Canon GP405, GP605, GP160, Gp-335, Gp-605v Service Bulletin gp405-23

SERVICE BULLETIN

Issued by Canon Europa N.V.

COPIER

MODEL:

PRINTING CONTROLLER

No.: GP-GEN-023

(99OIPD0-B0023)

Date: 09.04.99

LOCATION: SYSTEM ASSEMBLY

SUBJECT: EURO PRINTING

OUTLINE

This document describes the print results of Canon’s current products regarding Euro currency symbol
under Windows environment.

DETAILS

GP PDL Level* Update Plan*
Multi PDL Board-A1/B1,
Printer Board-P2/P3
(Peerless PS/PCL) PS 2
Network Multi PDL Board­D1, Network Printer
Board-E1 (Eiger) PS 2 (and 3)
Network Printer Board-F1
(Whitney)
Network Multiple PDL
Printer Board-H1,
Network
Printer board-K1 (Erebus) PS 1 (?), 2 and 3

PCL 2 no further update plan

PCL 2 considering V2.0

PS 2 (and 3) considering V2.0
PCL 1 (?) investigating

Level*
Level one is the best and should be final target. However, level Two (or level Three) is accepted as

current product.

PCL Environment

Level One Resident fonts should have Euro symbol, and it can be print through the printer

driver with default setting.

Level Two Euro symbol can be printed through the driver with different setting from the

default.

PS Environment

Level One Resident fonts should have Euro symbol on the printer, and it can be print

through the printer driver with default setting.

Level Two Euro symbol can be printed through the driver with different setting from the

default.

Level Three Adobe Euro font is printed with ATM environment.

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Update Plan*
NO UPDATE PLAN, in case that there is an update plan, but it has no relation to euro symbol printing.

1. Purpose of the document

To make sure printing ability of each product, and to share the information on euro printing.

2. Background

2.1 Introduction of euro symbol
Euro currency is effective in European Union since January 1999, and character symbol is also
introduced. Computer software, hardware and fonts vendors including Microsoft are providing a
way to adapt to the new environment.

2.2 Customer’s requirement
Introducing above currency and its symbol, there are more and more chance to use the symbol,
and the customer’s expectation of print ability is getting stronger.

2.3 Product design
The original design of Canon’s current product was not considered regarding the euro symbol
unfortunately, so Canon needs some action if necessary.

3. Test Method

3.1 Preperation
Office97 (Word97, Excel97, PowerPoint97) is used for this test.

3.2 Create documents
Create documents with text of Times New Roman, Arial, and Courier New, which are provided
as Euro patch font file from Microsoft.

3.3 Print documents
Print documents with default setting of the printer driver at first.
When we can not get correct print result, then try to change printer driver setting till getting the
correct print result.
Above three fonts and four styles (regular, bold, italic and bold italic) are all verified. But the
report shows only fonts name and not styles, because there is no difference of print result
among four styles.

4. Print Result

OK means getting correct print result with printer driver of default setting.

4.1 GP/FAX Controller

4.1.1 Multi PDL Board-A1/B1, Printer Board-P2/P3 4.01 (Peerless PS/PCL)

Printer Driver: V3.0 for Win95/98

V3.0a for Win NT4.0

PCL5e Windows95 Windows98 Windows NT

Word Excel PP Word Excel PP Word Excel PP
Times New Roman F F F F F F F F F
Arial FFFFFFFFF
Courier New F F F F F F F F F

F- [Graphic] tab → “TrueType Mode=Download as BitImage”, then remove check mark
from “Use Printer TrueType”.