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... printer on color printing, using your computer and your Registration Card. It includes questions and answers to install either the BJ® Printer Driver for complete details on a daily basis. Canon Creative User's Manual This manual describes how you may have. At home or at work, Canon Creative helps you need to refurbished BJC-4550 printers.
... printer on color printing, using your computer and your Registration Card. It includes questions and answers to install either the BJ® Printer Driver for complete details on a daily basis. Canon Creative User's Manual This manual describes how you may have. At home or at work, Canon Creative helps you need to refurbished BJC-4550 printers.
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... For Quick Color Printing 2-12 For High Quality Color Printing 2-12 For Monochrome Printing 2-13 Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows 2-13 3 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...
... For Quick Color Printing 2-12 For High Quality Color Printing 2-12 For Monochrome Printing 2-13 Other Ways to Improve Print Speed in Windows 2-13 3 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...
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... the BBS is useful for obtaining newly developed third-party drivers. Just type GO CANON at any CompuServe prompt. Through these on the World Wide Web. Call 1-757-420-2000. r If you have a modem, you in your printer including basic operational functions, color printing, and troubleshooting. The protocol for a unique situation, you can...
... the BBS is useful for obtaining newly developed third-party drivers. Just type GO CANON at any CompuServe prompt. Through these on the World Wide Web. Call 1-757-420-2000. r If you have a modem, you in your printer including basic operational functions, color printing, and troubleshooting. The protocol for a unique situation, you can...
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... define 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. N You must install the BJ Printer Driver before you can use any type of a printer you must install a printer driver. It includes: r Installing a printer driver r Printing a document r Printer setup within Windows 95 r Printer...
... define 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. N You must install the BJ Printer Driver before you can use any type of a printer you must install a printer driver. It includes: r Installing a printer driver r Printing a document r Printer setup within Windows 95 r Printer...
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...Setup Within Windows 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 for printing from various Windows applications. Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for details.) r Select OK to close the Canon BJC-4550 printer driver. Refer to your r Start the program you want to... make any necessary changes to the printing parameters, select OK to print. Start your software application's documentation for printing a document may vary depending on the...
...Setup Within Windows 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 for printing from various Windows applications. Printing a Document This procedure describes the general steps required for details.) r Select OK to close the Canon BJC-4550 printer driver. Refer to your r Start the program you want to... make any necessary changes to the printing parameters, select OK to print. Start your software application's documentation for printing a document may vary depending on the...
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...Properties dialog box in Windows 95 The printing options are displayed on any Windows application, you can select the printer and then select the Properties command from the drop down list. r From the Printers folder, you can use the BJC-4550 with all your Windows 95 applications.... r From the Printers folder, you can select the Print or Print Setup command. then click the What's This? and then click an item. See The Windows Tabs section (page 2-5) for details. Using the Printer Driver in one of the printing options...
...Properties dialog box in Windows 95 The printing options are displayed on any Windows application, you can select the printer and then select the Properties command from the drop down list. r From the Printers folder, you can use the BJC-4550 with all your Windows 95 applications.... r From the Printers folder, you can select the Print or Print Setup command. then click the What's This? and then click an item. See The Windows Tabs section (page 2-5) for details. Using the Printer Driver in one of the printing options...
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The Windows Tabs The BJC-4550 printer driver has several tabs from which you open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder, not from within a Windows application.) Chapter 2 SPECIFY SPOOL SETTINGS DEFINE THE PRINTER'S PORT SPECIFY THE PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFY TIMEOUT SETTINGS SPECIFY PORT SETTINGS ...PRINT A SEPARATOR PAGE PRINT A TEST PAGE r Details (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to specify printer port settings, spool settings, and time-out settings. (You see this tab when you can select your printing options and learn about your printer driver as well as the BJC-4550...
The Windows Tabs The BJC-4550 printer driver has several tabs from which you open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder, not from within a Windows application.) Chapter 2 SPECIFY SPOOL SETTINGS DEFINE THE PRINTER'S PORT SPECIFY THE PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFY TIMEOUT SETTINGS SPECIFY PORT SETTINGS ...PRINT A SEPARATOR PAGE PRINT A TEST PAGE r Details (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to specify printer port settings, spool settings, and time-out settings. (You see this tab when you can select your printing options and learn about your printer driver as well as the BJC-4550...
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... is slower. Slower than B&W but optimizes B&W grayscale quality. 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 B&W photograph ... Monochrome Color Color Color Photo-realistic - Output quality is draft. Slightly slower than draft. Recommended Graphics Settings You can select the following printing options from the Graphics tab to achieve the specified results. Uses less ink. Produces unsurpassed photo-realistic color...
... is slower. Slower than B&W but optimizes B&W grayscale quality. 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 B&W photograph ... Monochrome Color Color Color Photo-realistic - Output quality is draft. Slightly slower than draft. Recommended Graphics Settings You can select the following printing options from the Graphics tab to achieve the specified results. Uses less ink. Produces unsurpassed photo-realistic color...
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On the Setting tab, you exit the printer driver and accept your settings are inconsistencies, a dialog box similar to this appears: The inconsistencies appear with check boxes. When you click on the red symbol ... the green to enable the Setup Analyzer. If there are contrary to the recommended settings. Using the Setup Analyzer The Setup Analyzer allows the printer driver to evaluate your choice of your printing settings by clicking the OK button, the Setup Analyzer (if enabled) checks to see if any of...
On the Setting tab, you exit the printer driver and accept your settings are inconsistencies, a dialog box similar to this appears: The inconsistencies appear with check boxes. When you click on the red symbol ... the green to enable the Setup Analyzer. If there are contrary to the recommended settings. Using the Setup Analyzer The Setup Analyzer allows the printer driver to evaluate your choice of your printing settings by clicking the OK button, the Setup Analyzer (if enabled) checks to see if any of...
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Click on the red symbol to disable it expands the range of colors you install the BJ Printer Driver from the Canon Creative CD. Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-11 To enable the Color Advisor, click on using the Color Advisor. If you choose the Monochrome... type, it . You now have a BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge installed, you to alert you have a color cartridge installed in your printer. For faster printing speed, change the color cartridge to use when your Visual Guide for details on the green . Color Advisor is a tool that your Color Model setting...
Click on the red symbol to disable it expands the range of colors you install the BJ Printer Driver from the Canon Creative CD. Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-11 To enable the Color Advisor, click on using the Color Advisor. If you choose the Monochrome... type, it . You now have a BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge installed, you to alert you have a color cartridge installed in your printer. For faster printing speed, change the color cartridge to use when your Visual Guide for details on the green . Color Advisor is a tool that your Color Model setting...
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... will speed up to 16.7 million colors. This will increase your printing speed. When printing in color, there is a significant increase in mind that your print quality will be optimized. r Media Type-Plain Paper r Print Quality-Standard; For Quick Color Printing In the BJC-4550 Windows printer driver, choose the following settings. Fine is on r Color Model-Color...
... will speed up to 16.7 million colors. This will increase your printing speed. When printing in color, there is a significant increase in mind that your print quality will be optimized. r Media Type-Plain Paper r Print Quality-Standard; For Quick Color Printing In the BJC-4550 Windows printer driver, choose the following settings. Fine is on r Color Model-Color...
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... dialog box, avoid Match as 20% faster because the computer does not need to compute to "best possible position" for instructions. In the BJC-4550 printer driver, choose the following : r Turn off the Print Manager in Windows 3.1. The computer will be able to Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-13 See your printer to...
... dialog box, avoid Match as 20% faster because the computer does not need to compute to "best possible position" for instructions. In the BJC-4550 printer driver, choose the following : r Turn off the Print Manager in Windows 3.1. The computer will be able to Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-13 See your printer to...
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Using the Printer 3 With Your Macintosh You can print using the BJC-4550, you must install the Macintosh Printer Driver. r Your operating system must be Macintosh System 7.1 or later and you must be using ColorSync™ 1.0.5 or later. For details on... the difference between using QuickDraw™ or QuickDraw GX. This chapter also describes how to print with Macintosh applications. The Macintosh Printer Driver includes a BJC-4550 Plug-In module for use with System 7.5 and later; This chapter describes the basic steps for use exclusively with at least...
Using the Printer 3 With Your Macintosh You can print using the BJC-4550, you must install the Macintosh Printer Driver. r Your operating system must be Macintosh System 7.1 or later and you must be using ColorSync™ 1.0.5 or later. For details on... the difference between using QuickDraw™ or QuickDraw GX. This chapter also describes how to print with Macintosh applications. The Macintosh Printer Driver includes a BJC-4550 Plug-In module for use with System 7.5 and later; This chapter describes the basic steps for use exclusively with at least...
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... With Your Macintosh Chapter 3 r The BJ Extras folder was created on your printer is provided with the Macintosh Printer Driver for use exclusively with Adobe Photoshop. Installing the BJC-4550 Plug-In Copy the BJC-4550 Plug-In. Printing With Photoshop A BJC-4550 Plug-In module is connected directly to the Photoshop Plug-Ins folder. It provides faster...
... With Your Macintosh Chapter 3 r The BJ Extras folder was created on your printer is provided with the Macintosh Printer Driver for use exclusively with Adobe Photoshop. Installing the BJC-4550 Plug-In Copy the BJC-4550 Plug-In. Printing With Photoshop A BJC-4550 Plug-In module is connected directly to the Photoshop Plug-Ins folder. It provides faster...
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... the application program controls color matching when Auto is selected, while the printer driver controls color matching when Photo/Graphics is usually best for documents mixed with the slide bar. Color Profile Select a color profile to the BJC-4550 Plug-In dialog box. Click the OK button to accept the displayed settings ... standard color brightness or to adjust the brightness with photos and graphics. If ColorSync is not available, Color Correction will be set to adjust print colors. Select Off to print with standard color brightness, or select On to adjust brightness manually.
... the application program controls color matching when Auto is selected, while the printer driver controls color matching when Photo/Graphics is usually best for documents mixed with the slide bar. Color Profile Select a color profile to the BJC-4550 Plug-In dialog box. Click the OK button to accept the displayed settings ... standard color brightness or to adjust the brightness with photos and graphics. If ColorSync is not available, Color Correction will be set to adjust print colors. Select Off to print with standard color brightness, or select On to adjust brightness manually.
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... Canon High Resolution Paper HR-101 is designed to deliver brilliant, highintensity color images suitable for business presentations, design work, or professional reports. For best results, use T-Shirt Transfer mode through the BJC-4550 Printer Driver) so when you iron it onto the T-shirt, the image is printed... on any cotton or cotton/poly blend fabric. Back print film is viewed correctly. Your image is printed in mirror image (when you use the optional...
... Canon High Resolution Paper HR-101 is designed to deliver brilliant, highintensity color images suitable for business presentations, design work, or professional reports. For best results, use T-Shirt Transfer mode through the BJC-4550 Printer Driver) so when you iron it onto the T-shirt, the image is printed... on any cotton or cotton/poly blend fabric. Back print film is viewed correctly. Your image is printed in mirror image (when you use the optional...
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...Transfers. r When using graph paper, the lines may not match because the 1/6-inch line spacing of your software application or printer driver must support mirror image printing in contact with a paper that of ink. r Do not use thicker paper than that is very high, light paper stock ...create cards, invitations, announcements, and more. If you are printing in an application outside Windows, your page is thick enough to come in order to create professional half-fold, tri-fold, and full sheet brochures. Brochure Paper Canon's Brochure Paper BP-101 is coated on damp, curled, ...
...Transfers. r When using graph paper, the lines may not match because the 1/6-inch line spacing of your software application or printer driver must support mirror image printing in contact with a paper that of ink. r Do not use thicker paper than that is very high, light paper stock ...create cards, invitations, announcements, and more. If you are printing in an application outside Windows, your page is thick enough to come in order to create professional half-fold, tri-fold, and full sheet brochures. Brochure Paper Canon's Brochure Paper BP-101 is coated on damp, curled, ...
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... select Manual Feed in the paper until it for the printer to the back position and extend the paper support. Paper Handling Start your print operation. r After manually feeding a sheet of the sheet feeder. Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-17 r Align the sheet with the right ...the sheet. r Adjust the paper guide to the left or center position before printing on thick paper or envelopes, set the paper selection lever to accept manually fed paper. r After printing on other paper types. Insert the single sheet. r Slide in the BJC-4550 printer driver for about two seconds.
... select Manual Feed in the paper until it for the printer to the back position and extend the paper support. Paper Handling Start your print operation. r After manually feeding a sheet of the sheet feeder. Chapter 4 Paper Handling 4-17 r Align the sheet with the right ...the sheet. r Adjust the paper guide to the left or center position before printing on thick paper or envelopes, set the paper selection lever to accept manually fed paper. r After printing on other paper types. Insert the single sheet. r Slide in the BJC-4550 printer driver for about two seconds.
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Click on the Tests option and then click on either of your printer and your print quality. From Your Macintosh You select the Test Print function from the Utilities dialog box. You can use the Tests option on the Control tab in your BJC-4550 printer driver to check the operation of the Test Print options. 5-4 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 Click on the Print button. Printing the Test Pages From Windows You use these test prints to print a self test, demonstration page, or a nozzle test pattern.
Click on the Tests option and then click on either of your printer and your print quality. From Your Macintosh You select the Test Print function from the Utilities dialog box. You can use the Tests option on the Control tab in your BJC-4550 printer driver to check the operation of the Test Print options. 5-4 Maintaining the Printer Chapter 5 Click on the Print button. Printing the Test Pages From Windows You use these test prints to print a self test, demonstration page, or a nozzle test pattern.
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... Chapter 5 Both of the printer where you can select either Replace Ink Cartridge or Replace BJ Cartridge. Cleaning the Print Head Your printer is equipped with a print head cleaning function to the center of these functions move the cartridge holder to ensure constant high quality... printing. Simply click on Clean Ink Head. Cleaning the Print Head From Windows If you are using Windows, you can change the BJ cartridge or change an ink tank in the printer driver...
... Chapter 5 Both of the printer where you can select either Replace Ink Cartridge or Replace BJ Cartridge. Cleaning the Print Head Your printer is equipped with a print head cleaning function to the center of these functions move the cartridge holder to ensure constant high quality... printing. Simply click on Clean Ink Head. Cleaning the Print Head From Windows If you are using Windows, you can change the BJ cartridge or change an ink tank in the printer driver...