Canon FAX-L380 Installing Canon Advanced Raster Printing System (CARPS)

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Installing Canon Advanced
Raster Printing
System (CARPS)
This chapter provides instructions for installing the printer driver to use the Canon FAX-L380 as a local printer
(connected directly to your computer). If you want to set the machine as a shared printer, continue the steps in
“Setting the Machine as a Shared Printer,” on p. 2-30.
If the machine is already on your network and you want to start using it, proceed to “Using the Shared Printer on Your
Network,” on p. 2-36.
Installing CARPS on Your Computer
Canon Advanced Raster Printing System (CARPS) is the software that extends the power of the
Windows operating system to a printer to speed up and simplify print job s. CARPS provides more
printing control under Windows applications.
This section provides installation procedures of CARPS to use the Canon FAX-L380 as a local prin ter
(connected directly to your computer). When installing, you can use one of the following methods:
•User Software
•Plug and Play
•Add Printer Wizard
Using User Software
If you install CARPS for the first time and your computer has no printer driver installe d through a USB
connection, follow the steps in "Installing Printer Driver through a USB Connection," on p. 2-2. If you
update CARPS or change the port setting, follow the steps in "Installing Printer Driver without a USB
Connection," on p. 2-5.