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Canon S4500 - BJC Color Inkjet Printer Manual

Bubble jet printer driver and utility guide for windows users
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The Driver and Utility Guide for Windows Users
describes how to use the following software:
• BJ Printer Driver
• IS Scan Scanner Driver
• IS Scan Plus Utility Program
BUBBLE JET PRINTER
The screen shots in this on-line manual are opti-
mised especially for printing with your printer. For this
reason, the details of the screen shots may look
slightly blurry on the screen of your computer.
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  • Page 1 The Driver and Utility Guide for Windows Users describes how to use the following software: • BJ Printer Driver • IS Scan Scanner Driver • IS Scan Plus Utility Program BUBBLE JET PRINTER The screen shots in this on-line manual are opti- mised especially for printing with your printer.
  • Page 2 ©2000 Canon Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in Japan. Under copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without consent of Canon Inc. Under the law, copying includes translation into another lan- guage or format.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents BJ Printer Driver Printer Driver Basics....................5 Opening the Printer Properties Dialogue Box ............6 From your application program....................6 Directly from the Start menu....................7 Selecting the Print Mode ..................8 Selecting a pre-registered print mode ..................8 Selecting the print mode......................9 Setting the Page Size ..................10 Confirming the page size......................
  • Page 4 IS Scan Software Scanner Driver ....................26 The functions of IS Scan pages 27 to 30 ............... 26 The functions of IS Scan Plus pages 31 to 42 ............... 26 Using IS Scan......................27 Changing the scanning mode....................27 Selecting a pre-registered scanning mode ................27 Using the customised scanning mode..................

  • Page 5: Bj Printer Driver

    BJ Printer Driver Printer Driver Basics The printer driver is a program that converts the text or im- age files you created with an application program and then sends the converted data to the printer. After you connect the printer to your computer, you must in- stall the printer driver.

  • Page 6: Opening The Printer Properties Dialogue Box

    Make sure that “Canon S4500” is selected in the Printer box as shown. If another printer name is displayed, click the down-arrow and then select “Canon S4500” from the pull-down list. Click the Properties button. The Printer Properties dialogue box opens. Make sure that the “Main”, “Page Layout”, “Stamp/Background”...

  • Page 7: Directly From The Start Menu

    Click the Start button. Point to Settings, then click Printers. When the Printer window is displayed, click the “Canon S4500” icon. Select Properties from the File menu. The Printer Properties dialogue box opens. Make sure that the “Main”, “Page Layout”, “Stamp/Background”...

  • Page 8: Selecting The Print Mode

    Selecting the Print Mode Before you start a print job, open the Printer Properties dia- logue box and specify the print mode. The print settings in the Printer Properties dialogue box allow fine control over the print quality and colour adjustment, but you can simplify the setup procedure by selecting the icon in which the most appropriate print settings are pre-registered.

  • Page 9: Selecting The Print Mode

    Selecting the print mode After you select the icon, match the BJ Cartridge and Media Type settings with the BJ Cartridges and print media installed in the printer. Open the Printer Properties dialogue box, then click the Main tab. Select the desired icon according to the print job in the Choose Print Mode box. Make sure that the BJ Cartridge and Media Type settings are identical to the BJ Cartridges and print media installed in the printer.

  • Page 10: Setting The Page Size

    Setting the Page Size Set the paper size from within the application program be- fore printing. Also make sure that the paper size setting in the Printer Properties dialogue box is identical to the paper size setting in the application program. Confirming the page size You can view the size of paper you use in the print settings information box of the Main tab.

  • Page 11: Changing The Page Size (For Custom Paper Sizes)

    Changing the page size (for custom paper sizes) When you use custom page sizes, follow the procedure below. Click the Page Layout tab. Click the down-arrow in the Page Size box, then select Custom Size from the pull-down list. The Custom Paper Size dialogue box is displayed. Select mm or inch for the unit of measurement in the Unit box, and enter the desired width and height within the following ranges: Width: 100.0 mm to 297.0 mm (3.94”...

  • Page 12: Using On-Line Help

    Using On-line Help When you want to learn about a particular topic, the on-line Help function provides the necessary information on the screen of your computer. Use the on-line Help whenever you need to know more about the functions or features of the printer driver.

  • Page 13: Closing The Printer Properties Dialogue Box

    Closing the Printer Properties Dialogue Box After the necessary print settings are completed, close the Printer Properties dialogue box and start your print job. Enabling on the print settings Make sure that the information in the Direction, Feed, Paper Selection Lever and Paper Thickness Lever in the illustrated guideline is correct.

  • Page 14: Using Background Printing

    Using Background Printing Background printing, controlled by the printer driver, allows you to use other applications in the foreground while long print jobs which require a long time to complete are being executed in the background. About background printing The print processing method which enables you to do other tasks simultaneously while printing documents is called “Background Printing”.

  • Page 15: Bj Background Monitor

    BJ Background Monitor When a print command is sent to the printer, the BJ Background Monitor is launched automatically and is min- imised on the Windows Taskbar. To verify the progress of the print job, click the BJ Background Monitor icon minimised on the Windows Taskbar.

  • Page 16: Bj Backgrounder

    • You can change the temporary directory for saving print data. To perform background printing, a region which is used to save the print data temporarily is required on the hard disk. (If sufficient hard disk space is not available, background printing cannot be performed.) To solve this problem, you need to change the directory that saves the print data temporarily.

  • Page 17: Using The Bj Status Monitor

    Note Windows, follow the procedure below. 1) Open the Printer Properties dialogue box directly from the Start menu. 2) Click the Canon S4500 icon in the Printers window, then select Properties from the File menu. 3) Click the Details tab.

  • Page 18: Launching The Bj Status Monitor

    Launching the BJ Status Monitor When the BJ Status Monitor is on and when low ink is not detected, the BJ Status Monitor is minimized on the Windows Taskbar. When low ink is detected, the BJ Status Monitor is launched and opened automatically. To verify the print process and the types of the BJ Cartridges, click the BJ Status Monitor icon minimised on the Windows Taskbar.
  • Page 19 • When you wish to open the BJ Status Monitor while the printer is not printing, follow the Note procedure below. 1) Open the Printer Properties dialogue box. 2) Click the Maintenance tab. 3) Click the Start Status Monitor button. •...

  • Page 20: Error And Warning Display

    Error and warning display If an error occurs, the BJ Status Monitor is launched automatically. Check the meaning of the error in the Sta- tus box of the Printer Status tab first. Then click the Guide tab and refer to the information on the solution. When the remaining ink is running low, the BJ Status Monitor displays a low ink warning icon in the Printer Status tab.

  • Page 21: Cancelling The Print Job

    Cancelling the print job After print processing is completed by the BJ Background Monitor and the BJ Backgrounder, or when Back- ground Printing is disabled in the Page Layout tab of the Printer Properties dialogue box, you can cancel the print job using the BJ Status Monitor.

  • Page 22: Using The Bj Printer Monitor

    Note dows, follow the procedure below. 1) Open the Printer Properties dialogue box directly from the Start menu. 2) Click the Canon S4500 icon in the Printers window, then select Properties from the File menu. 3) Click the Details tab.

  • Page 23: Information Display Of The Bj Printer Monitor

    Information display of the BJ Printer Monitor Printer Name: Shows the name of the printer installed in your system. The icon to the left of the printer name shows the printer status. —Normal —A warning occurred —An error occurred Port: Shows the port to which the printer is connected.
  • Page 24 To view a printer connected with a USB interface cable using Windows Me or Windows 98, click the USB Connected Printer tab. • To refresh the information display of the BJ Printer Monitor, select Refresh from the View Note menu. •...

  • Page 25: Appendices

    Appendices Uninstalling the BJ Printer Driver The printer driver may be updated to improve the perfor- mance of the printer. When you install a new version of the printer driver, delete the old version before installing the new version. Uninstalling the BJ Printer Driver with the Uninstaller When you have installed multiple bubble jet printers and wish to delete all the printer drivers for the bubble jet printers at the same time, use the Uninstaller feature.

  • Page 26: Is Scan Software

    IS Scan Software Scanner Driver This section describes how to convert the printer into a scanner and how to use IS Scan, the scanner driver and IS Scan Plus, the application program. The functions of IS Scan pages 27 to 30 IS Scan is a TWAIN-compatible scanner driver.

  • Page 27: Using Is Scan

    Using IS Scan IS Scan is a scanner driver. If you have a TWAIN-compati- ble graphics application program, you can use the scanner function in combination with IS Scan. This section explains how to change the scanning mode. Changing the scanning mode You can select a scanning mode according to your scanning needs.

  • Page 28: Using The Customised Scanning Mode

    Using the customised scanning mode When you select Custom for Scanning Mode in the Main dialogue box, the Custom Settings dialogue box opens and allows you to adjust the scanning settings for special scanning jobs. Open the IS Scan Main dialogue box. Click the Custom button in the Scanning Mode box.

  • Page 29: Saving The Settings

    Saving the Settings You can save the settings in the IS Scan Main dialogue box to a file. The next time you scan, you only need to open the file in which the desired settings are stored and start scan- ning.

  • Page 30: Using On-Line Help For Is Scan

    Using On-line Help for IS Scan When you want to learn about a particular topic, the on-line Help function provides the necessary information on the screen of your computer. Using on-line Help Click the Help button on the screen. Click the desired item to display a detailed description. •...

  • Page 31: Using Is Scan Plus

    Using IS Scan Plus IS Scan Plus is a utility program that allows you to edit, en- hance, print and save an image acquired by the IS Scan scanner driver. If you do not have a graphics application program for edit- ing, IS Scan Plus makes it possible to scan your favourite images, using it in combination with the Color Image Scan- ner IS-32.

  • Page 32: Using Capture Photo

    Using Capture Photo Use the Capture Photo feature when you wish to scan a photographic print such as a snapshot. You can also edit, enhance, save and print the scanned image. Click the Capture Photo button in the Main menu screen of IS Scan Plus. Specify the settings as required.
  • Page 33 When you wish to scan only a portion of the entire image, drag the mouse to specify the portion. (The specified portion is called a “Selection Box” and only the area in the selection Box will be scanned.) To specify the Selection Box, follow the procedure below. 1) Point to a corner of the rectangular area of the image that you want to select.

  • Page 34: Capture Photo Screen Buttons

    When you click the Prescan or Scan button, the following message may appear. Note Load the white calibration sheet in the auto sheet feeder of the printer, and click the OK but- ton. White level calibration begins. White level calibration Capture Photo screen buttons The following buttons can also be used in the Capture Photo screen.

  • Page 35: Using Capture Image

    Using Capture Image Use the Capture Image feature when you wish to scan an image other than a photographic print. You can also edit, enhance, save and print the scanned image as desired. Click the Capture Image button in the Main menu screen of IS Scan Plus. Select the most appropriate icon in the Scanning Mode box of the Capture Image screen, according to the scanning job content.

  • Page 36: Capture Image Screen Buttons

    • To move the selection box, place the mouse pointer within the selection box and drag the Note mouse to the desired position. • To resize the selection box, move the mouse pointer to one of the eight points around the selection box and then drag the mouse.

  • Page 37: Printing A Scanned Image

    You can print a scanned image acquired using the Capture Photo or Capture Image feature. Click the Print button. Make sure that “Canon S4500” is displayed and click the Properties button. This displays the Printer Properties dialogue box. Specify the settings in the Printer Properties dialogue box as required.

  • Page 38: Editing A Scanned Image

    Editing a Scanned Image You can edit or enhance a scanned image acquired using the Capture Photo or Capture Image feature. The editing features you can use vary according to the set- tings used for scanning and whether the Capture Photo or Capture Image feature was used for scanning.
  • Page 39 Pixelise Squares off all the pixels in an image to lower resolution and makes the pixels appear larger to create a mosaic tile effect. Posterise Reduces the number of colors in an image. Low Relief Applies special options to create a three-dimensional effect in the image. Background Allows you to add a background to a monochrome image.

  • Page 40: Using Copy

    4) Enter the number of copies in the Copy box. Click the Print Setting button. This displays the Print Setup dialogue box. Make sure that “Canon S4500” is displayed and click the Properties button. This displays the Printer Properties dialogue box.

  • Page 41: Copy Screen Buttons

    Specify the settings in the Printer Properties dialogue box as required, then click the OK button. Click the Copy button. When a confirmation message appears, click the OK button. Copying begins. Remove the scanner cartridge, and then install the BJ Cartridges according to your print purpose.

  • Page 42: Using On-Line Help For Is Scan Plus

    Using On-Line Help for IS Scan Plus When you want to learn about a particular topic, the on-line Help function provides the necessary information on the screen of your computer. Using on-line Help Click the Help button on the screen. Click the desired item to learn more about the item.

  • Page 43: Appendix

    Appendix Uninstalling the IS Scan Software The scanner driver may be updated to improve the perfor- mance of the scanner. When you install a new version of the scanner driver, delete the old version before installing the new version. You can remove the entire program of the IS Scan Software as needed. From the Start menu, select Settings and then Control Panel.

  • Page 44: Index

    Index BJ Printer Driver Low ink warning ..........18 Apply button ............13 Main tab ............6 Maintenance tab ..........6 Media Type setting (Main tab) ......8 Background printing ........... 14 BJ Background Monitor ........15 BJ Backgrounder ..........16 On-line Help ............12 BJ Cartridge setting (Main tab) ......

  • Page 45: Is Scan Software

    DTP (B & W) (IS Scan Plus) .......35 Quality tab ............14 DTP (Colour) (IS Scan) ........27 DTP (Colour) (IS Scan Plus) ......35 RAW ..............18 Remaining ink warning .........18 Edges ..............38 Edit button ........... 34 Edit screen ............38 Special Effects tab ..........14 Editing a scanned image ........38 Spool settings .............
  • Page 46 Pixelise ............... 39 Posterise ............39 Pre-registered scanning mode ......27 Prescan Mode ............ 27 Prescanning ..........32 Preview area ............32 Print button ...........34 Print Setting button ..........40 Printing a scanned image ........37 Reprint button ............. 41 Save button ..........34 Saving the Settings ..........

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