Canon imageCLASS D780 User Guide

Printer Guide

IMPORTANT:

Read this manual carefully. Use this manual when you need quick reference help for the printer feature of your machine.

Using Your Documentation

Your machine includes the following documentation. This documentation has been designed so that you can easily use your machine to suit your particular needs.

Setting up the machine ..................................

Setting up paper ............................................

Installing Printer Driver................................

Document and paper handling .....................

Making copies.................................................

Maintenance ...................................................

Troubleshooting feed and copy issues ..........

Sending and receiving faxes ..........................

Speed dialing...................................................

Troubleshooting fax issues.............................

Printing with CAPT.......................................

Checking the Status of a Print Job...............

Troubleshooting CAPT issues .......................

Set-up Instructions

Reference Guide

Fax Guide

Printer Guide

How This Manual Is Organized

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Appendix

Index

Glossary

Before You Start

Installing the Printer Driver (Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT))

Printer Properties

Checking the Status of a Print Job

Troubleshooting

Printer Specifications

•Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions.

•However, as we are constantly improving our products, if you need an exact specification, please contact Canon.

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Contents

Chapter 1: Before You Start

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Where to Find Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Chapter 2: Installing the Printer Driver (Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT))

What is CAPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Installing the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Windows 95/98/Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

USB Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Parallel Port Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

USB Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Parallel Port Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Network Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Connecting to the imageCLASS D700 Series Already on

Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-23

Printer Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26

Connecting the imageCLASS D700 Series as a Network

Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

“Canon PC1200/iC D700” Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37

Printing with the CAPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38

Chapter 3: Printer Properties

Windows 95/98/Me Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Windows NT4.0/2000/XP Printer Properties and Default Document

Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Chapter 4: Checking the Status of a Print Job

Opening the Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Using Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Network Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

The Status Window Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Closing the Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

CAPT Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

CAPT Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Using the Trouble Shooter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8

Uninstalling the CAPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Appendix: Printer Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I-1

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1

How to Use This Manual

■ Symbols Used in This Manual

Please read the list below of symbols, terms, and abbreviations used in this guide.

• Indicates a warning concerning operations that may lead to death or injury to

WARNING

CAUTION

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NOTE

persons if not performed correctly. In order to use the machine safely, always pay attention to these warnings.

• Indicates a caution concerning operations that may lead to injury to persons or damage to property if not performed correctly. In order to use the machine safely, always pay attention to these cautions.

• Indicates an operational warning or restriction. Be certain to read these items to operate the machine correctly, and to avoid damage to the machine.

• Indicates a note for operation or an additional explanation. Reading these is highly recommended.

( p. n-nn)

A number preceded by an arrow and enclosed in parenthesis refers to a page number in this guide which contains more information on the topic of the previous sentence.

 Set-up Instructions

Refer to the Set-up Instructions for details on the topic of the previous sentence.

 Reference Guide

Refer to the Reference Guide for details on the topic of the previous sentence.

machine The word “machine” refers to imageCLASS D700 series.

default A setting that remains in effect unless you change it.

Your new machine has many advanced features, including the CAPT (Canon Advanced Printing Technology). The CAPT gives you instant access to printer information. In this documentation the CAPT is also referred to as the Canon PC1200/iC D700, as it appears on your screen after it has been installed.

■ Displays Used in This Manual

Screenshots of computer operation screens used in this manual may differ from the ones you actually see, depending on the model or options that come with your machine.

The keys or buttons which you should press are marked with , as shown below. When multiple buttons or keys can be pressed, they will be highlighted and mentioned in the order in which they should be pressed.

4 The Wizard displays a list of available printers. Click Have Disk….

Click this button for operation

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■ Abbreviations Used in This Manual

In this manual, product names and model names are abbreviated as follows:

Microsoft

Windows® 95 operating system: Windows 95

Windows® 98 operating system: Windows 98

Windows® Millennium Edition operating system: Windows Me

Microsoft® WindowsNT®4.0 operating system: Windows NT

Microsoft

Windows® 2000 operating system: Windows 2000

Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system: Windows XP

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Chapter 1

Before You Start

This chapter provides an explanation of the system environments required for using the CAPT (Canon Advanced Printing Technology). It also explains where to find help and information regarding the installation and use of this software.

• Introduction

• System Requirements

• Where to Find Help

Before You Start

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Introduction

The CAPT (Canon Advanced Printing Technology) gives users of Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows NT Version 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP (hereafter called Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP) operating system the ability to make full use of the printer. The CAPT enables you to print from any Windows application to your machine.

You can acquire information about Canon products and update your software on the Canon home page (http://www.usa.canon.com).

System Requirements

The printer driver for Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP can be used in the following system environments:

Operating System Software

Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Me, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows XP.

Computer

Any computer on which Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Me, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000, or Microsoft Windows XP runs properly.

Before You Start

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Where to Find Help

Here’s where to get immediate help if you are having problems installing or using the software, or your machine.

README.TXT file

Any hints, enhancements, limitations, and restrictions you need to be aware of when installing and using your printer driver are included in the README.TXT file provided with the software. The README.TXT file is located in /English/ folder of the software CD-ROM.

Online Help

You can locate additional help for questions you may have regarding your printer in the Online Help file provided with the software. In the printer’s Properties dialog box, you can click Help to display additional information about every feature and option in the CAPT. You can also

click (Help) in the upper right corner of most dialog boxes, and then click a specific item in the dialog box for help with that item; or right-click a specific item and choose Help to

access the same help information for the item. See the Online Help for the detailed information on specifying CAPT options.

Getting Help from Canon

Internet

For electronic technical support, the latest driver downloads and answers to frequently asked questions - www.usa.canon.com/consumer

In this manual

See the Troubleshooting chapter 5

Before You Start

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Chapter 2

Installing the Printer Driver (Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT))

This chapter describes CAPT (Canon Advanced Printing Technology). It includes the following information:

• What is CAPT

• Installing the Printer Driver

• Printing with the CAPT

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Installing the Printer Driver (Canon Advanced Printing

What is CAPT

Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT)

This is a software that extends the power of the Windows operating system to a printer to speed up and simplify printing. The Canon Advanced Printing Technology provides more printing control and bi-directional communication between the printer and a computer running a Windows application.

Installing the Printer Driver

If you are using the imageCLASS D700 series machine as a local printer (connected directly to your computer) follow the steps below. If the D700 series is already on your network, and you want to start using it, follow the steps in “Network Users” on page 2-23. If you want to install the D700 series as a network printer, follow the steps in “Connecting the imageCLASS D700 Series as a Network Printer” on page 2-27.

• If there are any printer drivers of previous versions installed on your computer, be

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sure to delete

those drivers from your computer before installing PC1200/iC D700.

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Windows 95/98/Me

For installation instructions using the CD-ROM menu, please refer to the Set-up Instructions.

USB Users

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Windows 98/Me Plug and Play

Following is the installation procedure of plug and play for “Using USB Port” under Windows 98.

Before you install the software, make sure you do the following:

• Connect the machine to your computer ( Set-up Instructions).

• Turn on the machine ( Set-up Instructions).

• Start up Windows 98.

Using USB Port (USB Cable)

NOTE

In order to use the printer via USB, the following requirements need to be satisfied.

• Your computer must be equipped with a USB port and it is necessary that its operation is approved by the manufacturer.

1 Plug and Play will activate and the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click

Next >.

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•“Unknown” may be displayed as the name of the device.

NOTE

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2 Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) in the Add New

Hardware Wizard and click Next >.

3 Select Specify a location and click Browse… to select the driver in the language that you

want to install. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D:, browse to D:\English\Win9x, then click Next >.

Click Next > on Windows driver files search for the device.

4 Enter the name you wish to use, then click Finish.

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5 When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. Click OK to close the

dialog box. Click Finish on the Add New Hardware Wizard.

Parallel Port Users

• If there already are Canon LBP-460/465/660/800/810 or other printer drivers installed

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on your computer, before installing PC1200/iC D700 uninstall

those drivers or set

them for file output, selecting FILE: in the port selection dialog.

■ Add Printer Wizard

To install the CAPT on a local computer using Windows 95/98/Me, you can use the Windows 95/98/Me Add Printer Wizard.

Following is the installation procedures for “Using Parallel Port” under Windows 98.

1 From the Start menu, select Settings, then Printers. The Printers folder appears.

2 Double-click the Add Printer icon. The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears. Click

Next >.

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3 Select Local Printer and click Next >.

4 The Wizard displays a list of available printers. Click Have Disk….

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5 The Install From Disk dialog box appears. Use Browse… to select the directory or enter the

path name that contains the printer software, then click OK.

For example, if you are using the CD-ROM to install the software, and your CD-ROM drive is drive D:, the path name would be D:\English\Win9x.

6 Select the printer, and click Next >.

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7 Select the printer’s port, and then click Next >.

8 Enter the name you wish to use, then click Finish.

9 When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. To close the dialog box,

click OK. Click Finish on the Add New Hardware Wizard.

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Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP

USB Users

■ Windows 2000/XP Plug and Play

Following is the installation procedure of plug and play for “Using USB Port” under Windows

2000.

Before you install the software, make sure you do the following:

• Connect the machine to your computer ( Set-up Instructions).

• Turn on the machine ( Set-up Instructions).

• Start up Windows 2000.

Using USB Port (USB Cable)

NOTE

In order to use the printer via USB, the following requirements need to be satisfied.

• Your computer must be equipped with a USB port and it is necessary that its operation is approved by the manufacturer.

• Windows NT 4.0 is not available for USB.

1 Plug and Play will activate and the USB class driver, “USB Printing Support” is

automatically detected and installed.

2 Log on as member of Administrators. The full control access right for the printer is necessary

for the installation of the CAPT.

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3 The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click Next >.

Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) in the Found New Hardware Wizard and click Next >.

•“Unknown” may be displayed as the name of the device.

NOTE

4 Select Specify a location and click Next >.

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5 The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click Browse… to select the driver

in the language that you want to install. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D:, browse to D:\English\Win2000, then click OK.

Click Next > on Driver Files Search Results.

• Click Ye s if the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears.

NOTE

6 When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. Click OK to close the

dialog box. Click Finish on the Found New Hardware Wizard.

Parallel Port Users

• If there already are Canon LBP-460/465/660/800/810 or other printer drivers installed

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■ Windows 2000/XP Plug and Play

Following is the installation procedure of plug and play for “Using Parallel Port” under Windows 2000.

on your computer, before installing PC1200/iC D700 uninstall those drivers or set them for file output, selecting FILE: in the port selection dialog.

Installing the Printer Driver (Canon Advanced Printing

Before you install the software, make sure you do the following:

• Connect the machine to your computer ( Set-up Instructions).

• Turn on the machine ( Set-up Instructions).

• Start up Windows 2000.

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1 Plug and Play will activate and the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears.

Click Next >

2 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) in the Found New

Hardware Wizard and click Next >.

•“Unknown” may be displayed as the name of the device.

NOTE

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3 Select Specify a location and click Next >.

4 The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click Browse… to select the driver

in the language that you want to install. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive D:, browse to D:\English\Win2000, then click OK.

Click Next > on Driver Files Search Results.

• Click Ye s if the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears.

NOTE

5 When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. Click OK to close the

dialog box. Click Finish on the Found New Hardware Wizard.

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■ Windows NT 4.0 Add Printer Wizard

To install the CAPT on a local computer using Windows NT 4.0, you can use the Windows NT Add Printer Wizard.

1 Log on as member of Administrators. The full control access right for the printer is necessary

for the installation of the CAPT.

2 From the Start menu, select Settings, then Printers. The Printers folder appears.

3 Double-click the Add Printer icon. The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears.

4 Select My Computer, then click Next >.

5 Select the printer port or ports you want to use, then click Next >.

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6 Click Have Disk… in the Manufacturers/Printers dialog box.

7 The Install From Disk dialog box appears. Use Browse… to select the directory or enter the

path name that contains the CAPT, then click OK.

For example, if you are using the CD-ROM to install the CAPT, and your CD-ROM drive is drive D:, the path name would be D:\english\WinNT40.

8 Select your printer model from the list of printers displayed, then click Next >.

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9 Click Next > to accept the default printer name, or enter the name you wish to use, then click

Next >.

10 Select whether this printer is shared or not shared with other computers. If it is shared, select

all the operating systems that will use this printer. Click Next >.

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11 Click Ye s if you want to print a test page, or No if you do not want to print a test page, then

click Finish.

Windows creates the Canon PC1200 iC D700 icon on the Desktop, and the Canon PC1200/ iC D700 icon is added to the Printers folder.

12 When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. Click OK to close the

dialog box.

13 If you opted to print a test page, the test page prints after the installation completes, and the

following dialog box appears. If the test page printed correctly, click Yes .

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■ Windows 2000/XP Add Printer Wizard

To install the CAPT on a local computer using Windows 2000/XP, you can use the Add Printer Wizard.

Following is the installation procedure for “Using Parallel Port” under Windows 2000.

1 Log on as member of Administrators. The full control access right for the printer is necessary

for the installation of the CAPT.

2 From the Start menu, select Settings, then Printers (in Windows XP, select Printers and

Faxes from Start menu). The Printers (in Windows XP, Printers and Faxes) folder appears.

3 Double-click the Add Printer icon (in Windows XP, click Add a printer in Printer Tasks).

The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears. Click Next >.

4 Select Local printer, then click Next >.

• To check on “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” is not

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recommended.

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5 Select the printer port or ports you want to use, then click Next >.

6 Click Have Disk… in the Manufacturers/Printers dialog box.

7 The Install From Disk dialog box appears. Use Browse… to select the directory or enter the

path name that contains the CAPT, then click OK.

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For example, if you are using the CD-ROM to install the CAPT, and your CD-ROM drive is drive D:, the path name would be D:\English\Win2000.

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8 Select your printer model from the list of printers displayed, then click Next >.

9 Click Next > to accept the default printer name, or enter the name you wish to use, then click

Next >.

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10 Select whether this printer is shared or not shared with other computers. Click Next >.

11 Click Ye s if you want to print a test page, or No if you do not want to print a test page, then

click Next >.

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12 Click Finish.

• Click Ye s if the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears.

NOTE

Windows creates the Canon PC1200 iC D700 icon on the Desktop, and the Canon PC1200/iC D700 icon is added to the Printers folder.

13 When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. Click OK to close the

dialog box.

14 If you opted to print a test page, the test page prints after the installation completes, and the

following dialog box appears. If the test page printed correctly, click OK.

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Network Users

Connecting to the imageCLASS D700 Series Already on Your Ne two r k

If the imageCLASS D700 series is already on your network you can install it in two different ways. The easiest way is using automatic network download. If network download is not available, you can use the Add Printer Wizard.

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Network Download

Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP clients can download the drivers for the D700 series automatically.

1 Open Explorer and browse the network until you can see the Canon PC1200/iC D700

printer icon.

2 Double-click the printer icon, or drag the printer icon to your Printers (in Windows XP,

Printers and Faxes) folder.

3 Follow the instructions on screen.

• Service Pack 4 or later must be installed on Windows NT servers in order for

NOTE

■

To install the CAPT for a network printer you can use the Windows 95/98/Me Add Printer Wizard.

1 From the Start menu, select Settings, then Printers. The Printers folder appears.

2 Double-click the Add Printer icon. The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears.

Windows 95/98/Me clients to use network download.

• Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP clients cannot download the driver from Windows 95/98/ Me servers.

Windows 95/98/Me Add Printer Wizard

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3 Select Network printer, then click Next >.

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4 Enter the network path or print queue that you want to connect to, or use Browse… to open

the Browse for Printer dialog box to select the printer.

• Depending on your network environment, the installation of the driver may be

NOTE

carried out automatically. In this case you needn’t perform steps 5 to 8 below.

5 The Wizard displays a list of available printers. Click Have Disk….

6 The Install From Disk dialog box appears. Use Browse… to select the directory or enter the

path name that contains the printer software, then click OK.

7 If the server is a Windows 95/98/Me computer, you can enter a name for the printer, or

accept the default name and click Next >.

• If the connection fails you’ll be able to install the printer but you will not be able to

NOTE

use the printer until it comes back online.

8 Follow the instructions on screen to complete installation.

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■ Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Add Printer Wizard

To install the CAPT for a network printer you can use the Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Add Printer Wizard.

1 Log on as member of Administrators. The full control access right for the printer is necessary

for the installation of the CAPT.

2 From the Start menu, select Settings, then Printers (in Windows XP, select Printers and

Faxes from Start menu). The Printers (in Windows XP, Printers and Faxes) folder

appears.

3 Double-click the Add Printer icon (in Windows XP, click Add a printer in Printer Tasks).

The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears.

4 Select Network printer server (in Windows XP, select A network printer, or a printer

attached to another computer), then click Next >. The Connect to Printer (Specify a Printer in Windows XP) dialog appears.

5 Select the printer you want to connect to, then click OK. If the printer name is invalid, it

means the client could not connect to the network printer specified. If a suitable driver is not found, it probably means the server is a Windows 95/98/Me computer.

6 Follow the instructions on screen to complete installation.

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Printer Sharing

By using your D700 series machine on a network, users can share the device for printing. Printer sharing with the D700 series requires that both the print server and the client devices are using Windows 95 or later, or Windows NT 4.0 or later. The print server and client do not need to use the same operating system, and it is possible to print from a Windows 95/98/Me client to a Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP print server, or vice versa.

You can start printing simply by starting the server, even if the server was not running when the client was started.

If the server is running on Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP, you can print, even if no one is logged into the server. Please note that there is no status display on the server when no one is logged in. The status display is shown on the client.

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Connecting the imageCLASS D700 Series as a Network Printer

If you plan to share the D700 series on a network, install the print server locally, then make the following settings. See your print server system documentation for more information.

■

Windows 95/98/Me Server Settings

Network Settings

1 Double-click the Network icon in the Control Panel.

2 Select the Configuration tab, then click Add.

3 Select Service, then click Add.

4 Select Microsoft in the Manufacturers list box.

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5 Select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks in the Network Services box, then

click OK.

6 Click File and Print Sharing.

• Be sure there is a check by “I want to be able to allow others to print to my

NOTE

printer(s).”

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7 Select the Access Control tab and check either “Share-level Access Control” or “User-

level Access control.”

8 Click OK and then restart Windows.

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Printer Settings

Share-level Access Control

1 Open the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Properties window, then check “Shared As” in the

Sharing tab.

2 Enter the Share Name, Comment, and Password as needed.

3 Click OK.

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User-level Access Control

1 Open the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Properties window, then check “Shared As” in the

Sharing tab.

2 Enter the Share Name and Comment, as needed.

3 Click Add, and select the users allowed to access the printer.

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4 Click OK when you have finished adding users.

5 Click OK again.

• Do not enter space or special character in the Share Name.

NOTE

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■ Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Server Settings

Add Server Service (Windows NT 4.0)

1 Double-click the Network icon from the Control Panel.

2 Select the Services tab, and if the Server is not shown, click Add.

3 Select the Server, and click OK.

4 Restart Windows.

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Add Server Service (Windows 2000)

1 From the Start menu, select Settings, then Network and Dial-up Connections.

The Network and Dial-up Connections folder appears.

2 Right-click the Local Area Connection icon, then select Properties from the menu.

The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears.

3 Select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks, then click OK.

Add Server Service (Windows XP)*

1 From the Start menu, select Control Panel.

The Control Panel folder appears.

2 Click Network and Internet Connections.

Network and Internet Connections folder appears.

3 Click Network Connections.

Network Connections folder appears.

4 Right-click the Local Area Connection icon, then select Properties from the menu.

The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears.

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5 Select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks, then click OK.

* The procedure for Windows XP is given for Category View Mode.

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Printer Sharing Settings

1 Open the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Properties window, then check “Shared” in the Sharing

tab.

2 Enter the Share Name as needed.

3 Click OK. The printer icon changes to indicate sharing.

• Sharing settings may also be made during installation.

NOTE

■ Status Display

The status of a shared printer displays on both the print server and client computer, and job operations can execute from either.

Status display requires status exchanges between the print server and client using TCP/IP or NetBEUI protocols. Status display is not supported if IPX/SPX is the only protocol used.

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“Canon PC1200/iC D700” Group

After installation is complete, the CAPT program group is created.

You can select the following from the PC1200/iC D700 group:

• Canon PC1200/iC D700 Help Selects the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Help file for the CAPT.

• Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window Displays the PC1200/iC D700 Status Window.

• Canon PC1200/iC D700 Trouble Shooter Starts the Trouble Shooter program for the CAPT. It helps you solve printing problems in

Windows 95/98/Me or NT 4.0/2000/XP. (

• Canon PC1200/iC D700 Uninstallation Starts the uninstall program for the CAPT. If the CAPT is not working properly, it might

help to uninstall and then install it again. (

Chapter 4, Troubleshooting.)

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Printing with the CAPT

The CAPT offers bi-directional communication between the computer and machine. To take advantage of the bi-directional communication, one end of a bi-directional parallel cable connects to the printer and the other end connects directly to your computer.

• You must use a bi-directional cable for proper operation.

NOTE

Every time you print, the CAPT displays the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window. This window shows you the paper moving through the machine, how long it will take to print the document, and how much of the document has printed. From the Status Window you can pause, resume, or delete the current print job.

If a printing problem occurs, the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window automatically opens and identifies the problem.

Before using the CAPT, make sure you select it as your current Windows printer driver.

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Chapter 3

Printer Properties

This chapter describes the dialogs and settings on the Printer Properties screens. It includes the following information:

• Windows 95/98/Me Printer Properties

• Windows NT4.0/2000/XP Printer Properties and Default Document Properties

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Windows 95/98/Me Printer Properties

With the CAPT, you initiate printing as you normally would from a Windows application. From the Print dialog box, usually accessed from an application’s File menu, you can select Properties to proceed to the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Properties dialog box and its printing options.

• You can open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder. The number of

NOTE

tabs displayed in the Properties dialog box depends on how you have your system set up. Screens examples use Windows 98.

• The way you get to the dialog boxes determines how long the printing options remain in effect:

If you start from an application's Print... command, your choices apply only to that print job. They will not be stored when you close the application.

If you start from the Printers folder, the settings apply to all Windows applications and remain in effect until you change those settings.

• For more information about the following features, see the online Help. To display the online help, select the item you want more information about and press F1, or click ? in the title bar and then select the item of interest.

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■ General Tab

Lets you print a test page or define separator pages. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information.

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■ Details Tab

Specifies the printer port and time-out settings. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information.

Printer Properties

Spool Settings…

The installer sets the following defaults.

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■ Sharing Tab

Specifies the printer-sharing settings. This tab is available only when file and printer sharing is turned on. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information.

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■ Page Setup Tab

Specifies paper size, scaling, number of copies, orientation, and pages per sheet.

Printer Properties

Default settings depend on the country/region of purchase.

Page Size lets you select the paper size you are working with in your application. (A3, B4, A4, B5, A5, Letter, Legal, Executive, Statement, DL, COM10, ISO-C5, Monarch, and 3 custom paper sizes. The names of the custom paper sizes are set with the Custom Paper Size... option.)

Output Size lets you select the paper size to print on. If your output size is set to anything other than Match Page Size, the image will be automatically reduced or enlarged to fit on the page.

Copies lets you specify the number of copies to be printed (1 to 999).

Orientation lets you select the direction of printing relative to the paper (Portrait, Landscape).

Page Layout lets you select the number of pages per sheet (1, 2, 4, 8, 9). If you select more

than 1, the image may be reduced to fit on the selected output size. When 2, 4, 8, or 9 pages per sheet is selected Manual Scaling disappears and Page Order appears in its place.

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Manual Scaling lets you shrink or enlarge images. This option only appears when 1 Page per Sheet is selected as the Page Layout. Check on the check box to set a reduction or

enlargement percentage (10 to 200).

View Settings

To get a quick view of your current settings, click View Settings, which is located on the Page Setup, Finishing, Paper Source and Quality tabs. Click on the tabs in the View Settings

dialog box to view the settings for each tab.

Custom Paper Size Settings

Custom Paper Size... on the Page Setup tab window allows you to define custom paper sizes for quick selection. You can specify the name, width, and height of each size. You can have up to 3 custom sizes.

Default settings depend on the country/region of purchase.

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Selecting a Custom Paper Size Setting

1 Select one of the predefined sizes from the Custom Paper List.

2 If you wish, enter a unique name in the Name area.

3 Select the Unit of measurement (Millimeter or Inch)

4 Define the Paper Size using the Width (76.2 to 215.9 mm/3.00 to 8.50 inches) and Height

(127.0 to 355.6 mm/5.00 to 14.00 inches) settings.

5 Click OK to accept your changes.

If you wish to restore the default settings to all of the custom sizes, click Restore Defaults.

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Overlay

Overlay Printing allows to overlay the document created in any Windows application onto a preselected form file.

For example, if there is a form file containing a company name, logo, or address, it will be printed in the same position on each page of the document altogether with the print data created in an application.

You can easily create perfectly formatted documents with the same appearance from any Windows application.

Overlay Form File Formats

For overlay forms you can use files in the following formats.

• Windows Metafile

•Windows BMP

Creating an Overlay Form File

Before using Overlay Printing, you need to create an overlay form file in an application. To create a form file you can use both applications from Windows 95/98/Me package and commercially available software.

• Windows Metafile Windows metafile format is used in most commercially available draw applications. Create the form data and save it in the metafile format.

•Windows BMP You can easily create a form file in this format using software included in the Windows 95/98/Me package, such as Paint. Windows 95/98/Me desktop wallpapers are also created in this format. There is also a number of commercialy available software, e.g. Corel PhotoPaint, that use this format. Create the form data using such software and save it as a BMP file.

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Setting Overlay

To make settings for overlay printing click Overlay... on the Page Setup tab. The Overlay dialog box appears. Use Browse… to select the file that contains the overlay data.

Printer Properties

Default settings depend on the country/region of purchase.

File Name sets the file name to use as the overlay form. File Name dropdown list stores up to 9 file names beside the default (none) setting. You can use Browse... button to select the file that contains the overlay data.

Overlay Placement

• Background—Check this radio button on to place the overlay data in back of (beneath)

the application data.

• Foreground—Check this radio button on to place the overlay data in front of (over) the application data.

Position Left/Top lets you specify the position of the overlay based on its distance from the paper's left and top edges. Select units of measurement using Millimeter or Inch radio button. Valid values interval for this setting is 0~420mm.

Size Width/Height lets you set the size of the overlay. Select units of measurement using Millimeter or Inch radio button. Valid values interval for this setting is 0~420mm.

Unit lets you set units of measurement using Millimeter or Inch radio button.

Restore Defaults resets Left, Top, Width and Height to their default values.

Confirm the settings and click OK. Page Setup dialog box appears again.

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Overlay Placement

Print results may differ depending on the placement of the overlay and application print data (Background/Foreground). When the overlay and application print data overlap, print result may differ depending on the overlay file format and the application being used. Settings for overlay printing of your machine allow you to place overlay form in the foreground (in front) or in the background (in back) of the application print data.

Overlay

Application

Original data

ABC

[Overlay Placement: Background]

The result will appear as one of the shown below.

ABC

ABCABC

[Overlay Placement: Foreground]

Using Windows Metafile

The result will appear as one of the shown below.

Printer Properties

Using Windows BMP

The result will always be as shown below.

ABC ABC

ABC

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■ Finishing Tab

Specifies how final output is collated and printing pages in reverse output order. Check the check boxes to collate the document or print it in reverse output order.

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■ Paper Source

Specifies the paper source and paper type settings.

Printer Properties

Paper Source lets you specify paper feed method. Select from Cassette or Multi-purpose Tray.

Paper Type lets you select from following types of paper:

• Plain Paper (including colored paper, recycled paper: 17-20lb bond / 64-80g/m

)

• Transparencies*

• Tracing Paper* (tracing paper, thin paper: 15-19lb bond / 52-63g/m

)

• Special Paper 1* (thick paper)

• Special Paper 2* (postcards, envelopes: 21-32lb bond / 81-128g/m

*When Paper Source is set to Cassette, please do not select paper types other than Plain Paper.

)

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■ Quality Tab

Specifies the resolution, halftoning method, brightness, and contrast settings.

Printer Properties

Resolution lets you specify the printer’s resolution in dots per inch (600,300).

Halftones is the process of converting a greyscale image to black dots and white (unprinted)

dots that simulate the grey shades in the original image. Different halftone patterns give different grey shade results.

Brightness is the relative proportion of light and dark areas. Decreasing brightness darkens the overall image; increasing brightness lightens it. Brightness is expressed as a relative range from -80% to +80%.

Contrast is the degree of difference between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. Decreasing contrast lightens the dark areas and darkens the light areas; increasing it darkens the dark areas and lightens the light areas. Contrast is expressed as a relative range from -80% to +80%.

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Detailed Settings

Details... accesses the settings for toner saver, and Image Refinement.

Ton e r S a ve thins the black areas of print data, so toner consumption is reduced.

Image Refinement is a printer technology from Canon, with which the printer automatically

senses and refines the jagged edges and ragged curves of characters and graphics.

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Windows NT4.0/2000/XP Printer Properties and Default Document Properties

The CAPT for Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP has two main dialog boxes: the Printer Properties dialog box and the Default Document Properties* dialog box.

Printer Properties

To view the printer properties, select Properties from the File menu in the Printers (in Windows XP, Printers and Faxes) folder, or click the right mouse button on the Canon

PC1200/iC D700 icon in the Printers (in Windows XP, Printers and Faxes) folder and select Properties from the pop-up menu.

Default Document Properties*

In the Default Document Properties* dialog box, you can specify the default settings for the printing options available when you print on the imageCLASS D700 series. To view the default document properties, select Document Defaults...** from the File menu in the

Printers (in Windows XP, Printers and Faxes) folder, or click the right mouse button on the Canon PC1200/iC D700 icon in the Printers (in Windows XP, Printers and Faxes) folder, and select Document Defaults...** from the pop-up menu.

Printer Properties

You can also open an equivalent dialog box and specify the setting by selecting Print or Page Setup from the File menu of an application.

• The number of tabs displayed in the Properties dialog box depends on how you have

NOTE

* Printing Preference in Windows 2000/XP ** Printing Preference... in Windows 2000/XP

your system set up. Screens example use Windows NT 4.0.

• For more information about the following features, see the online Help. To display

the online help, select the item you want more information about and press F1, or click ? in the title bar and then select the item of interest.

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■ General Tab

Specifies to print a test page and separator pages. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information.

■

Ports Tab

Printer Properties

Lets you specify the port to which the printer is attached. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information.

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■ Scheduling Tab

Lets you define print spooling settings. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information.

“Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster” and “Start printing immediately” are set automatically when you install the printer driver.

■

Sharing Tab

Specifies the printer-sharing settings. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information.

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■ Security Tab

Lets you specify security settings. Refer to your operating system documentation for more information.

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■ Paper Selection Tab

This printer driver supports three custom paper sizes. Using the custom forms defined on the Forms tab in the print server’s Properties dialog box, you can add information about the

custom paper sizes. Form definitions must conform to the printer’s specifications.

Printer Properties

Selected Paper shows the three sizes names.

Change Paper… opens the Change Paper dialog. This dialog contains a listing of the available papers, and their definitions (Available Paper has Height: 127.0–355.6 mm and Width: 76.2–215.9 mm) that were defined in the Forms tab in the Print Server Properties dialog box (the Print Server Properties dialog box can be accessed by selecting Server Properties from the File menu of the Printers (in Windows XP, Printers and Faxes) folder).

Only sizes that conform to the printer’s specifications are listed as available. When you choose a size in the list and then click OK, the size information is copied to the selected paper in the Selected Paper list on the Paper Selection tab.

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■ Page Setup Tab

Specifies paper size, scaling, number of copies, orientation, and pages per sheet.

Default settings depend on the country/region of purchase.

Page Size lets you select the paper size you are working with in your application. (A3, B4(JIS), A4, B5(JIS), A5, Letter, Legal, Executive, Statement, Envelope DL, Envelope #10, Envelope C5, Envelope Monarch, and 3 custom paper sizes.)

Output Size lets you select the paper size to print on. If your output size is set to anything other than Match Page Size, the image will be automatically reduced or enlarged to fit on the page.

Copies lets you specify the number of copies to be printed (1 to 999).

Orientation lets you select the direction of printing relative to the printer’s paper (Portrait,

Landscape).

Page Layout lets you select the number of pages per sheet (1, 2, 4, 8, 9). If you select more than 1, the image may be reduced to fit on the selected output size. When 2, 4, 8, or 9 pages per sheet is selected Manual Scaling disappears and Page Order appears in its place.

Manual Scaling lets you shrink or enlarge images. This option only appears when 1 Page per Sheet is selected as the Page Layout. Check the check box to set a reduction or enlargement

percentage (10 to 200).

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View Settings

To get a quick view of your current settings, click View Settings, which is located on the Page Setup, Finishing, Paper Source and Quality tabs. Click on the tabs in the View Settings

dialog box to view the settings for each tab.

Overlay

Overlay Printing allows to overlay the document created in any Windows application onto a preselected form file.

You can easily create perfectly formatted documents with the same appearance from any Windows application.

Overlay Form File Formats

For overlay forms you can use files in the following formats.

• Windows Metafile

•Windows BMP

Creating an Overlay Form File

Before using Overlay Printing, you need to create an overlay form file in an application. To create a form file you can use both applications from Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP package and commercially available software.

• Windows Metafile Windows metafile format is used in most commercially available draw applications. Create the form data and save it in the metafile format.

Printer Properties

•Windows BMP You can easily create a form file in this format using software included in the Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP package, such as Paint. Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP desktop wallpapers are also created in this format. There is also a number of commercialy available software, e.g. Corel PhotoPaint, that use this format. Create the form data using such software and save it as a BMP file.

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Setting Overlay

To make settings for overlay printing click Overlay... on the Page Setup tab. The Overlay dialog box appears. Use Browse… to select the file that contains the overlay data.

Default settings depend on the country/region of purchase.

Printer Properties

Overlay Placement

• Background—Check this radio button on to place the overlay data in back of (beneath)

the application data.

• Foreground—Check this radio button on to place the overlay data in front of (over) the application data.

Size Width/Height lets you set the size of the overlay. Select units of measurement using Millimeter or Inch radio button. Valid values interval for this setting is 0~420mm.

Unit lets you set units of measurement using Millimeter or Inch radio button.

Restore Defaults resets Left, Top, Width and Height to their default values.

Confirm the settings and click OK. Page Setup dialog box appears again.

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Overlay Placement

Overlay

Application

Original data

ABC

[Overlay Placement: Background]

The result will appear as one of the shown below.

ABC

ABCABC

[Overlay Placement: Foreground]

Using Windows Metafile

The result will appear as one of the shown below.

Printer Properties

Using Windows BMP

The result will always be as shown below.

ABC ABC

ABC

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■ Finishing Tab

Specifies how final output is collated and sets printing pages in reverse output order. Check the check boxes to collate the document or print it in reverse output order.

Printer Properties

Preferences

Preferences... on the Finishing tab window opens the Preferences dialog box. The check box lets you turn EMF Spooling on. If this is not checked, EMF Spooling will be off. This setting is unchecked by default.

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■ Paper Source Tab

Specifies the paper source and paper type settings.

Paper Source lets you specify paper feed method. Select from Cassette or Multi-purpose Tray.

Paper Type lets you select from following types of paper:

• Plain Paper (including colored paper, recycled paper: 17-20lb bond / 64-80g/m

)

• Transparencies*

• Tracing Paper* (tracing paper, thin paper: 15-19lb bond / 52-63g/m

)

• Special Paper 1* (thick paper)

• Special Paper 2* (postcards, envelopes: 21-32lb bond / 81-128g/m

)

Printer Properties

*When Paper Source is set to Cassette, please do not select paper types other than Plain Paper.

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■ Quality Tab

Specifies the resolution, halftoning method, brightness, and contrast settings.

Resolution lets you specify the printer’s resolution in dots per inch (600,300).

Halftones is the process of converting a greyscale image to black dots and white (unprinted)

dots that simulate the grey shades in the original image. Different halftone patterns give different grey shade results.

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Detailed Settings

Details... accesses the settings for toner saver and Image Refinement.

Ton e r S a ve thins the black areas of print data, so toner consumption is reduced.

Image Refinement is a printer technology from Canon, with which the printer automatically

senses and refines the jagged edges and ragged curves of characters and graphics.

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Chapter 4

Checking the Status of a Print Job

This chapter describes how to check the status of print jobs.

You can track and control your print jobs using either of the following methods:

•The Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window Tells you exactly what is happening with the current print job.

• The Windows Printers (in Windows XP, Printers and Faxes) folder Helps you control and manage all print jobs in a queue for all printers installed in Windows.

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Opening the Status Window

The Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window opens automatically in the following situations:

• When you print a document, provided “While Printing” is selected for “Display Printer Status Window” the Option Settings dialog box of the Status Window.

• When an error occurs or user action is required.

• When Windows starts, if the Status Window was open the last time Windows was closed.

You can also open the Status Window by clicking on the Status Window icon in the Windows taskbar and selecting the Canon PC1200/iC D700.

Status Window icon

If multiple imageCLASS D700 series machines are connected, select a printer from the list. The Status Window opens and displays information for the selected printer.

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Using Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window

The Status Window is a program used to display the status of jobs and perform printer operations.

Menu bar

Printer icon

Printer status message area

Message area

Tab window

Animation area

Progress bar

Tool bar

Job information area

Status bar

Window area Description

Menu bar Contains menu options to control the Status Window and the

printer.

Printer icon Displays the current printing status and error conditions.

Printer status message area Displays the current status of the printer.

Error message area Gives a description of situations requiring action.

Animation area Shows an animated graphic indicating the current printer status.

The graphic background changes from blue (normal) to orange when user action is required, or to red when a warning is issued.

Progress bar Indicates the progress of the current job.

Tool bar Use to pause, delete, or resume printing.

Job information area Displays information related to print jobs. The type of

information displayed changes with the selected tab.

Status bar Displays the name of the printer port and describes menu

options as you move your mouse over them.

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■ Using the Menu Bar

Job Menu

You can select the Job menu from the menu bar of the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window:

The Job menu includes the following options:

• Pause temporarily halts printing of the current document. After the current page completes printing, the printer pauses until you select Resume Job.

• Resume resumes printing with the next page of the document you paused.

• Cancel cancels printing of the document currently being printed.

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Settings Menu

You can select the Settings menu from the menu bar of the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window:

The Settings menu includes the following selections:

• Options... opens the Option Settings dialog box that lets you change the settings for the Status Window.

• Port... opens the Port Setting dialog box when the printer is connected to a local parallel port. This setting is unavailable if the printer is not connected to a local parallel port, or while printing is in progress.

Option Settings

This dialog box lets you define when and how you want the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window to display.

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• Display Printer Status Window lets you select when the Status Window displays.

• While printing—The Status Window opens automatically each time you print.

• Only when Errors Occur—The Status Window opens only when an error occurs.

To manually open the Status Window, click the Status Window icon in the Windows taskbar, and then click the Canon PC1200/iC D700.

You can change display options even as a document prints, but the changed settings do not take effect until the next print job.

• Monitor Device Status lets you select when the Status Window is active.

• Always—Status Window is continually monitoring the printer.

• Only while Displaying Printer Status Window—Status Window is monitoring the

printer only when Printer Status Window is displayed.

• Only while Printing—Status Window is monitoring the printer only when printing a

job.

• Always Display Printer Status Window on Top places the Status Window on top of all windows on the desktop.

Port Setting

This dialog box lets you define how your computer communicates with your printer using the parallel port. The type of port you have depends on your computer.

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• Standard uses the parallel port as a standard parallel port.

• ECP uses the parallel port as an ECP parallel port.

Before you make any changes, check the manual that came with your computer to determine what type of port you have.

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■ Using the Help Menu

You can select the Help menu from the menu bar of the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window:

• Help Topics displays the search window for help topics.

• About... displays Status Window version information.

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■ Using the Toolbar

The toolbar has three buttons that you can use to pause, resume, or delete the current print job.

Pause: Temporarily halts printing the current document. The current page finishes printing.

Resume: Continues printing after a pause. Printing restarts with the next page of the document you paused.

Cancel: Cancels the current print job. If you are printing several documents, the CAPT continues to the next print job in the queue and displays the status of that print job. To cancel all print jobs in the queue simultaneously, choose Settings from the Start menu, then select the Printers folder (in Windows XP, select Printers and Faxes from Start menu); Double-click the Canon PC1200/iC D700 icon to display the Canon PC1200/iC D700 dialog box. Select all of the jobs and delete them.

• When the Print Job List tab is selected, none of the buttons are displayed.

NOTE

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■ Using the Tab Window

Print Job Details

This tab shows information related to the job that is currently printing. The following types of information are displayed:

• Document Name

•User Name

•Host Name

• Approximate Time Remaining

• Approximate Finish Time

Some of this information may not be displayed, depending on the printer status.

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Print Job Log

This tab shows information related to jobs that are completed. The following types of information are displayed:

• Document Name

•Result

• Owner

• Pages

• Complete Time

The job history displayed in the job information area can list a history of up to 100 jobs, beginning from the time the Status Window was started. The job logs list clears whenever you terminate the Status Window.

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Print Job List

This tab shows information related to the jobs that have not yet started.

• Document Name

• Status

• Owner

• Started at

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Network Printer Status

Viewing the print status

The status of a network printer can be viewed on the print server as well as the client.

For job status to be displayed in the client’s Status Window, the print server’s Status Window must be running.

If the status option “While Printing” has been selected for “Display Printer Status Window” in the Option Settings dialog box of the Status Window on the client, the client’s Status Window opens automatically once printing from the server starts.

If an error occurs on the server, the client’s Status Window for that job opens automatically.

If the client’s Status Window opens automatically, it closes automatically when printing completes or the error is cancelled, unless the user interacted with the window or its menus.

Performing print job operations

Print job operations (pause, resume, cancel) may be performed from either the print server or the client for the job. After a client performs a print operation, no other operations are allowed until the server confirms that the operation has been accepted.

Print job operations cannot be selected on any other screen except the print server or client for the job.

If the print server’s Status Window is not running, you cannot perform job operations on the client. The client’s Status Window displays the message “Check Print Server.”

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The Status Window Icon

If you minimize the Status Window, you can still see the printer status displayed as an icon on the taskbar. To open the Status Window, simply click on the taskbar button. Icons also appear in the Status Window. The table below shows the Status Window icon and the taskbar icon.

Printer Ready

Indicates that the printer is ready to print.

Printing Paused

Indicates that printing has paused.

Attention Required

When the Status Window displays an alert, the window automatically opens to its full size. You can minimize the window again, but you will not be able to resume printing until you take the action specified in the full-size window.

Warning

An error has occurred and the printer may require service. You may have to contact an authorized service representative.

Abnormal Condition

Something is wrong with the printer or one of its connections. You will not be able to print until the problem is fixed.

Closing the Status Window

Click the close button to close the window just as you would close any other window.

If the Status Window opens automatically due to printing, or due to an error, the window automatically closes when printing completes or the error status clears.

Messages

The CAPT gives you information about your print job and the printer itself.

Checking the Status of a Print Job

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Chapter 5

Troubleshooting

This chapter includes information to help you solve printer problems. A problem might have one or a combination of causes, including a computer malfunction, software errors, the printer cable, or the printer. Many printing problems are related to how your software interacts with the printer.

If you can print a self test, but the printer does not print other jobs, or your printed output is not what you expected, the problem is with your computer, software, or cables.

If your printer is not operating properly, try the suggestions in this chapter in the order listed.

Finding Information

Problem See page

Printer Problems 5-2

CAPT Problems 5-4

CAPT Messages 5-6

Using the Trouble Shooter 5-8

Uninstalling the CAPT 5-10

If you have a problem with your printer and you cannot resolve it by referring to the information in this chapter, please refer to the Reference Guide.

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Printer Problems

Problem Cause Solution

Printer does not print

No power is supplied

Paper might not be loaded. Make sure paper is loaded.

A copy job might not have been completed due to the Out of Paper status.

Print jobs might be stalled. Check the Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status

The cartridge might not be installed correctly.

Your BIOS port setting might need to be modified.

The parallel cable might not be compatible.

Your computer might not be working properly.

Power cord might not be plugged in.

The print job will start automatically when the copy job is completed. Please, load paper.

Window for stalled jobs.

Check that the cartridge is installed correctly.  Set-up Instructions

See your computer’s documentation concerning available ports.

Make sure you are using an 8-bit, Centronics-compatible, parallel interface cable with bi-directional capability.

Check your computer, make sure it is turned on and working properly.

Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into both the machine and the AC outlet.

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Printer stops printing

AC outlet might not be supplying power.

AC voltage might not match printer.

Your interface cable might be loose.

You might be working on an application in the foreground, in which case printing performance might slow down.

Make sure the AC outlet is supplying power; try another outlet if necessary.

Make sure the voltage of the AC outlet matches the ratings on the printer.

Check your computer and your cable.

Printer performance improves if you give your print job priority.

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Problem Cause Solution

Printout is wrong There might be a

communications problem between the printer and your computer.

The wrong printer is selected in the Printers folder.

You might need to modify your BIOS setup.

Printer locks up system

Your system setup might be a problem.

Make sure your cable connections are secure. Make sure your parallel interface cable is less than 9.9 feet (3.0 m) or USB interface cable is less than 16.5 feet (5.0 m) long. Make sure you are not using a switch box. Check that you have selected the correct printer driver in Windows.

Make sure the Canon PC1200/iC D700 is selected in the Printers (in Windows XP, Printers and Faxes) folder.

See your computer’s documentation for details. Try changing the parallel port mode or the parallel port address to see if this solves the problem.

Verify that you have a high-quality shielded interface cable. The problem might be your BIOS. Verify that your BIOS setup is correct. (See your computer’s documentation for details.) Verify that your physical memory is working correctly. If you have a Toshiba laptop, change this line in your CONFIG.SYS file: c:\winutils\mxtime.exe to: REM c:\winutils\mxtime.exe

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Computer indicates a device time-out

Your computer is sending data to the printer but the printer is not responding. The printer might be off, offline, or not connected to the computer.

Make sure the printer is not paused. Check that the printer’s interface cable is securely connected to both the printer and the computer. Make sure paper is properly loaded in the paper tray. Reset the printer and computer. Try the print operation again. Try a different cable.

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CAPT Problems

Problem Cause Solution

CAPT is not working properly

Cannot use Adobe Type Manager (ATM) fonts

Cannot print with a printer driver other than the Canon PC1200/iC D700

The CAPT (Canon PC1200/iC D700) is not selected as the default printer driver for imageCLASS D700 series.

The software might not be installed properly.

The printer driver is connected to the same port as the Canon PC1200/iC D700 printer driver.

Specify the CAPT (Canon PC1200/iC D700) as the default driver for the imageCLASS D700 series.

Refer to “Using the Trouble Shooter” on page 5-8.

To check if the CAPT is installed correctly, try printing a page from an application. If the print fails, the CAPT is not installed correctly. Remove the CAPT and install it again. For more information, see “Uninstalling the CAPT” on page 5-

10.

Adobe Type Manager (ATM) is not supported.

Connect the printer driver to a port different from the Canon PC1200/iC D700 printer driver.

Troubleshooting

CD-ROM Menu doesn’t appear automatically

Autorun CD-ROM Menu checkbox is unchecked in the CDROM menu.

The “Auto insert notification” checkbox is unchecked.

Start the CD-ROM menu manually, and check the “Autorun CD-ROM Menu” checkbox.

From the Device Manager make sure that the “Auto insert notification” checkbox is checked in the CD-ROM drive Properties dialog box. For more information, see Windows Help.

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Problem Cause Solution

“File not found on CDROM” error when starting the CD-ROM Menu.

Cannot install CAPT using USB port. (Windows 98/Me/2000/ XP)

The program is loaded from the hard disk drive.

USB class driver is not properly installed.

Remove the CDMENU.EXE file from your hard disk drive and restart the CDROM Menu program from the compact disc labeled “User Software”.

Perform the following steps.

1) Make sure the printer is connected to your computer using a USB cable and the printer is turned on.

2) Open the System dialog box in the

Control Panel.(In Windows XP

, click

Performance and Maintenance in the Control Panel. Performance and Maintenance folder appears. Click See basic information about your computer. System Properties dialog box appears.)

3) Select [Device Manager] tab and double click [Universal Serial Bus Controllers]. For Windows 2000/XP, select [Hardware] tab and click [Device Manager] button.

4) Delete ONLY the following USB class drivers under [Universal Serial Bus Controller]; For Windows 98, select [Canon PC1200/

iC D700], For Windows Me, [Canon CAPT USB Printer], and click [Delete] button. For Windows 2000/XP, select [USB Printing Support] or [Canon CAPT USB Printer], and uninstall from the [Active]

menu. In case the USB class driver is displayed under [Other device], select and delete ONLY one the following, depending on the OS you are using;

[Canon PC1200/iC D700], [Canon CAPT USB Printer], or [Unknown].

5) Close the Control Panel and unplug the USB cable.

6) Restart Windows 98/Me/2000/XP.

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* The procedure for Windows XP is given for Category View Mode.

• Never delete other devices or device drivers. Windows may not operate properly.

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CAPT Messages

The CAPT displays the status of your printing environment and current print job in the Status Window.

Alerts

Alerts identify problems that must be corrected before printing can continue. Sometimes messages remind you to do something, such as clear jammed paper. In other cases, alerts tell you what is wrong and how to fix it.

Message Action

Out of paper The printer is out of paper. Add paper. When you add paper, the

Status Window displays “Ready to Print” automatically.

The Cassette is Out of Paper

The Multi-purpose Tray is Out of Paper

Paper Jam 1) Paper has jammed in the printer while printing. Follow the

Cartridge Not Loaded There is no toner cartridge in the printer. Install a toner cartridge.

The Platen is Not in Position

Insufficient Memory The print job was too complex for available memory. Discard the last

The cassette is out of paper. Add paper. When you add paper, printing starts automatically.

The multi-purpose tray is out of paper. Add paper. When you add paper, printing starts automatically.

instructions on the LCD screen of the machine, or refer to the Reference Guide for more information. Printing resumes automatically when the paper jam is fixed.

2) The printer cover was left open or the toner cartridge was not properly replaced after clearing a paper jam. Close the cover securely.  Reference Guide

 Set-up Instructions

The platen unit is not closed correctly. To resume printing slide the platen unit to the correct position.

printed page, and try one or more of the following:

• Close other applications while printing this job.

• Print the job in smaller sections.

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• Try reprinting the job with a lower resolution, such as 300 dpi.

• Reformat the most complicated pages in the print job to reduce graphics and other complex formatting.

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Message Action

Communication error Your computer and printer are not communicating. This happens if

the printer power shuts off, the cable is disconnected, or the cable is not bi-directional.

Printer Error The Canon Advanced Printing Technology has detected an internal

device error. 1Unplug.

2 Reinsert the power plug into the power outlet.

3 If the same error occurs, unplug the power plug again.

4 If the error persists, contact your Canon authorised service

representative.  Reference Guide

Device Busy The device is being used by another job. Please wait until the job is

finished.

Port Busy The printer port is being used by other equipment.

Printing Temporarily Stopped

Your computer could not transfer the data to the device due to the large amount of data, or a data transfer error occurred. Click the Resume button to resume printing.

Waiting to Print The current job has been interrupted by another job. Please wait until

the job is finished. Printing will begin automatically.

Energy Saver Mode The printer is in the energy saver mode.

Incompatible Device The connected device cannot be used. Make sure that the device

connected to the specified port is compatible and connected correctly.

Fixing Unit Error Fixing unit error.

Unplug the power plug, and then wait about 10 minutes before you reinsert the power plug into the power outlet. If the same error occurs, unplug the power plug again. Contact your service representative.

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Using the Trouble Shooter

The Trouble Shooter is a utility for solving printing problems in Windows 95/98/Me or NT

4.0/2000/XP. The Trouble Shooter checks for system configuration setting errors, and if possible, makes automatic corrections.

The Trouble Shooter does not detect problems related to hardware, such as printer cable problems, parallel port failure, or ECP setting errors.

To start the Trouble Shooter, select the Canon PC1200 iC D700 Trouble Shooter icon in the Canon PC1200 iC D700 group. The Trouble Shooter checks the following and corrects related problems:

• Free disk space in the drive containing the \Windows directory and free memory

• Installed files

• Selected printer port (checks to see if usable)

• Registries

• RapidPort communication device drivers (Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP)

• Language monitor

• Printer drivers

• Status Window

• Printer Properties settings

• Canon PC1200 iC D700 program folder

If the Trouble Shooter encounters a problem, it displays an error message. Each message includes several options, such as:

Troubleshooting

• How to correct the problem

• The problem cannot be corrected by the Trouble Shooter

• Continue troubleshooting

• Exit Trouble Shooter

• Display help information

If Trouble Shooter is used on a network printer client, it performs network-related checks.

Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP Trouble Shooter checks whether Spooler service has started and if not, displays a dialog box and does not run.

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When Trouble Shooter is done checking your files, it displays a dialog box similar to the one below.

While Trouble Shooter is running, it saves a log file with the name tshooter.tmp in your system temp directory, such as \windows\temp or \temp.

In the Exit dialog box, Trouble Shooter prompts if you want to save the results as a text file. Check the Save Result check box and enter the desired filename. The file saves with the extension of .log.

When you click OK in the above dialog box, the Windows Restart dialog box appears. You must restart Windows for corrections made by the Trouble Shooter to take effect.

• To run Trouble Shooter for the Canon PC1200/iC D700 on the network, both the

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server and the client must run on the same operating system.

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Uninstalling the CAPT

If the CAPT is not working properly, it might help to remove it and install it again. Before you begin, be sure you have the installation software available for installation.

Before uninstalling the CAPT, make sure you close all running applications.

To uninstall:

1 Click the Start button, then point to Programs (in Windows XP, All Programs).

2 Point to Canon PC1200 iC D700.

3 Click Canon PC1200 iC D700 Uninstallation.

4 Follow the on-screen instructions.

5 Windows 95/98/Me: Click OK and your system restarts.

Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP: Click OK (recommended) to restart your system.

Troubleshooting

• In Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP, you cannot uninstall the Canon Advanced Printing

NOTE

Technology unless you have administrative privileges.

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Canon imageCLASS D780 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Before You Start

Introduction

System Requirements

Where to Find Help

Installing the Printer Driver (Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT))

What is CAPT

Installing the Printer Driver

Windows 95/98/Me

Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP

Network Users

“Canon PC1200/iC D700” Group

Printing with the CAPT

Printer Properties

Windows 95/98/Me Printer Properties

Windows NT4.0/2000/XP Printer Properties and Default Document Properties

Checking the Status of a Print Job

Opening the Status Window

Using Canon PC1200/iC D700 Status Window

Network Printer Status

The Status Window Icon

Closing the Status Window

Messages

Troubleshooting

Finding Information

Printer Problems

CAPT Problems

CAPT Messages

Using the Trouble Shooter

Uninstalling the CAPT