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Date:	Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:12:42 PST8
From:	Colin Campbell <cmcampb@adelphia.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Canon i860 Printer Setup?

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Oops! I was using another SCOUG-Help post to submit my request, and
forgot to change the title! Sorry.

Colin Campbell wrote:

> Fellow SCOUG members,
> I bought a refurbished Canon i860 printer today, to replace my Epson
> C82. I need some help to get it set up properly.
>
> My PC has Win2K Pro, OS/2 Warp 4 FP12, and eCS 1.1 installed on it.
> The printer is installed and tested on Win2K. I printed a PDF file there.
>
> On eCS, I have tried a few times to get a printer object that works
> well. My last try seems to be "sort of OK". I read on comp.os.os2.misc
> that the Canon i550, i850, i950, and their successors, i560, i860, and
> i960 work well with the OMNI driver. I picked one of the Canon
> printers - a "BJC 7004 Photo".
>
> The only way I could successfully create a new printer object was by
> using the Templates icon on my desktop. I did a Shift + Drag-and-Drop
> to put a Printer template on my desktop, and when I say to "Create", I
> do not see the new printer object on the Desktop, but I still see the
> "Printer" template.
>
> When I print, the properties show 600 x 600 DPI resolution. The text
> printed OK, but the graphic at the top of the page looks as if it has
> numerous squares with white space in between. (There is a 600 x 300
> and a Group 3 choice in Properties, too. I tried Group 3, and see no
> difference.) On Win2K, the graphic is much sharper, with color squares
> visible where the color is light blue or orange, but no white space
> showing.
>
> All of the times I've attempted to set up a printer show up in the
> Print Dialog of Acrobat. I have i860 (my best version up to now),
> Canon i860c, Canon i860 (twice!), and Canon i-860. I'd like to get rid
> of those other tries.
>
> I'd like to get my Desktop looking right, with one printer object on
> it. Right now, all of those "printers" are invisible. I don't have a
> Printer Object I could drag and drop onto.
>
> And, of course, I'd like to get the printer set up properly. If anyone
> has some clues for me, I'd appreciate the help.
>
> I obviously need to install a new printer every few weeks, so that I
> stay in practice for this activity!
> Thanks,
> Colin

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