Canon Lbp 5000 User Guide

							3-74Printing from a Network Computer by Sharing the Printer on a Network
Setting Up the Printing Environment
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Installing from [Windows Explorer]
1From the [Start] menu, select [All Programs]  [Accessories] 
[Windows Explorer].
For Windows Me/2000: From the [Start] menu, select [Programs]  
[Accessories]  [Windows Explorer].
For Windows 98: From the [Start] menu, select [Programs]  [Windows 
Explorer].
2Select the print server from [My Network Places] (from 
[Network Neighborhood] for Windows 98), then double-click 
the icon for this printer.
Alternatively, you can drag and drop the icon for the printer into the [Printers and 
Faxes] folder or [Printers] folder.
3Follow the instructions on the screen.
IMPORTANT
If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or another operating system equipped 
with Windows Firewall on the client computers, configure Windows Firewall to 
unblock communication with the print server. If you do not clear the block, the 
printer status may not be displayed properly in the Printer Status Window, and 
some of the printer functions may not operate properly. (See p. 8-15)
 
						

							3-75Uninstalling the CAPT Software
Setting Up the Printing Environment
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Uninstalling the CAPT Software
The process of removing software to restore the computer to the same state as 
before the software was installed is referred to as uninstallation. The CAPT 
software can be uninstalled using the following procedure.
IMPORTANT
•If the manuals have been installed, you can also uninstall the installed manuals by 
uninstalling the CAPT software with the Uninstaller.
•If the printer driver was installed on Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 logged on by a user 
who is a member of Administrators, it cannot be uninstalled from the computer logged on 
by anyone other than users who are members of Administrators. Be sure to log in as a 
member of Administrators before the uninstallation.
•If you are using a computer with Windows XP Service Pack 2 or another operating 
system equipped with Windows Firewall, the printer is registered in the [Exceptions] 
sheet in the [Windows Firewall] dialog box. When you uninstall the CAPT software using 
the uninstaller, the settings for this printer are also removed from the [Exceptions] sheet 
in the [Windows Firewall] dialog box.
1Close all of the files and programs listed below:
•Help files
•Printer Status Window
•Control Panel
•Other applications
2From the [Start] menu, select [All Programs]  [Canon Printer 
Uninstaller]  [Canon LBP5000 Uninstaller].
For Windows 98/Me/2000: From the [Start] menu, select [Programs]  [Canon 
Printer Uninstaller]  [Canon LBP5000 Uninstaller].
 
						

							3-76Uninstalling the CAPT Software
Setting Up the Printing Environment
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3Select the name of this printer, then click [Delete].
NOTE
Even if [Canon LBP5000] is not on the list in the [Delete Printer] dialog box, you 
can delete the file and information related to this printer by clicking [Delete].
4Click [Yes].
Uninstallation starts. Please wait a moment.
5Click [Exit].
NOTE
If the CAPT software cannot be uninstalled, see When Uninstallation Fails, on p. 
7-30.
 
						

							CHAPTER
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4Printing a Document
This chapter describes the printing procedures and the functions of this printer.
Setting Printer Information Before Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Printing from an Application  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Specifying the Printing Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
For Windows 98/Me  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9
For Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-12
Deleting/Pausing/Resuming a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Using the Various Printing Functions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Utilizing a Variety of Options for Printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-19
Various Pages in the Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-25
Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-46
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-47
Scaling Print Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-49
Poster Printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-51
Watermark Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-52
Printing Borders and Printing Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-54
Printing with a Gutter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-56
Specifying the Paper Output Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-57
Printing with Upper Left of Sheet as Starting Point  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-58
Printing with the Data 180 Degrees Rotated  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-59
Smoothing Out Rough-Textured Images  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-61
Printing with Toner Density Adjusted  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-62
Color Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-64
Specifying the Brightness and Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-66
Printing a Color Sample (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-68
Specifying Profiles  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-69
Editing Jobs with PageComposer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-73
How to Use Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-76
Displaying Online Help on the Options Displayed on the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-76
Displaying Online Help on the Operation Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-77
Retrieving the Option about Which You Want to Know with Keywords and Displaying its Online Help . . . . . .4-79
Manuals  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-82
Installing the Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-82
Uninstalling the Manuals  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-84
 
						

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Printing a Document
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4. Printing a Document
Printer Status Window  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-85
Functions on the Printer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-86
Displaying the Printer Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-88
[Preferences] Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-90
[Consumables/Counters] Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-91
[Utility] Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-91
[Device Settings] Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-92
[Refresh] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-93
[Resolve Error]  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-93
Displaying Printer Status When Using a Print Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4-93
 
						

							4-3Setting Printer Information Before Printing
Printing a Document
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Setting Printer Information Before Printing
Specify the settings for the paper feeder before printing.
1Display the [Printers and Faxes] folder or the [Printers] folder.
For Windows 98/Me/2000: From the [Start] menu, select [Settings]  [Printers].
For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003: From the [Start] menu, select [Printers 
and Faxes].
For Windows XP Home Edition: From the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel], and 
then click [Printers and Other Hardware]  [Printers and Faxes].
2Select the icon for this printer, then select [Properties] from 
the [File] menu.
 
						

							4-4
Printing a Document
Setting Printer Information Before Printing
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3Display the [Device Settings] (for Windows 2000/XP/Server 
2003) or [Configuration] (for Windows 98/Me) sheet, then 
specify the settings for [Paper Source Options].
NOTE
You can also obtain the printer status such as the paper feeder automatically by 
clicking [Get Device Status].
4Click [OK].
 
						

							4-5Printing from an Application
Printing a Document
4
Printing from an Application
After installing the CAPT software, you can now print jobs on the printer.
This section describes the procedure for printing from an application, taking Adobe 
Reader 6.0 as an example.
1Load paper in the paper cassette or manual feed slot.
NOTE
When loading plain paper, heavy paper, transparencies, or labels in the paper 
source, see Loading Plain Paper, Heavy Paper, Transparencies, or Labels in the 
Paper Source (p. 2-14), when loading Index Card size media in the paper source, 
see Loading Index Card Size Media in the Paper Source (p. 2-26), when loading 
envelopes in the paper source, see Loading Envelopes in the Paper Source (p. 
2-37), and when loading custom size paper, see Loading Custom Size Paper 
(Non-Standard Paper) in the Paper Source (p. 2-47).
2Open the PDF file to print with Adobe Reader, and then select 
[Print Setup] from the [File] menu.
3Specify the paper size of the document and the printing 
orientation, then click [OK].
4Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
The [Print] dialog box is displayed.
 
						

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Printing a Document
Printing from an Application
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5Select the name of this printer for [Name] or [Printer Name], 
and then specify the printing preferences.
NOTE
The printer name displayed in this dialog box can be changed in the [Printers and 
Faxes] folder (the [Printers] folder for Windows 98/Me/2000).
6If you want to specify more detailed printing preferences, click 
[Properties].
 
						

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Printing a Document
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Printing from an Application
NOTE
The procedure for displaying the [Document Properties] dialog box may differ 
depending on the application you are using.
7Specify the printing preferences in the [Page Setup], 
[Finishing], [Paper Source], and [Quality] sheets.
NOTE
•For more details on the settings, see Windows online Help. For details on methods 
for displaying Online Help, see How to Use Online Help, on p. 4-76.
•The settings that are specified here only apply to the currently opened file. Check 
the contents of the [Document Properties] dialog each time you print. In particular, 
it is recommended that you confirm the contents of the [Page Setup] sheet and the 
[Paper Source] sheet.
•The default settings for all files can be configured using the following dialog box.
•For Windows 98/Me: Open the [Printer Properties] dialog box from the [Printers] 
folder. (See Displaying the [Printer Properties] Dialog Box from the [Printers] 
Folder, on p. 4-11)
•For Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003: Open the [Document Properties] dialog box 
from the [Printers and Faxes] folder or the [Printers] folder. (See Displaying the 
[Document Properties] Dialog Box from the [Printers and Faxes] Folder or the 
[Printers] Folder, on p. 4-14)