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...and your printer, including how to refurbished BJC-4550 printers. Canon Creative software instantly opens up your BJC-4550 to know the specifications of the printer. At home or at work, Canon Creative helps you use all the fun ...BJC-4550 printers. It includes printing operations, daily maintenance, and specifications. Once you install the Super Solver from the Canon Creative CD, you'll find it helpful for finding quick answers to help you print an amazing variety of imaginative possibilities for Windows® or the Macintosh® Printer Driver. References to Canon...
...and your printer, including how to refurbished BJC-4550 printers. Canon Creative software instantly opens up your BJC-4550 to know the specifications of the printer. At home or at work, Canon Creative helps you use all the fun ...BJC-4550 printers. It includes printing operations, daily maintenance, and specifications. Once you install the Super Solver from the Canon Creative CD, you'll find it helpful for finding quick answers to help you print an amazing variety of imaginative possibilities for Windows® or the Macintosh® Printer Driver. References to Canon...
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... Monochrome Printing 2-13 Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows 2-13 3 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh 3-1 Printing a Document With QuickDraw 3-2 Color Dialog Box 3-4 Printing a Document With QuickDraw GX 3-5 Using the Utilities Dialog Box 3-7 Printing With Photoshop 3-8 Installing the BJC-4550 Plug-In 3-8 BJC-4550 Plug-In Dialog Box 3-9 Using the BJ Standard Monitor...
... Monochrome Printing 2-13 Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows 2-13 3 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh 3-1 Printing a Document With QuickDraw 3-2 Color Dialog Box 3-4 Printing a Document With QuickDraw GX 3-5 Using the Utilities Dialog Box 3-7 Printing With Photoshop 3-8 Installing the BJC-4550 Plug-In 3-8 BJC-4550 Plug-In Dialog Box 3-9 Using the BJ Standard Monitor...
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... these settings within Windows 3.1 r The Windows tabs r Printing speed versus color Installing a Printer Driver Before you can use the BJC-4550 with your computer, you must install the BJ Printer Driver before you are using. It includes: r Installing a printer driver r Printing a document r Printer setup within Windows 95 r Printer setup within the printer driver, and the printer driver then communicates the...
... these settings within Windows 3.1 r The Windows tabs r Printing speed versus color Installing a Printer Driver Before you can use the BJC-4550 with your computer, you must install the BJ Printer Driver before you are using. It includes: r Installing a printer driver r Printing a document r Printer setup within Windows 95 r Printer setup within the printer driver, and the printer driver then communicates the...
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...Canon BJC-4550 printer driver. Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from the File menu. r After making any adjustments as your default printer. Start your r Start the program you want to your document. (See Printer Setup Within Windows 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows...OK to create the document, application. r Choose Printer Setup from various Windows applications. Choose Print from the File menu. Make sure the Canon BJC-4550 is selected as appropriate for printing your software application's documentation for printing...
...Canon BJC-4550 printer driver. Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for printing from the File menu. r After making any adjustments as your default printer. Start your r Start the program you want to your document. (See Printer Setup Within Windows 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows...OK to create the document, application. r Choose Printer Setup from various Windows applications. Choose Print from the File menu. Make sure the Canon BJC-4550 is selected as appropriate for printing your software application's documentation for printing...
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... select the Properties command from the drop down list. N For detailed information on the following ways: r From within any Windows application, you can use the BJC-4550 with all your Windows 95 applications. and then click an item. Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in...and Visual Guide (if installed). then click the What's This? Using the Printer Driver in one of the printing options, you can select the Print or Print Setup command. command. Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-3 r From the Printers folder, you can select the printer, click the right...
... select the Properties command from the drop down list. N For detailed information on the following ways: r From within any Windows application, you can use the BJC-4550 with all your Windows 95 applications. and then click an item. Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box in...and Visual Guide (if installed). then click the What's This? Using the Printer Driver in one of the printing options, you can select the Print or Print Setup command. command. Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-3 r From the Printers folder, you can select the printer, click the right...
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... print a test page or a separator page. (You see this tab when you can select your printing options and learn about your printer driver as well as the BJC-4550 printer. r General (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to specify printer port settings, spool settings, and time-out settings. (You see this tab when...
... print a test page or a separator page. (You see this tab when you can select your printing options and learn about your printer driver as well as the BJC-4550 printer. r General (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to specify printer port settings, spool settings, and time-out settings. (You see this tab when...
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... following printing options from the Graphics tab to achieve the specified results. Slower than B&W but the print speed is not optimized. Using the Printer With Windows Driver settings To achieve Print Quality Color Model Fastest B&W output possible Draft 180 × 180 dpi Fast letter quality output Standard 360 × 360 dpi Fast... Color Color Photo-realistic - Output quality is draft. Produces unsurpassed photo-realistic color printing. (Requires BC-22 Photo BJ Cartridge.) Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-9
... following printing options from the Graphics tab to achieve the specified results. Slower than B&W but the print speed is not optimized. Using the Printer With Windows Driver settings To achieve Print Quality Color Model Fastest B&W output possible Draft 180 × 180 dpi Fast letter quality output Standard 360 × 360 dpi Fast... Color Color Photo-realistic - Output quality is draft. Produces unsurpassed photo-realistic color printing. (Requires BC-22 Photo BJ Cartridge.) Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-9
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...You can use the dialog box buttons to this appears: The inconsistencies appear with check boxes. On the Setting tab, you exit the printer driver and accept your printing settings by clicking the OK button, the Setup Analyzer (if enabled) checks to see if any of your choice of ...printing settings. Using the Setup Analyzer The Setup Analyzer allows the printer driver to evaluate your settings are inconsistencies, a dialog box similar to select or deselect the inconsistencies and/or fix or ignore the inconsistencies. 2-10 ...
...You can use the dialog box buttons to this appears: The inconsistencies appear with check boxes. On the Setting tab, you exit the printer driver and accept your printing settings by clicking the OK button, the Setup Analyzer (if enabled) checks to see if any of your choice of ...printing settings. Using the Setup Analyzer The Setup Analyzer allows the printer driver to evaluate your settings are inconsistencies, a dialog box similar to select or deselect the inconsistencies and/or fix or ignore the inconsistencies. 2-10 ...
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... cartridge is not the correct choice to check that your application does support color. Using the Printer With Windows Using Cartridge Detection Use Cartridge Detection if you want the driver to alert you to use when your printer is on the green . To enable Cartridge Detection, which...the cartridge type, it . Click on the green . Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-11 To enable the Color Advisor, click on the red symbol to the monochrome cartridge. Using Color Advisor Canon's Color Advisor is automatically installed when you 'll see: Performance Tip! You now have a...
... cartridge is not the correct choice to check that your application does support color. Using the Printer With Windows Using Cartridge Detection Use Cartridge Detection if you want the driver to alert you to use when your printer is on the green . To enable Cartridge Detection, which...the cartridge type, it . Click on the green . Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-11 To enable the Color Advisor, click on the red symbol to the monochrome cartridge. Using Color Advisor Canon's Color Advisor is automatically installed when you 'll see: Performance Tip! You now have a...
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... Quick Color Printing In the BJC-4550 Windows printer driver, choose the following settings. This will increase your print quality will be optimized. r Media Type-Plain Paper r Print Quality-Standard; Printing Speed Versus Color The BJC-4550 Windows printer driver can significantly decrease the time ...needed to translate the information. These selections allow the printer driver to interpret and translate up to interpret, you can interpret and ...
... Quick Color Printing In the BJC-4550 Windows printer driver, choose the following settings. This will increase your print quality will be optimized. r Media Type-Plain Paper r Print Quality-Standard; Printing Speed Versus Color The BJC-4550 Windows printer driver can significantly decrease the time ...needed to translate the information. These selections allow the printer driver to interpret and translate up to interpret, you can interpret and ...
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...In the Custom Settings dialog box, choose Diffusion only when printing final output or photographic images. Under the 386 Enhanced icon in the Windows Control Panel, add or create a permanent swap file that is from 4 MB to optimize the printer's performance when you can try...only. r Media Type-Plain Paper r Print Quality-Standard r Color Model-Monochrome r Print Model-Automatic Other Ways to tell your Windows documentation for each dot. See your printer to "best possible position" for instructions. In the BJC-4550 printer driver, choose the following : r Turn off the Print Manager in...
...In the Custom Settings dialog box, choose Diffusion only when printing final output or photographic images. Under the 386 Enhanced icon in the Windows Control Panel, add or create a permanent swap file that is from 4 MB to optimize the printer's performance when you can try...only. r Media Type-Plain Paper r Print Quality-Standard r Color Model-Monochrome r Print Model-Automatic Other Ways to tell your Windows documentation for each dot. See your printer to "best possible position" for instructions. In the BJC-4550 printer driver, choose the following : r Turn off the Print Manager in...
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... cause paper jams and poor print quality. r If the print density of your software application or printer driver must support mirror image printing in an application outside Windows, your page is slightly less than meets the specifications for creating high quality brochures on heavier stock. Paper... cards, invitations, announcements, and more. Each glossy sheet is specifically designed for this printer. r Use cut-sheet paper only. Brochure Paper Canon's Brochure Paper BP-101 is coated on both sides to print dense graphics, try printing on glossy paper. N If you need to print...
... cause paper jams and poor print quality. r If the print density of your software application or printer driver must support mirror image printing in an application outside Windows, your page is slightly less than meets the specifications for creating high quality brochures on heavier stock. Paper... cards, invitations, announcements, and more. Each glossy sheet is specifically designed for this printer. r Use cut-sheet paper only. Brochure Paper Canon's Brochure Paper BP-101 is coated on both sides to print dense graphics, try printing on glossy paper. N If you need to print...
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... on other paper types. r The printer will automatically load the paper into position. Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-17 r Slide in the BJC-4550 printer driver for about two seconds. r If you are using Windows, you must select Manual Feed in the paper until it for the printer to the sheet. r Adjust the paper guide to...
... on other paper types. r The printer will automatically load the paper into position. Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-17 r Slide in the BJC-4550 printer driver for about two seconds. r If you are using Windows, you must select Manual Feed in the paper until it for the printer to the sheet. r Adjust the paper guide to...
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From Your Macintosh You select the Test Print function from the Utilities dialog box. Click on the Tests option and then click on either of your printer and your BJC-4550 printer driver to check the operation of the Test Print options. 5-4 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 Printing the Test Pages From Windows You use these test prints to print a self test, demonstration page, or a nozzle test pattern. You can use the Tests option on the Control tab in your print quality. Click on the Print button.
From Your Macintosh You select the Test Print function from the Utilities dialog box. Click on the Tests option and then click on either of your printer and your BJC-4550 printer driver to check the operation of the Test Print options. 5-4 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 Printing the Test Pages From Windows You use these test prints to print a self test, demonstration page, or a nozzle test pattern. You can use the Tests option on the Control tab in your print quality. Click on the Print button.
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Cleaning the Print Head From Windows If you are using Windows, you can execute print head cleaning from the Control sheet in the BC-21 cartridge. 5-6 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 Cleaning the Print Head From Your ... a print head cleaning function to the center of the printer where you can change the BJ cartridge or change an ink tank in the printer driver. Simply click on Clean Ink Head.
Cleaning the Print Head From Windows If you are using Windows, you can execute print head cleaning from the Control sheet in the BC-21 cartridge. 5-6 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 Cleaning the Print Head From Your ... a print head cleaning function to the center of the printer where you can change the BJ cartridge or change an ink tank in the printer driver. Simply click on Clean Ink Head.
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...user (and do not have Windows): • Use Canon's Fax Retrieval system to obtain information regarding how to use the Super Solver and our other support services. On-screen services include the Visual Guide, which includes visual images, and Canon's Super Solver, which includes... questions and answers to help . Using Canon's Support Services This section describes where to look for a unique printer driver: • Contact Canon through the Web, its BBS, or CompuServe. For information ...
...user (and do not have Windows): • Use Canon's Fax Retrieval system to obtain information regarding how to use the Super Solver and our other support services. On-screen services include the Visual Guide, which includes visual images, and Canon's Super Solver, which includes... questions and answers to help . Using Canon's Support Services This section describes where to look for a unique printer driver: • Contact Canon through the Web, its BBS, or CompuServe. For information ...
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... Super Solver is included with the Visual Guide or separately from the Canon Creative Launcher. You install the Super Solver from Canon Creative. You can select the Super Solver from the Visual Guide tab in the BJC-4550 Printer Driver or from the Canon Creative CD. r If the printer does not print • Check all your... quality is not satisfactory • Clean the print head • Clean the print head five times • Replace the BJ cartridge Using the Super Solver (Windows Only) Canon's Super Solver is an on-line troubleshooting guide.
... Super Solver is included with the Visual Guide or separately from the Canon Creative Launcher. You install the Super Solver from Canon Creative. You can select the Super Solver from the Visual Guide tab in the BJC-4550 Printer Driver or from the Canon Creative CD. r If the printer does not print • Check all your... quality is not satisfactory • Clean the print head • Clean the print head five times • Replace the BJ cartridge Using the Super Solver (Windows Only) Canon's Super Solver is an on-line troubleshooting guide.
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... will print only 3/4 page out of LPT1. Solution Change the Resource Setting of any windows application. Cause This occurs with the Windows 95, Windows 3.1, and Win95 mini drivers. m Go To Control panel m System m Device Manager Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6-7 m Right Click on some machines. If unsuccessful, then try the following procedure forwarded from 0000 (0) to ...
... will print only 3/4 page out of LPT1. Solution Change the Resource Setting of any windows application. Cause This occurs with the Windows 95, Windows 3.1, and Win95 mini drivers. m Go To Control panel m System m Device Manager Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6-7 m Right Click on some machines. If unsuccessful, then try the following procedure forwarded from 0000 (0) to ...
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...Driver settings: 2-9 E Envelopes DL size: 4-8, A-1-3 printable area: A-3 printing: 4-18-21 US COM 10: 4-18, A-1-3 F Fabric Sheet FS-101: 1-3, 4-3, 4-8, 4-24-26 Fax Retrieval System: 1-5, 6-1 FCC Regulations: FCC-1 Feeding paper automatically: 4-9-15 manually: 4-15-18 Fine mode: 2-6 G General tab, Windows... 6-2 Image color matching: 2-6 Improving, print speed: 2-13-14 Ink tanks: 1-2, 5-9 maintenance: 5-10 replacing: 5-18-21 Installing, printer driver: 2-1 See Quick Start Guide InstantExchange warranty program: 1-6 Interface: A-5 Internet: 1-4, 6-1 L Line feed speed: A-2 Loading paper: 4-5-17 Lock...
...Driver settings: 2-9 E Envelopes DL size: 4-8, A-1-3 printable area: A-3 printing: 4-18-21 US COM 10: 4-18, A-1-3 F Fabric Sheet FS-101: 1-3, 4-3, 4-8, 4-24-26 Fax Retrieval System: 1-5, 6-1 FCC Regulations: FCC-1 Feeding paper automatically: 4-9-15 manually: 4-15-18 Fine mode: 2-6 G General tab, Windows... 6-2 Image color matching: 2-6 Improving, print speed: 2-13-14 Ink tanks: 1-2, 5-9 maintenance: 5-10 replacing: 5-18-21 Installing, printer driver: 2-1 See Quick Start Guide InstantExchange warranty program: 1-6 Interface: A-5 Internet: 1-4, 6-1 L Line feed speed: A-2 Loading paper: 4-5-17 Lock...
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...In, Photoshop: 3-8-13 Index Power consumption: A-5 off: 2-7 source: A-5 Primary colors: 2-14 Print head, cleaning: 5-6-7 Macintosh: 5-6 operator panel: 5-7 Windows: 5-6 Print job, status: B-1, B-5-7, B-11 Print Manager: 2-13 Print media, printer settings: 4-8 Print model: 2-6 Print quality: 2-6, 2-9 not satisfactory...: A-1-5 tests: 2-7, 5-4-5 transporting: 5-24-25 unpacking: See Quick Start Guide weight: A-5 Printer driver: 6-3 installing: 2-1 Macintosh: 3-1-14 Windows: 2-1-10 Windows 3.1: 2-4 Windows 95: 2-3 See also Quick Start Guide Printer Properties dialog box: 2-3 Printer setup...
...In, Photoshop: 3-8-13 Index Power consumption: A-5 off: 2-7 source: A-5 Primary colors: 2-14 Print head, cleaning: 5-6-7 Macintosh: 5-6 operator panel: 5-7 Windows: 5-6 Print job, status: B-1, B-5-7, B-11 Print Manager: 2-13 Print media, printer settings: 4-8 Print model: 2-6 Print quality: 2-6, 2-9 not satisfactory...: A-1-5 tests: 2-7, 5-4-5 transporting: 5-24-25 unpacking: See Quick Start Guide weight: A-5 Printer driver: 6-3 installing: 2-1 Macintosh: 3-1-14 Windows: 2-1-10 Windows 3.1: 2-4 Windows 95: 2-3 See also Quick Start Guide Printer Properties dialog box: 2-3 Printer setup...