For Faster Printing

The USB interface provides the quickest printing with Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or Windows 98.When using the parallel printer interface, use the ECP data transfer mode for faster printing.

Note

The ECP mode may not speed up printing on some computers.

1 To enable the ECP mode, first confirm the following:

 The printer and computer are connected with a parallel printer cable.

 The printer driver has been installed.

 The printer port of the computer supports the ECP mode.

 The parallel port is set to ECP mode in the BIOS settings.

Note

Refer to your computer manual for details on printer port specifications and BIOS settings.

2 Open the Printer Properties dialog box.

See Opening the Printer Properties dialog box directly from the Start menu

3 Click the Maintenance tab and click the Custom Settings icon.

 

4 Select the Set printer to ECP mode check box and click Send.

 

 

Note

Some computers may have problems printing in the ECP mode. In this case, clear the Set printer to ECP mode check box in the screen above, and click Send. Turn the printer off and back on to cancel the ECP mode.  With Windows 95, a problem may remain after you cancel the ECP mode setting. See also "Unable to Print from the Canon BJ Printer Port" in the on-line Help.