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Canon FAX-L290

Canon FAX-L290 Printer Driver

for Windows

Software User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for FAX L290

Page 1: ...Canon FAX L290 Canon FAX L290 Printer Driver for Windows Software User s Guide...

Page 2: ...hout the prior written consent of Canon Inc Trademark Acknowledgments Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Pentium is a...

Page 3: ...e Printer Driver 2 9 Changing the Port Connection 2 9 Chapter 3 Printing 3 1 Printing a Document 3 2 Defining Print Settings an Overview 3 2 Viewing a Summary of Print Settings 3 5 Defining Page Setti...

Page 4: ...expected Behavior 4 2 Documents Are Not Printing Correctly 4 4 Paper Is Not Loading Correctly 4 6 The Print Quality Is Not Satisfactory 4 6 Appendix A Sharing Your Printer Cross Platform in Windows 20...

Page 5: ...on your purchase of the Canon FAX L290 also referred to in this guide as the printer and its accompanying printer driver software Contents of this chapter Printer Driver an Overview 1 2 System Require...

Page 6: ...ample to print your company logo on each page Multiple pages up to nine printed on one sheet of paper User defined print profiles for storing and using print preferences System Requirements 1 To succe...

Page 7: ...in purchasing the correct cable consult your dealer or retailer About This Guide 1 This guide assumes you have a basic understanding of Windows This includes how to start your system and navigate wit...

Page 8: ...to refer to the title of a section within the guide For example the Installing the Software section Click double click Use of the word click or double click provides instructions for selecting or cho...

Page 9: ...ble Printer Driver Online Help The online help includes context sensitive help about a window or dialog box and step by step instructions for performing tasks Canon FAX L290 User s Guide This guide of...

Page 10: ...1 6 Introduction Chapter 1...

Page 11: ...s of this chapter Before You Begin the Installation a Checklist 2 2 Installing the Software 2 3 Setting the Default Printer 2 6 Sharing the Printer Installation 2 6 Setting Up Your Printer for Sharing...

Page 12: ...r Use the procedures in the Installing the Software section to install the software with the installation disk Turn on computer Start Windows If you have not already done so turn on your computer and...

Page 13: ...the Software 2 You are ready to install the software once you have prepared your system as described in the Before You Begin the Installation a Checklist section In particular and as a reminder make s...

Page 14: ...nstallation disk D SETUP ENGLISH SETUP EXE 3 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation process During installation follow these guidelines Click Next to move from one dialog box t...

Page 15: ...to complete the installation of the printer driver For Windows 2000 XP See Step 6 6 For Windows 2000 XP When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears during the setup and prompts you for additional infor...

Page 16: ...set the default printer To set the default printer 1 On the Windows desktop click Start point to Settings and then click Printers in Windows XP click Start and then click Printers and Faxes 2 In the...

Page 17: ...t is printed by the client system on a shared printer any printing messages status or error messages display on the server system Setting Up Your Printer for Sharing 2 Before the client systems can be...

Page 18: ...Driver on a Client System 2 Once the printer has been set up for sharing the printer driver can be installed from the server system to the appropriate client systems To install the printer driver on...

Page 19: ...ox click Canon FAX L290 and then click the Add Remove button Windows 98 Me or the Change Remove button Windows 2000 XP 4 Follow the on screen instructions 5 After the printer driver has been removed r...

Page 20: ...2 10 Installing the Printer Driver Chapter 2...

Page 21: ...Defining a Print Overlay 3 13 Defining Quality Print Settings 3 15 Conserving Toner When Printing 3 16 Adding a Print Profile 3 17 Using a Print Profile 3 18 Editing a Print Profile 3 19 Changing Inf...

Page 22: ...tions summarize the general procedures for printing a document To print a document 1 With your document open click the command to print your document In most Windows applications the Print command is...

Page 23: ...eral procedures for changing printer settings based on your version of Windows For detailed information on specific print settings see the sections that immediately follow these instructions To define...

Page 24: ...box without accepting any changes click Cancel To define print settings Windows 2000 XP 1 On the Windows desktop click Start point to Settings and then click Printers in Windows XP click Start and the...

Page 25: ...ges and return to the default settings click Restore Defaults To close the dialog box without accepting any changes or printing the document click Cancel Viewing a Summary of Print Settings 3 As you w...

Page 26: ...here is the page size you specified when you created your document in the Windows application If you want to define a custom size see the Defining a Custom Paper Size section in this chapter for detai...

Page 27: ...print only one document page per sheet of paper click to reduce or enlarge the contents of the document when printed and then type or click the percentage of reduction or enlargement Defining a Custo...

Page 28: ...n the Paper Size boxes type or click the width and height of the custom size You must set the height greater than the width 6 To save the custom size click OK To return the settings to their default v...

Page 29: ...area margins The margins must be set as follows if you set the custom sized width less than 21 20 cm 8 35 inches Top margin 0 20 cm 0 08 inch Bottom margin 0 60 cm 0 24 inch Left margin 0 20 cm 0 08...

Page 30: ...nd then click Printers in Windows XP click Start and then click Printers and Faxes 2 In the Printers window in Windows XP the Printers and Faxes window on the File menu click Server Properties 3 In th...

Page 31: ...ick Close to close the dialog box To assign the custom form in your printer driver 1 In the Printers window in Windows XP Printers and Faxes window right click the printer icon 2 On the displayed menu...

Page 32: ...hapter 3 6 In the Change Forms dialog box in the Available Forms list click the custom sized form to want to assign You can click the preferred unit of measure for reviewing the size of the selected f...

Page 33: ...age in the foreground or background For example you may want to print your company s logo on letters Once you select the image you want to use you can set the placement position and size of the overla...

Page 34: ...n 3 Under Overlay Placement click whether you want the image in the foreground or background of your printed document 4 Click the unit of measure by which you want to define the position and size of t...

Page 35: ...t automatically reflect the changes 8 To save your overlay settings click OK To return the position and size settings to their original values click Restore Defaults To cancel your changed settings cl...

Page 36: ...pe or click the percentage to increase or decrease the level of brightness of your image The lower the brightness the darker the image Contrast Move the slider or type or click the percentage to incre...

Page 37: ...After you define the settings on the Page Setup and Quality tabs you can save the settings as a print profile for future use For example one print profile may be appropriate when printing a Word docum...

Page 38: ...e 5 To review the print settings that will be saved as a print profile click View Settings 6 To save the profile click OK To cancel your settings click Cancel Using a Print Profile 3 Once you have add...

Page 39: ...owing Change information about a print profile name icon or comments Adjust the display order of the existing profiles Export a print profile to a file Import a print profile from a file Delete a prin...

Page 40: ...nges for the name icon and comments 3 To save the profile click OK To cancel your settings click Cancel Adjusting the Display Order 3 The print profiles display on the Page Setup and Quality tabs in a...

Page 41: ...list Anytime you need the print profile you can import the file to use the print profile again To export a print profile as a file 1 In the Edit Profile dialog box in the Profile List box click the cu...

Page 42: ...use the print profile again To retrieve a print profile from a file 1 In the Edit Profile dialog box in the Profile List box click Import 2 In the Open dialog box type or click the path and file name...

Page 43: ...e version and copyright To display printer driver information On the Quality tab click About Defining Default Print Settings 3 You can access printer driver settings directly from the Windows desktop...

Page 44: ...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...

Page 45: ...Chapter 4 4Frequently Asked Questions Contents of this chapter Printer Cannot Be Initialized 4 2 Installation Is Displaying Unexpected Behavior 4 2 Documents Are Not Printing Correctly 4 4 Paper Is N...

Page 46: ...Installation Is Displaying Unexpected Behavior 4 For Windows 2000 XP Are you not able to complete the installation of the printer driver During the installation you may be unable to continue beyond t...

Page 47: ...Printer Driver For Windows 98 Me Are you not able to complete the installation of the printer driver During the installation you may be unable to continue beyond the dialog box prompting you to connec...

Page 48: ...several minutes Try using it again Be aware that when you turn the printer off any unprinted documents are cleared from printer memory Unprinted documents can include received faxes waiting to be prin...

Page 49: ...nstallation To do so insert the installation disk into your disk drive Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation If installation does not start automatically click Start and then...

Page 50: ...inter The multi purpose tray might contain too many sheets or paper might not be inserted all the way into the multi purpose tray Does paper not feed through one sheet at a time Be sure to fan the sta...

Page 51: ...font Is the printing not dark enough Check the print settings such as the print resolution brightness contrast and toner saver Try replacing the toner cartridge Did a toner low warning appear while pr...

Page 52: ...4 8 Frequently Asked Questions Chapter 4...

Page 53: ...nters in Windows XP click Start and then click Printers and Faxes 2 In the Printers window in Windows XP the Printers and Faxes window click the printer icon 3 On the File menu click Sharing 4 In the...

Page 54: ...A 2 Sharing Your Printer Cross Platform in Windows 2000 XP Appendix A When prompted for an inf file browse your printer driver installation disk for the following folder SETUP ENGLISH WINBJ A DISK1...

Page 55: ...oftware 4 You are ready to install the software once you have prepared your system as described in the Before You Begin the Installation a Checklist section in Chapter 2 In particular and as a reminde...

Page 56: ...t Make sure you click Next or OK on the current dialog box Be sure to wait for Windows to complete each setup step If you hear the computer working wait until it is done 4 If prompted connect your pri...

Page 57: ...ional information conduct the following For Windows 2000 Search for a suitable driver for the printer Do not display a list of drivers Specify a location For Windows XP Select Install the software aut...

Page 58: ...the setup is finished if prompted restart Windows The installation program determines whether Windows needs to be restarted on your system If you want to remove the printer driver software from your s...

Page 59: ...ght and dark areas Decreasing brightness darkens the overall image Increasing brightness lightens the overall image C contrast The degree of difference between the lightest and darkest areas of an ima...

Page 60: ...ayscale image to black dots and white unprinted dots that simulate the gray shades in the original image K kilobyte KB A unit of measure representing the binary number 1024 in thousand byte units L la...

Page 61: ...orientation The vertical print orientation in which a document is printed across the narrower dimension of a rectangular sheet of paper This is the print mode typical of most letters reports and other...

Page 62: ...rging or reducing the printed image U USB Universal Serial Bus A connectivity specification for attaching peripherals to computers It eliminates the need to install cards into dedicated computer slots...

Page 63: ...overview A 1 custom paper size defining Win2000 XP 3 8 defining Win98 Me 3 7 setting 3 7 D default print settings defining 3 23 default printer driver setting 2 6 disk drive system requirement 1 3 E e...

Page 64: ...2 6 port changing from one USB to another 2 9 changing overview 2 9 portrait setting the print orientation 3 7 print a document in a Windows application 3 2 print overlay defining 3 13 print profile a...

Page 65: ...olution setting 3 16 S save toner setting 3 16 share the printer cross platform in Windows 2000 XP overview A 1 setting up to share 2 7 setup overview 2 6 system requirements described 1 2 T toner sav...

Page 66: ...I 4 Index...

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