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1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1-1
Supplies and Accessories .................................................................................... 1-2
BJ Cartridges and BJ Tanks .......................................................................... 1-2
Canon Specialty Papers ................................................................................ 1-3
Color Image Scanner Cartridge ................................................................... 1-4
Hardware and Software Requirements .............................................................. 1-4
Additional System Requirements for Windows NT 4.0 Users ................... 1-5
Canon Customer Care Center ........................................................................... 1-5
Servicing the Printer .................................................................................... 1-6
2 Using the Printer With Windows ................................................................ 2-1
Understanding the Printer Driver....................................................................... 2-1
Printing a Document .......................................................................................... 2-2
Using the Printer Driver in Windows ................................................................ 2-3
Accessing the Printing Options—Windows 98, Windows 95, or
Windows NT 4.0 ...................................................................................... 2-3
Accessing the Printing Options—Windows 3.1 .......................................... 2-4
The Windows Tabs .............................................................................................. 2-5
The Main Tab ............................................................................................... 2-5
The Paper Tab ............................................................................................... 2-6
The Features Tab .......................................................................................... 2-7
The Maintenance Tab ................................................................................... 2-8
Specifying Your Printing Options on the Windows Tabs ........................... 2-9
Recommended Print Mode Settings .................................................................. 2-9
Customizing the Print Mode Settings ............................................................... 2-11
The Quality Tab ............................................................................................ 2-11
The Color Tab ............................................................................................... 2-12
The Save Tab ................................................................................................. 2-13
Executing a Print Tab .......................................................................................... 2-14
The BJ Background Monitor ....................................................................... 2-14
BJ Backgrounder .......................................................................................... 2-15
BJ Status Monitor ......................................................................................... 2-16
Printing Speed Versus Color .............................................................................. 2-17
Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows ................................................. 2-17
3 Paper Handling .................................................................................................. 3-1
Selecting Paper Types .......................................................................................... 3-2
Paper Guidelines ........................................................................................... 3-5
Setting the Paper Thickness Lever...................................................................... 3-6
Printer Settings for Various Print Media............................................................ 3-7
Loading Paper ...................................................................................................... 3-7
Automatically Feeding Paper........................................................................ 3-8
Auto Feed Guidelines.................................................................................... 3-10
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