Canon printer imageCLASS D860 User Manual

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Before You Start
Here’s where to get immediate help if you are having problems installing or using the 
software, or your machine.
README.TXT file
Any hints, enhancements, limitations, and restrictions you need to be aware of when installing 
and using your printer driver are included in the README.TXT file provided with the 
software. The README.TXT file is located in /English/ folder of the software CD-ROM.
Online Help
You can locate additional help for questions you may have regarding your printer in the Online 
Help file provided with the software. In the printer’s Properties dialog box, you can click Help 
to display additional information about every feature and option in CAPT. You can also click 
 (Help) in the upper right corner of most dialog boxes, and then click a specific item in the 
dialog box for help with that item; or right-click a specific item and choose Help to access the 
same help information for the item. See the Online Help for the detailed information on 
specifying CAPT options.
Getting Help from Canon
Internet
For electronic technical support, the latest driver downloads and answers to frequently asked 
questions - www.usa.canon.com/consumer
In this manual
See the Troubleshooting chapter 5
Where to Find Help 
						

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Installing the Printer Driver (Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT))
Chapter 2
Installing the Printer Driver 
(Canon Advanced Printing 
Technology (CAPT))
This chapter describes CAPT (Canon Advanced Printing Technology). It includes the 
following information:
• What is CAPT
• Installing the Printer Driver
• Printing with CAPT 
						

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Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT)
This is a software that extends the power of the Windows operating system to a printer to 
speed up and simplify printing. Canon Advanced Printing Technology provides more printing 
control and bidirectional communication between the printer and a computer running a 
Windows application.
If you are using the imageCLASS D800 series machine as a local printer (connected directly 
to your computer) follow the steps below. 
If the imageCLASS D800 series is already on your network, and you want to start using it, 
follow the steps in “Network Users” on p. 2-28. 
If you want to install the imageCLASS D800 series as a network printer, follow the steps in 
“Connecting the imageCLASS D800 Series as a Network Printer” on p. 2-32.
What is CAPT
Installing the Printer Driver
IMPORTANT
If there are any printer drivers of previous versions installed on your computer, be sure 
to uninstall those drivers from your computer before installing the iC D800 driver. 
						

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For installation instructions using the CD-ROM menu, please refer to the Set-up Instructions.
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Windows 98/Me Plug and Play
The following is the installation procedure of plug and play using a USB port under Windows 98.
Before you install the software, make sure you do the following:
• Connect the machine to your computer ( Set-up Instructions).
• Turn on the machine ( Set-up Instructions).
• Start up Windows 98/Me.
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Windows 95/98/Me
USB Users
NOTE
Using a USB Port (USB Cable)
• In order to use the printer via USB, your computer must be equipped with a USB port 
and it is necessary that its operation is approved by the manufacturer.
• If the USB class driver is already installed in your computer, proceed to step8.
• USB is not available for windows 95.
1Plug and Play will activate and the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. Click 
Next >.
NOTE
“Unknown” may be displayed as the name of the device. 
						

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2Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) in the Add New 
Hardware Wizard and click Next >.
3Place the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
4Select Specify a location and 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\Win9x, then click Next >.
If you use Windows Me, browse to D:\English\WinMe. 
						

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5Click Next > on Windows driver file search for the device. 
6When the following dialog box appears, click Finish. 
						

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7The Add New Hardware Wizard (Canon iC D800) appears. Click Next >.
8Select Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended) in the Add New 
Hardware Wizard  click Next >. 
						

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9Click only Specify a location and Browse... to select the driver you want to install. 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 
Me  click Next > in the Add New Hardware Wizard.
10The screen displays the selected driver file. Click Next >.
11Type the printer name you wish to use, then click Finish. 
						

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■Windows 98/Me Plug and Play
The Plug and Play installation of the printer driver for a parallel port under Windows 98/Me 
follows the same procedure used in USB installation. Refer to the steps   to   in the 
procedure using a USB port ( p. 2-6).
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Add Printer Wizard
To install CAPT on a local computer using Windows 95/98/Me, you can use the Windows 95/
98/Me Add Printer Wizard.
The following is the installation procedures using a parallel port under Windows 98.
12When the installation is complete, the following dialog box appears. Click OK to close the 
dialog box. Click Finish on the Add New Hardware Wizard.
Parallel Port Users
IMPORTANT
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 
selection dialog to set them for file output before installing Canon iC D800.
1From the Start menu, select Settings, then Printers. The Printers folder appears.
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2Double-click the Add Printer icon. The Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears. Click 
Next >.
3Select Local Printer and click Next >.