Canon IJ Printer DriverThe Canon IJ printer driver (called printer driver below) is a software that is installed on yourcomputer for printing data with this machine.The printer driver converts the print data created by your application software into data thatyour printer can understand, and sends the converted data to the printer.Because different models support different print data formats, you need a printer driver forthe specific model you are using.Printer Driver TypesOn Windows Vista SP1 or later, you can install the XPS printer driver in addition to theregular printer driver.The XPS printer driver is suited to print from an application software that supports XPSprinting.ImportantTo use the XPS printer driver, the standard printer driver must already be installed onyour computer.Installing the Printer Driver• To install the regular printer driver, load the Setup CD-ROM that comes with themachine, and then install the driver from Start Setup Again.• To install the XPS printer driver, load the Setup CD-ROM that comes with the machine,and then select XPS Driver from Add Software.Specifying the Printer DriverTo specify the printer driver, open the Print dialog box of the application software you areusing, and select "XXX Printer" (where "XXX" is your model name) to specify the regularprinter driver or select "XXX Printer XPS" (where "XXX" is your model name) to specify theXPS printer driver.Displaying the Manual from the Printer DriverTo display a description of a tab in the printer driver setup window, click the Help buttonfound on the tab.Related TopicHow to Open the Printer Driver Setup Window101
