Contents

1

Introduction ......................................................................................................

1-1

 

Supplies and Accessories ....................................................................................

1-2

 

BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks ..........................................................................

1-2

 

Canon Specialty Papers ................................................................................

1-3

 

Color Image Scanner Cartridge ...................................................................

1-4

 

Hardware and Software Requirements ..............................................................

1-4

 

Additional System Requirements for Windows NT 4.0 Users ...................

1-5

 

Canon Customer Care Center ...........................................................................

1-5

 

Servicing the Printer ....................................................................................

1-6

2 Using the Printer With Windows ................................................................

2-1

 

Understanding the Printer Driver.......................................................................

2-1

 

Printing a Document ..........................................................................................

2-2

 

Using the Printer Driver in Windows ................................................................

2-3

 

Accessing the Printing Options—Windows 98, Windows 95, or

 

 

Windows NT 4.0 ......................................................................................

2-3

 

Accessing the Printing Options—Windows 3.1 ..........................................

2-4

 

The Windows Tabs ..............................................................................................

2-5

 

The Main Tab ...............................................................................................

2-5

 

The Paper Tab ...............................................................................................

2-6

 

The Features Tab ..........................................................................................

2-7

 

The Maintenance Tab ...................................................................................

2-8

 

Specifying Your Printing Options on the Windows Tabs ...........................

2-9

 

Recommended Print Mode Settings ..................................................................

2-9

 

Customizing the Print Mode Settings ...............................................................

2-11

 

The Quality Tab ............................................................................................

2-11

 

The Color Tab ...............................................................................................

2-12

 

The Save Tab .................................................................................................

2-13

 

Executing a Print Tab ..........................................................................................

2-14

 

The BJ Background Monitor .......................................................................

2-14

 

BJ Backgrounder ..........................................................................................

2-15

 

BJ Status Monitor .........................................................................................

2-16

 

Printing Speed Versus Color ..............................................................................

2-17

 

Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows .................................................

2-17

3

Paper Handling ..................................................................................................

3-1

 

Selecting Paper Types ..........................................................................................

3-2

 

Paper Guidelines ...........................................................................................

3-5

 

Setting the Paper Thickness Lever ......................................................................

3-6

 

Printer Settings for Various Print Media............................................................

3-7

 

Loading Paper ......................................................................................................

3-7

 

Automatically Feeding Paper ........................................................................

3-8

 

Auto Feed Guidelines ....................................................................................

3-10

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