d . Befor ins talling the CARPS-softwar e via netwo rk, [...]

2-38 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 4 Enter the network path or print queue th at you want to conne ct to, or use Br o wse to open th e Bro wse for P rinter dial og box to sel ect the printer . NOTE Depending on your network enviro nment, t he installa tion of t he driver may b e carri ed out automatic ally . In this case you ne[...]

2-39 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System ■ ■ ■ ■ W indow s 2000/XP W indow s 2000/XP W indow s 2000/XP W indo ws 2000/XP Ad d Prin ter W izard Add Printe r W izard Add Prin ter Wizar d Add Printe r W izard T o install CARPS for a sha red printer you can use the W indows 2000/XP Add Printer Wiz ar d . 1 Log o n as member of Ad[...]

2-40 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System By using your Canon imageCLASS D300 Series machine on a n etwork, use rs can sha re the device fo r printi ng. Printer s haring with t he imageC LASS D300 Ser ies require s that both t he print serv er and the clien t devices are usi ng W indows 98 or late r . The pri nt server and cl ient do [...]

2-41 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System If you p lan to s hare the Canon image CLASS D300 Se ries on a network , instal l the p rint se rver locally , then make t he following s ettings. See your pr int serv er system documen tation f or more in formation. ■ ■ ■ ■ W indo ws 98 /Me Se r ver Settin gs W indo ws 98 /Me Se r ver[...]

2-42 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 4 Sel ect File and Printe r Sharing f or Microsof t Networks in the Select Network Se rvice dialog box  click OK . 5 Click Fi le and Print Sharing . NOTE Be sure t o check I want to be a ble to allow others t o print to my pri nter(s) .[...]

2-43 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 6 Sele ct the Acc ess Contr ol tab  check ei ther Shar e-le vel Access Contr ol or User-lev el Access c ontro l . 7 Click OK  r estart W indows.[...]

2-44 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System Printer Set tings Share -level Acces s Contr ol 1 Open the Canon imageCLASS D300 Pr operties dialog box  ch eck Shared As in the Shar ing tab. 2 Ente r Shar e Name , Commen t , and Password as needed. 3 Click OK .[...]

2-45 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System User-leve l Access Contr ol 1 Open the Canon imageCLASS D300 Pr operties dialog box  ch eck Shared As in the Shar ing tab. 2 Ente r Shar e Name and Comment , as needed .[...]

2-46 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System 3 Click Add  se lect the users al lowed to ac cess the p rinter . 4 Click OK when you h ave finis hed adding users. 5 Click OK again. NOTE Do not enter space o r spec ial charact er in Shar e Name .[...]

2-47 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System Add Server Service (Windo ws 2000) 1 Fro m the Start menu, se lect Settings  Network and Dia l-up Connections . The Netw ork and Dial-up Conne ctions fold er appears . 2 Right-c lick the Local Ar ea Connecti on ico n  sel ect Properties from the po p-up menu. The Loc al Area Connection P[...]

2-48 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System Add Server Service (W indows XP)* 1 Fro m the Start menu, se lect Con tr ol Pan el . The Contr ol Panel folder appears. 2 Click Net work and In ternet Connecti ons . The Netw ork and Inter net Connections folder appe ars. 3 Click Net work Connections . The Netw ork Connections fol der appears.[...]

2-49 2 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System Printer Sharin g Settings 1 Open the Canon imageCLASS D300 Pr operties dialog box  ch eck Shared as in th e Shar ing tab. 2 Enter t he share n ame as neede d. 3 Click OK . The pri nter ic on changes t o indicate s haring. NOTE Sharing s ettings may a lso be made d uring instal lation.[...]

3-1 3 Printer Pro pertie s Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Printer Pr oper ties Printer Pr oper ties Printer Pr oper ties Printer Pr oper ties This chap ter desc ribes t he dialo gs and set tings o n the Pri nter Proper ties di alog box. It include s the foll owing info rmation: • W indows 98/ Me Printer Prop erties • W indows 2000/XP P[...]

3-2 3 Printer Pro pertie s W ith CARPS, you initiate pri nting as you normally would from a W i ndows application. Fr om the Print dialog box, usually acce ssed from an applicati on’ s Fi le menu, you can select Pr operties to proceed to the Canon imageCLASS D300 Pr operties dialog box and its pri nting options . W indo ws 98/Me Printer Proper ti[...]

3-3 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ General T ab General T ab General T ab General T ab Lets you pr int a te st page or define separ ator page s. Refer t o your W indo ws operati ng system documentat ion for more i nformation .[...]

3-4 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Details T ab Details T ab Details T ab Details T ab Specifie s the pri nter port an d time-out setting s. Refer to you r W indo ws operati ng system documentat ion for more i nformation . Spool Setti ngs The inst alle r se ts the f oll owi ng de fau lts.[...]

3-5 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Sharing T a b Sharing T a b Sharing T a b Sharing T a b Specifie s the pr inter- sharing s ettings. Thi s tab i s avail able onl y when file and print er shar ing is turned on (  p. 2-41) . Refer to your W indows oper ating syst em documentation for more inform ation.[...]

3-6 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Pa ge Set u p T ab Pa ge Set u p T ab Pa g e Se tu p Tab Pa ge Set u p T ab Specifie s the page set tings includi ng the paper si ze, scaling, numbe r of copies, or ientation, an d number of pa ges per she et. For infor mation on pr ofiles, see page p.3-12 Default s ettings depe nd on the co untry/re gion [...]

3-7 3 Printer Pro pertie s (5) Pa ge Layout lets you s elect the n umber of page s per shee t (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16) and [Poste r] (2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4 pag es to comprise one sheet) . If you se lect an op tion othe r than [1 Page p er Sheet] and [Poste r], the i mage may be re duced to fi t on the sel ected out put size, and Manual Scaling (6) disa[...]

3-8 3 Printer Pro pertie s Edit W ater mark Clicking Ed it W atermark in th e Page Setup tab wind ow opens the Ed it W a te rma rk dialog box. This di alog box al lows you to insert a te xt stri ng as a watermar k onto page s. This opti on is en able d onl y wh en the Wa t e r m a r k checkbox is chec ked in the Pa ge Setup tab window (  p. 3-6)[...]

3-9 3 Printer Pro pertie s (10) Style lets you se lect the font sty le of the te xt watermar k from the drop -down list . A vailable styles are [Regul ar], [I talic], [Bold], and [Bold Ita lic]. (11) Size lets you spe cify the font size of the text wat ermark. (12) Color lets you s elect the f ont color of the t ext watermark f rom the dro p-down l[...]

3-10 3 Printer Pro pertie s Custom Paper Size Settings Clicking Cus tom Paper Siz e in th e Page Setup tab wind ow opens the Custo m Paper Size Settings dia log box. This di alog box al lows you to define cust om paper siz es for quick selecti on and regist er new cust om paper si zes to th e Paper List (1) bo x. Y ou can spe cify the name, width, [...]

3-11 3 Printer Pro pertie s Layout Op tions Clicking La yout Options in the Page Setup ta b window opens the Layout Option s dialog box. This di alog box al lows you to print pag es with a p age frame, he ader , an d footer . This option is disabled when Page La yout in the Page Setup tab win dow is set t o [Poster ] (  p. 3- 6). (1) Edging le t[...]

3-12 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Pro fil es Pro fil es Pro fil es Pro fil es A register ed combinati on of settings for the Page Se tup (1) , Fi nishing (2) and Quality (3) tab windows is r eferred to as a profi le. The profi le funct ion commonly provi ded in eac h of these tab windows allows you t o add, edit , and sele ct a profil e, [...]

3-13 3 Printer Pro pertie s (7) Cha nge Page Layout Modes lets you cha nge th e se ttin g for Page Layout (  p. 3- 7). The sett ing change s in the fol lowing order; [1 Page per Sheet], [2 Pa ges per Sheet ], [4 Pages pe r Sheet], [1 Pa ge per Shee t]. (8) Edit W ater mark/Layout Opti ons opens the Layout Option dial og box (  p. 3-1 1) when [...]

3-14 3 Printer Pro pertie s Edit Pro files Clicking (Edi t) opens the Edit Profil e dialog box. Thi s dialog box al lows you to edit the profi le sele cted in Pr ofile Li st . (1) Pr ofile List displa ys the li st of reg istered pro files. The order th at profiles appear i n this list is the or der they a ppear in t he Pro file pull- down list in t[...]

3-15 3 Printer Pro pertie s View Settings Clicking Vi e w S e t t i n g s open s the Vi e w S e t t i n g s dialog box. This dialog box displays the curr ent s ett ings i n the Page Setup , Finishing , a nd Quality tab windows .[...]

3-16 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Finishing T a b Finishing T a b Fini shing T a b Finishing T a b Specifie s the fi nishing se ttings f or the pr inted page s including t he colla ting and b inding. For infor mation on Pr ofiles, see page 3-12. (1) Bindi ng Location let s you sele ct a bindi ng locati on for th e printe d pages. (2) Co l[...]

3-17 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Quality T ab Quality T ab Quality T ab Quality T ab Specifie s the set tings fo r print q uality i ncluding t he resol ution and c ontrast. For more inf ormation o n Profiles, s ee page 3- 12. (1) Objec tive lets you se lect the best setti ng for the print job a ccording t o document cont ent. (2) Re solu[...]

3-18 3 Printer Pro pertie s Detailed Settings for Objective Clicking Detail s in the Quali ty tab window o pens the Deta iled Setti ng s for O bjec tive dialog box. This di alog box al lows you to specify the detaile d setting s for print quality . (1) Mono chrome Halftone s lets you se lect a hal ftone patt ern from the dr op-down li st. (2) Ena b[...]

3-19 3 Printer Pro pertie s Adjustment T ab (1) Sampl e P ict ure lets you select an image sa mple from th e drop-down l ist. (2) Origi nal displays the orig inal image . (3) Pr eview di splays th e image wit h the curr ently sel ected br ightness and contrast reflect ed. (4) Brigh tness dis plays nine images of the thumbnai l with dif feren t brig[...]

3-20 3 Printer Pro pertie s Matching T ab (1) Ena ble Matching per forms the colo r matching according to the se lected met hod and monitor profile. Checking th is checkbo x enables Matchi ng Method (2) and Monitor Pro file (3). (2) Matchi ng Method lets you select the matching met hod from the drop-down lis t. (3) Monitor Pr ofile lets y ou select[...]

3-21 3 Printer Pro pertie s CARPS for W indows 20 00/XP has two mai n dialog boxe s: the Print er Pro perties di alog box and the Default Docume nt Pr operties dia log box. Printer Pr op erties T o view the printer pr operties , select Proper ties from th e File menu in the Printers (in W indows XP , Printers and Faxes ) fold er , o r right- click [...]

3-22 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ General T ab General T ab General T ab General T ab Lets you pr int a te st page and define pr inting pr eferences. Refer to yo ur W ind ows operati ng system documentati on for more informati on. ■ ■ ■ ■ Sharing T a b Sharing T a b Sharing T a b Sharing T a b Specifie s the pr inter-s haring s et[...]

3-23 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Po r t s T a b Po r t s T a b Po r t s T a b Po r t s T a b Spe cifi es th e por t to w hich the prin ter i s atta che d. Re fer to yo ur Windows op erati ng s yst em documentat ion for more i nformation . ■ ■ ■ ■ Advanced T a b Advanced T a b Advanced T a b Advanced T a b Specifie s the set tings[...]

3-24 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Color Ma nagement T ab Color Ma nagement T ab Color Ma nagement T ab Color Ma nagement T ab Associate s color pr ofiles with your c olor pri nter . Refer to yo ur W indows op erating s ystem documentat ion for more i nformation . ■ ■ ■ ■ Securi ty T ab Securi ty T ab Securi ty T ab Securi ty T ab [...]

3-25 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Pro fil e T ab Pro fil e T ab Pro fil e T ab Pro fil e T ab Allows you t o add, edit , and selec t a profil e to be applie d to print jobs. (1) Pr ofile List displ ays the lis t of regi ste red pr ofil es. (2) Name displ ays the na me of the pr ofile curre ntly select ed in Pr ofile Lis t (1). (3) Co mmen[...]

3-26 3 Printer Pro pertie s Add/Edit Prof ile Clicking Add or Edit opens t he Add/ Edit Profil es dialog box which a llows you to r egister new profil es and edit e xisting pro files. This d ialog box has four tab wi ndows. Attribution T ab The Att rib ut ion tab wi ndow allows you t o specify attrib utions of the profile . (1) Name lets you name t[...]

3-27 3 Printer Pro pertie s Page Setup T ab Specifie s the page set tings includi ng the paper si ze, scaling, numbe r of copies, or ientation, an d number of pa ges per she et (  p. 3-29). Finishing T ab Specifie s the fini shing sett ings for th e printed pa ges includi ng the coll ating and bi nding (  p. 3-38).[...]

3-28 3 Printer Pro pertie s Quality T ab Specifie s the pri nt quali ty including resoluti on, bright ness and c ontrast (  p. 3-39).[...]

3-29 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Pa ge Set u p T ab Pa ge Set u p T ab Pa g e Se tu p Tab Pa ge Set u p T ab Specifie s the page set tings includi ng the paper si ze, scaling, numbe r of copies, or ientation, an d number of pa ges per she et. Default s ettings depe nd on the co untry/re gion of pur chase. (1) Pa ge Size lets you selec t [...]

3-30 3 Printer Pro pertie s (6) Manua l Scaling let s you shri nk or enlar ge image s. This opt ion only ap pears when [1 Page p er Sheet] i s select ed for Page Layou t (5). Checki ng this che ckbox enable s the ed it box on th e right s ide to spe cify the magnificati on factor (25 to 200) . (11) Page Or der lets you s elect th e order in which o[...]

3-31 3 Printer Pro pertie s Edit W ater mark Clicking Ed it W atermark in th e Page Setup tab wind ow opens the Ed it W a te rma rk dialog box. This di alog box al lows you to insert a te xt stri ng as a watermar k onto page s. This opti on is en able d onl y wh en the Wa t e r m a r k checkbox is chec ked in the Pa ge Setup tab window (  p. 3-2[...]

3-32 3 Printer Pro pertie s (11) Size lets you spe cify the font size of the text wat ermark. (12) Color lets you s elect the f ont color of the t ext watermark f rom the dro p-down lis t. (13) W atermark Border l ets you se lect ei ther of [Round] or [Box] f or the fr ame type of the watermar k. (14) W atermark T ype lets you se lect eithe r of [T[...]

3-33 3 Printer Pro pertie s Layout Op tions Clicking La yout Options in the Page Setup ta b window opens the Layout Option s dialog box. This di alog box al lows you to print pag es with a p age frame, he ader , an d footer . This option is disabled when Page La yout in the Page Setup tab win dow is set t o [Poster ] (  p. 3- 27). (1) Edging le [...]

3-34 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Pro fil es Pro fil es Pro fil es Pro fil es A registe red combina tion of sett ings for the Page Set up (1) , Finishing (2), a nd Qua lity (3) tab windows is refer red to as a profile. Th e profil e function co mmonly prov ided in ea ch of these ta b windows all ows you to a dd, edit, an d select a pr ofi[...]

3-35 3 Printer Pro pertie s (7) Cha nge Page Layout Modes lets you cha nge th e P age Layo ut sett ing (  p. 3-29) . The setti ng changes in the foll owing order ; [1 Page per Sh eet], [2 Pages per Sh eet], [4 Pa ges per Shee t], [1 Page per Sheet]. (8) Edit W ater mark/Layout Opti ons opens the Layout Option dial og box (  p. 3-33 ) when th [...]

3-36 3 Printer Pro pertie s Edit Pro files Clicking (Edi t) opens the Edit Profil e dialog box. Thi s dialog box al lows you to edit the profi le sele cted in Pr ofile Li st . (1) Pr ofile List displa ys the li st of reg istered pro files. The order th at profiles appear i n this list is the or der they a ppear in t he Pro file pull- down list in t[...]

3-37 3 Printer Pro pertie s View Settings Clicking Vi e w S e t t i n g s open s the Vi e w S e t t i n g s dialog box. This dialog box displays the curr ent s ett ings i n the Page Setup , Finishing , a nd Quality tab windows .[...]

3-38 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Finishing T a b Finishing T a b Fini shing T a b Finishing T a b Specifie s the fi nishing se ttings f or the pr inted page s including t he colla ting and b inding. For i nform at ion on Prof iles , se e page 3-34 . (1) Bindi ng Location let s you sele ct a bindi ng locati on for th e printe d pages. (2)[...]

3-39 3 Printer Pro pertie s ■ ■ ■ ■ Quality T ab Quality T ab Quality T ab Quality T ab Specifie s the set tings fo r print q uality i ncluding t he resol ution and c ontrast. For i nform at ion on Prof iles , se e page 3-34 . (1) Objec tive lets you se lect the best setti ng for the print job a ccording t o document cont ent. (2) Re soluti[...]

3-40 3 Printer Pro pertie s Detailed Settings for Objective Clicking Detail s in the Quali ty tab window opens the De tailed Set tings for Obj ective dialog box. Thi s dialog box al lows you to specify d etailed settings fo r print q uality . (1) Mono chrome Halftone s lets you se lect a hal ftone patt ern from the dr op-down li st. (2) Ena ble Ima[...]

3-41 3 Printer Pro pertie s Adjustment T ab (1) Sampl e P ict ure lets you select an image sa mple from th e drop-down l ist. (2) Origi nal displays the orig inal image . (3) Pr eview di splays th e image wit h the curr ently sel ected br ightness and contrast reflect ed. (4) Brigh tness dis plays nine images of the thumbnai l with dif feren t brig[...]

3-42 3 Printer Pro pertie s Matching T ab (1) Ena ble Matching per forms the colo r matching according to the se lected met hod and monitor profile. Checking th is checkbo x enables Matchi ng Method (2) and Monitor Pro file (3 ). (2) Matchi ng Method lets you select the matching met hod from the drop-down lis t. (3) Monitor Pr ofile lets y ou selec[...]

4-1 4 T roubles hooting Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 T r oubleshooting T r oubleshooting T r oubleshooting T r oubleshooting This chapt er inclu des infor mation to h elp you solve p rinter p roblems. A pr oblem might h ave one or a combi nation of causes, includin g a computer ma lfuncti on, software er rors, the print er cable, or the [...]

4-2 4 T roubles hooting Printer Pr oblems Printer Pr oblems Printer Pr oblems Printer Pr oblems Prob lem Cause Solut ion Printer does no t print The prin ter is ou t of paper . Make sure paper is l oaded. A copy job has not bee n complete d due to out of Paper . Load paper . The print job wi ll star t auto maticall y when the co py job is comple te[...]

4-3 4 T roubles hooting Printou t is wrong There i s a communicatio n problem b etween the printer and your computer . • Make sur e your cable c onnection s are secure. • Make sure your USB inter face cable is less th an 16.5 feet (5 .0 m) long. • Make sur e you are n ot using a switch box. • Check that you have se lected t he correct print[...]

4-4 4 T roubles hooting CARPS Problems CARPS Problems CAR PS Pr oblems CARPS Problems Prob lem Cause Soluti on CARPS is not wor king properl y CARPS (Canon imageC LASS D300) is not s elected as the defa ult prin ter dri ver for imageCLAS S D300 Series . Specify CARPS ( Canon imageCLASS D300) as th e default driver f or the imageCLASS D300 Ser ies. [...]

4-5 4 T roubles hooting Cannot in stall CARPS using USB por t. USB class driver is not prope rly ins tall ed. Perform the fo llowing steps. 1) Make sure the pr inter is connect ed to your computer using a USB ca ble and the printer is tur ned on. 2) For W indows 98/Me/20 00, open the System dialog box fro m the Control Panel . For W indows XP * , c[...]

4-6 4 T roubles hooting Strings of garble d charact ers prin ted. The soft ware is not instal led prope rly . Check if the printe r icon is dis played in the Printers (in W i ndows XP , Printers and Faxes ) folder . If not, install the software. If the printer ic on is displayed, right -click the printer i con  check if Set as Default printer is[...]

4-7 4 T roubles hooting If CARPS is not working pr operly , it might help to re move the CARPS-softwa re and install it again. Befo re you b egin, be sure you have the insta llation so ftware ava ilable for install ation. Before uni nstalling t he CARPS-soft ware, make su re you close a ll runni ng applicati ons. From Pri nter Driv er Unins taller:[...]

A-1 A Appendix A ppendix A ppendix Appendix A ppendix Printer Specifica tions Printer Specifica tions Printer Specifica tions Printer Specifica tions • Hardware Printi ng speed: 15 pag es per minute (L TR-size pap er) Resoluti on: 600 dpi Paper si zes: Cassette: Legal (8 1/2 x 14 in ches) to 3 x 5 inches Plain pape r , color ed paper , re cycled [...]

I-1 I Index Inde x Inde x Inde x Inde x Numerics 600 dpi, A-1 A AC, G-1 Add Printer Wizard Wind ows 2000/ XP, 2-3 9 Windows 98 /Me, 2-3 7 Add pr ofiles, 3- 35 Add/ Edit p rofile, 3-26 Adjustment tab Wind ows 2000/ XP, 3-4 1 Windows 98 /Me, 3-1 9 Adob e Type M anage r fon ts, cann ot use , 4-4 Advanc ed tab, W indows 20 00/XP , 3-23 B Brightne ss, G[...]

I-2 I Index O Orientation, G-4 P Page se tup tab custom p aper size, 3 -10 Wind ows 2000/ XP, 3-2 7, 3 -29 Windows 98 /Me, 3-6 Paper delive ry, A-1 Paper feed, G-4 Paper size, A-1 custom, 3-10 Paper Sour ce, G -4 Pape r Type, G-4 PDF, G -4 Pla in paper, A-1 Plug and play for USB P ort Wind ows 2000, 2 -20–2- 22 Windows 98 /Me, 2-1 1–2-15 Window[...]

I-3 I Index Wind ows 2000 /XP advanced tab, 3-23 finish ing tab , 3-27 gene ral tab, 3-22 page se tup ta b, 3-2 9 port s tab, 3- 23 quality tab, 3-39 security tab , 3-24 sharin g tab, 3-22 Window s 98/ Me details tab, 3-4 finish ing tab , 3-16 gene ral tab, 3-3 page se tup ta b, 3-6 Printe r Prope rty, 3- 2–3-20 quality tab, 3-17 sharin g tab, 3-[...]

G-1 G Glossar y Glossar y Glossar y Glossar y Glossar y A A A A AC Alternat ing Curren t. The type of electri cal curr ent typic ally availa ble from ho usehold wall outlets . Alert A message dis played in the Print er Status W indow when a pr oblem or condit ion cause d the Canon Advanced Printing T echnology to pau se printing . Y ou must follow [...]

G-2 G Glossar y Control Panels The set of W indows pro grams you can use to change system, h ardware, so ftware, an d W indows settings. D D D D Default setting A setting that is automatica lly used if no other s etting i s specif ied. Desktop The entir e W indows sc reen that r epresent s your work area in W indows . Icons, windows, and the task b[...]

G-3 G Glossar y H H H H Halftones The proces s of conver ting a gr eyscale i mage to bla ck dots and white (unp rinted) dots that simula te the grey s hades in t he origin al image. I I I I Image Refinement A printer technol ogy from Cano n which automat ically s enses and refines t he jagged edges and ragged cur ves of cha racters and graphi cs. I[...]

G-4 G Glossar y My Comput er The W ind ows program that you can use to browse t hrough your c omputer ’ s filing syste m, and to open dr ives, fol ders, and fil es. Y ou can als o use My Computer to manage your f iles and your fil ing system, by movi ng, copy ing, renami ng, and deleti ng items. N N N N Network A group of c omputers con nected by[...]

G-5 G Glossar y Point size Character height i s defined in points : one poin t is 1/72 of a n inch. Portrait A vertica l print ori entatio n. T ext and gra phics are printed acr oss the sh orter ax is of the page . Print job A document th at a W i ndows applicat ion has pr ocessed and s ent to the Spooler t o be added t o the prin t queue or direct[...]

G-6 G Glossar y Resolution The densit y of dots for any given out put device, expr essed in t erms of dots p er inch (dpi ). Low resolut ion causes font char acters a nd graphic s to have a ja gged appear ance, but p rints f aster than highe r resolu tions. High er resol ution pro vides smooth er curves and angles as well as a better ma tch to tr a[...]

G-7 G Glossar y To n e r A black, resin-coat ed powder con tained i n the Cartri dge S35. Th e printer ap plies the toner to the su rface of the photos ensitive dr um inside t he printe r via an e lectroph otographi c mechanism. T oner save r Because th e black ar eas of pri nt data are thinn ed, toner cons umption is r educed. To o l b a r In the [...]