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          Canon W7200/W7250 GARO Printer Driver for
   Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows XP, 
                   Microsoft Windows 2000
                        Version 2.51
                     Instruction Manual

            *** Copyright CANON INC. 2000-2003 ***
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Overview

  1. Introduction
  2. System Requirements
  3. Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions

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1. Introduction -----------------------------------------------

Follow this procedure to install the printer driver for Windows software applications.
In order to install the printer driver, refer to the Install.txt.

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2. System Requirements ----------------------------------------

The following hardware and software are recommended for this printer driver:

  Software:    Microsoft Windows Server 2003, English edition
               Microsoft Windows XP Professional /Home Edition, English edition
               Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional /Server, English edition

  Hardware:    Computers that operate on Microsoft Windows Server 2003,
               Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,
               Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, or Microsoft Windows 2000 Server 

  Printers:    Canon Large Format Printer W7200
               Canon Large Format Printer W7250

(Note) This printer can be used only with software running on Windows Server 2003/XP/2000.
This printer will operate only with the operating systems listed above.

3. Cautions, Limitations and Restrictions ----------------------

Note the following limitations when using the printer driver or printing a document with a printer.

-  When the Client computer is connected to a printer on the network using Point and Print and, if the GARO printer driver stored on the server is updated, the printer driver in the Client side is also updated.
If the Properties dialog box of the printer driver is opened during the driver's update from version1.xx toversion 2.00, printer driver may not work correctly.
When the Properties dialog box is opened just after the update, wait for a couple of minutes after opening the Printer folder.

-  In order to install the printer driver, you must log into the system as an Administrator.

-  Before installing this software, be sure to check the following.

1. Close any application software that's open.
2. If a document is being printed, either stop printing or wait for printing to end.
3. Close all printer driver dialog boxes.

-  If the software application supports printing multiple copies, you can perform this setting in either the software application or the printer driver.

-  When setting scaling with an application, make sure the printer driver scaling is set to 100%.

-  When using scaling function, an error occurring from the difference between the degree of scaling and resolution may cause lines and other distortions to appear in the printout.

-  When printing reduced scaling color image data, 1 dot wide lines and points may not be printed.

-  For some computers, when a print job is cancelled, the next print job may not print correctly because a reset printer signal is not sent to the computer. Always reset the printer after canceling a print job.

-  Some applications may not print lines with near horizontal angles correctly. If this occurs, re-draw lines horizontally.

-  Directly after installing the printer driver (including new editions), some application software may not be able to recognize new functions. Select Print in the File menu of all application software with a printer function, select the name of the printer you're using, and click the Properties button. When the Properties dialog box opens, click the OK button to close.

-  When binder printing with the Microsoft Binder, click off the check box for executing binder printing as one job. Each print job will be processed as a separate print job.

-  If you change the printer name in the General sheet of the printer driver's Properties dialog box, the customized settings registered in the print driver become ineffective, so store your customized settings in a file before changing the printer name. After changing the printer name, load the stored file.

-  High-resolution printing requires a large amount of computer memory. If there is very little computer memory available or you are using a large amount of application software, the application software may not operate normally. If this is the case, re-start Windows, and close application software that is not used when re-starting printing. If printing is not performed normally, change the Print Quality setting in the Main sheet of the printer driver's Printing Preferences dialog box to Standard or Draft.

-  With a local connection, if Enable bidirectional support in the Port sheet of the printer driver's Properties dialog box has no check mark, printer information and driver information cannot be obtained as normal.

-  When performing background printing with Microsoft Word 98, do not change the printer's resolution setting. If you do, Windows operation may become unstable.

-  When printing with Adobe Acrobat Reader, the font may change.

-  When using a printer connected with USB, do not use the Standby mode. You can set the Standby mode with Settings, Control Panel and Power Options in the Start menu.

-  With Windows 2000, when printing files that include large image data, some parts may not be printed. 
If this occurs, it may be possible to print if you make Enable advanced printing features in the Advanced sheet of the printer driver's Properties dialog box invalid.

-  When Novell Client for Windows NT/2000 Ver. 4.71 is used in a NetWare environment, in the Port sheet of the Printer Driver's Properties dialog box, the Port selection and display may not be correct. However, the print job executes normally.

-  When Novell Client for Windows NT/2000 Ver. 4.71 is used in a NetWare environment, the printer driver cannot be installed with the NetWare Printer Manager. At the same time, a printer driver downloaded by the Administrator cannot be installed. Install the printer driver from the Printers folder or use the GARO Installer.

-  When using the installer in a NetWare environment, normal installation may not be possible. If this occurs, after deleting the old driver, install the printer driver from Add Printer.

-  When there is a large volume of print data, the printer may take time out during printing, and printing may not be possible. If this occurs, open the Properties dialog box of the printer you are using from the Printers folder, and check Start printing after last page is spooled of Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster in the Advanced sheet.

-  Thin line, gradation etc. printing may not be possible. If this occurs, open the printer driver's Properties dialog box from Print in the application software's File menu, and try printing following the steps below.

1. Remove the check from Open Preview When Print Job Starts in the Main sheet.
2. Select 1 Page/Sheet (standard) in Page Layout in the Page Setup sheet.
3. Click the Special Settings button in the Finishing sheet to open the Special Settings dialog box, and remove the check from Fast Graphic Process.

-  With a system that already features an installed W7200/W7250 printer driver, if you install another Canon printer driver using an installer, printing with the W7200/W7250 may no longer be possible.In this case, reinstall the W7200/W7250 printer driver.

-  You may not be able to print data for large size media with Adobe Illustrator and other software. If this occurs, try printing after performing the following.

 * Open the Main sheet for the printer drivers Property dialog box, and remove the check from Open Preview.
 * Open the Finishing sheet for the printer driver's Property dialog box, and click the Special Settings button. Remove the check from Fast Graphic Process.
 * Increase the amount of memory allotted to virtual memory.
 * Set to Service Pack 4 when using Windows 2000.
 * Place or remove a check from the ON/OFF check box in Bitmap Printing in the Print dialog box when using Adobe Illustrator.

-  When performing operations such as Print Preview or Poster Printing, printing using Enhance Text With Photos may not be possible with some fonts.

-  When previewing the print job, empty pages may appear.

-  When installing this software from the installer, if you fail to follow the screen instruction to restart your computer, Microsoft Office may operate incorrectly. If this occurs, restart your computer.

-  In an environment where USB or IEEE 1394 is installed and in use with Ver. 1.xx of the GARO printer driver, the previously installed USB or IEEE 1394 driver must be uninstalled before the printer driver can be updated to Ver. 2.00 or higher. A new version of the USB or IEEE 1394 driver is installed together with the new printer driver when you update the printer driver to Ver. 2.00 or later.

-  Use firmware Ver. 2.10 (or later) in order to enable the following printer driver features:Expand Print Area in the Properties dialog box and Print Centered in the Printing Preferences dialog box.

-  To switch the units display between inches (US) and mm (Metric) for the Media Size settings and other displays, in the menu for the Regional Options in the OS control panel, select Input Locales.

-  If you are using NDS (Novell Directory Services) in a NetWare environment, or using NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services), then install the printer driver with the Add Printer icon in the Printers folder. The printer driver may not install correctly using the installer.

-  The Enhance Text With Photos could be unavailable in some Windows software applications.

-  If one printer is used with both USB and network connection, please install the GARO Status Monitor.

-  For some applications, when using functions such as Scaling, N Pages per Sheet, and Edging, output with graphics data may diverge from the original. If this occurs, under Spooling at Host in the Device Settings sheet, select Disable.

-  Color settings can be performed in the Color Settings dialog box for each object. However, with some software applications the print results may not be what you expect after text and graphic data handling.

-  When using Microsoft Word, documents designated for Zoom printing may not be enlarged or reduced as specified. To use the Zoom function, first select Start - Settings - Printers, and right-click on the name of the printer you use. Then select Printing Preferences, and specify the paper size in the Page Setup tab. Now you are ready to start the application. 

-  When you open the printer driver’s Property dialog box in Microsoft PowerPoint, you cannot use the Size Options button on the Page Setup sheet. To edit the Custom Media Size, open the Print Settings dialog box of the printer from the Printers folder and do the settings.

-  When you are using Adobe Illustrator and you select Expand Print Area for Roll Paper or Cut Sheet under the Device Settings sheet in the Properties dialog box the print area may not expand. To correct this, open the Print dialog box under the File Menu in Adobe Illustrator, remove the checkmark from the Bitmap Printing checkbox and then print.

Copyright CANON INC. 2000-2003
