Installing and using printer drivers

In order to use a BJC-55 Series Printer, you must install the correct printer driver on your computer. This section explains the printer drivers.

Printer drivers for Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows 2000 and Mac OS 8.5/Mac OS 9 (If you are using an iMac, you must use Mac OS 8.1

or later.) are provided with the printer. For installation instructions, see 2 Getting Started or the Windows Printer Driver Guide or Macintosh

Printer Driver Guide.

 

USB

IrDA (Infra-red)

Comment

Windows 95

No

Version 1.0

In order to use an infra-red

 

 

 

connection, you will need a

 

 

 

Microsoft infrared port driver

 

 

 

version 2.0.

Windows 98/

Yes

Version 1.1

If you are using Windows 2000,

Windows

 

 

the BJ Status Monitor feature is

2000/

 

 

not available.

Windows CE

 

 

 

Mac OS

Yes

No

 

 

 

 

 

The following printer driver is also provided on the Setup Software & Reference Guide CD-ROM:

• Printer driver for Windows CE.

Before you install this printer driver, read the Readme.txt file in the WinCE\Printer\Disk1 folder on the Setup Software & Reference Guide CD-ROM.

Setting up the IrDA wireless interface

If you have a computer or PDA with an infra-red port for wireless data transmission, you can set up a cordless connection with the printer. You can use the IrDA method to effect infrared data transmission.

Before you can set up an infra-red connection with the printer, you must perform several settings on the computer. Make sure that you read the section below before you set up the connection.

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Canon BJC-55 user manual Installing and using printer drivers, Setting up the IrDA wireless interface