Canon printer imageCLASS D880 User Manual

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Glossary
Folder
A container in which documents, program files, and other folders are stored on your disks. 
Formerly referred to as a directory.
Font
A complete set of characters of the same size and style, for example, 
12-point Courier bold.
Form
A custom paper size, with width and height defined by the user. 
G
Greyscale image
A bitmap image that stores data for each dot as a shade of grey, rather than as black or white.
H
Halftones
The process of converting a greyscale image to black dots and white (unprinted) dots that 
simulate the grey shades in the original image.
I
Image Refinement
A printer technology from Canon, with which the printer automatically senses and refines the 
jagged edges and ragged curves of characters and graphics.
Interface
The connection between two devices through which they communicate with each other. The 
imageCLASS D800 series machine features USB and parallel interfaces, which makes it 
compatible with IBM and similar personal computers.
Interface cable
The cable, with bidirectional capability, used to create the interface between a printer and a 
computer.
Interface port
The port through which the printer communicates with the computer. The imageCLASS D800 
series 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). 
						

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J
Jam
A situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path. You must remove 
jammed paper before you can continue printing.
K
Kilobyte (KB)
A unit of measurement, representing the binary number 1024, used to describe printer or 
computer memory size in thousand-byte units.
L
Landscape
The printing of text and graphics along the length of the page.
Local printer
A printer that is directly connected to your computer, using a parallel or USB cable.
M
Megabyte (MB)
A unit of measurement, representing one million bytes, used to describe printer or computer 
memory size. 
My Computer
The Windows program that you can use to browse through your computer’s filing system, and 
to open drives, folders, and files. You can also use My Computer to manage your files and 
your filing system, by moving, copying, renaming, and deleting items.
N
NetPilot
This utility is used to control network printers.
Network
A group of computers connected by cables or other means and using software that enables 
them to share equipment (such as printers) and exchange information.
Network Adapter
An optional device that allows you to connect your printer directly to a network. See Peer-to-
peer connection.
O
Orientation
The printing of text either along the width (portrait) or length (landscape) of the page. 
						

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Overlay
Refers to printing in which data that is common to all the pages, such as a logo, titles or table 
structure, is overlaid with the print data from the application.
P
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.
Paper Source
Source of paper feed. The machine has a cassette and a multi-purpose tray.
Paper Type
All kinds of paper (plain paper, colored paper, recycled paper, transparencies, tracing paper, 
thick paper, labels, envelopes, postcards etc.) are grouped under several Paper Types. You can 
access this setting from the Paper Type field on the Paper Source tab of the Printer 
Properties dialog screen.
Parallel interface
An interface that transmits multiple bits simultaneously (usually in one-byte segments). Your 
printer has a built-in, Centronics-type parallel interface. See Centronics interface.
Parallel interface cable
A bidirectional cable, usually less than six feet long, that transfers multiple bits of information 
to the printer simultaneously, speeding the transfer. Parallel interface cables are also referred 
to as Centronics interface cables.
PDF
Portable Document Format. A widely used format for transmitting and viewing documents on 
computers. PDF documents can be read or printed out with Adobe’s Acrobat Reader program.
Peer-to-peer connection
A network connection between a computer and a printer (or other device) that does not go 
through a server. See Server, Client.
Physical RAM
Random access memory (RAM) that is physically present in the computer in the form of 
memory chips, as opposed to virtual memory. See Virtual Memory. 
						

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Platen
The document scanning unit. Slide it aside to access internal parts of the machine for 
maintenance or removing paper jams.
Point size
Character height is defined in points: one point is 1/72 of an inch.
Portrait
The printing of text along the width (short edge) of the page.
Print job
A document that a Windows application has processed and sent to the Spooler to be added to 
the print queue or directly to the printer.
Print Monitor
The network adapter print monitor is software that prints through the network adapter.
Print queue
A list of files that are either waiting to be printed or are currently printing. Once a file has been 
printed, it is removed from the print queue.
Printer driver
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 Canon Advanced Printing Technology, you are using its printer driver.
Printers folder
The container in which your printer information is stored.
Progress bar
In the Status Window or its icon, a horizontal bar that graphically indicates the percentage of 
the print job that has actually printed.
Properties dialog box
The dialog box that contains information about a particular device, such as your printer.
Proportional spacing
The spacing of characters according to the width of each character. This variable spacing 
between each character closes up awkward space and makes text easier to read.
Q
Queue
A list of files that are either waiting to be printed or are currently printing. Once a file has been 
printed, it is removed from the print queue. 
						

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R
Random Access Memory (RAM)
The working memory of the computer in which programs and data are temporarily stored 
while you use them. Resetting or shutting off the computer clears all information from RAM. 
Printing very complicated documents might require closing other running programs or adding 
more RAM to the computer. See Physical RAM, Virtual Memory.
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. This printer can produce 
output with 300 or 600 dpi resolution. Resolution values are represented by horizontal data 
and vertical data, for example, 600 x 600 dpi.
Reverse Output Order
This function allows printing pages of the document in reverse order: from the last page to the 
first page.
S
Scalable fonts
Scalable fonts allow characters to be printed in various sizes and rotation angles. This is 
different from bitmap fonts, which are printed in fixed sizes and angles.
Scaling
Enlarging or reducing the printed image.
Separator page
Optional pages printed at the beginning of each document to help separate one print job from 
another.
Server
A network computer that is directly attached to the printer. The server controls the printer and 
handles print jobs sent from the clients. See Client.
Shielded
A type of cable that contains a metallic sheath over the conductor material to protect the data 
passing through the cable from electromagnetic interference. You need to use a double-
shielded interface cable with this printer.
Spooling
A process by which an application sends a document to the Spooler, rather than directly to the 
printer, thus freeing the computer and application for other tasks. Spooled documents are 
printed in the order they are received. 
						

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Start menu
The menu that presents commands that are a starting point for all work you do on your 
computer, such as starting a program, opening a document, finding a file, and getting help. 
You open the Start menu by clicking the Start button displayed on the Desktop.
Status options
Settings which determine when the Printer Status Window opens and whether sounds play 
with messages.
Status Window
A window that 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.
T
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.
Toner
A black, resin-coated powder contained in the Cartridge L50. The printer applies the toner to 
the surface of the photosensitive drum inside the printer via an electrophotographic 
mechanism.
Toner saver
Because the black areas of print data are thinned, toner consumption is reduced.
Tool bar
In the Status Window, the area in the tab window that includes buttons for pausing, resuming,  
and deleting the current print job.
Transfer roller
Presses the paper against the drum, to aid the transfer of toner to the paper.
Trouble Shooter
A program that helps you solve printing problems. The Trouble Shooter checks the 
Windows configuration settings, and if possible corrects any errors that it finds.
TrueType fonts
Scalable fonts used for both screen display and printing. TrueType fonts can be sized to any 
height, and print exactly as they appear on the screen, but with higher resolution.  
						

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U
USB interface
Universal Serial Bus. A new serial interface standard which automatically recognizes 
connections (Plug and Play) to allow plugging and unplugging connectors with the power still 
turned on to the PC or peripheral equipment.
V
Virtual Memory
Space on the hard disk that Windows uses for temporary data storage as if it were actually 
random access memory (RAM). Windows does this by means of a swap file. This provides 
Windows with more usable memory, but reduces speed of access to it when the swap file must 
be used. See Physical RAM.
W
WebNetSpot
This utility is used to control network printers.
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. You can use Windows 
Explorer to manage your files by moving, copying, renaming, and deleting files.
WYSIWYG
Pronounced wizzy-wig, an acronym for “what you see is what you get.” For example, when 
you format a paragraph, the line breaks that appear on the printed page are exactly the same as 
they are on the screen. 
						

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Index
Index
Numerics
600 dpi A-1
A
Abnormal condition icon 4-13
AC G-1
Add Printer WizardWindows 2000/XP/Server 2003 2-22–2-27
Windows 95/98/Me 2-8–2-12
Windows NT 4.0 2-18–2-21
Adobe Type Manager fonts, cannot use 5-4
Attention required icon 4-13
B
Bidirectional communications G-1 parallel cable 2-43
Brightness 3-14, 3-29, G-1
C
Cancel button 4-8
Cancel printing 4-4
Cancel, print job 4-8
Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT) G-1 CAPT Problems 5-4–5-5
installing 2-2–2-41
messages 5-6–5-7
not working properly 5-4
printing with 2-43
uninstalling 5-10
Canon CAPT Tools 2-42
Canon iC D 800 Help 2-42
Status Window 2-42
Trouble Shooter 2-42
Uninstallation 2-42
Cartridge Not Loaded 5-6
Cassette A-1
Cassette is out of paper  5-6
CD-ROM File not found 5-5
CD-ROM Menu, doesn’t open 5-4
Centronics interface 5-2, G-1
Checking the status of a print job 4-1
Client G-1
Collate G-2
Communication error 5-7
Contrast 3-14, G-2
Control Panels G-2
Custom paper size 3-7 selecting 3-8
D
Default setting G-2
Details tab, Wi ndows 95/98/Me 3-4
Details... but ton 3-15, 3-30
Device Busy 5-7
Device time-out 5-3
Dialog boxes Windows 95/98/Me printer properties 3-2–3-15
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 printer 
properties 3-16–3-30
dpi G-2
Driver,  See Printer driver
E
ECP 4-6, G-2
Energy Saver Mode 5-7
F
Finishing tab
Windows 95/98/Me 3-12
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 3-27
First print time A-1
Fixing assembly G-2
Fixing Unit Error 5-7
Font G-3
Form G-3
G
General tab Windows 95/98/Me 3-3
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 3-17
Glossary G-1–G-9
Greyscale image G-3
H
Halftones G-3
Help menu, using 4-7
I
Icons, Status Window 4-13
Image Refinement 3-15, 3-30, G-3
Incompatible Device 5-7
Installing Canon Advanced Printing Technology
2-2–2-27
Insufficient Memory 5-6
Interface G-3
Interface cable G-3
Interface port G-3
J
Job menu, using 4-4 
						

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L
Landscape G-4
Local printer 2-2–2-27
M
Megabyte G-4
Memory, Insufficient 5-6
Menu bar
Status Window 4-3
using 4-4–4-6
Messages 5-6–5-7
Minimizing, Status Window 4-13
Multi-purpose tray A-1
Multi-purpose Tray is Out of Paper 5-6
N
NetPilot G-4
Network Adapter G-4
Network printer 2-32–2-41
No power supplied 5-2
O
Options menu, using 4-5–4-6
Orientation G-4
Out of paper 5-6
Overlay 3-9, 3-24, G-5
P
Page setup tab
custom paper size 3-7
Windows 95/98/Me 3-6
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 3-23
Pages per minute A-1
Paper
delivery A-1
Paper feed G-5
Paper Jam 5-6
Paper selection tab
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 3-20
Paper size A-1
custom 3-7
Paper Source G-5
Paper Type G-5
Parallel interface G-5
cable 2-43
Parallel interface cable G-5
Pause button 4-8
Pause printing 4-4
PDF G-5
Peer-to-peer G-5
Plain paper A-1
Plug and play for Parallel Port
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 2-15–2-17Plug and play for USB Port
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 2-13–2-15
Windows 98/Me 2-3–2-8
Port Busy 5-7
Portrait G-6
Ports tab, Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 3-17
Power
not supplied 5-2
Print job details tab 4-9
Print job list tab 4-11
Print job log tab 4-10
Print Monitor G-6
Print queue G-6
Printer
does not print 5-2
locks up 5-3
problems 5-2–5-3
specifications A-1
speed A-1
stops printing 5-2
Printer animation, status window 4-3
Printer driver 5-4, G-6
Printer Error 5-7
Printer icon 4-3
Printer properties
Windows 95/98/Me dialog boxes 3-2–3-15
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 dialog 
box 3-16–3-30
Printer ready icon 4-13
Printer sharing settings 2-41
Printing
speed A-1
Printing paused icon 4-13
Printing speed A-1
Printing Temporarily Stopped 5-7
Printout is wrong 5-3
Problems
printer 5-2–5-3
Progress bar G-6
Progress bar, status window 4-3
Q
Quality tab
Windows 95/98/Me 3-14, 3-15
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 3-29, 3-30
Queue G-6
R
Random Access Memory G-7
Removing Canon Advanced Printing Technology 5-10
Resolution A-1, G-7
Resume button 4-8
Resume printing 4-4
Reverse Output Order G-7 
						

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S
Scaling G-7
Scheduling tab, Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 
2003 3-18
Security tab, Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003
3-19
Selecting
custom paper size 3-8
Server G-7
Server settings
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 2-38
Settings menu, using 4-5–4-6
Settings, printer sharing 2-41
Sharing tab
Windows 95/98/Me 3-5
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003 3-18
Shielded G-7
Specifications, printer A-1
Speed, printing A-1
Spooling G-7
Status bar, status window 4-3
Status Window G-8
icon 4-13
menu bar 4-3
printer animation 4-3
printer icon 4-3
progress bar 4-3
status bar 4-3
tool bar 4-3
System 1-2
System Requirements 1-2
T
Tab window
print job details 4-9
print job list 4-11
print job log 4-10
using 4-9
The Platen is Not in Position 5-6
Time-out, device 5-3
Toner G-8
saver G-8
Toolbar
status window 4-3
using 4-8
Trademarks iv
Transfer roller G-8
Trouble Shooter 2-42, 5-8–5-9
Troubleshooting 5-1–5-10
CAPT problems 5-4–5-5
printer problems 5-2–5-3
removing Canon Advanced Printing Technology 
(Uninstallation) 5-10
USB class driver is not properly installed 5-5
U
Uninstallation 5-10
USB
cable 2-3, 2-13
interface G-9
port 2-3, 2-13
Using
Trouble Shooter 5-8–5-9
USB Port (USB Cable) 2-3, 2-13
W
Warning icon 4-13
WebNetSpot G-9
Weight, paper A-1, G-9
Windows 95/98/Me 2-3
details tab 3-4
finishing tab 3-12
general tab 3-3
page setup tab 3-6
Printer Property 3-2–3-15
quality tab 3-14, 3-15
sharing tab 3-5
Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP/Server 2003
finishing tab 3-27
general tab 3-17
page setup tab 3-23
paper selection tab 3-20
ports tab 3-17
quality tab 3-29, 3-30
scheduling tab 3-18
security tab 3-19
server settings 2-38
sharing tab 3-18
WYSIWYG G-9