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Canon FAX-L290
Canon FAX-L290 Printer Driver
for Windows
Software User’s Guide
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Copyright © 2002 by Canon, Inc. All rights reserved. This manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or part, without 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 registered trademark of Intel Corporation. All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective owners. ii Preface
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction.....................................................................................................1-1 Printer Driver: an Overview..........................................................................1-2 System Requirements .....................................................................................1-2 About This Guide............................................................................................ 1-3 Conventions Used in This Guide.......
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Chapter 4 Frequently Asked Questions........................................................................4-1 Printer Cannot Be Initialized. ........................................................................4-2 Installation Is Displaying Unexpected Behavior. .......................................4-2 Documents Are Not Printing Correctly........................................................4-4 Paper Is Not Loading Correctly................................................................
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Chapter 1 1Introduction Welcome and congratulations 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 Requirements .............................................................................1-2 ❏ About This Guide..................................................................
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Printer Driver: an Overview 1 The printer driver is software that enables the printer to communicate with your computer. You can use the printer as the default printer in any Windows application that supports printing. The printer driver includes features that enable you to define the results of your printed output (documents or images), such as: ❏ Custom paper sizes ❏ Graphic image as an overlay on documents (for example, to print your company logo on each page) ❏ Multiple pages (up to nine
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❏ Memory Windows 98/Me: 32 megabytes (MB) of RAM. 64 MB of RAM or more is recommended. Windows 2000/XP: 64 MB of RAM. 128 MB of RAM or more is recommended. ❏ Hard Disk Space 15 MB of available hard disk space ❏ Disk Drive CD-ROM drive, or access to one over a network connection ❏ Monitor 256-colour SVGA monitor or greater ❏ Printer Cable A USB cable 5 meters (16.4 feet) in length or shorter. For help in purchasing the correct cable, consult your dealer or retailer. About This Guide 1 This
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Conventions Used in This Guide 1 The following types of formatting identify specific types of information provided in this guide. Italicized text Used to stress the importance of a word or phrase, or to refer to the title of another guide. For example: You cannot access the dialog box.... -or- ...the Microsoft Windows User’s Guide.... Text in quotation marks Used to refer to the title of a section within the guide. For example: ...the “Installing the Software” section.... Click, double-click
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Other User Assistance 1 In addition to this guide, the following information and instructions are available. ❏ 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 offers detailed information on how to set up and operate your printer. It includes initial setup procedures, daily maintenance, and troubleshooting. Chapter 1 Introduction 1-5 Introducti
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1-6 Introduction Chapter 1
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Chapter 2 2Installing the Printer Driver Contents 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 Sharin
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Before You Begin the Installation: a Checklist 2 To ensure a smooth and successful installation, take some time before you begin to plan and prepare for the installation process. ❏ Do not connect. Do not connect the printer cable to the port on your computer at this time. When you begin the installation of the software, the installation program will prompt you when it is appropriate to connect the printer to your computer. If you have already connected the printer cable to your computer, th
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If your current printer purchase is replacing a MultiPASS printer, you must remove the MultiPASS software installed on your system before installing the new printer. For instructions on removing the MultiPASS software, see the software user’s guide that came with your MultiPASS software. Installing 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 rem
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If installation does not start automatically: On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then click Run. In the Run dialog box, type the following command and click OK (where D: is your disk drive containing the installation 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 to the next. Make sure you click Next or OK on the current dialog box.
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5. The system displays messages indicating that the driver for your printer is being installed. For Windows 98/Me: Wait for the system 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 information, conduct the following: For Windows 2000 Search for a suitable driver for the printer (Do not display a list of drivers.) Search only on the inst
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For Windows XP Select Install the software automatically (Recommended). 7. When the setup is finished, if prompted, restart Windows. The installation program determines whether Windows needs to be restarted on your system. Setting the Default Printer 2 When you install the printer driver software, the system automatically sets the printer as the default printer. If necessary, however, follow these instructions to set the default printer. To set the default printer: 1. On the Windows desktop
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If you choose to share the use of your printer, your computer acts as the host system or server to the other computers (also referred to as remote or client systems). To use your printer, the client systems must have the printer driver software installed on them. The software can be installed on the client systems directly from your system. Based on which Windows operating system you are using, the following client systems can share your printer: If your system (server) is: Install on clien
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5. In the Share Name box (Windows 98/Me/XP) or Shared As box (Windows 2000), type a name you want to assign to the shared printer. If available, you may also want to assign a password, which would then be required by the client system when using the printer. 6. If your situation matches the following, set up an alternate driver: Windows 2000/XP server system sharing with Windows 98/Me client systems. For detailed instructions, see Appendix A in this guide. 7. In the Properties dialog box,
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Removing the Printer Driver 2 As needed, you can remove the printer driver from your system. To remove the printer driver: 1. On the Windows desktop, click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel (in Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel). 2. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs (in Windows XP, click Add or Remove Programs). 3. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box (in Windows XP, the Add or Remove Programs dialog box), click Canon FAX-
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