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SERVICE BULLETIN COPIER
Issued by Canon Europa N.V.



MODEL: GP160 No.: GP160-008
(99-OIPD0-B0054)
Date: 10.09.99


LOCATION: NETWORK PRINTER BOARD-J1

SUBJECT: NETWORK PRINTER BOARD-J1 RELEASED


The components of Network Printer Board-J1 are as follows:
- PCL Board
- Ethernet Board Unit
- Printer Driver CD-ROM Unit
- NetSpot CD-ROM Unit


REASON

New release

History of System Versions
Service Bulletin Ver. No. Description
Network Printer Board-J1 New Release


DETAILS

1. PCL Board v1.18/v2.00

Here are the modifications in PCL Board v2.00 as compared with v1.18.

No. Item Description
1.1 An error occurs when If Autocontinue functions when the correct paper size is not available, a
Autocontinue functions piece of paper loaded in GP160 is forcedly delivered. Then, the status
without correct paper. changes into being run out of paper, and printing will not resume if the
correct paper size is loaded.

Here are the limitations of PCL v1.18/v2.00.

No. Item Description
1.1 Printing is impossible after "PCL Board Reset" must be executed after executing "Printer Reset".
executing "Printer Reset" There is the description in the user manual.
on PCL Board.
COPIER -2- GP160-008


2. GP160 PCL Printer Driver

The following printer drivers have been released for GP160 Printer Board-J1.
- PCL5e Printer Driver v1.00 for Windows3.1
- PCL5e Printer Driver v1.00 for Windows95/98
- PCL XL Printer Driver v1.00 for Windows95/98
- PCL 5e Printer Driver v1.00 for Windows NT4.0
- PCL XL Printer Driver v1.00 for Windows NT4.0

Read the Readme file carefully for instructions detailing how to install the driver.

Here are the limitations of the Printer Driver:

No. Item Description
2.1 Installing Alternate drivers The Setup program of Windows95/98 Driver has to be executed with at
on Windows NT4.0 Server least NT4.0 in order to install Alternate drivers into Windows NT4.0 or
higher.
Please see below for the procedure.
1. Install the Windows NT4.0 driver on the Windows NT4.0 Server.
2. Repeat the procedure using the Windows95/98 Setup program on
the
Windows NT Server. This will install the Alternate driver files.
2.2 Windows NT users on 1. Specify LPT1: instead of Netware Queue name at "Port Setting" for
Novell Netware network driver installation.
2. From the Windows desktop, double click on Network Neighborhood
icon.
3. Browse down the network structure to locate the correct Netware
print
queue.
4. Double click on the Netware print queue name.
5. Windows will ask whether you want to set up the printer. Press No.
6. Open the Printer Properties, for the installed driver, and view the
ports
tab, the queue name will appear.
7. Select the Queue name and press OK.
2.3 Printing malfunction of =PCL5e Driver in particular=
Pattern or Texture If the printing of Pattern or Texture is not good, remove the check mark
from "Reverse Page Order", or change the setting for Layout to "1 Page
per Sheet".
2.4 Collate setting in =All Drivers=
applications (MS Word, Print with collate off in applications, because the setting for collate in
Word Perfect and so on) drivers overrides the one in applications.
2.5 Driver module for UK =Printer Drivers for UK English=
English is stored in the Driver module for UK English is stored in the USA folder that contains
USA folder in Printer Driver English version in Printer Driver CD-ROM for Europe.
CD-ROM See the Readme file as well as this folder.

3. Network Interface Device Unit for GP160 v10.21

No. Item Description
3.1 Support of MultiSpot This version does not support DDS, but Network Printer only. DDS is to
Document Distribution be supported in the future version.
System (DDS)
COPIER -3- GP160-008


Combination of ROMs:

IP EC-05-01
D-CON 4.08
PCL Board Ver. 1.18/2.00
Network Interface Device Ver. 10.21
PCL5e Printer Driver v1.00 for Windows3.1
PCL5e Printer Driver v1.00 for Windows95/98
PCL XL Printer Driver v1.00 for Windows95/98
PCL 5e Printer Driver v1.00 for Windows NT4.0
PCL XL Printer Driver v1.00 for Windows NT4.0
NetSpot 3.0.3 or later
Web NetSpot 1.1.0