5Installing the Printer DriverENGLISHInstalling the Printer Driver Information Common to Windows ® and Macintosh®Notes on the Installation Processz If the Select Language screen appears, select a language, then click Next.z If the Select Your Place of Residence screen appears, select your place of residence, thenclick Next.z There are two ways of installing the printer driver and other software:Easy Install: the items included on the Setup CD-ROM are installed automaticallyCustom Install: you can select particular items to installz When the User Registration screen appears, click Register. If your computer is connectedto the Internet, the on-screen instructions to register your product will appear.Notes on the Print Head AlignmentIf the straight line is misaligned or print quality is not satisfactory after installing the printer driver,you may need to align the Print Head. Refer to “Aligning the Print Head” in the User’s Guide on-screen manual. Information for Windows Information for MacintoshNotez When installing the printer driver in Windows XP or Windows 2000, log on to the system as amember of the Administrators group.z Before installing the driver, disable all anti-virusprograms and automatically loading programs.z If the following screen appears automatically, removethe USB cable connected to your computer. Next, clickCancel to quit the screen and turn off the printer. Thenstart the installation process again. For details on theinstallation process, refer to your setup sheet.z To install Adobe ® RGB (1998), click Custom Install andfollow the instruction on the screen.z When a message asking for your confirmation to restartyour computer appears during the installation process,click OK. The system is restarted automatically.z We would appreciate it if you would take part in thePIXMA Extended Survey Program regarding the useof Canon printers. For details, refer to the on-screeninstructions.z If the connection is not recognized, refer to “Cannot Install the Printer Driver” in the User’sGuide on-screen manual.Notez Do not remove or insert the USB cable during installation, as this may result in the computer orprinter not operating normally.z Before installing the driver, disable all anti-virus programs and automatically loading programsor remove them from your system folder.z To install the User’s Guide on-screen manual in a language other than the installed one, double-click the Manual folder in Setup CD-ROM, Canon folder, and then copy a language folder toyour hard disk.