Configure the Printer Port

Make sure that the printer port is configured appropriately in the printer driver.

* In the following instructions, "XXX" signifies your machine's name.

1. Log on as a user account with administrator privilege.
   
   
2. Based on your operating system, open the appropriate folder.
   
   • In Windows 7, select Devices and Printers from the Start menu.
     
   • In Windows Vista, select the Start menu > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Printers.
     
   • In Windows XP, select the Start menu > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Printers and Faxes.
     
     
3. Open the properties of printer driver for the machine.
   
   • In Windows 7, right-click the "Canon XXX Printer" icon (where "XXX" is your machine's name), then select Printer properties.
     
   • In Windows Vista or Windows XP, right-click the "Canon XXX Printer" icon (where "XXX" is your machine's name), then select Properties.
     
     
4. Click the Ports tab to confirm the port settings.
   
   
5. Make sure that a port named "USBnnn" (where "n" is a number) with "Canon XXX Printer" appearing in the Printer column is selected for Print to the following port(s).
   
   Note:
   
   When the machine is used over LAN, the port name of the machine is displayed as "CNBJNP_xxxxxxxxxx".
   
   * "xxxxxxxxxx" is the character string generated from the MAC address or a character string specified by the user when setting up the machine.