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...printer. Super Solver (on -screen troubleshooting guide. References to Canon Creative, Visual Guide, Super Solver and Color Advisor do not apply to refurbished BJC-4550 printers. Canon Creative software instantly opens up your Registration Card. Read this... card to start printing in you. It includes questions and answers to any questions you may have about the printer easy and fast on how to operate your computer screen. iii See the Visual Guide for Windows...
...printer. Super Solver (on -screen troubleshooting guide. References to Canon Creative, Visual Guide, Super Solver and Color Advisor do not apply to refurbished BJC-4550 printers. Canon Creative software instantly opens up your Registration Card. Read this... card to start printing in you. It includes questions and answers to any questions you may have about the printer easy and fast on how to operate your computer screen. iii See the Visual Guide for Windows...
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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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... Tank in the BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge 5-18 Storing a BJ Cartridge 5-22 Transporting the Printer 5-24 6 Troubleshooting 6-1 Using Canon's Support Services 6-1 Identifying Your Printer Problem 6-2 General Problems 6-3 Using the Super Solver (Windows Only 6-3 Clearing Paper Jams 6-4 Technical Notes 6-5 Appendix A Specifications A-1 Appendix B Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network ...B-1 Glossary ...G-1 Index ...I-1 FCC...
... Tank in the BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge 5-18 Storing a BJ Cartridge 5-22 Transporting the Printer 5-24 6 Troubleshooting 6-1 Using Canon's Support Services 6-1 Identifying Your Printer Problem 6-2 General Problems 6-3 Using the Super Solver (Windows Only 6-3 Clearing Paper Jams 6-4 Technical Notes 6-5 Appendix A Specifications A-1 Appendix B Sharing Your Printer Over an AppleTalk Network ...B-1 Glossary ...G-1 Index ...I-1 FCC...
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...Printing a document r Printer setup within Windows 95 r Printer setup within the printer driver, and the printer driver then communicates the settings to use the printer with your computer, you must install the BJ Printer Driver before you can use the BJC-4550 with your Quick Start Guide for ...instructions. See your computer. N You must install a printer driver. Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-1 The printer driver also controls the various settings, such as ...
...Printing a document r Printer setup within Windows 95 r Printer setup within the printer driver, and the printer driver then communicates the settings to use the printer with your computer, you must install the BJ Printer Driver before you can use the BJC-4550 with your Quick Start Guide for ...instructions. See your computer. N You must install a printer driver. Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-1 The printer driver also controls the various settings, such as ...
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...menu. Refer to start the print job. 2-2 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 and open the document you want to close the Canon BJC-4550 printer driver. r After making any adjustments as your r Start the program you are using . Make sure the Canon BJC-4550 is selected as appropriate for printing your software application's documentation for details... the Setup button if you want to make any necessary changes to the printing parameters, select OK to your document. (See Printer Setup Within Windows 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 for the exact printing procedure.
...menu. Refer to start the print job. 2-2 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 and open the document you want to close the Canon BJC-4550 printer driver. r After making any adjustments as your r Start the program you are using . Make sure the Canon BJC-4550 is selected as appropriate for printing your software application's documentation for details... the Setup button if you want to make any necessary changes to the printing parameters, select OK to your document. (See Printer Setup Within Windows 95 or Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 for the exact printing procedure.
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... the printer and then select the Properties command from the drop down list. N For detailed information on any Windows application, you can use the BJC-4550 with all your Windows 95 applications. and then click an item. r From the Printers folder, you can select the printer, click...the What's This? command. r Click ? r Press F1. See The Windows Tabs section (page 2-5) for details. Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-3 Using the Printer With Windows Printer Setup Within Windows 95 You can use the Windows 95 on-line Help: r Use the right mouse button to click an...
... the printer and then select the Properties command from the drop down list. N For detailed information on any Windows application, you can use the BJC-4550 with all your Windows 95 applications. and then click an item. r From the Printers folder, you can select the printer, click...the What's This? command. r Click ? r Press F1. See The Windows Tabs section (page 2-5) for details. Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-3 Using the Printer With Windows Printer Setup Within Windows 95 You can use the Windows 95 on-line Help: r Use the right mouse button to click an...
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... application, refer to the user's manual supplied with all your Windows 3.1 applications. Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 You can select the Print Setup option available from the Printers dialog box in the Control Panel, or you can use the BJC-4550 with the application. In Windows 3.1, the printing options are displayed on these tabs: Paper, Graphics...
... application, refer to the user's manual supplied with all your Windows 3.1 applications. Printer Setup Within Windows 3.1 You can select the Print Setup option available from the Printers dialog box in the Control Panel, or you can use the BJC-4550 with the application. In Windows 3.1, the printing options are displayed on these tabs: Paper, Graphics...
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The Windows Tabs The BJC-4550 printer driver has several tabs from within a Windows application.) Using the Printer With Windows ADD COMMENTS HERE PRINT A SEPARATOR PAGE PRINT A TEST PAGE r Details (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to specify printer port settings, ... DEFINE THE PRINTER'S PORT SPECIFY THE PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFY TIMEOUT SETTINGS SPECIFY PORT SETTINGS Using the Printer With Windows 2-5 r General (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to add comments regarding the printer driver and print a test page ... and learn about your printer driver as well as the BJC-4550 printer.
The Windows Tabs The BJC-4550 printer driver has several tabs from within a Windows application.) Using the Printer With Windows ADD COMMENTS HERE PRINT A SEPARATOR PAGE PRINT A TEST PAGE r Details (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to specify printer port settings, ... DEFINE THE PRINTER'S PORT SPECIFY THE PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFY TIMEOUT SETTINGS SPECIFY PORT SETTINGS Using the Printer With Windows 2-5 r General (Windows 95 only) This tab allows you to add comments regarding the printer driver and print a test page ... and learn about your printer driver as well as the BJC-4550 printer.
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... to specify page orientation, paper size, and type of print media. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) SPECIFY PAGE ORIENTATION SPECIFY SIZE OF PAPER SPECIFY PAPER FEED METHOD SPECIFY TYPE OF PAPER r Graphics This tab allows you to specify...print quality, color model, and print model. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1. However, the Image Color Matching feature is available in Windows 95 only.) SELECT A PRINT MODEL SPECIFY PRINT QUALITY SELECT A COLOR MODEL ENABLE OR DISABLE IMAGE COLOR MATCHING...
... to specify page orientation, paper size, and type of print media. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) SPECIFY PAGE ORIENTATION SPECIFY SIZE OF PAPER SPECIFY PAPER FEED METHOD SPECIFY TYPE OF PAPER r Graphics This tab allows you to specify...print quality, color model, and print model. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1. However, the Image Color Matching feature is available in Windows 95 only.) SELECT A PRINT MODEL SPECIFY PRINT QUALITY SELECT A COLOR MODEL ENABLE OR DISABLE IMAGE COLOR MATCHING...
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...it. It also allows you to save up to four custom print settings. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) ENABLE OR DISABLE SETUP ANALYZER ENABLE OR DISABLE CARTRIDGE DETECTION ENABLE OR DISABLE COLOR ADVISOR SAVE YOUR CUSTOM PRINT SETTINGS r Control This tab... you to print test pages, turn the printer off, enable or disable the auto power on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) PERFORM PRINTER TESTS POWER OFF PRINTER ENABLE AUTO POWER ON DISABLE AUTO POWER ON CLEAN THE PRINT HEAD CHANGE BJ CARTRIDGE SELECT TIME ...
...it. It also allows you to save up to four custom print settings. (The printing options on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) ENABLE OR DISABLE SETUP ANALYZER ENABLE OR DISABLE CARTRIDGE DETECTION ENABLE OR DISABLE COLOR ADVISOR SAVE YOUR CUSTOM PRINT SETTINGS r Control This tab... you to print test pages, turn the printer off, enable or disable the auto power on this tab are the same for both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1.) PERFORM PRINTER TESTS POWER OFF PRINTER ENABLE AUTO POWER ON DISABLE AUTO POWER ON CLEAN THE PRINT HEAD CHANGE BJ CARTRIDGE SELECT TIME ...
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..., you can initiate installation if either the Visual Guide or the Super Solver is selectable once you move between the Windows tabs, click on any of the tab. 2-8 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 r To save your on a tab, click the OK button. From this tab. r To move the mouse cursor over...
..., you can initiate installation if either the Visual Guide or the Super Solver is selectable once you move between the Windows tabs, click on any of the tab. 2-8 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 r To save your on a tab, click the OK button. From this tab. r To move the mouse cursor over...
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...quality is draft. Produces unsurpassed photo-realistic color printing. (Requires BC-22 Photo BJ Cartridge.) Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-9 Slower than draft. Fast color printing but optimizes B&W grayscale quality. color printing Photo Color Results Uses less ink. Slightly... slower than Standard but quality is standard. 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...
...quality is draft. Produces unsurpassed photo-realistic color printing. (Requires BC-22 Photo BJ Cartridge.) Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-9 Slower than draft. Fast color printing but optimizes B&W grayscale quality. color printing Photo Color Results Uses less ink. Slightly... slower than Standard but quality is standard. 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...
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... your settings are inconsistencies, a dialog box similar to select or deselect the inconsistencies and/or fix or ignore the inconsistencies. 2-10 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 If there are contrary to the recommended settings. When you click on the red symbol to disable it. You can use the dialog box...
... your settings are inconsistencies, a dialog box similar to select or deselect the inconsistencies and/or fix or ignore the inconsistencies. 2-10 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 If there are contrary to the recommended settings. When you click on the red symbol to disable it. You can use the dialog box...
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...disable it . You now have a BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge installed, you install the BJ Printer Driver from the Canon Creative CD. Using Color Advisor Canon's Color Advisor is automatically installed when you 'll see: Performance Tip! If you choose the Monochrome Color Model and ...you have a color cartridge installed in your Color Model setting. Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-11 To enable Cartridge ...
...disable it . You now have a BC-21 Color BJ Cartridge installed, you install the BJ Printer Driver from the Canon Creative CD. Using Color Advisor Canon's Color Advisor is automatically installed when you 'll see: Performance Tip! If you choose the Monochrome Color Model and ...you have a color cartridge installed in your Color Model setting. Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-11 To enable Cartridge ...
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... print speed will be optimized. By decreasing the amount of colors, up to 16.7 million colors. Printing Speed Versus Color The BJC-4550 Windows printer driver can significantly decrease the time needed to translate the information. This will not be slower than with other setting combinations. .... These selections allow the printer driver to interpret and translate up to 16.7 million colors. For Quick Color Printing In the BJC-4550 Windows printer driver, choose the following settings. When printing in color, there is on r Color Model-Color r Print Model-Automatic 2-12...
... print speed will be optimized. By decreasing the amount of colors, up to 16.7 million colors. Printing Speed Versus Color The BJC-4550 Windows printer driver can significantly decrease the time needed to translate the information. This will not be slower than with other setting combinations. .... These selections allow the printer driver to interpret and translate up to 16.7 million colors. For Quick Color Printing In the BJC-4550 Windows printer driver, choose the following settings. When printing in color, there is on r Color Model-Color r Print Model-Automatic 2-12...
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In the BJC-4550 printer driver, choose the following : r Turn off the Print Manager in the Windows Control Panel (Windows 3.1 only). r Add a permanent swap file in the Windows Control Panel, add or create a permanent swap file that is from 4 MB to 9 MB. Choosing a Halftone setting of sending ...you are printing black text and graphics only. r Avoid diffusion halftones. The computer will be able to Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-13 The screen matching feature takes longer to prepare the print file faster. r Avoid screen matched color. In the Custom Settings dialog box...
In the BJC-4550 printer driver, choose the following : r Turn off the Print Manager in the Windows Control Panel (Windows 3.1 only). r Add a permanent swap file in the Windows Control Panel, add or create a permanent swap file that is from 4 MB to 9 MB. Choosing a Halftone setting of sending ...you are printing black text and graphics only. r Avoid diffusion halftones. The computer will be able to Chapter 2 Using the Printer With Windows 2-13 The screen matching feature takes longer to prepare the print file faster. r Avoid screen matched color. In the Custom Settings dialog box...
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... the Draft print quality. r Use Plain Paper as cause the print speed to prepare the print file faster. 2-14 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 r A d d R A M to use Draft print quality when printing color. The computer will be printing text in... Windows background; r Use a computer with a faster processor. Use only one pass for Windows processing. If you will make the image confusing and less effective as well as the Media Type. Print draft documents in your ...
... the Draft print quality. r Use Plain Paper as cause the print speed to prepare the print file faster. 2-14 Using the Printer With Windows Chapter 2 r A d d R A M to use Draft print quality when printing color. The computer will be printing text in... Windows background; r Use a computer with a faster processor. Use only one pass for Windows processing. If you will make the image confusing and less effective as well as the Media Type. Print draft documents in your ...
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Double-click the ColorSync System r You see this window: If BJ Standard is not shown as the profile, click r You see this dialog box: r Choose BJ Standard and click the Select button. r Close the ColorSync control panel. 3-14 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh Chapter 3
Double-click the ColorSync System r You see this window: If BJ Standard is not shown as the profile, click r You see this dialog box: r Choose BJ Standard and click the Select button. r Close the ColorSync control panel. 3-14 Using the Printer With Your Macintosh Chapter 3
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...: r Attempting to the large amount of your software application or printer driver must support mirror image printing in contact with Design Essentials from Canon Creative, you have everything you need to use Back Print Film or T-Shirt Transfers. Printing with a paper that of the printer is ...legal size paper (or larger), do not extend the paper output tray. 4-4 Paper Handling Chapter 4 If you are printing in an application outside Windows, your page is thick enough to come in order to print dense graphics, try printing on heavier stock. r When printing on glossy paper. ...
...: r Attempting to the large amount of your software application or printer driver must support mirror image printing in contact with Design Essentials from Canon Creative, you have everything you need to use Back Print Film or T-Shirt Transfers. Printing with a paper that of the printer is ...legal size paper (or larger), do not extend the paper output tray. 4-4 Paper Handling Chapter 4 If you are printing in an application outside Windows, your page is thick enough to come in order to print dense graphics, try printing on heavier stock. r When printing on glossy paper. ...
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r If you are using Windows, you must select Manual Feed in the paper until it for the printer to the left or center position before printing on thick paper or ... the single sheet. Paper Handling Start your print operation. r Adjust the paper guide to the back position and extend the paper support. 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 left or center position before printing on thick paper or ... the single sheet. Paper Handling Start your print operation. r Adjust the paper guide to the back position and extend the paper support. r Slide in the BJC-4550 printer driver for about two seconds.