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CHAPTER 1
VII. OPERATION
A. Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT)
Canon Advanced Printing Technology (hereafter referred to as CAPT) reduces the processing time and simplifies the
operations for printing in the Microsoft Windows environment.
The easy operations and speedy printing are supported by the following features of CAPT:
• Instead of converting print data sent from application into the printer’s page description language (PDL), CAPT
translates the print data into resource data compatible to the graphic drawing system commands (GDI data.)
• The resource data compatible to the GDI data is developed to dot data, and then passed to a host computer.
• The printing environment can be set in the dialog box on the host computer screen.
• The printer status is shown on the host computer screen, so users can view and confirm the print time, print paper
status, error conditions, and etc..
Figure 1-7-1
Note: GDI : Graphic Device Interface
A graphic drawing system that performs printing and displaying in the Windows environment, (and a
graphic drawing system interface with the application.)
CAPT operates on Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP. The installation is done using the Canon Advanced Printing
Technology disk included with this printer.
CAPT specifies paper sizes, document sizes, number of copies, and print quality on the computer screen. The
operation methods of the dialog boxes vary in Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP.
Refer to the users guides for the installation procedures and operations.
Submits GDI data from
the application.
Converts into resource data
corresponding to GDI.
Formats bit images.
Analyzes the resource data and
develops them into print data
Host computer interface
Printer status information
Monitors the printer status.
Displays the printer status
on the screen.
Engine unit
Printing
Host computer
Printer
Canon Advanced
Printing Technology
Printer interface
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