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Introduction ......................................................................................................
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Supplies and Accessories ....................................................................................
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BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks ..........................................................................
Canon Specialty Papers ................................................................................
1-3
Color Image Scanner Cartridge ...................................................................
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Hardware and Software Requirements ..............................................................
Additional System Requirements for Windows NT 4.0 Users ...................
1-5
Canon Customer Care Center ...........................................................................
Servicing the Printer ....................................................................................
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2 Using the Printer With Windows ................................................................
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Understanding the Printer Driver.......................................................................
Printing a Document ..........................................................................................
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Using the Printer Driver in Windows ................................................................
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Accessing the Printing Options—Windows 98, Windows 95, or
Windows NT 4.0 ......................................................................................
Accessing the Printing Options—Windows 3.1 ..........................................
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The Windows Tabs ..............................................................................................
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The Main Tab ...............................................................................................
The Paper Tab ...............................................................................................
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The Features Tab ..........................................................................................
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The Maintenance Tab ...................................................................................
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Specifying Your Printing Options on the Windows Tabs ...........................
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Recommended Print Mode Settings ..................................................................
Customizing the Print Mode Settings ...............................................................
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The Quality Tab ............................................................................................
The Color Tab ...............................................................................................
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The Save Tab .................................................................................................
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Executing a Print Tab ..........................................................................................
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The BJ Background Monitor .......................................................................
BJ Backgrounder ..........................................................................................
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BJ Status Monitor .........................................................................................
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Printing Speed Versus Color ..............................................................................
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Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows .................................................
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Paper Handling ..................................................................................................
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Selecting Paper Types ..........................................................................................
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Paper Guidelines ...........................................................................................
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Setting the Paper Thickness Lever ......................................................................
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Printer Settings for Various Print Media............................................................
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Loading Paper ......................................................................................................
Automatically Feeding Paper ........................................................................
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Auto Feed Guidelines ....................................................................................
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