Copyright CANON INC. 2007-2008. All Rights Reserved. ____________________________________________________________________ Canon iP1900 series Canon IJ XPS Printer Driver Version 5.20 for Microsoft Windows Instructions ____________________________________________________________________ Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Windows Vista is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All brand names and product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. ____________________________________________________________________ < Contents > Introduction Foreword Preparation prior to Installation Installation Method Deleting the Printer Driver Specifying Printer Driver Settings Opening the Printer Driver Setup Window Using the Printer Driver ==================================================================== Introduction ==================================================================== < Foreword > This Readme gives you important information about setting up and using the Canon IJ XPS Printer Driver with which the Readme is distributed. The Canon IJ XPS Printer Driver allows you to print on your Canon IJ printer from applications running under Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows XP. Before you can use your printer, you must install the printer driver on your computer. Note: Before you can use the application on Windows XP, you must first install the following: For details, see the Microsoft website. - Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Microsoft XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack Version 1.0 < Preparation prior to Installation > - Before installing the XPS printer driver, install the regular printer driver. See your printer manual for details. Note: - Before you can use the XPS printer driver, the regular printer driver must already be installed. < Installation Method > Install the XPS printer driver as described below. After installation of the regular printer driver is completed, execute this program. 1) Confirm that the icon for the regular printer driver has been created in the following location: For Windows Vista: [Control Panel]-[Hardware and Sound]- [Printers] For Windows XP: [Control Panel]-[Printers and Other Hardware]-[Printers and Faxes] Note: If an icon has not been created, install the regular printer driver. See your printer manual for details. 2) Double-click [Setup.exe] to start the installation program. 3) At the [Welcome] window, click [Next]. 4) Read the contents of the [License Agreement] window. After checking the contents, click [Yes]. 5) At the [Select Port] window, select the printer port, and then click [Next]. Installation of the XPS printer driver begins. 6) After the [Installation Complete] window is displayed, click [Complete]. < Deleting the Printer Driver > Uninstall the unnecessary printer driver as described below. 1) Select the [Start] menu -> [All Programs] -> [Canon iP1900 series] -> [Printer Driver Uninstaller]. 2) When the [Printer Driver Uninstaller] dialog box is displayed, click [Execute]. 3) Click [Yes] when the confirmation message appears. 4) When all the files have been deleted, click [Complete]. Note: If you delete the XPS printer driver, the regular printer driver is also deleted. ==================================================================== Specifying Printer Driver Settings ==================================================================== < Opening the Printer Driver Setup Window > - Opening the window from your application The typical way to open the printer driver from your application is to select [File]-[Page Setup] and click [Printer], or select [File]-[Print...] and click [Properties]. - Opening the window directly To specify a regularly-used setup or to access your printer's maintenance functions, use the procedure below. 1) From the [Start] menu, select the following items: For Windows Vista: [Control Panel]-[Hardware and Sound]- [Printers] For Windows XP: [Control Panel]-[Printers and Other Hardware]-[Printers and Faxes] 2) Click the icon of the printer model to be used. 3) From the [File] menu, select [Printing Preferences]. For Windows Vista, press the [Alt] key on your keyboard to display the [File] menu. Note: Do not change the settings on the [Advanced] tab, which is displayed when the printer driver setup screen is opened from [Properties]. If you change any of the settings, some of the functions may become disabled and you will not be able to use them. < Using the Printer Driver > - The XPS printer driver does not support the following functions, which are supported by the regular printer driver: - [Instructions] on the [Main] tab - [ICM] and [Input Profile] in the [Manual Color Adjustment] dialog box - [Poster Printing], [Booklet Printing], and [Background] of [Stamp/Background...] on the [Page Setup] tab - [Disable ICM required from the application software] and [Unit of Print Data Processing] in the [Print Option] dialog box - All functions on the [Effects] tab - [Instructions] on the [Maintenance] tab - [Print Page Information] screen in the Canon IJ Preview - To use the preview function with Windows XP, install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or later. - With Windows Vista, the preview function will not operate if you install the XPS printer driver by using [Control Panel]- [Hardware and Sound]-[Printers]-[Add a printer]. To use the preview function, first delete the XPS printer driver, and then re-install it according to the Installation Method. - When the preview function is disabled, the [Preview before printing] option on the [Main] tab is grayed out and cannot be selected. - The [Stamp] function on the [Page Setup] tab may not function properly if [Render print jobs on client computers] on the [Sharing] tab is not selected for the printer properties. - With the XPS printer driver, application software distributed with printers, such as Easy-PhotoPrint Ex and My Printer, cannot be used. - For other restrictions related to the XPS printer driver, see our web site.