I have been using my IP4200 to print onto transparency sheets using my XP Pro computer.
I just switched over to a new computer with Vista Home Premium SP1 and now the Media Type no longer has "Transparency Paper" as an option! I reloaded the driver and even the Easy Photo Print Software from the Canon support site, but still no Transparency Paper option.
Any suggestions as to how to enable this feature??
Is this an in-box driver that was supplied in the Vista OS box or a program from Canon's website? Often in-box printer drivers have more limited features. Am I correct that the previous driver which worked was one from Canon and was an XP driver
Art
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Cactus Bob wrote: > I have been using my IP4200 to print onto transparency sheets using my > XP Pro computer.
> I just switched over to a new computer with Vista Home Premium SP1 and > now the Media Type no longer has "Transparency Paper" as an option! I > reloaded the driver and even the Easy Photo Print Software from the > Canon support site, but still no Transparency Paper option.
> Any suggestions as to how to enable this feature??
I went to the Canon site to get the latest drivers when I got the new Vista computer. I assume that that is the driver now installed (how can one tell if it is Microsoft or Canon??).
The previous driver was installed on an XP machine using the Canon install disk, so I assume that the Canon version was used (machine is now gone).
I went back to Canon's site and tried to reinstall their drivers. I even found a UK site with an "expanded features" driver. I tried that too, but there is still no Transparency Paper option.
I have written to Canon and have not heard anything from them.
Arthur Entlich wrote: > Is this an in-box driver that was supplied in the Vista OS box or a > program from Canon's website? Often in-box printer drivers have more > limited features. Am I correct that the previous driver which worked was > one from Canon and was an XP driver
> Art
> If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, > I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog:
> Cactus Bob wrote: >> I have been using my IP4200 to print onto transparency sheets using my >> XP Pro computer.
>> I just switched over to a new computer with Vista Home Premium SP1 and >> now the Media Type no longer has "Transparency Paper" as an option! I >> reloaded the driver and even the Easy Photo Print Software from the >> Canon support site, but still no Transparency Paper option.
>> Any suggestions as to how to enable this feature??
Transparency was dropped from later drivers for the IP4300/IP4500 models, so maybe the same is true for the IP4200. If you can find an older driver version, it might be there or might not.
The transparency paper setting is pretty similar to the "photo paper plus glossy" settings in terms of what you get. I'd just try several of the available types and see how it looks. In any case, you'll get identical results by tweaking the manual color settings.
> I went to the Canon site to get the latest drivers when I got the new > Vista computer. I assume that that is the driver now installed (how can > one tell if it is Microsoft or Canon??).
/ Control Panel / Device Manager / device / properties lets us identify drivers by filename. Right clicking on each of these and selecting / properties lets us see on the panel / Version the name of each software manufacturer.
-- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
DanG wrote: > Transparency was dropped from later drivers for the IP4300/IP4500 models, so > maybe the same is true for the IP4200. If you can find an older driver > version, it might be there or might not.
> The transparency paper setting is pretty similar to the "photo paper plus > glossy" settings in terms of what you get. I'd just try several of the > available types and see how it looks. In any case, you'll get identical > results by tweaking the manual color settings.
OK, I'll try that approach. I assumed that the Transparency Paper option reduced the amount of ink used as it would not "soak" into the paper. However, as I now think about it, I usually had to skew the setting towards a much darker output to get reasonable results. Perhaps that is why they dropped the option, as it didn't work well anyway.
I still need it, though, so I will experiment. I just didn't want to "hurt" anything by randomly selecting a paper type other than what I was actually using.
Thanks for the feedback; it was more than what I got from Canon!
> DanG wrote: >> Transparency was dropped from later drivers for the IP4300/IP4500 models, >> so maybe the same is true for the IP4200. If you can find an older driver >> version, it might be there or might not.
>> The transparency paper setting is pretty similar to the "photo paper plus >> glossy" settings in terms of what you get. I'd just try several of the >> available types and see how it looks. In any case, you'll get identical >> results by tweaking the manual color settings.
> OK, I'll try that approach. I assumed that the Transparency Paper option > reduced the amount of ink used as it would not "soak" into the paper. > However, as I now think about it, I usually had to skew the setting > towards a much darker output to get reasonable results. Perhaps that is > why they dropped the option, as it didn't work well anyway.
> I still need it, though, so I will experiment. I just didn't want to > "hurt" anything by randomly selecting a paper type other than what I was > actually using.
> Thanks for the feedback; it was more than what I got from Canon!
> --Bob
Actually, the transparency setting was ideal for a number of glossy photo papers, I used to use it a lot.
Cactus Bob wrote: > I went to the Canon site to get the latest drivers when I got the new > Vista computer. I assume that that is the driver now installed (how can > one tell if it is Microsoft or Canon??).
> The previous driver was installed on an XP machine using the Canon > install disk, so I assume that the Canon version was used (machine is > now gone).
> I went back to Canon's site and tried to reinstall their drivers. I > even found a UK site with an "expanded features" driver. I tried that > too, but there is still no Transparency Paper option.
> I have written to Canon and have not heard anything from them.
> --Bob
> Arthur Entlich wrote: >> Is this an in-box driver that was supplied in the Vista OS box or a >> program from Canon's website? Often in-box printer drivers have more >> limited features. Am I correct that the previous driver which worked >> was one from Canon and was an XP driver
>> Art
>> If you are interested in issues surrounding e-waste, >> I invite you to enter the discussion at my blog:
>> Cactus Bob wrote: >>> I have been using my IP4200 to print onto transparency sheets using >>> my XP Pro computer.
>>> I just switched over to a new computer with Vista Home Premium SP1 >>> and now the Media Type no longer has "Transparency Paper" as an >>> option! I reloaded the driver and even the Easy Photo Print Software >>> from the Canon support site, but still no Transparency Paper option.
>>> Any suggestions as to how to enable this feature??
