Canon Advanced Printing Technology for Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G R1.00 Ver.1.00.0.008 ******************************IMPORTANT!********************************** READ CAREFULLY AND IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS, RETURN THE CD-ROM UNUSED TO THE SELLER: This is a legal agreement between you and Canon Inc. ("Canon") and governing your use of the programs stored in the CD-ROM, Printer Driver for Canon Flatbed Multifunction Printer (the "Software"). 1. GRANT OF LICENSE Canon grants you a personal, limited and non-exclusive license to install and use only for the use with Canon's Flatbed Multifunction Printer contained in the box you purchased (the "Flatbed Multifunction Printer") the Software only on a single computer directly or via local area network connected to the Flatbed Multifunction Printer (the "Designated Computer"). You may allow other users of other computers connected to the local area network in which your Designated Computer is contained (the "LAN Users") to use the Software, provided that you must assure that all such users shall abide by the terms of this agreement and shall be subject to restrictions and obligations borne by you hereunder. 2. OTHER RESTRICTIONS You may not install or use the Software on any hardware configuration where the Software is accessible from any users other than the LAN Users. You may not assign, sublicense, sell, rent, lease, loan, convey or transfer to any third party, or send or bring the Software out of the country where you originally obtained it to other countries without required authorization of applicable governments, or copy, duplicate, translate or convert to another programming language the Software, except as expressly provided herein. 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You may terminate the license by destroying the Software and all copies thereof, including those as used and/or installed by LAN Users. The license granted hereunder will also terminate if you or other LAN Users fail to comply with any term hereof. Upon termination of the license, in addition to Canon enforcing its respective legal rights, you and LAN Users must then promptly destroy the Software and any copy thereof. 7. U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE The Software is a "commercial item," as that term is defined at 48 C.F.R. 2.101 (Oct 1995), consisting of "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation," as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 (Sept 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202-1 through 227.72024 (June 1995), all U.S. Government End Users shall acquire the Software with only those rights set forth herein. 8. 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By installing the Software, you are deemed to agree to be bound by the above terms. If you do not agree to the above terms, eject the CD-ROM and return it to the seller. ******************************IMPORTANT!********************************** Thank you for purchasing the Canon Flatbed Multifunction Printer PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G, with enhanced performance and ease-of-use from the Canon Advanced Printing Technology. We hope that you'll appreciate its exceptional print quality, flexible paper handling, fast printing speed, and trouble-free operation. Your best source of information on this product is the Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G On-Line Help and the Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G On-Line Manuals. This README file has been created to address some very important or specific issues that may be encountered during the use of this product. ================================================================== Contents: 1. Scaling 2. Overlay 3. Halftone 4. Sharing a parallel port with another device 5. Printing On-Line Help: Windows NT4.0/2000/XP 6. Uninstalling network printer that other user connected: Windows NT4.0/2000/XP 7. Restriction on Windows NT4.0/2000/XP network printer 8. Restarting Windows with a remaining print job: Windows NT4.0/2000/XP 9. Windows NT4.0/2000/XP network printer installation 10. Installation in Windows XP multi-user environment 11. Monitor Device Status function: Windows NT4.0/2000/XP ================================================================== 1. Scaling Some applications may not print correctly when scaling is set to a value other than 100% in the Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G Printer Setup or Properties dialog. In this case, please set scaling to 100%. If the application has its own scaling function, please set scaling from within the application. ================================================================== 2. Overlay Depending on the application, the printout when using overlay form may be different from what you expect to be printed. For example, the contents of overlay form beyond the printing area may not be printed unless the printing area (or margin) setting is changed. Please try to print it setting its margin as wide as to fit all contents of overlay form in the printable area. ================================================================== 3. Halftone The Halftone settings are valid when printing colored bitmaps, filled areas, or colored text. Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G has its own halftone function. In Windows NT4.0/2000/XP, the system halftones are not supported. ================================================================== 4. Sharing a parallel port with another device Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G is capable of sharing a parallel port with another device such as a scanner which conforms to the contention management described in DDK (Device Driver Development Kit). However, when both devices are, used simultaneously, this may cause a problem with operation. ================================================================== 5. Printing On-Line Help: Windows NT4.0/2000/XP If you want to print the contents of the On-Line Help, start up [Canon PC1200 iC D600 iR1200G Help] from the Canon PC1200 iC D600 iR1200G group. ================================================================== 6. Uninstalling network printer that other user connected: Windows NT4.0/2000/XP When you execute the [Canon PC1200 iC D600 iR1200G Uninstallation] on the PC that other user have already connected to the Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G network printer servers, information of the Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G network printer that other user connected will not be removed. In this case, other user should remove this Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G printer icon before you execute uninstallation. ================================================================== 7. Restriction on Windows NT4.0/2000/XP network printer When a network printer is installed on Windows NT4.0/2000/XP, even though you change its connection destination to a local port, the printer cannot be used as a local printer. If you need to establish a local printer, you must install a printer driver, selecting a local port. ================================================================== 8. Restarting Windows with a remaining print job: Windows NT4.0/2000/XP If you need to restart Windows NT4.0/2000/XP with a remaining Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G print job, first double-click the Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G icon in the Printers folder and pause the print job. Then restart Windows NT4.0/2000/XP. ================================================================== 9. Windows NT4.0/2000/XP network printer installation When installing a network printer on Windows NT4.0/2000/XP, it is recommended to install the printer with administrative privileges. However, if the printer is installed by clients without administrative privileges, some functions may be unavailable due to OS security restrictions. [Unavailable functions 1] (Windows NT4.0/2000/XP); - "Canon PC1200 iC D600 iR1200G" group is not created. - When initializing Windows, the Printer Status Window is not started automatically. [Conditions] (When the client settings satisfy all of the following conditions); - No administrative privileges (Windows NT4.0) - No administrative or power-user privileges (Windows 2000/XP) - File system is "NTFS". [Unavailable functions 2] (Windows 2000/XP); - Uninstaller can't be registered in "Add/Remove Programs". [Conditions] (When the client setting satisfy the following conditions); - No administrative or power-user privileges. ================================================================== 10. Installation in Windows XP multi-user environment When Canon PC1200/iC D600/iR1200G is installed in Windows XP, do not install it for the user switched by the "Fast User Switching" function of Windows XP. When using the Fast User Switching function, be sure to log on again before installation. ================================================================== 11. Monitor Device Status function: Windows NT4.0/2000/XP Without administrative privileges, printing may not be possible when the Monitor Device Status is set to a setting other than Always in the Status Window option dialog box (Windows NT4.0/2000/XP). In this case, either select Always, or log on with administrative privileges. ==================================================================