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Canon MP280 series
Canon IJ XPS Printer Driver Version 5.41 64-bit Edition
for Microsoft Windows
Instructions

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< Contents >

Introduction
  Foreword
  Preparation prior to Installation
  Installation Method
  Deleting the Printer Driver

Specifying Printer Driver Settings
  Opening the Printer Driver Setup Window
  Using the Printer Driver

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Introduction
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< Foreword >

This Readme gives you important information about setting up and
using the Canon IJ XPS Printer Driver with which the Readme is
distributed. The Canon IJ XPS Printer Driver allows you to print
on your Canon IJ printer from applications running under Microsoft
Windows Vista SP1 or later.
Before you can use your printer, you must install the printer
driver on your computer.

< Preparation prior to Installation >

 - Before installing the XPS printer driver, install the standard
   MP Drivers.
   See your printer manual for details.

  Note:
   - Before you can use the XPS printer driver, the standard
     MP Drivers must already be installed.

< Installation Method >

Install the XPS printer driver as described below.
After installation of the standard MP Drivers is completed,
execute this program.
    1) Confirm that the icon for the standard MP Drivers has been
       created in the following location:
       For Windows 7:     [Devices and Printers]
       For Windows Vista: [Control Panel]-[Hardware and Sound]-
                          [Printers]
       Note:
       If an icon has not been created, install the standard
       MP Drivers. See your printer manual for details.

    2) Double-click [Setup.exe] to start the installation program.

    3) At the [Welcome] window, click [Next].

    4) Read the contents of the [License Agreement] window. After
       checking the contents, click [Yes].

    5) At the [Select Port] window, select the printer port, and
       then click [Next].
       Installation of the XPS printer driver begins.

    6) After the [Installation Complete] window is displayed,
       click [Complete].

< Deleting the Printer Driver >

Uninstall the unnecessary printer driver as described below.

    1) Select the [Start] menu -> [All Programs] ->
       [Canon MP280 series] -> [MP Drivers Uninstaller].

    2) When the [MP Drivers Uninstaller] dialog box is displayed,
       click [Execute].

    3) Click [Yes] when the confirmation message appears.

    4) When all the files have been deleted, click [Complete].

  Note:
  If you delete the XPS printer driver, the standard MP Drivers is
  also deleted.

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Specifying Printer Driver Settings
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< Opening the Printer Driver Setup Window >

  - Opening the window from your application
    The typical way to open the printer driver from your
    application is to select [File]-[Page Setup] and click
    [Printer], or select [File]-[Print...] and click [Properties].

  - Opening the window directly
    To specify a regularly-used setup or to access your printer's
    maintenance functions, use the procedure below. 

    1) From the [Start] menu, select the following items:
       For Windows 7:     [Devices and Printers]
       For Windows Vista: [Control Panel]-[Hardware and Sound]-
                          [Printers]
    2) Click the icon of the printer model to be used.
    3) From the [File] menu, select the following item. To select
       the [File] menu, press the [Alt] key on the keyboard to
       display the [File] menu.
       For Windows 7:     [Printing preferences]-
                          [Canon MP280 series XPS]
       For Windows Vista: [Printing Preferences...]

     Note:
     Do not change the settings on the [Advanced] tab, which is
     displayed when the printer driver setup screen is opened
     from [Printer properties] in Windows 7 or [Properties] in
     Windows Vista.
     If you change any of the settings, some of the functions may
     become disabled and you will not be able to use them.

< Using the Printer Driver >

  - For details on functions related to 64-bit versions of
    Windows, see the corresponding user's manual.

  - The XPS printer driver does not support the following
    functions, which are supported by the standard MP Drivers:
    - [Background] of [Stamp/Background...] on the [Page Setup] tab
    - [Disable ICM required from the application software] and
      [Unit of Print Data Processing] in the [Print Option]
      dialog box
    - All functions on the [Effects] tab

  - When the preview function is disabled, the [Preview before
    printing] option on the [Quick Setup] tab or the [Main] tab
    is grayed out and cannot be selected.

  - Install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 or a later
    version if you use the following functions in the Preview
    window:
    - Manual color adjustment
    - Grayscale printing
    If you do not install this service pack, the preview data may
    not display correctly.

  - The preview may not function correctly when the following
    functions are selected at the same time:
    - Page layout printing and manual color adjustment
    - Page layout printing and grayscale printing
    If the preview does not function correctly, disable the
    [Preview before printing] option on the [Quick Setup] tab or
    the [Main] tab, and then execute print.

  - The [Stamp] function on the [Page Setup] tab may not function
    properly if [Render print jobs on client computers] on the
    [Sharing] tab is not selected for the printer properties.

  - For other restrictions related to the XPS printer driver,
    see our web site.
