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Canon BJ Series Printer Driver for Windows 95/3.1
(Version 3.94E)
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Thank you for purchasing a Canon Bubble Jet Printer.  
This dual-mode BJ Series printer driver is designed to 
function with Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows 3.1 and it 
allows you to print documents from any Windows 
application to your Canon Bubble Jet printer.  In 
addition, the correct printer driver configuration is 
automatically installed based on the version of Windows 
you are using.
We hope that you will appreciate its exceptional print 
quality, flexible paper handling, fast printing speed 
and virtually trouble-free operation.

This README file describes supplemental information to 
help you to use your BJ Series printer driver software.  
As with most software and hardware products, some 
information is made available after the development of 
the instruction manual such as "Windows Print Guide".
Updated information regarding your printer is provided 
in this README file.  
If you require additional assistance, please contact 
your local Canon company.



CONTENTS
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1.0 System Requirements
2.0 For Windows 95 Users
	2.1 Specific Information for Windows 95 Users
	2.2 Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver
	2.3 Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver
3.0 For Windows 3.1 Users
	3.1 Specific Information for Windows 3.1 Users
	3.2 Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver
	3.3 Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver
4.0 Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions
	4.1 During Installation Procedure
	4.2 During Printing Procedure


1.0 System Requirements
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1. Allow at least 10MB of free hard disk space on the 
   drive which contains your system's TEMP directory.
2. For Windows 95, the minimum amount of RAM memory 
   required is 8 MB. (16 MB is recommended).
3. For Windows 3.1, the minimum amount of RAM memory 
   required is 4 MB. (8 MB is recommended.)
4. Increasing the amount of RAM memory will result in 
   faster printing and reduce compatibility problems 
   with some applications.  As an alternative, you can 
   also increase the amount of virtual memory to reduce 
   the possibility of "low memory" conditions. (Please 
   note that this method does not improve printing 
   performance.)


2.0 For Windows 95 Users
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2.1 Specific Information for Windows 95 Users

1. If you upgrade the BJ Series printer driver 
   from a previous version, choose Replace the 
   existing BJ Series printer driver, even though 
   Windows 95 recommends that you keep the 
   existing printer driver.  Or, remove the older 
   version of the BJ Series driver before 
   performing new installation.  Otherwise the 
   new BJ Series printer driver may not be updated 
   correctly.

2. If you reinstall the BJ Series printer driver, 
   be sure to remove the BJ Series driver which 
   has been installed before performing reinstallation.

     - For more details on the installation 
       procedure, see the section 2.2 
       "Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver". 
     - For more details on the uninstallation 
       procedure, see  the section 2.3 
       "Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver".

3. When you install the BJ Series printer driver, the
   LPT.VXD file may be renewed to be v955.
   Please note that the original LPT.VXD file has been
   renamed LPT.BAK in this case.

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2.2 Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver

To use this BJ Series printer driver with software 
application packages that operate with Windows 95, 
use the following installation procedure.

 - This section describes the installation procedure 
   when you download the BJ Series printer driver from 
   a web site.  For more details on the installation 
   procedure using the supplied CD-ROM or floppy disks 
   provided with the product, refer to the instruction 
   manual such as "Windows Print Guide".
 - When you download the BJ Series printer driver, we 
   recommend that you create the installation disks 
   using commercially available floppy disks, and follow 
   the procedure below.
 - If your printer can print in colour, the driver is 
   automatically set for printing in colour.  
   Otherwise, the driver is automatically set for 
   greyscale printing.
 - If you are using the Browse method of installing this 
   BJ Series printer driver from the Add Printer Wizard, 
   be sure to select the file named CANONBJ.INF from the 
   printer driver files supplied with your printer.  
   Do not select the file named OEMSETUP.INF.
   Otherwise the Cartridge Detection feature will not 
   function properly.

  1) Choose Settings from the Start menu.
  2) Choose Printers.
  3) Double-click on the Add Printer icon.
  4) Click on the Next button.
  5) Click on the Have Disk button.
  6) Insert Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive.  
     If the floppy disk drive is Drive A, click on the 
     OK button and proceed with the next step.  
     Otherwise, type the letter name of your floppy disk 
     drive (such as "B:"), and click on the OK button.
  7) Choose the name of your printer, and click on the 
     Next button.
  8) Make sure that LPT1: Printer Port is highlighted, 
     and click on the Next button.
  9) Click on the Finish button.
 10) Follow the instructions on the screen until the 
     installation procedure is completed.  
     An icon for your printer will then appear in the 
     Printers window.

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2.3 Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver

To uninstall the BJ Series Printer Driver, follow the 
procedure below.

  1) Choose Printers from Settings in the Start menu.
  2) Click on the printer name you wish to delete in the 
     Printers window.
  3) Choose Delete from the File menu.
  4) When the confirmation message is displayed, 
     click on the Yes button. 


3.0 For Windows 3.1 Users
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3.1 Specific Information for Windows 3.1 Users

1. If you upgrade the BJ Series printer driver, 
   be sure to remove the older version of the 
   BJ Series driver from the Windows Control 
   Panel before performing new installation.  
   (If you upgrade the BJ Series printer driver 
   by overwriting the older version, the new 
   installation may not be performed correctly.) 

2. If you reinstall the BJ Series printer driver, 
   be sure to remove the BJ Series driver which 
   has been installed from the Windows Control 
   Panel before performing reinstallation.

3. If you install this BJ Series printer driver in 
   Windows 3.1 and later upgrade your system to 
   Windows 95, be sure to reinstall this BJ Series 
   printer driver in Windows 95.

     - For more details on the installation 
       procedure, see the section 3.2 
       "Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver". 
     - For more details on the uninstallation 
       procedure, see  the section 3.3 
       "Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver".

4. When running Windows 3.1 under OS/2, this BJ Series 
   printer driver cannot be used.

5. In Windows 3.1, the Cartridge Detection mechanism is 
   unable to distinguish between a regular colour ink 
   cartridge and a photo colour ink cartridge.  Be sure 
   to install the correct ink cartridge to avoid 
   printing problems.

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3.2 Installing the BJ Series Printer Driver

To use this BJ Series printer driver with software 
application packages that operate with Windows 95, 
use the following installation procedure.

 - This section describes the installation procedure 
   when you download the BJ Series printer driver from 
   a web site.  For more details on the installation 
   procedure using the supplied CD-ROM or floppy disks 
   provided with the product, refer to the instruction 
   manual such as "Windows Print Guide".
 - When you download the BJ Series printer driver, we 
   recommend that you create the installation disks 
   using commercially available floppy disks, and follow 
   the procedure below.
 - If your printer can print in colour, the driver is 
   automatically set for printing in colour.  
   Otherwise, the driver is automatically set for 
   greyscale printing.
 
  1) Double-click on the Control Panel icon in the Main 
     program group.
  2) Double-click on the Printers icon.
  3) Click on the Add button to display the list of 
     printers.  
  4) Click on the Install button.
  5) Insert Disk 1 into the floppy disk drive.
     If the floppy disk drive is Drive A, click on the 
     OK button and proceed with the next step.  
     Otherwise, type the letter name of your floppy disk
     drive (such as "B:"), and click on the OK button.
  6) Click on the name that corresponds to your printer, 
     and click on the OK button.
  7) When the installation of the driver files is 
     completed, the name of your printer appears in the 
     list of Installed Printers.  
  8) When your printer is connected to your computer's 
     LPT1 port, proceed with the next step.  
     Otherwise, click on the Connect button to display 
     the Connect dialogue box which displays a list of 
     available output ports to which your printer can be 
     connected. (Only those ports that begin with LPT 
     can be used.)  Click on the LPT port to which your 
     printer is connected, and click on the OK button to 
     return to the Printers dialogue box.
  9) Restart Windows to utilize the Cartridge Detection 
     feature since the SYSTEM.INI file is modified.

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3.3 Uninstalling the BJ Series Printer Driver

To uninstall the BJ Series printer driver, follow the 
procedure below.

  1) Double-click on the Control Panel icon in the Main 
     program group.
  2) Double-click on the Printers icon.
  3) Choose the BJ Series printer driver you wish to 
     delete, and click on the Remove button.  
  4) When the confirmation message is displayed, click 
     on the Yes button.


4.0 Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions
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4.1 During Installation Procedure

1. If you receive a message which indicates that the 
   BJ Series printer driver is already in use during 
   the installation procedure, close all open 
   applications and try installing the printer driver 
   again.

2. If you cancel the installation procedure before all 
   necessary files of this BJ Series printer driver are 
   copied, the printer driver cannot be installed 
   completely, even though it appears in the list of 
   Installed Printers.  
   You must therefore reinstall the BJ Series printer 
   driver from the first step described in the 
   instruction manual such as "Windows Print Guide" 
   and complete the installation procedure.

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4.2 During Printing Procedure

1. If your printer is capable of printing in colour, 
   do not attempt to print in Colour mode when a black 
   ink cartridge is installed in your printer.  The 
   results will be unpredictable.

2. After printing an image with Photo Colour ink, please 
   allow the ink to dry for 15-30 minutes.

3. For some printer models, the Cartridge Detection 
   feature may not function if you have used the BJ 
   Setup Utility to set the Printer Control Mode to the 
   Automatic mode.  
   To use the Cartridge Detection feature, set the 
   Printer Control Mode to either LQ or BJ mode.

4. Some thin lines which are not solid black may not 
   print using the BJ Series printer driver's default 
   settings.  
   To work around this, set the Photo setting to the 
   Print Model in the Graphics tab.  This will use an 
   alternative dot-placement method that produces better 
   results.

5. A blank dialogue box may appear when you are using 
   Manual Feed mode.  When this dialogue box appears, 
   insert a sheet of paper and click OK.

6. If you select Automatic from Print Model in Graphics 
   tab sheet or Auto from Halftoning in Custom Setting 
   dialogue and start printing, some part of the printed 
   image which should be printed with Diffusion 
   halftoning may be printed with Fine halftoning.
   To correct this problem, set Diffusion to the 
   Halftoning in Custom Setting dialogue.

7. Some Bar Code TrueType fonts may be printed with 
   some extraneous lines.

8. When sharing a document file among several computer 
   systems, make sure that all the fonts used by the 
   document are installed on all computer systems.  
   Otherwise, some text fonts will not be printed 
   correctly.

9. This BJ Series printer driver supports a special 
   transparent mode when printing overlapping bitmapped 
   graphics.  However, some applications (such as 
   PhotoShop V3.0, Claris Works and possibly other) 
   do not support the transparent mode correctly, and 
   this can cause printing errors.  Other applications 
   incorrectly set the background colour for bitmapped 
   graphics, and this can also cause printing errors.
   To work around these problems, the printer driver 
   will automatically add the following lines to your 
   system's WIN.INI file when it is installed.
	[CanonDriver]
	ForceOpaque=1
	PhotoShopBugFix=1
   To disable these work-arounds, you can edit the 
   WIN.INI file and change the "1" to "0" and then 
   restart Windows.  For most applications, you should 
   leave these items set to "1".

10. A known problem in Corel Mosaic Version 5.0 may 
    cause incomplete printed output.  Please contact 
    Corel Corporation for an update.

11. When printing from Adobe Photoshop, select the RGB 
    mode rather than the CMYK mode to avoid printing 
    some incorrect colours.

12. Banner Printing Tip
    (Banner-capable printer models only)

     - MS Publisher 97
       To avoid some overlapping printed results between
       page boundaries, select File/Print/Tile Printing 
       Options and set the value of Overlap tiles to 0.

     - Print Shop Ensemble III
       To avoid any gaps between pages, use Standard 
       quality instead of Draft.

     - For best results, you should only print one copy 
       of a banner at a time.  If you perform multiple 
       copies, the printing results may be unpredictable.


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