User Guide

1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1

Supplies and Accessories .................................................................................... 1-2

BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks .......................................................................... 1-2

Canon Specialty Papers ................................................................................ 1-4

Color Image Scanner Cartridge ................................................................... 1-4

Getting Help From Canon.................................................................................. 1-5

Servicing the Printer .................................................................................... 1-6

2 Using the Printer With Windows ................................................................ 2-1

Installing a Printer Driver................................................................................... 2-1

Printing a Document .......................................................................................... 2-2

Printer Setup Within Windows 98/95................................................................ 2-3

Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in Windows 98/95 ................ 2-3

Using the Printer Driver in Windows 98/95 ............................................... 2-3

Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 .................................................................... 2-4

Accessing the Printing Options.................................................................... 2-4

The Windows Tabs .............................................................................................. 2-5

Specifying Your Printing Options ............................................................... 2-8

Recommended Graphics Settings ................................................................ 2-8

Using the Setup Analyzer ............................................................................. 2-10

Using Cartridge Detection ........................................................................... 2-11

Printing Speed Versus Color .............................................................................. 2-12

For Quick Color Printing ............................................................................. 2-12

For High Quality Color Printing ................................................................. 2-12

For Monochrome Printing .......................................................................... 2-13

Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows ...................................... 2-13

3 Paper Handling.................................................................................................. 3-1

Selecting Paper Types .......................................................................................... 3-2

Paper Guidelines ........................................................................................... 3-4

Setting the Paper Thickness Lever...................................................................... 3-5

Printer Settings for Various Print Media............................................................ 3-6

Loading Paper...................................................................................................... 3-7

Automatically Feeding Paper........................................................................ 3-7

Auto Feed Guidelines.................................................................................... 3-10

Manually Feeding Paper................................................................................ 3-12

Printing on Envelopes......................................................................................... 3-14

Using Canon’s Specialty Papers ......................................................................... 3-17

Specialty Paper Guidelines............................................................................ 3-17

High Resolution Paper HR-101 ................................................................... 3-19

Fabric Sheet FS-101 ...................................................................................... 3-22

Printing on Banner Paper............................................................................. 3-24

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