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Canon FAX-L290 Canon FAX-L290 Printer Driver for Windows Software User’s Guide.
ii Prefa ce Copyright © 2002 by Canon, Inc. All rights reserved. This manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or part, without the prio r written consent o f Canon, Inc. Trademark Acknowledgments Canon is a registered trademark of Canon , Inc.
Conte nts iii Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................ ........... ........... ................. ........... ............ ................. ...... 1-1 Printer Driver: an Overview ........... ........... ................. ............ .........
iv C o n t e n t s Chapter 4 Frequently Aske d Questions......... ................. ............................ ............ ...... 4-1 Printer Cannot Be Initialized. .......................... ........... ................. ............ ...... 4-2 Installation Is Displaying Unexpected Behavior .
Chapte r 1 Introd uction 1 -1 Introduc tion Chapter 1 1 Intro duction Welcom e and c ongrat ulat ions on you r purc hase of the Canon FAX-L290 (also referred to in this guide as the printer) an d its accompan ying printer driver software. Contents of thi s chapter: ❏ Printer Driver: an Over view .
1-2 In troduction Chapter 1 Printer Driver: an Overview 1 The printer driver is software that enables the printer to commu nicate with your computer. You can use the printer as the default printer in any Windo ws ap plicat ion t hat s uppor ts p rint ing.
Chapte r 1 Introd uction 1 -3 Introduc tion ❏ Mem ory • Window s 98/Me: 32 megabyt es (MB) of RAM. 64 MB of RAM or more is recommended. • Windows 200 0/XP: 64 MB of RAM.
1-4 In troduction Chapter 1 Conventions Used in This Gui de 1 The following types of format ting identify s pecific types of inf ormation provided in this guid e. Italicized text Used to stress the importance of a word or phrase, or to refer to the title of another guide.
Chapte r 1 Introd uction 1 -5 Introduc tion Other User Assista nce 1 In addition to this guide, the foll owing inform ation an d instructio ns are avai lab le. ❏ Printe r Driver Online He lp The online help in cludes context-sen sitive help about a window or dialog box and step-by-step instructions for per forming tasks.
1-6 In troduction Chapter 1.
Chapter 2 Installing the Printer Dr iver 2-1 Installing the Printer Driver Chapter 2 2 Instal ling the Printer D river Contents of thi s chapter: ❏ Before You Begin the Installation: a Checklist ......................... ........... 2-2 ❏ Installing the Software .
2-2 Installing the Print er Driver Chapter 2 Before You Begin the Inst allation: a Checklist 2 To ensure a smooth and successful in stallation, ta ke some time before you begin to plan and prepare for the installation process. ❏ Do not connect. Do not conn ect the printer cable to the port on your computer at this time.
Chapter 2 Installing the Printer Dr iver 2-3 Installing the Printer Driver If your current printer purchase is replacing a MultiPASS printer, you must rem ove th e MultiPASS softw are installed on you r system before installing the new printer.
2-4 Installing the Print er Driver Chapter 2 If installation does not start au tomatically: • On the Windows desktop, cli ck Start, and then click Run. • In the Run dial og box, type the fo llowing com mand and click OK (where D: is your disk dr ive containin g the installati on disk).
Chapter 2 Installing the Printer Dr iver 2-5 Installing the Printer Driver 5. The system displays messages indicating that the driver for your printer is being installe d. For Windows 9 8/Me: Wait for the system to complete the insta llation of the printer driver.
2-6 Installing the Print er Driver Chapter 2 For Window s XP • Select Install the software autom atically (Recomme nded). 7. When the setup is finished, if prompted, rest art Windows. The installatio n program det ermines whether Win dows needs to be rest arte d on your syst em.
Chapter 2 Installing the Printer Dr iver 2-7 Installing the Printer Driver If you choose to share the use of your printer, your computer acts as the host system or server to t he other computers (also referred to as remote or client sys tems). To use your printer, the client systems must have the printer driver software installed on them.
2-8 Installing the Print er Driver Chapter 2 5. In the Share Nam e box (Windows 98/Me/XP) or Shared As box (Windows 2000), type a name you want to assign to the shared printer. If available, you may also w ant to assign a password, whi ch would then be required by the client system when using the printer.
Chapter 2 Installing the Printer Dr iver 2-9 Installing the Printer Driver Removing the Printer Driver 2 As needed, you can rem ove the printer driver from your system.
2-10 Inst alling t he Prin ter D river Chapt er 2.
Chap ter 3 Printin g 3-1 Printing Chapter 3 3 Printing Contents of thi s chapter: ❏ Printing a Document ........... ................. ............ ........... ................. ........... 3-2 ❏ Defining Print Settings: an Overview................
3-2 Pri nting Chapter 3 Printing a Document 3 Once you ha ve installed t he software, y ou are ready to print a document , from any Windows application that supports printing, such as Word for Window s. Predefined printer setting s are initially ins talled, enab ling you to print immediately.
Chap ter 3 Printin g 3-3 Printing You can change a number o f print settings, such as the paper size , page layout, resolu tion, and halft oning method . If you use certain print settings often, yo u can save the settings as a print profile and reuse the profile as needed.
3-4 Pri nting Chapter 3 4. To accept the changes and close the dialog box, click OK. To accept the chan ges and leave the dialog box open, click Apply. To cancel the ch anges and return to the default sett ings, clic k Restore Defaults. To close the dialog box wi thout accepting any change s, click Cancel.
Chap ter 3 Printin g 3-5 Printing 4. To accept the chan ges, close the dialog box, and print the document, click OK. If avail abl e, to ac cept the ch ang es and le ave the dial og box open , click Apply. To cancel the ch anges and return to the default sett ings, clic k Restore Defaults.
3-6 Pri nting Chapter 3 Defining Pag e Settings 3 Page settings determine the followin g print results, as defined on the Page Setup tab . ❏ Page Size Click the size of the page you want to use for your printed document.
Chap ter 3 Printin g 3-7 Printing ❏ Orientat ion Click Portrait or Land scape to determine ho w your document is oriented on th e page when prin ted. Portrait prints the conten t of you r document across the narrower dimension of a rectangular sheet of paper.
3-8 Pri nting Chapter 3 2. In the Custom Paper Size Setting dialog box, under Custom Paper List, click an existing form name. 3. If you want to assign a new name to the custom-sized f orm you are defining, type a name in the Name box. 4. Click the unit of measure by which you w ant to define the siz e of your paper.
Chap ter 3 Printin g 3-9 Printing Meeting Size Requirements When defining the cust om form, the siz e and printer area margi ns you set must meet certain requirements. When setting the custom size: The wi dth and h eigh t mus t meet the follo wing mini mum an d max imum measurements: ❏ Width: 7.
3-10 Print ing Chapter 3 Defining and Assigning the Custom Form First, you need to define the custom-sized form to make it available on your system. Next, you assign the newly d efined form as an availa ble setting in you r printer driver. To define a custom f orm on your system: 1.
Chap ter 3 Pri nting 3- 11 Printing 6. In the Paper Size boxes, type th e width and height of your fo rm. 7. In the Printer Area Margins boxes, type the appropriat e margins for your form. 8. Click Save Form, and th en click Close to clos e the dialog box.
3-12 Print ing Chapter 3 6. In the Chan ge Forms dialog box, in the Available Form s list, click the custom-sized form to want to assi gn. You can click the preferred unit of measure for reviewin g the size of the selected form.
Chap ter 3 Pri nting 3- 13 Printing The custom-sized form becomes available in your printer driver a nd can be selected in the Page Size and Output Size boxes on the Page Se tup tab. Defining a Print Overlay 3 You can print your document with an image in the foreground or background .
3-14 Print ing Chapter 3 2. In the Overlay dialog box, do one of the following: • In the File Name list , click an existi ng overlay image. • To select a new overlay image file, click Brow se. In the Select File dialog box, type or click the pa th and file name for the im age that you want to use, and then click OK (in Windows XP, click Open).
Chap ter 3 Pri nting 3- 15 Printing When you type, rather than click, the actual values, the preview illustration of the overlay image does n ot automatically reflect the changes. 8. To save you r overlay settings , click OK. To return the position and siz e settings to their origin al values, click Restor e Defau lts.
3-16 Print ing Chapter 3 ❏ Resolution Click the resolution, in dots per inch (dpi) for your printed document. Usually, the higher the resol ution, the sharper the appearan ce of the document.
Chap ter 3 Pri nting 3- 17 Printing 2. In the More Options dialo g box, click Toner Saver. 3. To save you r setting, click OK. To return the setting to its default value, click R estore Defaults.
3-18 Print ing Chapter 3 2. In the Add Prof ile dialog box, ent er a name for the new print prof ile in the Name box. 3. In the Icon box, clic k an icon to asso ciate you r new print profile. 4. In the Comment bo x, type an internal description of the print profile.
Chap ter 3 Pri nting 3- 19 Printing Editing a Print Profi le 3 After adding print profiles, you can edit a print profile to accompli sh one of the fol lowin g: ❏ Change in formation ab out a print p.
3-20 Print ing Chapter 3 Changing Inform ation About a Print Profile 3 For easier reference, yo u may wa nt to as sign a dif ferent name or ico n to a print profile, o r record addition al comments about t he intended use of the print profile. To change i nformatio n about a print pr ofile: 1.
Chap ter 3 Pri nting 3- 21 Printing Export ing a Pr int Prof ile 3 To keep the number of print profiles to a mi nimum, you can export a print profile as a f ile (with th e file name extension .cf g). Once a print profile is exported, you can delete the print profile from the list.
3-22 Print ing Chapter 3 Importing a Print Profile 3 If you have a print profile that you exported to a f ile and then deleted, you can import the f ile to use the print profile a gain. To re trie ve a p rin t pr ofi le fr om a f ile : 1. In the Edit Prof ile dialog box, in the Prof ile List box, click Import .
Chap ter 3 Pri nting 3- 23 Printing Deletin g a P rint Profil e 3 When you de cide that you no lo nger need a pri nt profile, you ca n delete it (for example, after exporting the print prof ile). To dele te a print p rofile: 1. In the Edit Prof ile dialog box, in the Prof ile List box, click the print profile that you want to delete.
3-24 Print ing Chapter 3 4. In the Properties dialog box (Windows 98/Me), Printing Preferences dialog box (Windows 2000), Properties dialog box or Printing Preferences dialog box (Windows XP), on the Page Setup and Quality tabs, specify your cha nges and click OK .
Chap ter 4 Fre quentl y Asked Q uest ions 4-1 Frequently Asked Questions Chapter 4 4 Frequently Aske d Questio ns Contents of thi s chapter: ❏ Printer Cannot Be Initialized. ............. ............ ................. ........... ........... 4-2 ❏ Installation Is Displaying Unexpected Behavior.
4-2 Freq uently As ked Q uesti ons Chapt er 4 Printer Cannot Be In itialized. 4 ❏ Is the operation panel blank? You might h ave a p ower problem. Check that the power co rd is plug ged securely into the printer, and that your electrical source is OK.
Chap ter 4 Fre quentl y Asked Q uest ions 4-3 Frequently Asked Questions To remove the device: Click Start, point to S ettings and then click Control Pan el (in Window s XP, click Start, a nd then click Cont rol Panel).
4-4 Freq uently As ked Q uesti ons Chapt er 4 3. Disconnect your printer cable from the port. 4. Start the install ation process again. Fo r instructions , see Chapter 2, “Install ing t he Printer D river.” Documents Are Not Printing Correctly. 4 ❏ Is the operation panel blank? You might have a power problem.
Chap ter 4 Fre quentl y Asked Q uest ions 4-5 Frequently Asked Questions ❏ Is the d ocument printing wit h undesirable results? You may experien ce undesira ble results when printi ng a document if .
4-6 Freq uently As ked Q uesti ons Chapt er 4 ❏ Are you unable to print to a shared printer? If you are using a client system that is s et up to use a shared printer, yet you are unable to print to .
Chap ter 4 Fre quentl y Asked Q uest ions 4-7 Frequently Asked Questions ❏ Does some of the document co ntent not fit on the page? Make sure paper is aligned correctly in the multi-purpose tray. Check that margins an d paper size are set correctly in you r printing application.
4-8 Freq uently As ked Q uesti ons Chapt er 4.
Appendix A Sharing Your Printer Cr oss-Platform in Win dows 2000/XP A-1 Sharin g Your Printe r Cross-Platfo rm in Windows 2000/XP Append ix A A Sharing Your Printer Cr oss-Platfor m in Windo ws 2000/XP If your system (server) is Wind ows 2000 /XP sharing w ith Windo ws 98/ Me client systems, you may need to set up an alternate driver.
A- 2 Sharing Y our Printer Cross-Platform in Windows 2000/XP Appendix A • When prompted for an .in f file, browse your printer driver installatio n disk for the follo wing fold er: SETUPENGLISHWINBJ.
Appendix B Installing from a Local or Network Drive B-1 Installing from a Local or Network Drive Append ix B B Installing from a Loca l or Network Driv e If the printer driver software h as been placed on a local or n etwork drive, you can install the software on your system from that drive, rather than using the printer driver ins tallation disk.
B- 2 Installing from a Local or Network Drive Appendi x B 3. Follow the on-s creen instruct ions to co mplete the instal lation pro cess. During installa tion, follow these guidelines : • Click Next to move from one dialog box to the next. • Make sure you click Next or OK on the current dialog box.
Appendix B Installing from a Local or Network Drive B-3 Installing from a Local or Network Drive For Windows 2000/XP: S ee Step 6. 6. For Wind ows 2000 /XP: When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears .
B- 4 Installing from a Local or Network Drive Appendi x B 7. When the setup is finished, if prompted, rest art Windows. The installatio n program det ermines whether Win dows needs to be rest arte d on your syst em. If you want to remove the printer driver software from your system, see the “Removing the Printer D river” section in Chapter 2.
Glossary G-1 Glossary G Glossa ry A applicatio n Software prepared for a specific function or set of functions. Examples of an application program include word processing programs. Developers who make applica tion programs in clude drivers that s upport different types of pri nters.
G- 2 Glossary F form A custom paper size, with width and he ight dimensi ons defined by the user. G graphic A written, printed, or electron ically displayed symbol or drawi ng. Also, characters or text that have been generated by a computer graphics applicatio n program .
Glossary G-3 Glossary N network A group of computers connected by ca bles or other means and using software that enables them to shar e equipment (such as printers) and exch ange info rmation.
G- 4 Glossary S scaling Enlarging or reducin g the printed image. U USB Universal Serial B us. A connectivity specif ication for at taching peripherals to computers. It eliminates the need to install cards into dedicated computer slots and reconfigure the system.
Index I-1 Index Index I A about displaying printer d river information 3-23 B brig htne ss setting 3-16 C cable system requirement 1-3 change port overview 2- 9 computer pro cessor system requirement .
I- 2 Index M manual scaling setting 3-7 memory system requirement 1-3 monitor system requirement 1-3 N netw ork driv e installin g from B-1 O operating system system requirement 1-2 orientation settin.
Index I-3 Index Q quality settings defining 3-15 R reducing the print size setting man ually 3-7 remove prin ter driver procedure 2-9 resolution setting 3-16 S save toner setting 3-16 share the printe.
I- 4 Index.
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