SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP15840
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  N/A
TITLE:  Compaq IJ900 and IJ900VE Color InkJet Printer Drivers for Windows 2000
VERSION:  1.0
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Drivers

DIVISIONS:  Consumer

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Compaq IJ900 and IJ900VE Color InkJet Printer

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Microsoft Windows 2000

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:  N/A

PREREQUISITES:  N/A

EFFECTIVE DATE:  June 1, 2001

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  N/A

SUPERSEDES:  N/A

DESCRIPTION:  This SoftPaq contains the Windows 2000 drivers for the Compaq IJ900 
              Color InkJet Printer. 

       NOTE:  Installing these drivers requires a moderate level of technical 
              proficiency with Windows 2000.

HOW TO USE:

Log on to Windows 2000 as a user with administrative privileges before
following these steps.

1.  Download the SoftPaq file into an easily-remembered location, such
    as the Desktop. The SoftPaq file is a self-extracting executable
    program named SP15840.EXE

2.  Check that the Compaq IJ900 is properly connected to your computer
    and is powered on. Consult the printer user guide for assistance.

3.  Open (or Run) the SoftPaq file that was downloaded in step 1 and
    follow the on-screen instructions. The SoftPaq file will be
    "unpacked" into a folder on your hard drive. By default, it will
    be unpacked into a folder named
    \Program Files\Compaq SoftPaqs\SP15840

4.  Select Start->Settings->Printers, then double-click the "Add
    Printers" icon.

5.  When the "Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard" screen appears,
    click [Next]

6.  When the "Local or Network Printer" screen appears, un-check
    the "Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer"
    box and click [Next]

7.  Select the printer port your printer is connected to then click
    [Next]

8.  When asked to select the manufacturer and model of your printer,
    click the [Have Disk] button.

9.  Click the [Browse] button and go to the folder where the SoftPaq
    file was unpacked (see step 3). Choose [Open] then click [OK].

10. Compaq IJ900 should appear. Click [Next] and follow the
    instructions on the screen.

11. When asked if you wish to print a test page, choose [No].

12. If you see a message that says "Digital Signature Not Found",
    choose [Yes] to continue. The driver will install correctly.

13. In the Printers folder, select the Compaq IJ900 icon then
    select File->Properties. Click on the "Cartridges" tab in
    the properties window and install the ink cartridges. This
    step is required even if you aren't physically installing
    or changing any cartridges in the printer.

    IMPORTANT: When you change ink cartridges in the future,
    you will need to repeat this step.

14. After the installation is complete, restart Windows.

15. You may delete the SoftPaq file (from step 1) and the SoftPaq
    folder (from step 3) if you wish.


PRINTER USAGE TIPS:


1) After installing your Compaq IJ900 software, 
   a program group for your printer appears under 
   Start/Programs.

2) Many printing problems can be eliminated by setting
   Virtual Memory Initial Size to at least 48 MB.

   Hint:  Click Start/Settings/Control Panel; double-click
   on System and go to the Performance tab; in the Virtual
   Memory section, select the Change button; change the
   Initial Size of the Paging File Size for Selected Drive;
   then press the Set button.

3) To more quickly return to the application from printing
   a job, uncheck "Always spool RAW datatype".

   Hint:  Click Start/Settings/Printers; right-click
          your Compaq IJ900 icon, then click 
          Properties. Click the Print Processor button.

   Note:  For additional explanation on this subject, use
          context-sensitive help by clicking on the ? button,
          then clicking on "Always spool RAW datatype".

4) If you experience the problem of DOS jobs failing to print:
   This problem can occur when more than one printer driver is
   installed on a PC. To correct the problem, attach all other
   printer drivers to FILE: as follows:
   1. Click Start/Settings/Printers.
   2. Right-click on the printer and select Properties.
   3. Go to the Ports tab and select FILE: from the list of ports.
   4. Click on OK.
   5. Repeat steps 2-4 for all printers except your Compaq
      printer.

5) If you are unable to select 1200 Dots Per Inch (DPI) from
   within applications, you may select 1200 DPI mode
   from the driver.

   To get 1200 DPI mode from the driver for all documents:

     Click Start/Settings/Printers; right-click on the
     your Compaq printer icon; click Document Defaults;
     go to the Advanced tab; select Print Quality of
     High Quality; then click OK.

   To get 1200 DPI mode for a particular application:

     Select <Print> from the application's file menu. Select
     <Properties> or <Setup>. In the <Advanced> tab of the user
     interface, open <Print Quality> and select <High Quality>.

6) There are four different print quality modes in the driver
   ranging from a "draft" mode to a 1200 DPI mode. The
   differences between these modes are in the dots per inch
   addressed, and the number of passes of the print head used
   to apply ink to the print medium. The greater the number of
   passes, the higher the print quality.

   Quick Print:     This is a 600 DPI high-speed "draft"
                    mode. All printing is done with one pass.
   Normal:          This is a 600 DPI mode. It is the
                    default for the driver. Printing is done
                    in either one or two passes, depending on
                    the print media used.
   Enhanced:        This is a 600 DPI mode. All printing is
                    done in four passes.
   High Quality:    This is the 1200 DPI mode. All printing
                    is done in four passes.

7) If your job fails to print, uncheck "Always spool RAW datatype".

   Hint:  Click Start/Settings/Printers; right-click
          your Compaq printer icon, then click Properties.

8) Microsoft Word Users Only: If you want to print more than one 
   copy of your document, you must set the number of copies in the
   printer software before you open Word.

   To set the number of copies in the printer software:
   1.  Click Start/Settings/Printers.
   2.  Right-click on your Compaq IJ900 icon.
   3.  Choose Document Defaults from the sidebar menu.
   4.  On the Page Setup tab in the printer software, set the 
       number of copies.
   5.  Open your Word document and print.

9) If you experience horizontal lines in your printed output 
   resulting from pauses during printing of large, complicated 
   pages; you can minimize this problem by selecting the 
   following options:

   Click Start/Settings/Printers; right-click your Compaq
   printer icon, then click Properties.  Click the 
   Print Processor button.  Click on "Always spool RAW datatype".
   Click OK.

   On the Scheduling tab, select "Start printing after last page
   is spooled".

10) Printing with a single black ink cartridge is possible.
    To do this, perform the installation steps for a color
    cartridge without actually installing one in the printer.
    Then change the Color Appearance setting in the user 
    interface to Black. All black text jobs will appear 
    normally. Any color jobs will have a grayscale 
    representation of the colors.

11) System Administrators: All printer functions are available 
    for Windows 2000 User accounts which are members of either the
    "Administrators" or the "Power Users" group.
 
    Users holding accounts which are members of the "Users" group 
    will have limited function of the driver. These users will 
    not be able to change the default settings for the printer, 
    but they will be able to change settings from within an 
    application. They will not be able to install or align print 
    cartridges. They will not be able to change settings for DOS 
    printing. Ink levels displayed on the Cartridges tab of the 
    user interface and in the status window will be invalid.

    We recommend that all accounts which use this driver be
    members of at least the "Power Users" group.

12) This printer is not compatible with the following Parallel
    port I/O card:

    Manufacturer: FarPoint Communications
    Product Name: F/PortPlus (BOM 440-0006 REV)

    We do not recommend connecting the printer to this card.


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