Canon Imageprograf Ipf815 User Guide

							Installation Procedure
There are two ways to install the HDI driver. •Installing with the Canon Installer →P.355
• Installing with the Add-A-Plotter Wizard →P.362
Installing with the Canon Installer
The Canon installer opens and displays as soon as you start the User Software CD-ROM provided with the printer. Follow
the procedure below to perform the installation from this screen.
1. Mount the  User Software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive and start the Canon installer. Note
• If the Canon installer screen does not appear, double-click the  CD-ROM icon from the My Comput-
er to open the installer screen.
2. Select  Install Individual Software  in the Canon installer Setup Menu. Windows Software 
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							The Installation List appears. Click the 
Install button of the imagePROGRAF HDI Driver .The driver setup screen appears. Click the 
Next button.Windows Software > HDI Driver >
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							3.
After you  have  read  the  Licensing  Agreement,  select  I  accept  the  terms  of  the  license  agreement  and  click  the
Next button. 4.
Confirm that the installed AutoCAD is compatible with your computer environment. Click the  OK button. Note
• Confirm that the installed AutoCAD is compatible with your computer environment.
5. The Ready to Install the Program screen opens. Click the  Install button. Windows Software 
> HDI Driver >
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							6.
The HDI driver files are copied to the  Drv folder where the AutoCAD program files are stored.
Click the  Finish button. This completes the setup of the HDI driver. 7.
After AutoCAD starts, select  Plotter Manager from the File menu.
The  Plotters window opens. Click the  Add-A-Plotter Wizard icon.Windows Software 
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The Add Plotter - Introduction Page screen opens. Check the displayed screen and then click the  Nextbutton.Note
• To open  the  Add-A-Plotter  Wizard   you  can  also  click Start  > Control  Panel  >  Autodesk  Plotter
Manager > and then double-click the  Plotter Wizard icon in the Plotters window.
9. Add Plotter - Begin  screen opens. Select My Computer then click the  Next button. Windows Software 
> HDI Driver >
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The Add Plotter - Plotter Model  screen opens.
Make sure that  Canon Inc. is 
selected in the list of Manufacturers, and for the Models select the name of the print-
er that you want to install then click the  Next button.11.
The Add Plotter - Import Pcp or Pc2  screen opens. Click the Next button. Note
• If 
you want the installer to read plotter information from previously stored PCP or PC2 files, click the
Import File  button.
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							12.
The Add Plotter - Ports screen opens.
Make  sure  that Plot  to  a  port  is  selected,  select  the  port  that  you  want  to  use  for  the  plotter,  then  click  the  Next
button. Note
• In 
the  Add  Plotter  -  Ports  screen,  it  is  recommended  to  select  Network  Port.  If  you  select Local
Port, the AutoCAD warning message may appear when printing.
13. The Add Plotter - Plotter Name screen opens. Click the  Next button.Note
• You 
can change the  Plotter Name setting here, but you will normally leave it as it is and go to Step
14. Windows Software 
> HDI Driver >
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							14.
The Add Plotter - Finish screen opens. Click the  Finish button.
This completes the installation of the HDI driver. 15.
Clicking  the Finish  button  closes  the  Installation  List  and Setup  Menu   and  ejects  the  User  Software  CD-ROM
from the CD-ROM drive. Installing with the Add-A-Plotter Wizard
Follow the procedure below to use the  Add-A-Plotter Wizard to install the HDI driver without the Canon installer.
1. After AutoCAD starts, select Plotter Manager  from the File menu.
The Plotters window opens. Click the  Add-A-Plotter Wizard icon.Windows Software 
> HDI Driver >
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							2.
The Add Plotter - Introduction Page screen opens. Check the displayed screen and then click the  Next button.Note
• To open  the  Add-A-Plotter  Wizard   you  can  also  click Start  > Control  Panel  >  Autodesk  Plotter
Manager > and then click the  Add-A-Plotter Wizard icon in the  Plotters window.
3. The Add Plotter - Begin screen opens. Select  My Computer then click the Next button.4.
The Add Plotter - Plotter Model  screen opens. Mount the User Software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.Windows Software 
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							5.
On the Add Plotter - Plotter Model  screen, click the Have Disk button.6.
The  Open  dialog  box  opens.  From  the  Look  in  box,  select  the  CD-ROM  drive,  and  then  browse  to  the  folder  that
holds the hif file.
Select the hif file then click the  Open button. Note
• The hif format file is contained in the following folder.
\HDI Driver\English\2007 (AutoCAD Version 2007)
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