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  • Page 1 Printer Guide IMPORTANT: Read this manual carefully. Use this manual when you need quick reference help for the printer feature of your machine.

  • Page 2: Quick Start Guide

    Manuals for the Machine Your machine includes the following documentation. This documentation has been designed so that you can easily use your machine to suit your particular needs. Setting up the machine........Setting up paper ..........Quick Start Guide Quick guide for making copies...... Quick guide for sending faxes .......

  • Page 3: How This Manual Is Organized

    How This Manual Is Organized Chapter 1 Before You Start Chapter 2 Installing Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT) Chapter 3 Printer Properties Chapter 4 Checking the Status of a Print Job Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Appendix Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions. However, as we are constantly improving our products, if you need an...
  • Page 4 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Disclaimer CANON INC. MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THEREOF, WARRANTIES AS TO MARKETABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF USE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF ANY PATENT.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Network Users ........2-38 Canon iR1510-1670 Group ......2-52 Printing with CAPT .

  • Page 6: How To Use This Manual

    Your new machine has many advanced features, including CAPT (Canon Advanced Printing Technology). CAPT gives you instant access to printer information. In this documentation, CAPT is also referred to as the Canon iR1510-1670, as this appears on your screen after it has been installed.
  • Page 7 Keys Used in This Manual ■ A button is referred to as follows in this manual: A button on the screen ...........Finish Displays Used in This Manual ■ Screenshots of computer operation screens used in this manual may differ from the ones you actually see, depending on the model or options that come with your machine.

  • Page 8: Abbreviations Used In This Manual

    Abbreviations Used in This Manual ■ In this manual, product names and model names are abbreviated as follows: ® ® Microsoft Windows 95 operating system: Windows 95 ® ® Microsoft Windows 98 operating system: Windows 98 ® ® Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition operating system: Windows Me ®...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1: Before You Start

    Before You Start CHAPTER This chapter provides an explanation of the system environments required for using CAPT (Canon Advanced Printing Technology). It also explains where to find help and information regarding the installation and use of this software. Introduction ..........................1-2 System Requirements......................

  • Page 10: Introduction

    CAPT enables you to print from any Windows application to your machine. You can acquire information about Canon products and update your software on the Canon internet home page (http://www.usa.canon.com).

  • Page 11: Where To Find Help

    See the Online Help for detailed information on specifying CAPT options. Canon Authorized Dealers or Service Providers If the Online Help file does not provide the information you need, contact your local authorized Canon dealer or authorized Canon service provider.
  • Page 13 USB Users ........................2-12 Parallel Port Users ......................2-17 Network Users........................2-38 Connecting to the imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 Already on Your Network ..2-38 Printer Sharing........................ 2-41 Connecting the imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 as a Network Printer ..... 2-42 Canon iR1510-1670 Group ....................2-52...

  • Page 14: What Is Capt

    If you are using the imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 machine as a local printer (connected directly to your computer), use the following steps. If the imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 is already on your network, and you want to start using it, follow the steps in “Connecting to the imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 Already on Your Network,”...

  • Page 15: Windows 95/98/Me

    Windows 95/98/Me For installation instructions using the CD-ROM menu, please refer to the Quick Start Guide. USB Users Windows 98/Me Plug and Play ■ The following is the installation procedure of Plug and Play using a USB port, under Windows Before you install the software, make sure you do the following: •...
  • Page 16 Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) in the Add New Hardware Wizard click Next. Place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Select Specify a location click Browse to select the driver in the language that you want to install.
  • Page 17 Enter the printer name you wish to use click Finish. The Add New Hardware Wizard (Canon iR1510-1670) appears. Click Next. Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) in the Add New Hardware Wizard click Next.
  • Page 18 Click only Specify a location and Browse to select the driver in the language that you want to insttall. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:”, browse to “D:\English\Win9x” and click OK. Confirm that the folder to browse is selected under Specify a location, the click Next. For Windows Me, select Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) as D:\English\Win click Next in the Add New Hardware Wizard.

  • Page 19: Parallel Port Users

    FILE in the port IMPORTANT selection dialog to set them for file output, before installing Canon iR1510-1670. Before you install the software, make sure you do the following: • Connect the machine to your computer ( Quick Start Guide).
  • Page 20 Double-click the Add Printer icon. The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears. Click Next. Select Local printer click Next.
  • Page 21 The Wizard displays a list of available printers. Click Have Disk. The Install From Disk dialog box appears. Place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Use Browse to select the directory or enter the path name that contains the CAPT software click OK For example, if you are using the CD-ROM to install the CAPT software, and your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:”, the path name would be “D:\English\Win9x(WinMe)”.
  • Page 22 Select the printer click Next. Select the printer’s port click Next. 2-10...
  • Page 23 Enter the printer name you wish to use click Finish. If you already have another printer installed, you will be asked whether to use this printer as the default. NOTE When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. To close the dialog box, click OK.

  • Page 24: Windows Nt/2000/Xp/Server 2003

    Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003 USB Users Windows 2000 Plug and Play ■ The following is the installation procedure of Plug and Play using a USB port, under Windows 2000. Before you install the software, make sure you do the following: • Connect the machine to your computer ( Quick Start Guide).
  • Page 25 The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click Next. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) in the Found New Hardware Wizard click Next. “Unknown” may be displayed as the name of the device. NOTE Select Specify a location click Next.
  • Page 26 The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Place the CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive. Click Browse to select the driver in the language that you want to install. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:”, browse to “D:\English\Win2000” click Open Click Next on Driver Files Search Results.
  • Page 27 Using a USB Port (USB Cable) NOTE • In order to use the printer via USB, your computer must be equipped with a USB port. • USB is not available for Windows NT. Log on as a member of Administrators. The full control access right for the printer is necessary for installation of CAPT.
  • Page 28 Select Include this location in the search: click Browse to select the driver in the language that you want to install. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:”, browse to “D:\English\WinXP” click Next. Click Continue Anyway if the Hardware Installation dialog box appears. When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears.

  • Page 29: Parallel Port Users

    If other printer drivers are already installed on the parallel port (LPT 1, etc.) of the computer connected to this printer, uninstall those drivers, or select FILE in the port IMPORTANT selection dialog to set them for file output, before installing Canon iR1510-1670. Windows 2000 Plug and Play ■...
  • Page 30 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) in the Found New Hardware Wizard click Next. “Unknown” may be displayed as the name of the device. NOTE Select Specify a location click Next. 2-18...
  • Page 31 The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Place the CD-ROM into the CD- ROM drive. Click Browse to select the driver in the language that you want to install. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:”, browse to “D:\English\Win2000” click Open Click Next on Driver Files Search Results.
  • Page 32 Windows XP/Server 2003 Plug and Play ■ The following is the installation procedure of Plug and Play using a parallel port, under Windows XP. Before you install the software, make sure you do the following: • Connect the machine to your computer ( Quick Start Guide).
  • Page 33 Select Include this location in the search: click Browse to select the driver in the language that you want to install. For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:”, browse to “D:\English\WinXP” click Next. Click Continue Anyway if the Hardware Installation dialog box appears. When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears.
  • Page 34 Windows NT Add Printer Wizard ■ To install CAPT on a local computer using Windows NT, you can use the Windows NT Add Printer Wizard. Log on as a member of Administrators. The full control access right for the printer is necessary for the installation of CAPT.
  • Page 35 Click Have Disk in the Manufacturers/Printers dialog box. The Install From Disk dialog box appears. Place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Use Browse to select the directory or enter the path name that contains CAPT click Open For example, if you are using the CD-ROM to install CAPT, and your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:”, the path name would be “D:\English\WinNT40”.
  • Page 36 Select your printer model from the list of printers displayed click Next. Click Next to accept the default printer name, or enter the name you wish to use click Next. If you already have another printer installed, you will be asked whether to use this printer as the default.
  • Page 37 Finish. Windows creates the Canon iR1510-1670 icon on the Desktop, and the Canon iR1510-1670 icon is added to the Printers folder. When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. Click OK to close the box.
  • Page 38 If you opted to print a test page, the test page prints after the installation completes, and the following dialog appears. If the test page printed correctly, click Yes. 2-26...
  • Page 39 Windows 2000 Add Printer Wizard ■ To install CAPT on a local computer using Windows 2000, you can use the Add Printer Wizard. The following is the installation procedure using a parallel port, under Windows 2000. Log on as a member of Administrators. The full control access right for the printer is necessary for installation of CAPT.
  • Page 40 Select the printer port or ports you want to use click Next. Click Have Disk in the Manufacturers/Printers dialog box. The Install From Disk dialog box appears. Place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Use Browse to select the directory or enter the path name that contains CAPT click Open For example, if you are using the CD-ROM to install CAPT, and your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:”, the path name would be “D:\English\Win2000”.
  • Page 41 Select your printer model from the list of printers displayed click Next. If you already have another printer installed, you will be asked whether to use this printer as the default. NOTE Click Next to accept the default printer name, or enter the name you wish to use click Next.
  • Page 42 Select whether this printer is shared with other computers click Next. Click Yes if you want to print a test page, or No if you do not want to print a test page click Next. 2-30...
  • Page 43 Click Yes if the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears. NOTE Windows creates the Canon iR1510-1670 icon on the Desktop, and the Canon iR1510-1670 icon is added to the Printers folder. When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. Click OK to close the box.
  • Page 44 The following is the installation procedure using a parallel port, under Windows XP/Server 2003. To install the Canon iR1510-1670 printer driver to a USB port, perform the “Plug and Play” procedure. Log on as a member of Administrators. The full control access right for the printer is necessary for installation of CAPT.
  • Page 45 Select Local printer attached to this computer click Next. Checking “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer” is not recommended. IMPORTANT Confirm that Use the following port is selected and select the printer port you want to use click Next.
  • Page 46 Click Have Disk in the Manufacturers/Printers dialog box. The Install From Disk dialog box appears. Place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Use Browse to select the directory or enter the path name that contains CAPT click Open For example, if you are using the CD-ROM to install CAPT, and your CD-ROM drive is drive “D:”, the path name would be “D:\English\WinXP”.
  • Page 47 Click Next to accept the default printer name, or enter the name you wish to use click Next. Select whether this printer is shared with other computers click Next. 2-35...
  • Page 48 Click Finish. Click Continue Anyway if the Hardware Installation dialog box appears. Windows creates the Canon iR1510-1670 icon on the desktop, and the Canon iR1510-1670 icon is added to the Printers and Faxes folder. When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. Click OK to close the box.
  • Page 49 If you opted to print a test page, the page prints after the installation completes, and the following dialog appears. If the test page printed correctly, click OK. 2-37...

  • Page 50: Network Users

    Connecting to the imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 Already on Your Network If the imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 is already on your network, you can install it in two different ways. The easiest way is using automatic network download. If network download is not available, you can use the Add Printer Wizard.
  • Page 51 Enter the network path or print queue that you want to connect to, or use Browse to open the Browse for Printer dialog box to select the printer. Depending on your network environment, the installation of the driver may be carried out automatically.
  • Page 52 Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003 Add Printer Wizard ■ To install CAPT for a network printer, you can use the Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003 Add Printer Wizard. Log on as a member of Administrators. The full control access rights for the printer is necessary for installation of CAPT.

  • Page 53: Printer Sharing

    Printer Sharing By using your imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 machine on a network, users can share the device for printing. Printer sharing with the imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 requires that both the print server and the client devices are using Windows 95 or later, or Windows NT or later.

  • Page 54: Connecting The Imagerunner 1670F/1630/1610 As A Network Printer

    Connecting the imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 as a Network Printer If you plan to share the imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 on a network, install the print server locally, then make the following settings. See your print server system documentation for more information. Windows 95/98/Me Server Settings ■...
  • Page 55 Select File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks click OK. Click File and Print Sharing. Be sure to select the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s) check box. NOTE 2-43...
  • Page 56 Select the Access Control tab check either Share-level access control or User-level access control. Click OK restart Windows. 2-44...

  • Page 57: Printer Settings

    Printer Settings Share-level Access Control Open the Canon iR1510-1670 Properties window check Shared As in the Sharing tab. Enter the Share Name, Comment, and Password, as needed. Click OK. 2-45...
  • Page 58 User-level Access Control Open the Canon iR1510-1670 Properties window check Shared As in the Sharing tab. Enter the Share Name and Comment, as needed. Click Add select the users allowed to access the printer. 2-46...
  • Page 59 Click OK when you have finished adding users. Click OK again. Do not enter a space or special character in Share Name. NOTE Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003 Server Settings ■ Add Server Service (Windows NT) Double-click the Network icon from the Control Panel. Select the Services tab, and if the Server is not shown, click Add.
  • Page 60 Select the Server click OK. Restart Windows. 2-48...
  • Page 61 Add Server Service (Windows 2000) From the Start menu, select Settings Network and Dial-up Connections. The Network and Dial-up Connections folder appears. Right-click the Local Area Connection icon select Properties from the pop-up menu. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears. Select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks click OK.
  • Page 62 Select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks click OK. * The procedure for Windows XP is given for Category View Mode. 2-50...

  • Page 63: Status Display

    Printer Sharing Settings Open the Canon iR1510-1670 Properties window check Shared as in the Sharing tab. Enter the share name in the edit box as needed. Click OK. The printer icon changes to indicate sharing. Sharing settings may also be made during installation.

  • Page 64: Canon Ir1510-1670 Group

    Canon iR1510-1670 Group After installation is complete, the Canon iR1510-1670 group is created. You can select the following from the Canon iR1510-1670 group: • Canon iR1510-1670 Help Selects the Canon iR1510-1670 Help file for CAPT. • Canon iR1510-1670 Status Window Displays the Canon iR1510-1670 Status Window.

  • Page 65: Printing With Capt

    Printing with CAPT CAPT offers bidirectional communication between the computer and machine. Every time you print, CAPT displays the Canon iR1510-1670 Status Window. This window shows you the paper moving through the machine, how long it will take to print the document, and how much of the document has printed.
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  • Page 67: Chapter 3: Printer Properties

    Printer Properties CHAPTER This chapter describes the dialogs and settings on the Printer Properties screens. It includes the following information: Windows 95/98/Me Printer Properties ................... 3-2 Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003 Printer Properties and Default Document Properties. 3-16...

  • Page 68: Windows 95/98/Me Printer Properties

    Print dialog box, usually accessed from an application’s File menu, you can select Properties to proceed to the Canon iR1510-1670 Properties dialog box and its printing options. • You can also open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder by right-clicking the Canon iR1510-1670 icon and clicking Properties from the pop-up menu.

  • Page 69: General Tab

    General Tab ■ Lets you print a test page or define separator pages. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information.
  • Page 70 Details Tab ■ Specifies the printer port and time-out settings. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information. Spool Settings The installer sets the following defaults:...
  • Page 71 Sharing Tab ■ Specifies the printer-sharing settings. This tab is available only when file and printer sharing is enabled. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information.
  • Page 72 Page Setup Tab ■ Specifies paper size, scaling, number of copies, orientation, and pages per sheet. Default settings depend on the country/region of purchase. Page Size lets you select the paper size you are working with in your application. (A3, B4, A4, B5, A5, Letter, Legal, Executive, Statement, DL, COM10, ISO-C5, Monarch, and three custom paper sizes.
  • Page 73 Manual Scaling lets you shrink or enlarge images. This option only appears when 1 Page per Sheet is selected as the Page Layout. Select the check box to set a reduction or enlargement percentage (10 to 200). View Settings To get a quick view of your current settings, click View Settings, which is located on the Page Setup, Finishing, Paper Source, and Quality tabs.
  • Page 74 Selecting a Custom Paper Size Setting Select one of the predefined sizes from the Custom Paper List. If you wish, enter a unique name in the Name area. Select the Unit of measurement (Millimeter or Inch). Define the Paper Size using the Width (3.00 to 8.50 inches (76.2 to 215.9 mm)) and Height (5.00 to 14.00 inches (127.0 to 355.6 mm)) settings.
  • Page 75 Overlay Overlay Printing allows you to overlay the document created in any Windows application onto a preselected form file. For example, if there is a form file containing a company name, logo, or address, it will be printed in the same position on each page of the document together with the print data created in an application.
  • Page 76 Setting Overlay To make settings for overlay printing, click Overlay on the Page Setup tab. The Overlay dialog box appears. Use Browse to select the file that contains the overlay data. File Name sets the file name to use as the overlay form. The File Name dropdown list stores up to nine file names in addition to the default (none) setting.
  • Page 77 Overlay Placement Print results may differ depending on the placement of the overlay and application print data (Background/Foreground). When the overlay and application print data (original data) overlap, the print result may differ depending on the overlay file format and the application being used.
  • Page 78 Finishing Tab ■ Specifies how the final output is collated and whether pages should be printed in reverse output order. Select the appropriate check boxes to collate the document or print it in reverse output order. 3-12...

  • Page 79: Paper Source

    Paper Source ■ Specifies the paper source and paper type settings. Paper Source lets you specify the paper feed method. Select from Drawer or Stack Bypass. Paper Type lets you select from the following types of paper: • Plain Paper (including colored paper, recycled paper: 64-80 g/m •...

  • Page 80: Quality Tab

    Quality Tab ■ Specifies the resolution, halftoning method, brightness, and contrast settings. Resolution lets you specify the printer’s resolution in dots per inch (600 dpi, 300 dpi). Halftones is the process of converting a grayscale image to black dots and white (unprinted) dots that simulate the gray shades in the original image.

  • Page 81: Detailed Settings

    Details accesses the settings for Toner Save and Image Refinement. Toner Save thins the black areas of print data, so toner consumption is reduced. Image Refinement is a printer technology from Canon which automatically senses and refines the jagged edges and ragged curves of characters and graphics.

  • Page 82: Windows Nt/2000/Xp/Server 2003 Printer Properties And Default Document Properties

    To view the printer properties, select Properties from the File menu in the Printers (in Windows XP/Server 2003, Printers and Faxes) folder, or click the right mouse button on the Canon iR1510-1670 icon in the Printers (in Windows XP/Server 2003, Printers and Faxes) folder and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 83 General Tab ■ Lets you specify whether to print a test page and separator pages. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information. Ports Tab ■ Lets you specify the port to which the printer is attached. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information.

  • Page 84: Advanced Tab

    Advanced Tab ■ Lets you define print spooling settings. Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information. Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster and Start printing immediately are set automatically when you install the printer driver. Sharing Tab ■...

  • Page 85: Security Tab

    Security Tab ■ Lets you specify security settings. Refer to your operating system documentation for more information. 3-19...
  • Page 86 Paper Selection Tab ■ This printer driver supports three custom paper sizes. Using the custom forms defined on the Forms tab in the Print Server Properties dialog box, you can add information about the custom paper sizes. Form definitions must conform to the printer’s specifications. Selected Paper shows the names of the three sizes.
  • Page 87 Page Setup Tab ■ Specifies paper size, scaling, number of copies, orientation, and pages per sheet. Default settings depend on the country/region of purchase. Page Size lets you select the paper size you are working with in your application. (A3, B4(JIS), A4, B5(JIS), A5, Letter, Legal, Executive, Statement, Envelope DL, Envelope #10, Envelope C5, Envelope Monarch, and three custom paper sizes.) Output Size lets you select the paper size to print on.
  • Page 88 View Settings To get a quick view of your current settings, click View Settings, which is located on the Page Setup, Finishing, Paper Source, and Quality tabs. Click on the tabs in the View Settings dialog box to view the settings for each tab. Overlay Overlay Printing allows you to overlay the document created in any Windows application onto a preselected form file.
  • Page 89 Setting Overlay To make settings for overlay printing click Overlay on the Page Setup tab. The Overlay dialog box appears. Use Browse to select the file that contains the overlay data. File Name sets the file name to use as the overlay form. The File Name dropdown list stores up to nine file names in addition to the default (none) setting.
  • Page 90 Overlay Placement Print results may differ depending on the placement of the overlay and application print data (Background/Foreground). When the overlay and application print data (original data) overlap, the print result may differ depending on the overlay file format and the application being used.
  • Page 91 Finishing Tab ■ Specifies how the final output is collated and sets whether pages should be printed in reverse output order. Select the appropriate check boxes to collate the document or print it in reverse output order. Preferences Clicking Preferences on the Finishing tab window opens the Preferences dialog box. Selecting the checkbox turns EMF Spooling on.
  • Page 92 Paper Source Tab ■ Specifies the paper source and paper type settings. Paper Source lets you specify the paper feed method. Select from Drawer or Stack Bypass. Paper Type lets you select from the following types of paper: • Plain Paper (including colored paper, recycled paper: 64-80 g/m •...
  • Page 93 Quality Tab ■ Specifies the resolution, halftoning method, brightness, and contrast settings. Resolution lets you specify the printer’s resolution in dots per inch (600 dpi, 300 dpi). Halftones is the process of converting a grayscale image to black dots and white (unprinted) dots that simulate the gray shades in the original image.
  • Page 94 Details accesses the settings for Toner Save and Image Refinement. Toner Save thins the black areas of print data so toner consumption is reduced. Image Refinement is a printer technology from Canon which automatically senses and refines the jagged edges and ragged curves of characters and graphics.
  • Page 95 CHAPTER This chapter describes how to check the status of print jobs. Opening the Status Window ....................4-2 Using the Canon iR1510-1670 Status Window..............4-3 Network Printer Status ......................4-12 The Status Window Icon ...................... 4-13 Closing the Status Window ....................4-13 Messages ..........................

  • Page 96: Opening The Status Window

    You can also open the Status Window by clicking the Status Window icon in the Windows taskbar and selecting the Canon iR1510-1670. If the icon is not displayed in the taskber, click Start on the Windows task bar, select Program...

  • Page 97: Using The Canon Ir1510-1670 Status Window

    Using the Canon iR1510-1670 Status Window The Status Window is a program used to display the status of jobs and perform printer operations. Menu bar Printer icon Printer status Animation area message area Error message area Progress bar Tool bar...
  • Page 98 ■ Job Menu You can select the Job menu from the menu bar of the Canon iR1510-1670 Status Window: The Job menu includes the following options: • Pause temporarily halts printing of the current document. After the current page completes printing, the printer pauses until you select Resume.

  • Page 99: Settings Menu

    Settings Menu You can select the Settings menu from the menu bar of the Canon iR1510-1670 Status Window: The Settings menu includes the following selections: • Options opens the Option Settings dialog box that lets you change the settings for the Status Window.
  • Page 100 To manually open the Status Window, click the Status Window icon in the Windows taskbar click the Canon iR1510-1670. You can change display options even as a document prints, but the changed settings do not take effect until the next print job.
  • Page 101 Using the Help Menu ■ You can select the Help menu from the menu bar of the Canon iR1510-1670 Status Window: • Help Topics displays the search window for help topics. • About displays the Status Window version information.
  • Page 102 Faxes from the Start menu) double-click the Canon iR1510-1670 icon to display the Canon iR1510-1670 dialog box. Select all of the jobs and delete them. When the Print Job List tab is selected, none of the buttons are active.
  • Page 103 Using the Tab Window ■ Print Job Details This tab shows information related to the job that is currently printing. The following types of information are displayed: • Document Name • User Name • Host Name • Approx. Time Remaining •...
  • Page 104 Print Job Log This tab shows information related to jobs that are completed. The following types of information are displayed: • Document Name • Result • Owner • Pages • Complete Time The job history displayed in the job information area can list a history of up to the most recent 100 jobs.
  • Page 105 Print Job List This tab shows information related to the jobs that have not yet started. • Document Name • Status • Owner • Started at 4-11...

  • Page 106: Network Printer Status

    Network Printer Status Viewing the print status The status of a network printer can be viewed on the print server as well as the client. For the job status to be displayed in the client’s Status Window, the print server’s Status Window must be running.

  • Page 107: The Status Window Icon

    Warning An error has occurred and the printer may require service. You may have to contact your local authorized Canon service representative. Abnormal Condition Something is wrong with the printer or one of its connections. You will not be able to print until the problem is fixed.
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  • Page 109: Finding Information

    Troubleshooting CHAPTER This chapter includes information to help you solve printer problems. A problem might have one or a combination of causes, such as a computer malfunction, software errors, printer cable or other printer problems. Many printing problems are related to how your software interacts with the printer.

  • Page 110: Printer Problems

    Out of automatically when the copy job is Paper status. completed. Print jobs are stalled. Check the Canon iR1510-1670 Status Window for stalled jobs. The cartridge is not installed Check that the cartridge is installed correctly.
  • Page 111 - Check that you have selected the correct printer driver in Windows. The wrong printer is selected Make sure that the Canon iR1510-1670 is in the Printers folder. selected in the Printers (in Windows XP/ Server 2003, Printers and Faxes) folder.

  • Page 112: Capt Problems

    Cannot print with a The printer driver is Connect the printer driver to a port different printer driver other than connected to the same from the Canon iR1510-1670 printer driver. Canon iR1510-1670 port as the Canon iR1510-1670 printer driver. CD-ROM Menu doesn’t...
  • Page 113 (If the USB class driver is displayed under Other devices, delete ONLY one of the following, depending on your operating system: Canon iR1510-1670, Canon CAPT USB Printer, or Unknown.) For Windows 98, select Canon iR1510-1670 click Delete. For Windows Me, select Canon CAPT USB Printer click Delete.

  • Page 114: Capt Messages

    CAPT Messages CAPT displays the status of your printing environment and current print job in the Status Window. Alerts Alerts identify problems that must be corrected before printing can continue. Sometimes messages inform you to do something, such as clear jammed paper. In other cases, alerts tell you what is wrong and how to fix it.
  • Page 115 1 Unplug the machine. 2 Plug the machine in again. 3 If the same error occurs, unplug the machine again and plug it back in. 4 If the error persists, contact your local authorized Canon service representative. Reference Guide Device Busy The device is being used by another job.
  • Page 116 Message Action Fixing Unit Error Unplug the machine, and then wait about 10 minutes before you plug the machine in again. If the same error occurs, unplug the machine again. Contact your local authorized Canon service representative.

  • Page 117: Using The Trouble Shooter

    The Trouble Shooter does not detect problems related to hardware, such as printer cable problems, parallel port failure, or ECP setting errors. To start the Trouble Shooter, select the Canon iR1510-1670 Trouble Shooter icon in the Canon iR1510-1670 group. The Trouble Shooter checks the following and corrects related problems: •...
  • Page 118 When you click OK in the above dialog box, the Windows Restart dialog box may appear. If the Windows Restart dialog box is displayed, you must restart Windows. To run Trouble Shooter for the Canon iR1510-1670 on the network, both the server and the client must run on the same operating system.

  • Page 119: Uninstalling Capt

    Follow the on-screen instructions. Windows 95/98/Me: Click OK and your system restarts. Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003: Click OK (recommended) to restart your system. In Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003, you cannot uninstall the Canon Advanced Printing Technology unless you have Administrative privileges. NOTE...
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  • Page 121 Appendix CHAPTER The appendix includes printer specifications, optional network adapter information, the glossary, and the index. Printer Specifications ......................6-2 Optional AXIS 1610 Print Server ..................6-3 Glossary..........................6-4 Index............................. 6-13...

  • Page 122: Printer Specifications

    Paper delivery: 100 sheets (80 g/m paper) Host interface: Bidirectional Centronics parallel cable (IEEE1284 based) interface USB interface Software Printing software: CAPT (Canon Advanced Printing Technology) Valid printing area: 1/4 inches (5 mm) top, bottom, left, and right blank margins.

  • Page 123: Optional Axis 1610 Print Server

    • The AXIS 1610 Print Monitor software can be found on the CD included with the AXIS 1610 Print Server. • CANON USA and CANON’s dealerships do not recommend or support the use of the AXIS IP Installer or AXIS NetPilot software to connect the imageRUNNER 1670F/...

  • Page 124: Glossary

    Canon Advanced Printing Technology to pause printing. You must follow the on-screen instructions before printing resumes. Bidirectional communications Allows information to pass back and forth between the Canon Advanced Printing Technology software and a local printer. Bold A characteristic of a printed character that indicates wider, darker representation. Also referred to as emphasized or double-strike printing.

  • Page 125: Default Setting

    A program that controls how the computer and an external device interact. The printer driver supplies Windows with information such as descriptions of the fonts and features of the installed printer. When you print with the Canon Advanced Printing Technology, you are using its printer driver.

  • Page 126: Interface Port

    Interface port The port through which the printer communicates with the computer. The imageRUNNER 1670F/1630/1610 has a USB port and a Centronics, 8-bit, parallel interface port, located on the side of the machine. See Parallel interface and USB interface. Italic A font style distinguished by slanted characters (the upright strokes of the characters are at an angle to the vertical axis).
  • Page 127 A situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path. You must remove jammed paper before you can continue printing. Kilobyte (KB) A unit of measurement, representing the binary number 1024, used to describe printer or computer memory size in thousand-byte units. Landscape A horizontal print orientation.

  • Page 128: Paper Jam

    Paper feed The act of guiding a sheet of paper into the printer’s paper path. Paper jam A situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path. You must remove jammed paper before you can continue printing. Paper path The route that paper travels through the printer.
  • Page 129 A program that controls how the computer and printer interact. The printer driver supplies Windows with information such as descriptions of fonts and features of the installed printer. When you print with the Canon Advanced Printing Technology, you are using its printer driver.
  • Page 130 Resolution The density of dots for any given output device, expressed in terms of dots per inch (dpi). Low resolution causes font characters and graphics to have a jagged appearance, but prints faster than higher resolutions. Higher resolution provides smoother curves and angles as well as a better match to traditional typeface designs, but prints more slowly.

  • Page 131: Status Window

    Status Window A window that the Canon Advanced Printing Technology uses to display messages about the current print job, as well as to graphically show the print job’s progress from computer to printer. Title bar The horizontal bar that contains the title of a window or dialog box. On many windows, the title bar contains the Control menu box and Maximize and Minimize buttons.

  • Page 132: Windows Explorer

    Weight Refers to the thickness of a font: light, medium, or bold. Also refers to the thickness of paper. Windows Explorer The Windows program you can use to browse through, open, and manage the disk drives, folders, and files on your computer in a network system. You can also use Windows Explorer to view and open shared folders on other computers on the network.

  • Page 133: Index

    Cancel button, 4-8 Fixing Unit Error, 5-8 Cancel printing, 4-4 Font, 6-6 Cancel, print job, 4-8 Form, 6-6 Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT), 6-4 CAPT Problems, 5-4–5-5 General tab installing, 2-2–2-51 Windows 95/98/Me, 3-3 messages, 5-6–5-8 Windows NT/2000/XP/Server 2003, 3-17 not working properly, 5-4 Glossary, 6-4–6-12...
  • Page 134 Parallel interface cable, 6-8 Pause button, 4-8 Pause printing, 4-4 Random Access Memory, 6-9 PDF, 6-8 Removing Canon Advanced Printing Technology, 5-11 Peer-to-peer connection, 6-8 Resolution, 6-2, 6-10 Plain paper, 6-2 Resume button, 4-8 Platen or the Toner Supply Cover is Open, 5-6...
  • Page 135 4-8 Trademarks, iv Transfer roller, 6-11 Trouble Shooter, 2-52, 5-9–5-10 Troubleshooting, 5-1–5-11 printer problems, 5-2–5-3 removing Canon Advanced Printing Technology (Uninstallation), 5-11 USB class driver is not properly installed, 5-5 Uninstallation, 5-11 cable, 2-3, 2-12, 2-15 interface, 6-11 port, 2-3, 2-12, 2-15...
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