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Glossary

A

AC

Alternating Current. The type of electrical current typically available from household 
wall outlets.

Application

Abbreviation of the phrase "application software." Software designed for a specific 
purpose such as word processing software, spreadsheet software, database 
software, or a combination of these.

B

Bold

A characteristic of a printed character with wider, and darker representation. Also 
referred to as emphasized or double-strike printing.

Brightness

The relative proportion of light and dark areas. Decreasing brightness darkens the 
overall image; increasing brightness lightens it.

C

Canon ColorGear Color Matching

Color management system for high-speed, high-precision color processing using 
Canon’s own color management technology. Canon ColorGear is compatible with the 
industry-standard format "ICC Profiles" and enables high-precision color 
management using the properties of color devices specified in color profiles. The 
system is used in many Canon products.

Client

A computer that is connected to the printer over a network. A client does not control 
the printer directly. It interacts with the printer through a server. See also Server.

Collate

To print multiple copies of a multi-page document in sequential page order.

Summary of Contents for Color imageCLASS 8180c

Page 1: ...Software Guide ENG Please read this guide before operating this equipment After you finish reading this guide store it in a safe place for future reference ...

Page 2: ...Color imageCLASS MF8180c Software Guide ...

Page 3: ...ying and Printing Instructions Troubleshooting Basic Guide Fax Instructions Troubleshooting Facsimile Guide Software Installation and Instructions Printing Scanning and PC Faxing Instructions Troubleshooting Software Guide This Manual CD ROM Remote User Interface Instructions Remote UI Guide CD ROM Network Connectivity and Setup Instructions Network Guide CD ROM Model Name F148800 Color imageCLASS...

Page 4: ...oting Appendix Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Considerable effort has been made to ensure that this manual is free of inaccuracies and omissions However as we are constantly improving our products if you need an exact specification please contact Canon ...

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Page 6: ...hine as a Local Printer 1 5 Step 1 Install the MF Drivers USB Connection 1 6 Step 2 Connect the USB Cable 1 11 Install Accompanying Applications 1 11 Read User s Manual 1 11 To Use the Machine as a Network Printer Network Connection 1 12 Step 1 Specifying Network Settings 1 12 Step 2 Connecting the Machine to a Network 1 15 Step 3 Checking Network Settings 1 15 Step 4 Install the MF Network Driver...

Page 7: ...Start in the Settings Dialog Box 3 4 Setting Up B W Start or Color Start in the Scanners and Cameras Folder Windows 2000 the Scanners and Cameras Properties Dialog Box 3 5 Scanning with the MF Toolbox 3 7 MF Toolbox Settings 3 10 Scanner Settings 3 10 Save Scanned Image to 3 12 External program Mail Program 3 13 Confirmation of the Scanned Image and Exif Settings Confirm Scanned Image 3 13 Scannin...

Page 8: ...alling and Uninstalling Cover Sheet Editor 4 40 Opening Saving and Closing a File 4 44 Creating an Original Cover Sheet 4 46 Printing a Cover Sheet 4 68 Registering an Original Cover Sheet as a Template 4 68 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Printer Problems 5 1 Driver Problems 5 4 Scanning Problems 5 6 Installing and Uninstalling Problems 5 11 Chapter 6 Appendix Printer Specifications 6 1 Hardware 6 1 So...

Page 9: ...onal requirements and restrictions Be sure to read these items carefully in order to operate the machine correctly and to avoid damage to the machine NOTE Indicates a clarification of an operation or contains additional explanations for a procedure Reading these notes is highly recommended Buttons Used in This Manual A button or an item is referred to in brackets as follows in this manual A button...

Page 10: ...his manual product names and model names are abbreviated as follows Microsoft Windows 98 operating system is referred to as Windows 98 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition operating system is referred to as Windows Me Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system is referred to as Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP operating system is referred to as Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating syst...

Page 11: ...ranscribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Canon Inc Notice The information in this manual is subject to change without notice CANON INC MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL EITHER EXPRESS OR ...

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Page 13: ...sional Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Computer Any computer on which Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 runs properly Hardware Environment IBM or IBM compatible PC CD ROM drive or network environment with the access to CD ROM PC equipped with a USB port and the USB class driver installed Only for network connection OS CPU RAM Available free disk space Windows 98 P...

Page 14: ...ce Windows Me Pentium 150 MHz or greater or compatible micro processors up to 2 processors are supported 32 MB of RAM 64 MB or greater is recommended At least 115 MB 200 MB or greater is recommended Windows 2000 Professional Pentium 133 MHz or greater or compatible micro processors up to 2 processors are supported 64 MB of RAM 128 MB or greater is recommended At least 115 MB 200 MB or greater is r...

Page 15: ...p file provided with the driver software In the Properties dialog box you can click Help to display information about every feature and option in the drivers Context Sensitive Help This Help displays the explanation of each item in the current dialog box Use one of the following procedures to activate a context sensitive help Click Help in the title bar of the dialog box click the desired item Rig...

Page 16: ...n installing the drivers follow the steps shown in the MF8100 Series Setup screen Before you install the software be sure to Confirm the machine is not connected to your computer Turn on the machine Refer to the Quick Start Guide Quit any Windows application running on your computer IMPORTANT If you are using Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 be sure to log on as a member of Administrators NOTE Use of a...

Page 17: ...software following Steps 1 2 and 3 in the Install Drivers screen If the MF8100 Series Setup screen is not displayed on the Windows desktop click start My Computer Windows 98 Me 2000 double click My Computer Open the CD ROM icon double click Minst Minst exe If you are installing from a copy saved on a network or hard disk double click Minst Minst exe in the copy MF8100 Series CD ROM Setup screen ...

Page 18: ...Drivers USB Connection 1 Click Easy Installation NOTE When you select Easy Installation Printer Driver and Online Manuals will be installed If you do not want to install both items select Custom Installation 2 Click Next under Connect Printer Directly to Computer 3 Click Install ...

Page 19: ...stalling Software on Your Computer 1 7 Installation 1 4 Read the contents of the License Agreement click Yes 5 Read the contents of the License Agreement click Yes The installation will start 6 Click Exit ...

Page 20: ...s 98 Me a message recommending you to restart your computer may appear In this case continue installing after restarting your computer 7 Click Next to setup the MF Toolbox 8 Check the destination folder to be installed click Next Click Browse to change the folder and select the folder ...

Page 21: ...Installing Software on Your Computer 1 9 Installation 1 9 Confirm the folder to be installed click Next 10 Click Start The installation will start 11 Click Exit ...

Page 22: ...Installing Software on Your Computer 1 10 Installation 1 12 Confirm that is marked on MF Drivers MF Toolbox ScanSoft OmniPage Presto PageManager and Online Manuals click Next 13 Click Restart ...

Page 23: ...ng on your computer a message may display asking you to restart your computer After restarting your computer wait for a while for your computer to continue performing various settings Install Accompanying Applications If you do not select the accompanying applications you can install them later in the MF8100 Series Setup screen click Additional Software Program Read User s Manual To read the PDF m...

Page 24: ... For additional network protocol settings refer to the Network Guide For the values of the network settings consult your network administrator or internet service provider ISP Step 1 Specifying Network Settings NOTE The machine is set to IP ADDRESS AUTO by default If you are using DHCP you do not need to make any changes and can move to Step 2 Connecting the Machine to a Network on p 1 15 1 Press ...

Page 25: ...ess Set 6 Press or to select ON or OFF press Set 7 Press Stop Reset to return to the standby display 8 Restart the machine by disconnecting the power cord and then reconnecting it To specify an IP address manually static allocation 4 Press or to select OFF press Set 5 Press or to select 2 IP ADDRESS press Set IP ADDRESS AUTO ON IP ADDRESS AUTO 1 DHCP IP ADDRESS AUTO OFF LAN SETTINGS 2 IP ADDRESS ...

Page 26: ...wn the subnet mask you entered 9 Press or to select 4 DEFAULT GATEWAY press Set 10 Enter the default gateway address using the numeric keys press Set Write down the gateway address you entered 11 Press Stop Reset to return to the standby display 12 Restart the machine by disconnecting the power cord and then reconnecting it IP ADDRESS 000 000 000 000 _ LAN SETTINGS 3 SUBNET MASK SUBNET MASK 000 00...

Page 27: ...machine Connect the other end of the cable to a network router or a hub Step 3 Checking Network Settings 1 Press Menu or to select 6 NETWORK SETTINGS on the LCD press Set 2 Press or to select 2 VIEW IP ADDRESS press Set 3 Press or to select the desired setting press Set 4 Press Stop Reset to return to the standby display MENU 6 NETWORK SETTINGS NETWORK SETTINGS 2 VIEW IP ADDRESS VIEW IP ADDRESS 1 ...

Page 28: ...r Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 log on as Administrator to install the software 1 Insert the CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The MF8100 Series CD ROM Setup screen appears Install the software following steps in the Install Drivers screen 2 Click Easy Installation 3 Click Next under the Connect Printer to Computer via Network ...

Page 29: ...Installing Software on Your Computer 1 17 Installation 1 4 Click Install 5 License Agreement screen appears then click Yes 6 Click Next on the Setup Wizard screen ...

Page 30: ...Agreement then click Yes 8 Select the target machine in the Device List click Next NOTE If the target machine is not listed in the Device List click Search by IP Address and enter the IP address click OK If you do not know the machine s IP address see Step 3 Checking Network Settings on p 1 15 ...

Page 31: ...Installing Software on Your Computer 1 19 Installation 1 9 Select the driver s to install click Next 10 Click Start The installation will start 11 Select the default printer or fax click Next ...

Page 32: ...Installing Software on Your Computer 1 20 Installation 1 12 Select the driver type Printer and or Fax click Next 13 Click Exit 14 Confirm that is marked on MF Drivers and Online Manuals Click Next ...

Page 33: ...Installing Software on Your Computer 1 21 Installation 1 15 Click Restart ...

Page 34: ...displayed 2 Select the default printer If your machine is already set as the default printer go to step 3 Click the corresponding printer driver icon From the File menu click Set as Default Printer Windows 98 Me Set as Default 3 Open the Scanners and Cameras folder Windows 98 Me 2000 the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box Click start on the Windows task bar select Control Panel Printers an...

Page 35: ...on No application is running on your computer IMPORTANT To uninstall the software in Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 you must be the user with administrative privileges Removing the MF Toolbox 1 Quit the MF Toolbox and any applications including anti virus that are currently running To close the MF Toolbox click X at the top right of the MF Toolbox window 2 Click start on the Windows task bar All Prog...

Page 36: ...rivers The MF Drivers Uninstaller dialog box appears 2 Select the corresponding printer click Perform The confirmation message dialog box appears 3 Click Yes Uninstallation proceeds automatically and next dialog box appears 4 Click Exit NOTE A message recommending you to restart your computer may appear under some operating systems In this case restart your computer ...

Page 37: ...dows application If you want to change print settings you can access the properties dialog box of the printer driver Printing a Document 1 Load paper in the cassette or the multi purpose tray For details on loading paper refer to Chapter 2 Paper Handling in the Basic Guide 2 Open the document in an application ...

Page 38: ...he printer to be used 5 Click Preferences or Properties NOTE Depending on the application you are using select the printer to be used in the General tab sheet in the Print dialog box then specify the print settings in the corresponding tab sheet only for Windows 2000 6 Specify the required settings click OK NOTE For details see Changing Print Settings on p 2 4 7 Click Print or OK Printing starts N...

Page 39: ...Windows task bar select Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Start Settings Printers 2 Double click the corresponding printer driver icon 3 Right click the print job click Cancel NOTE You can also cancel a print job using Status Monitor on the operation panel of the machine For details refer to Chapter 7 System Monitor in the Basic Guide ...

Page 40: ...ndows 2000 XP Server 2003 The number of tabs displayed in the properties dialog box will vary depending on the type of operating system you are using and the method you use to access the dialog box The method you use to access the dialog boxes determines how long the printing options remain in effect If you access the dialog box from an application s Print dialog box your selected printing options...

Page 41: ...perties dialog box by right clicking the corresponding printer driver icon and selecting Properties from the pop up menu The Canon MF8100 Series Properties dialog box appears Opening the Printing Preferences Dialog Box Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 1 Open the Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Printers folder Click start on the Windows task bar select Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Start Settings Prin...

Page 42: ...perties NOTE The screens shown below are displayed when you open Canon MF8100 Series Properties from the Printers folder General Tab Lets you print a test page or define separator pages Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 43: ...roperties 2 7 Printing 2 Details Tab Specifies the printer port and time out settings Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Spool Settings The installer sets the following defaults ...

Page 44: ...ur color printer Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Sharing Tab Specifies the printer sharing settings This tab sheet is available only when the printer sharing is enabled see p 2 63 Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 45: ...e size to work with in an application Available options are Letter 11x17 Legal Executive A5 B5 A4 B4 A3 Index Card Envelope COM10 Envelope Monarch Envelope DL Envelope C5 Envelope B5 and Custom However when 11x17 B4 or A3 is selected in the Page Size the original page size is automatically reduced to fit Letter size Output Size Selects the output paper size to print on When this option is set to a...

Page 46: ...nal page size is reduced to fit the selected page layout when printed NOTE When Poster is selected Manual Scaling Watermark and Layout Options are disabled When 1 Page per Sheet is selected Manual Scaling appears When this option is set to anything other than 1 Page per Sheet Manual Scaling disappears Manual Scaling Reduces or enlarges the original page size Selecting this check box enables the ed...

Page 47: ... box enables Edit Watermark to add a watermark NOTE This option is disabled when Page Layout is set to Poster Edit Watermark Opens the Edit Watermark dialog box see p 2 12 Custom Paper Size Opens the Custom Paper Size Settings dialog box see p 2 13 Layout Options Opens the Layout Options dialog box see p 2 14 NOTE This option is disabled when Page Layout is set to Poster Restore Defaults Resets al...

Page 48: ... the upper left part of the dialog box displays the selected watermark with the specified settings reflected Add Registers a new watermark Clicking this button adds a blank name field in Watermark List in which you enter the name of watermark to be registered Up to 50 watermarks can be registered Delete Removes the selected watermark from Watermark List NOTE You cannot delete a pre defined waterma...

Page 49: ... the center of the page Angle Specifies the angle of watermark You can select the corresponding radio button or use the slide bar to move the angle Name Displays the name of the currently selected watermark Text Displays the text string of the currently selected watermark Font Selects the font type of the watermark Style Selects the font style of the watermark Available styles are Regular Italic B...

Page 50: ...imeter or Inch Paper Size Specifies the width and height of the custom paper NOTE Be sure that Width does not exceed Height when specifying the values Register Registers the custom paper and adds its name to Paper List Delete Removes the selected custom paper from Paper List NOTE You cannot delete a pre defined paper size Edging Adds a page frame to be printed on each page 11 options are available...

Page 51: ...he printed pages Gutter Click this button to set the gutter width for binding a printed document see p 2 16 Finishing Select the Collate option to print a document in correct binding order For example when printing multiple copies of a 3 page document the print order is 1 2 3 1 2 3 and so on Finishing Details Click this button to display Finishing Details dialog box for specifying the finishing de...

Page 52: ...box Finishing Details Clicking Finishing Details in the Finishing tab sheet opens the Finishing Details dialog box Gutter Specifies the gutter width in a range between 0 0 and 1 2 in 0 and 30 mm Rotate Print Data 180 Degrees Rotates the print output 180 degrees Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values ...

Page 53: ...24 Paper Source Specifies the paper Source Paper Type Specifies the type of paper to be used as follow Printed Paper Paper Type Plain Paper Plain Paper Heavy Paper Heavy Paper Envelope Envelope Transparency Transparencies Envelope is automatically specified in Paper Type if you select it for Paper Size or Output Size Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values ...

Page 54: ...olor printing or black and white printing Manual Color Settings Enables the manual color settings Selecting this check box enables Color Settings to access the dialog box which enables you to set the color for images see p 2 20 Color Settings Click this button after selecting the Manual Color Settings check box to manually adjust the color settings The Color Settings dialog box allows you to speci...

Page 55: ...s Resolution Prints normal letters and photo images at high quality You can print most image data to a very high quality by selecting this item Gradation Produces high quality printing for image data that contains a lot of gradations for Graphics and Computer Graphics Color Tone Make any color differences imperceptible when you print photos or images on multiple pages Pattern1 to 5 Applies differe...

Page 56: ...ty gradation to graphics data and of high quality nature image to image data Pattern 3 Applies dither pattern of clear cut to text and graphics data and of high quality nature image to image data None Solid Prints all colors in black except for white Enable Image Correction Select Enable Image Correction to smooth out the streaking and coarse features that tend to occur when printing enlarged imag...

Page 57: ...the center of the Adjustment Grid from side to side or up and down Adjusted Position Indicates with X horizontal and Y vertical the position of Preview Icon after adjustment The center position is X 0 and Y 0 Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the preview image in the range between 5 and 5 Contrast Adjusts the contrast of the preview image in the range between 5 and 5 Restore Defaults Resets all...

Page 58: ...ter driver The settings specified in Matching Method and Monitor Profile will be enabled ICM Mode Performs ICM function on Windows systems or in the application Monitor Profile Gamma and User CanoFile in the Matching tab sheet become disable when ICM Mode is selected Gamma Adjustment Performs gamma adjustment with the gamma correction value specified in the Gamma box ...

Page 59: ...elected in the Matching Mode box NOTE In the case where several gamma values are provided for one option to obtain better results select the higher gamma value if the printed image is lighter than that of the monitor If the monitor is set to a custom setting it is difficult to produce printed output similar to the color of the monitor when performing matching Gamma Specifies the gamma correction v...

Page 60: ...rop down list enables the printer to perform a variety of print jobs A frequently performed print job can also be saved as a Profile Preview image Displays the image with the currently selected settings reflected Changes the setting for Page Layout every time you click anywhere inside the image of the page see p 2 10 The setting changes in the following order 1 Page per Sheet 2 Pages per Sheet 4 P...

Page 61: ...ck button appears on the right side When you click this button the Edit and Preview mode is locked Add Profile Click this button to display the Add Profile dialog box to add a new Profile to the list see p 2 26 Edit Profile Click this button to display the Edit Profile dialog box to edit the name icon or comment of a stored Profile see p 2 26 View Settings Click this button to display the View Set...

Page 62: ...pens the Edit Profile dialog box This dialog box enables you to edit the profile selected in Profile List Name Specifies the name of the profile to be registered Icon Selects an icon to represent the profile to be registered Comment Adds comments on the profile to be registered View Settings Click this button to display the View Settings dialog box This dialog box allows you to view and confirm al...

Page 63: ...ed profiles is selected this button is disabled Name Displays and allows you to change the name of the currently selected profile NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected the name cannot be changed Icon Displays and allows you to change the icon representing the currently selected profile NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected the icon cannot be changed Comment Displays...

Page 64: ...ent settings in the Page Setup Finishing Paper Source and Quality tab sheets NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected this button is disabled Apply Settings from Application Applies the selected profile only to the settings other than Paper Size Orientation and Copies Copy Copies the contents of the current settings to the clipboard ...

Page 65: ...ns The Printing Preferences Dialog Box This dialog box enables you to specify the default settings for the printing options available when you print on the Canon Color imageCLASS MF8180c Properties The Canon MF8100 Series Properties dialog box contains several tab sheets that enable you to set up the printer configuration and configure the print settings NOTE The number of tabs displayed in the pr...

Page 66: ...0 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 30 Printing 2 General Tab Lets you print a test page and define printing preferences Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 67: ...003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 31 Printing 2 Sharing Tab Specifies the printer sharing settings This tab sheet is always available see p 2 63 Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 68: ... 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 32 Printing 2 Ports Tab Specifies the port to which the printer is attached Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 69: ... Advanced Tab Specifies the settings for print spooling Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information NOTE Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster and Start printing immediately are set automatically when you install the printer driver ...

Page 70: ...0 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 34 Printing 2 Color Management Tab Associates color profiles with your color printer Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 71: ...Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Properties and Printing Preferences 2 35 Printing 2 Security Tab Specifies security settings Refer to your operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 72: ... List Comment Describes the comment of the currently selected profile View Settings Displays the settings of the currently selected profile Add Opens the Add Edit Profile dialog box which enables you to register a new profile see p 2 38 Edit Opens the Add Edit Profile dialog box which enables you to edit the registered profiles see p 2 38 NOTE When one of the pre defined profile Default Settings 2...

Page 73: ...file Export Enables you to export the selected profile information to a file NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles is selected this button is disabled Define Document Property Controls the profile settings Allow Profile Selection Enables the selecting of profiles in the document properties dialog box Allow Setting Edition Enables the adding and editing of profiles as well as selecting NOTE Whe...

Page 74: ...nables you to specify attributions of the profile Name Specifies the name of the new profile or allows you to change the name of the profile selected in the Profile tab sheet Icon Selects an icon to represent the new profile or allows you to change the icon of the profile selected in the Profile tab sheet Comment Adds comments on the new profile or allows you to change the comments on the profile ...

Page 75: ...ncluding the paper source and paper type see p 2 48 Quality Tab Specifies the print quality including resolution brightness and contrast see p 2 49 Printing Preferences The Canon MF8100 Series Printing Preferences dialog box contains four tab sheets that enable you to specify the default print settings for every print job NOTE If you access the equivalent dialog box from an application s Print dia...

Page 76: ...e size to work with in an application Available options are Letter 11 x17 Legal Executive A5 B5 A4 B4 A3 Index Card Envelope COM10 Envelope Monarch Envelope DL Envelope C5 Envelope B5 and Custom However when 11x17 B4 or A3 is selected in the Page Size the original page size is automatically reduced to fit Letter size Output Size Selects the output paper size to print on When this option is set to ...

Page 77: ...cation factor 25 to 200 Page Order Selects the order in which original pages are placed on each sheet of the output paper when more than one page is printed per sheet Watermark Inserts the selected watermark to be printed on each page Eight types of watermark are available as default CONFIDENTIAL COPY DRAFT FILE COPY FINAL PRELIMINARY PROOF TOP SECRET Selecting this check box enables Edit Watermar...

Page 78: ...e numbers and borders etc see p 2 45 NOTE This option is disabled when Page Layout is set to Poster Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Watermark List Displays the names of registered watermarks The preview image in the upper left part of the dialog box displays the selected watermark with the specified settings reflected Add Registers a new watermark Clicking ...

Page 79: ...s in the X and Y edit boxes in a range between 50 and 50 or use the X and Y slide bars to move the position Move to Center Relocates the watermark to the center of the page Angle Sets the angle of watermark You can select the corresponding radio button or use the slide bar to move the angle or enter a desired value in the Set Angle edit box in a range between 180 and 180 Name Displays the name of ...

Page 80: ...NOTE Be sure that Width does not exceed Height when specifying the values Register Registers the custom paper and adds its name to Paper List NOTE To register a new custom paper size be sure to log on as a member of Administrators Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 or Power User Windows 2000 only To change the paper size for the existing custom paper size be sure to log on as a member of Administrators D...

Page 81: ...rame to be printed on each page 11 options are available Edging is not available to use with Print Color Sample in the Quality tab sheet see p 2 49 Print Date Selects if the date is printed on each page or not Six positions to print the date are available Print User Name Selects if the user name is printed on each page or not Six positions to print the user name are available Print Page Number Sel...

Page 82: ...Gutter Click this button to set the gutter width for binding a printed document see p 2 47 Finishing Select the Collate option to print a document in correct binding order For example when printing multiple copies of a 3 page document the print order is 1 2 3 1 2 3 and so on Finishing Details Click this button to display Finishing Details dialog box for specifying the finishing details and print m...

Page 83: ...r Specifies the gutter width in a range between 0 0 and 1 2 in 0 and 30 mm Rotate Print Data 180 Degrees Rotates the print output 180 degrees EMF Spooling Specifies whether the print data is spooled as EMF meta file format NOTE With some application spooling in EMF format may cause printed images to appear differently from how they look on the screen and may require a longer time to print In this ...

Page 84: ...ee Profiles on p 2 55 Paper Source Specifies the paper Source Paper Type Specifies the type of paper to be used as follow Printed Paper Paper Type Plain Paper Plain Paper Heavy Paper Heavy Paper Envelope Envelope Transparency Transparencies Envelope is automatically specified in Paper Type if you select it for Paper Size or Output Size Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their defa...

Page 85: ...e printing Manual Color Settings Enables the manual color settings Selecting this check box enables Color Settings to access the dialog box which allows you to set the color for images see p 2 52 Print Color Sample Prints nine thumbnails per sheet to provide the print samples with the current color settings when printing the document NOTE This option is enabled only when Manual Color Settings is s...

Page 86: ...detailed settings for print quality About Displays the version information on the driver Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Gradation Selects gradation when you print images in halftones Normal Performs a normal print job by processing black and white High 1 Performs a high quality print job by processing multi valued colors High 2 Performs a higher quality pr...

Page 87: ...esolution Graphics Gradation Image Color Tone Monochrome Halftones Specifies the use of dithering for printing halftone data Pattern 1 Applies the same dither pattern to text data graphics data and image data Pattern 2 Applies dither pattern of clear cut to text data of high quality gradation to graphics data and of high quality nature image to image data Pattern 3 Applies dither pattern of clear ...

Page 88: ...b Preview Displays the image with the currently selected brightness and contrast reflected Original Displays the original image Adjustment Grid Adjust color by moving Preview Image at the center of the Adjustment Grid from side to side or up and down Adjusted Position Indicates with X horizontal and Y vertical the position of Preview Icon after adjustment The center position is X 0 and Y 0 Brightn...

Page 89: ...cesses color in the printer driver The settings specified in Matching Method and Monitor Profile will be enabled ICM Mode Performs ICM function on Windows systems or in the application Gamma Adjustment Performs gamma adjustment with the gamma correction value specified in the Gamma box NOTE Gamma and Use CanoFine in the Matching sheet become disabled when ICM Mode is selected ...

Page 90: ...ing Mode is selected in the Matching Mode box NOTE In the case where several gamma values are provided for one option to obtain better results select the higher gamma value if the printed image is lighter than that of the monitor If the monitor is set to a custom setting it is difficult to produce printed output similar to the color of the monitor when performing matching Gamma Specifies the gamma...

Page 91: ...bs Single page Batch Processing Processes multiple bitmaps on a page as a single data item when Use CanoFine is selected Enhanced Saturation Emphasizes color intensity for CanoFine processing when Use CanoFine is selected Restore Defaults Resets all the current settings to their default values Profile Stores various printer driver settings each suitable for certain print jobs as pre defined Profil...

Page 92: ...ion Output Method Switches the job mode between Print and Edit and Preview Print Executes a normal print job Edit and Preview Saves the data in the Canon PageComposer dialog box If you open Canon MF8100 Series Properties from the Printers folder and select the Edit and Preview mode Lock button appears on the right side When you click this button the Edit and Preview mode is locked Add Profile Clic...

Page 93: ...cking Edit Profile opens the Edit Profile dialog box This dialog box enables you to edit the profile selected in Profile List Name Specifies the name of the profile to be registered Icon Selects an icon to represent the profile to be registered Comment Adds comments on the profile to be registered View Settings Click this button to display the View Settings dialog box This dialog box allows you to...

Page 94: ...ile NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles in the Profile tab of the printer properties dialog box is selected the name cannot be changed Icon Displays and allows you to change the icon representing the currently selected profile NOTE When one of the pre defined profiles in the Profile tab of the printer properties dialog box is selected the icon cannot be changed Comment Displays and allows yo...

Page 95: ... 2 59 Printing 2 View Settings Clicking View Settings opens the View Settings dialog box This dialog box displays the current settings in the Page Setup Finishing Paper Source and Quality tab sheets Copy Copies the contents of the current settings to the clipboard ...

Page 96: ... the server is running on Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 you can print even if no one is logged into the server For more information refer to the Network Guide Setting the Machine as a Shared Printer If you plan to share your Canon Color imageCLASS MF8180c machine on a network install the print server locally then make the following settings For more information see your print server system documenta...

Page 97: ...t File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks click OK The server service is added Adding Server Service Windows 2000 1 Click Start on the Windows task bar select Settings Network and Dial up Connections The Network and Dial up Connections folder appears 2 Right click the Local Area Connection icon select Properties from the pop up menu The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box appears ...

Page 98: ...Using the Machine on Your Network 2 62 Printing 2 3 Select File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks click OK The server service is added ...

Page 99: ...s printer Windows 2000 Shared as in the Sharing tab sheet NOTE On how to open the printer properties dialog box see Changing Print Settings on p 2 4 2 Enter a share name in the edit box as needed NOTE Do not enter a space or special character in the Share name edit box 3 Click OK The printer driver icon changes to indicate sharing ...

Page 100: ...work users under Windows 98 Me The screen shots shown are from Windows 98 Adding Server Service 1 Click Start on the Windows task bar select Settings Control Panel The Control Panel folder appears 2 Double click the Network icon The Network dialog box appears 3 Click Add in the Configuration tab sheet The Select Network Component Type dialog box appears ...

Page 101: ...Using the Machine on Your Network 2 65 Printing 2 4 Select Service click Add The Select Network Service dialog box appears 5 Select File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks click OK ...

Page 102: ...sing the Machine on Your Network 2 66 Printing 2 6 Click File and Print Sharing The File and Print Sharing dialog box appears 7 Select I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer s click OK ...

Page 103: ...achine is already on your network and set as a shared printer you can use it via network The easiest way to make the machine available for your computer is using network download If your operating system is Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 you cannot download the driver from Windows 98 Me servers In that case use Add Printer Wizard Network Download The following is the procedure to connect to the share...

Page 104: ...the shared printer on your network using Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 IMPORTANT Installation in Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 needs to be done by a user with administrator privileges 1 Open the Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Printers folder Click start on the Windows task bar select Printers and Faxes Windows 2000 Start Settings Printers 2 Open the Add Printer Wizard dialog box Click Add a printer i...

Page 105: ...table driver is not found it probably means the server is a Windows 98 Me computer 6 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Add Printer Wizard Windows 98 Me The following is the procedure to connect to the shared printer on your network using Windows 98 Me Add Printer Wizard The screen shots shown are from Windows 98 1 Click Start on the Windows task bar select Settings...

Page 106: ...E Depending on your network environment the installation of the driver may be carried out automatically In this case you need not perform steps 7 through 10 below 6 Click Next 7 Click Have Disk The Install From Disk dialog box appears 8 Select the location containing the printer driver To specify in the default location Go to step 9 ...

Page 107: ...e directly in the edit box 9 Click OK 10 Enter the name of the printer you want to use click Next If you accept the default name leave the edit box as it is click Next NOTE If the connection fails you will be able to install the printer but you will not be able to use the printer until it comes back online 11 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation ...

Page 108: ...rt or Color Start on the operation panel of the machine you can scan documents to your computer Pressing SCAN Color Start has the same effect as clicking Save in the MF Toolbox Pressing SCAN B W Start has the same effect as clicking OCR in the MF Toolbox You can change the settings for Save or set up a button other than Save to perform the same operation See Setting the Scanning Function for B W S...

Page 109: ...nt will be scanned without pressing Start in the Save or OCR dialog box The scanned document will be processed according to your settings When you use Start for the first time a folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Pictures folder in the My Documents folder and your document will be saved in this folder If there is no My Pictures folder the folder with the scanning date will be ...

Page 110: ...l occur in the same way as when you click Save or OCR in the MF Toolbox Setting Up Start to Operate in a Different Way from Save 1 On the Windows desktop double click Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 Alternatively on the Windows desktop click start All Programs Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 Toolbox 4 9 The MF Toolbox will open 2 Drag the B W or Color mark over the button you want to select The mark will be displayed a...

Page 111: ...F Toolbox click Settings In the Settings dialog box from the pull down list for B W Start or Color Start select the button you want to link B W Start or Color Start to then click OK or Save NOTE You cannot set the B W Start and Color Start to the save event You can also set up B W Start or Color Start in the Scanners and Cameras folder see p 3 5 ...

Page 112: ...alog Box 1 Open the Scanners and Cameras folder Windows 2000 the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box Click start on the Windows task bar select Control Panel Scanners and Cameras Windows 98 Me 2000 Settings Control Panel double click the Scanners and Cameras icon 2 Click the corresponding scanner driver name or icon 3 From the File menu click Properties Windows 98 Me 2000 Click Properties ...

Page 113: ...st select the operation for B W Start or Color Start in Actions click OK On Windows 98 2000 Me Select the Events tab select Canon MF8100 Color Scan Button or Canon MF8100 B W Scan Button in the Scanner events pull down list select the operation for B W Start or Color Start in Send to this application click OK NOTE If the settings you specified in the scanner property dialog box do not work immedia...

Page 114: ... 9 Toolbox 4 9 The MF Toolbox will open 3 Click one of the scanning buttons below Mail The document will be scanned and attached to an e mail message in your e mail application OCR The text will be scanned and read by the OCR software Save The document will be scanned and saved PDF The text will be scanned and saved as a PDF file Scan 1 Scan 2 The text will be scanned and appear in the registered ...

Page 115: ...10 If you clicked a button other than Mail or Save and no application appears in External program Mail Program select an application If you want to keep the same settings for future scans click Apply before clicking Start 5 Click Start If you checked the Display the Scanner Driver checkbox in step 4 the ScanGear MF dialog box will appear Example Mail dialog ...

Page 116: ...n 2 in step 3 the scanned image will be displayed in the application after scanning Send the e mail message or perform OCR conversion The scanned image will not be displayed if you have not installed the applications on the MF8100 Series Setup CD ROM or if you have not set the External Program Mail program When the applications in the MF8100 Series Setup CD ROM are installed they will be registere...

Page 117: ...f the scanned image You can also select to make advanced settings using the ScanGear MF Select Source Selects where the document is placed Platen Glass ADF or Auto Mode NOTE When Auto Mode is selected the document in the ADF is automatically scanned if there is no document in the ADF the document on the platen glass will be scanned Example Mail dialog box ...

Page 118: ...ng using the Mail button the resolution you can select will depend on your setting in Upper Limit of Attached File Display the Scanner Driver If you check this checkbox and click Start the ScanGear MF dialog box will appear and you can make advanced settings for scanning If you do not check this checkbox scanning will begin immediately with the settings displayed This option is not available when ...

Page 119: ... is too large In such cases reduce the Output Size and or Output Resolution under Output Settings to reduce the Data Size of the scanned file If you select JPEG in Save as Type and then select Newspaper B W in ScanGear MF Simple Mode or Black and White in ScanGear MF Advanced Mode the document will still be saved in grayscale BMP Bitmap format JPEG Exif JPEG Exif format This operation is available...

Page 120: ...If the name of the application you wish to use does not appear for the Mail button select None Attach Manually In this case you must open the image file in the application and attach the file manually The software is compatible with the e mail software such as Outlook Express Microsoft Outlook EUDORA and Netscape Messenger If you do not want to select an application click Set Select None on the Se...

Page 121: ...lder with Current Date Check this checkbox to create a folder with current date inside the specified location and save the scanned images in this folder Forward Press to forward the scanned images to the application you specified in the External Program settings When scanning with the Mail button and None Attach Manually is selected for Mail Program pressing Save opens the folder where the scanned...

Page 122: ...ort or Acquire image etc from the File menu 4 Select the scanner driver to be used With Windows XP you can use the ScanGear MF or the WIA driver as the scanner driver To use ScanGear MF select Canon MF8100 To use the WIA driver select WIA Canon MF8100 5 Specify the scanner settings click Scan For details see Setting Preferences and Scanning with ScanGear MF on p 3 19 or Scanning with the WIA Drive...

Page 123: ...e the document face down on the platen glass or load it face up in the ADF 2 On the Windows desktop double click Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 Alternatively on the Windows desktop click start All Programs Canon MF Toolbox 4 9 Toolbox 4 9 The MF Toolbox will open 3 Click Mail Save or PDF If necessary adjust any settings 4 Select PDF Multiple Pages in Save as Type 5 Click PDF Settings ...

Page 124: ...canned image check that the document is correctly placed on the platen glass A document should be placed approximately 1 8 3 mm from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass Create Searchable PDF Click to convert the characters in the document to text data and make the document searchable with simple keywords However all the characters in the document may not ...

Page 125: ...in the My Pictures folder in the My Documents folder and your document will be saved in this folder If there is no My Pictures folder the folder with the scanning date will be created in the My Documents folder and your document saved in this folder For text documents or black and white documents it is recommended you select either Black and White or Grayscale in Scan Mode If making a Multiple PDF...

Page 126: ...when scanning a document you can either check the Display the Scan Driver checkbox in the MF Toolbox before scanning or scan from an application NOTE If you are scanning from an application in Windows XP select ScanGear MF in the application before scanning For details see Scanning an Image from an Application on p 3 15 Switching between Simple Mode and Advanced Mode ScanGear MF has two modes Simp...

Page 127: ...correction in Advanced Mode click Preferences Color Settings tab clear Always Execute the Auto Tone Photo Color To scan color photos 300dpi Magazine Color To scan color magazines 150dpi with the Descreen function Newspaper B W To scan text and line drawings black and white 300dpi Document Grayscale To scan color image or text in monochrome Especially appropriate for scanning high resolution monoch...

Page 128: ...ted in step 4 If you select Add Delete you can add or delete the custom output size For details on setting see Add Delete the Output Size below Click to switch the orientation of the output size landscape or portrait 6 Click Scan Scanning starts NOTE If white lines appear on one edge of the scanned image check that the document is correctly placed on the platen glass A document should be placed ap...

Page 129: ...e Name Specifies the output size name you want to register Output Size List Displays the registered output size Width Specifies the width of the output size Height Specifies the height of the output size Unit Selects the unit of measurement for the output size Add Adds the output size to the Output Size List Delete Deletes the selected output size from the Output Size List Save Save the output siz...

Page 130: ...lor settings For details on the settings see Advanced Mode Settings on p 3 26 3 Click Preview NOTE Selecting the range in the preview window and clicking Zoom reloads the selected image to enlarge it When enlarged image is displayed the Zoom button changes to the Undo button Clicking Undo displays the image in normal size To delete the displayed preview image click when asked to confirm click OK 4...

Page 131: ...eview area or the bottom frame This button is disabled for this model Crop Specifies the parameter of a scan For details see Advanced Mode Specifying the Parameters of a Scan on p 3 25 Move Moves the image If the enlarged image is too large to fit on the screen on the Toolbar click Then drag the image across the screen until the part you want to see is displayed You can move the image in the same ...

Page 132: ... Scan 1 To maintain the current width and height proportions set for the image even after selecting the parameters of the scan click in the Input Settings 2 Do one of the followings Specify by dragging Click Then click and drag from the upper left corner of the parameter you wish to specify to the lower right of the parameter To adjust even further drag the corner or border of the selected paramet...

Page 133: ...ew area size height to width ratio will change to the paper size you selected Change this setting to set up the machine not to scan beyond the parameters of the scan when previewing or if you are scanning without specifying the parameters of the scan If you do not know the size of the document select Full Platen or a large size You can specify the parameters after previewing If you change Paper Si...

Page 134: ...type a resolution between 75 1200 dpi in 1 dpi increments or enter one of the values 4800 7200 or 9600 dpi If you have selected Black and White Grayscale or Text Enhanced either click or type a resolution between 75 600 dpi in 1 dpi increments For details see Determining Resolution on p 3 42 Black and White Select this mode when outputting photos and other documents to monochrome printer The image...

Page 135: ...00 if 4800 7200 or 9600 dpi is entered in Output Resolution Click to switch the orientation of the output size landscape or portrait This button is disabled when you select Flexible for Output Size Data Size Shows the data size of the scanned image according to your settings Image Settings Auto Tone Set to ON to automatically adjust the tone of the image The results of tone adjustment are reflecte...

Page 136: ...cause an unevenness of gradation and a striped pattern in the image Descreen is the function for reducing this moire effect Selecting Magazine Color in Select Document Type in Simple Mode has the same effect as selecting Descreen in Advanced Mode Reduce Dust and Scratches Scanned photos may contain white dots caused by dust and scratches This setting reduces the dust and scratches on photos The de...

Page 137: ...orrection The grain correction feature smoothes out the film grain of the image recorded on fast film The result is smoother tones and higher overall quality The default setting is OFF NOTE This setting is not reflected in the preview image This setting is available when Color or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode If you set Grain Correction to Low Medium or High scanning may take more time The g...

Page 138: ... the histogram and tone curve The Color Settings buttons will be displayed when Color or Grayscale is selected in Color Mode In Black and White mode the Color Settings buttons changes to the Threshold button and no Color Settings buttons will be displayed when Text Enhanced mode or Canon ColorGear is selected in the Color Settings tab in Preferences dialog box When you use the Color Settings butto...

Page 139: ...Blue and all settings for contrast brightness gamma histogram and tone curve will be suspended and will return to default settings Images which have undergone automatic color correction will also return to their defaults Channel Selects a color to adjust either Red Green or Blue or select Master to adjust three colors together Brightness Move the slider to the left to increase the darkness of the ...

Page 140: ...e To adjust the gamma diagrammatically press NOTE The monitor has characteristics gamma values for reproducing colors The gamma value of an average monitor is between 1 4 and 2 2 and reproduces colors in a somewhat darker way than the original document Consequently to correct the difference between the color in the original image and the reproduction of the color by the monitor you may need to cor...

Page 141: ...To change the black point shadow level mid point midtone level or white point highlight level do one of the following Click Black point eyedropper tool then click a point in the preview image to specify the darkest point You can also enter a value 0 to 245 Click Mid point eyedropper tool then click a point in the preview image to specify the midtone point You can also enter a value 5 to 250 Reset ...

Page 142: ...ue specified in White point will turn white 2 When adjusting a color image click Gray Balance eyedropper tool click a point in the preview image to specify the point to execute gray balance adjustment The gray balance adjustment ensures that gray elements within a scanned image appear as a neutral gray and consequently other elements within the image will also have true color reproduction Tone Cur...

Page 143: ...In this dialog box you can confirm the color settings you have made Channel Selects a color to adjust either Red Green or Blue or select Master to adjust three colors together Select Tone Curve Selects the tone curve No correction Overexposure Underexposure or High contrast Reset Resets all the current settings to their default values ...

Page 144: ...including the parts of an image which are a color between the two The boundary at which black and white is divided is called Threshold By adjusting the threshold you can sharpen characters in a text document and reduce back printing such as in newspapers Threshold Level Move the Threshold slider to the right to increase the threshold value and thus reduce the white areas black areas will increase ...

Page 145: ...at the Start of ScanGear MF Selects the preview operation when you open ScanGear MF Display Saved Preview Image is selected by default Automatically Execute Preview The preview scan will start automatically when you open ScanGear MF Display Saved Preview Image Displays the image last previewed Color Settings and the Flip Left and Right Rotate Invert and rulers buttons in the Toolbar will be reprod...

Page 146: ...mages Displays the last frame when you preview images None No frame will be displayed when you preview images Cropping Size for Thumbnail View This setting is not available for this model Scan without using ScanGear s Window Color mode cannot be changed in applications such as OCR software which will not display the ScanGear MF dialog box UI off mode and consequently the document will be scanned w...

Page 147: ... These settings will be invalid in UI mode the mode in which the ScanGear MF dialog box is displayed Enable 48 16 bit Output This setting is not available for this model Automatically Quit ScanGear MF after Scanning If selected the ScanGear MF dialog box quits automatically after the image is scanned This setting is not selected by default Some applications will automatically quit ScanGear MF afte...

Page 148: ...e Auto Tone If selected the image color will always be automatically corrected If you select either Canon ColorGear or None this setting is not available This setting is selected by default Energy Saving Mode You cannot set the Energy Saving Mode from your computer Quiet Mode This setting is not available for this model Select Folder Where Temporary Files are Saved Click Browse and specify the fol...

Page 149: ... dpi NOTE With a color printer the colors are expressed as a certain percentage of ink pigment so scanning your document at half the resolution of the printer should be fine For example if you are using a 600 dpi color printer you should scan your document at 300 dpi Printing to Scale For example if you want to print a document which is twice the size both vertically and horizontally the resolutio...

Page 150: ...ouble the resolution the image data will be four times greater If the data is too large processing speed will slow down significantly and you may experience malfunctions such as lack of memory Make sure the resolution corresponds to the purpose of use of the image and set at the lowest level possible ...

Page 151: ...tly placed on the platen glass A document should be placed approximately 1 8 3 mm from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass 1 Open the Scanners and Cameras folder For details on how to open the Scanners and Cameras folder see Setting Up B W Start or Color Start in the Scanners and Cameras Folder Windows 2000 the Scanners and Cameras Properties Dialog Box o...

Page 152: ...re or text Custom NOTE When selecting Custom click Custom settings to make detailed settings in the Properties dialog box See Advanced Properties on p 3 49 5 Select the paper source Flatbed or Document Feeder NOTE If you selected Document Feeder select paper size from Page size and proceed to step 7 6 Specify the scanned area Click Preview drag to specify the scanned area ...

Page 153: ...n one picture in the same location sequential numbers are automatically added at the ends of file names e g numbers 001 002 are added from the second picture on Select a file format for the pictures You can select from the following BMP Bitmap Image JPG JPEG Image TIF TIF Image PNG PNG Image Select the location where you want to save the pictures To change the location click Browse select the new ...

Page 154: ...Scanning with the WIA Driver Windows XP Only 3 47 Scanning 3 9 Click Next Scanning starts NOTE To cancel scanning click Cancel ...

Page 155: ...ing 3 10 Click Next If you want to publish these pictures to a Web site or order printouts online select the corresponding option For more information see the Windows operating system documentation 11 Click Finish The location selected in step 8 will appear ...

Page 156: ...ufficiently in this tab Contrast Specifies the contrast 127 to 127 only for color or grayscale scanning NOTE You can also adjust the contrast in PageManager or OmniPage if it is not specified sufficiently in this tab Resolution DPI Selects the scanning resolution in dot per inch 50 to 600 NOTE You can enter the values of resolution listed above in the edit box directly If you enter an invalid valu...

Page 157: ...tly placed on the platen glass A document should be placed approximately 1 8 3 mm from the front edge i e the edge closest to the operation panel of the platen glass 1 Select the type of picture you want to scan You can select from the following Color picture Grayscale picture Black and white picture or text Custom Settings 2 Select the paper source Flatbed or Document Feeder 3 If you want to adju...

Page 158: ...o adjust the quality of the image see Advanced Properties on p 3 49 NOTE If you selected Document Feeder proceed to Step 6 5 Specify the scanned area Click Preview drag to specify the scanned area 6 Click Scan Scanning starts When the scanning is completed the scanned image will appear in the display area of the application ...

Page 159: ...multiple recipients in one operation NOTE You cannot send a fax when an error occurs in the machine A very large document may not be sent You can send up to 256 pages per fax Based on ITU T No 1 Chart Standard Mode A document of 257 pages or more needs to be sent in separate faxes 1 Open the document you want to fax in an application select the command to print In most cases click Print from the F...

Page 160: ...t a recipient from the Address Book see Select Recipient from Address Book on p 4 5 NOTE You cannot send a fax without entering the Recipient Name Up to 38 characters excluding can be entered in the Fax Number edit box Up to 85 characters can be entered in the Recipient Name edit box To select the Recipient Name and Fax Number from the Address Book you must register them in the Address Book first ...

Page 161: ...pplication the Fax Sending Settings dialog box appears The Fax Sending Settings dialog box has three tab sheets NOTE For more information about the following features see the Online Help see p 1 3 The screen shots shown are from Windows XP Character symbol Explanation 0 9 For use in telephone and fax numbers p To place a pause between numbers P To place a pause at the end of an array of numbers T ...

Page 162: ...k Adds the recipient name and fax number you entered in Recipient Name and Fax Number to the Address Book Add to Recipient List Adds the recipient name and fax numbers you entered in Recipient Name and Fax Number to the Recipient List Address Book Opens the Select Recipient from Address Book dialog box See p 4 5 Recipient List Shows the list of the recipient names and fax numbers of the destinatio...

Page 163: ...s the destination by the recipient name Details Displays information about the selected recipient Add to List Adds the recipient names and fax numbers to Recipient List you selected in Address List Recipient List Shows the list of the recipient names and fax numbers of the destinations you are going to send a fax Number of Recipients Displays the number of people the fax will be sent to Remove fro...

Page 164: ...e of the cover sheet from the list of the cover sheet templates supplied with the fax driver or the cover sheets you registered in the Register Cover Sheet dialog box for Windows 98 Me see p 4 23 for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 see p 4 36 Items to Include Displays the items to be included in the cover sheet Settings Opens the Item Settings dialog box See p 4 7 Attach Attention Label Prints the att...

Page 165: ...es you to enter the sender name in Sender Name text box up to 85 characters Include Company Enables you to enter the company name in the Company text box up to 40 characters Include Dept Div Enables you to enter the department or division name of the sender in the Dept Div text box up to 40 characters Include Fax Number Enables you to enter the fax number in the Fax Number text box up to 45 charac...

Page 166: ...t information by selecting the appropriate check box Include Recipient Name Enters the recipient name Include Company Enters the recipient s company name Include Dept Div Enters the recipient s department or division name Include Fax Number Enters the recipient s fax number For details on the characters and symbols you can use for fax numbers see Characters and Symbols for Fax Numbers on p 4 3 ...

Page 167: ... to the cover sheet You can select a bitmap data only Browse Allows you to search for the logo file in your computer Manual Scaling Enables you to specify the size of the logo in Scaling from 50 to 200 Position Specifies the vertical and horizontal position where the logo is printed You can enter the values in the X and Y edit boxes in a range between 50 and 50 or use the X and Y slide bars to mov...

Page 168: ...be attached to the cover sheet You can select a bitmap data only Browse Allows you to search for the signature file in your computer Manual Scaling Enables you to specify the size of the logo in Scaling from 50 to 200 Position Specifies the vertical and horizontal position where the signature is printed You can enter the values in the X and Y edit boxes in a range between 50 and 50 or use the X an...

Page 169: ...ou to select whether the number of sheets to send is included in the cover sheet and edit the number of sheets to be included in the cover sheet Include Number of Sheets to Send Enables you to specify the number in the Number of Sheets to Send text box up to maximum of 4 numeric characters ...

Page 170: ...en you fax with the Canon MF8100 Series only for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 The number of tabs displayed in the properties dialog box will vary depending on the type of operating system you are using and the method you use to access the dialog box The method you use to access the dialog boxes determines how long the faxing options remain in effect If you access the dialog box from an application ...

Page 171: ... Windows task bar select Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Start Settings Printers 2 Click the corresponding printer driver icon 3 From the File menu click Properties You can also open the MF8100 Series FAX Properties dialog box by right clicking the corresponding printer driver icon and selecting Properties from the pop up menu The Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties dialog box appears Opening...

Page 172: ...inting Preferences You can also open the MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences dialog box by right clicking the corresponding printer driver icon and selecting Printing Preferences from the pop up menu The Canon MF8100 Series FAX Printing Preferences dialog box appears ...

Page 173: ...s 98 Me Fax Properties 4 15 PC Faxing 4 Windows 98 Me Fax Properties General Tab Lets you print a test page or define separator pages Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 174: ...Properties 4 16 PC Faxing 4 Details Tab Specifies the printer port and time out settings Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Spool Settings The installer sets the following defaults ...

Page 175: ...Faxing 4 Sharing Tab Specifies the printer sharing settings This tab sheet is available only when the printer sharing is enabled See Adding Server Service on p 2 64 Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 176: ...ox See p 4 20 Edit Edits the selected entry in the Address Book list If you select a person the Edit Person dialog box appears If you select a group the Edit Group dialog box appears Delete Deletes the selected entry from the Address Book Details Displays information about the recipient selected in the Address Book list box Specify a Folder Opens the Browse For Folder dialog box Enables you to mak...

Page 177: ...ist Dr Mr Mrs or Ms First Enters the recipient s first name Last Enters the recipient s last name Suffix Enters the suffix to the recipient s name or selects the suffix from the pull down list Jr MD or Sr Recipient name Enters the recipient name Company Enters the recipient s company name Dept Div Enters the recipient s department or division name Fax Number Enters the recipient s fax number You c...

Page 178: ... the group name Show Selects the category of the list displayed in Available Recipients Person Group or All Available Recipients Displays the list of recipients already registered in the Address Books Add Adds a person group to the group Delete Deletes a person group from the group Current Group Members Displays the members currently registered in the group Notes Enters the additional information ...

Page 179: ... Dr Mr Mrs or Ms First Enters the recipient s first name Last Enters the recipient s last name Suffix Enters the suffix to the recipient s name or selects the suffix from the pull down list Jr MD or Sr Recipient name Enters the recipient name Company Enters the recipient s company name Dept Div Enters the recipient s department or division name Fax Number Enters the recipient s fax number You can ...

Page 180: ...e group name Show Selects the category of the list displayed in Available Recipients Person Group or All Available Recipients Displays the list of recipients already registered in the Address Books Add Adds a person group to the group Delete Deletes a person group from the group Current Group Members Displays the members currently registered in the group Notes Enters the additional information abo...

Page 181: ...inal cover sheets using the Canon Cover Sheet Editor For details see Canon Cover Sheet Editor on p 4 40 Style Displays the list of the registered cover sheets Preview Displays the preview image of the selected cover sheet Register Registers the cover sheet template Delete Deletes the registered cover sheet template Select a cover sheet template from Style then press Delete ...

Page 182: ...ected settings reflected Page Size Selects the original page size to work with in an application Letter 11x17 Legal A4 A3 A5 B4 or B5 Orientation Selects the direction of printing relative to the paper Portrait or Landscape Resolution Specifies the resolution of the fax Ultra Fine or Fine Specify Outside Dialing Prefix Enables you to enter the prefix number in Outside Dialing Prefix up to 5 number...

Page 183: ...ddress Book This dialog box enables you to register the Address Books to be used when you send a fax Address Book List Displays the list of the registered Address Books Register Opens the Register Address Book dialog box See below Edit Opens the Add Edit Canon Fax Driver Address Book dialog box See p 4 26 Delete Deletes the selected Address Book from the Address Book List Available Address Books D...

Page 184: ...river Address Book This dialog box enables you to edit the properties of the Address Books to be used when you send a fax Configuration Tab Name Changes the name of the Address Book You can enter up to 64 characters About Displays the version information on the driver ...

Page 185: ... all Windows applications The FAX Printing Preferences Dialog Box This dialog box enables you to edit the address book register the cover sheets and set up the page settings FAX Properties The Canon MF8100 Series FAX Properties dialog box contains several tab sheets that enable you to set up the fax configuration and configure the fax settings NOTE The number of tabs displayed in the properties di...

Page 186: ...our Windows operating system documentation for more information Sharing Tab Specifies the printer sharing settings This tab sheet is always available see p 2 63 Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information Ports Tab Specifies the port to which the printer is attached Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 187: ...r Windows operating system documentation for more information NOTE Spool print documents so program finishes printing faster and Start printing immediately are set automatically when you install the printer driver Color Management Tab Associates color profiles with your color printer Refer to your Windows operating system documentation for more information ...

Page 188: ...ting Preferences dialog box contains three tab sheets that enable you to edit the address book register the cover sheets and set up the page settings NOTE If you access the equivalent dialog box from an application s Print dialog box your selected faxing options apply only to the current fax job For more information about the following features see the Online Help see p 1 3 The screen shots shown ...

Page 189: ...See p 4 32 Add Group Opens the Add Group dialog box See p 4 33 Edit Edits the selected entry in the Address Book list If you select a person the Edit Person dialog box appears If you select a group the Edit Group dialog box appears Delete Deletes the selected entry from the Address Book Details Displays information about the recipient selected in the Address Book list box Specify a Folder Opens th...

Page 190: ...r software Prefix Enters the prefix to the recipient s name or selects the prefix from the pull down list Dr Mr Mrs or Ms First Enters the recipient s first name Last Enters the recipient s last name Suffix Enters the suffix to the recipient s name or selects the suffix from the pull down list Jr MD or Sr Recipient Name Enters the recipient name Company Enters the recipient s company name Dept Div...

Page 191: ...ion Group Name Enters the group name Show Selects the category of the list displayed in Available Recipients Person Group or All Available Recipients Displays the list of recipients already registered in the Address Books Add Adds a person group to the group Delete Deletes a person group from the group Current Group Members Displays the members currently registered in the group Notes Enters the ad...

Page 192: ...om the pull down list Dr Mr Mrs or Ms First Enters the recipient s first name Last Enters the recipient s last name Suffix Enters the suffix to the recipient s name or selects the suffix from the pull down list Jr MD or Sr Recipient name Enters the recipient name Company Enters the recipient s company name Dept Div Enters the recipient s department or division name Fax Number Enters the recipient ...

Page 193: ... Group Name Enters the group name Show Selects the category of the list displayed in Available Recipients Person Group or All Available Recipients Displays the list of recipients already registered in the Address Books Add Adds a person group to the group Delete Deletes a person group from the group Current Group Members Displays the members currently registered in the group Notes Enters the addit...

Page 194: ...n p 4 40 Style Selects the style of the cover sheet A bitmap image of the selected cover sheet style is displayed in the preview area to the left of the options NOTE The number of sheets you are going to send as a fax is not displayed on the cover sheet when you select Template 1 2 or 3 for Style Preview Displays the preview image of the selected cover sheet Register Registers the cover sheet temp...

Page 195: ...ith the currently selected settings reflected Page Size Selects the original page size to work with in an application Letter 11 x17 Legal A4 A3 A5 B4 or B5 Orientation Selects the direction of printing relative to the paper Portrait or Landscape Resolution Specifies the resolution of the fax Ultra Fine or Fine Specify Outside Dialing Prefix Enables you to enter the prefix number in Outside Dialing...

Page 196: ...to when sending a fax Register Address Book This dialog box enables you to register the Address Books to be used when you send a fax Address Book List Displays the list of the registered Address Books Register Opens the Register Address Book dialog box Edit Opens the Add Edit Canon Fax Driver Address Book dialog box Delete Deletes the selected Address Book from the Address Book List Available Addr...

Page 197: ...rinting Preferences 4 39 PC Faxing 4 Add Edit Canon Fax Driver Address Book This dialog box enables you to edit the properties of the Address Books to be used when you send a fax Name Changes the name of the Address Book You can enter up to 64 characters ...

Page 198: ...the cover sheet when the fax is sent With the Canon Cover Sheet Editor you can do the following Insert text using different fonts font styles and font sizes into a cover sheet Insert a variety of objects such as drawings and images into a cover sheet Use the field feature for creating cover sheets for sending faxes to multiple recipients Add fields for specifying remarks and comments in addition t...

Page 199: ...follow the instructions on the screen to continue the installation The License Agreement dialog box is displayed 6 Read the Canon Cover Sheet Editor license agreement carefully If you agree to the terms select I accept the terms in the license agreement click Next follow the instructions on the screen to continue the installation ...

Page 200: ...lecting a setup type select Complete or Custom click Next NOTE If you select Custom in the dialog box for selecting Setup Type you can specify the directory into which Canon Cover Sheet Editor is to be installed 8 Click Install to start copying the files 9 Click Finish ...

Page 201: ... Uninstalling If it becomes necessary to uninstall the Canon Cover Sheet Editor follow the procedure below 1 Click start on the Windows task bar Settings Control Panel 2 Click Add Remove Programs Windows 98 Me 2000 double click Add Remove Programs icon select Canon Cover Sheet Editor click Remove 3 When the InstallShield Wizard dialog box appears follow the instructions on the screen The Canon Cov...

Page 202: ... Select a paper size for the new cover sheet click OK The New Cover Sheet screen appears Opening a Saved Cover Sheet You can open a saved cover sheet by specifying its file name To open a saved cover sheet follow the procedure below 1 Click Open on the toolbar Alternatively select Open from the File menu The Open dialog box appears 2 Specify the file name of the cover sheet that you want to open N...

Page 203: ...y the location where you want to save the file click Save The file extension is automatically set to cse Saving an Existing File Follow the procedure below to save an existing cover sheet after editing it 1 Click Save on the toolbar Alternatively select Save from the File menu IMPORTANT To preserve the opened file as it was before editing select Save As and specify a different name or location for...

Page 204: ... cover sheet Creating an Original Cover Sheet This section explains how to insert text adjust text properties specify fields create objects adjust objects and specify grid options in order to create an original cover sheet Inserting Text You can insert text and numbers into the cover page The properties of any text or the text box itself can also be changed To edit the text change to the edit mode...

Page 205: ... features see Specifying Fields on p 4 52 Font 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Select the desired font from the Font drop down menu on the toolbar Font Size 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Select the desired font size from the Font Size drop down menu on the toolbar You can also enter the desired font size directly into Font S...

Page 206: ...e the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Click Italic on the toolbar To undo the italic formatting click Italic again Underlining 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Click Underline on the toolbar To undo the underlining click Underline again Aligning Text 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Click Align Left Align Center...

Page 207: ...urrently selected settings Use it as a guide if you are specifying settings 1 Click inside the text box The text box is now ready for editing 2 Click Properties on the toolbar Alternatively select Properties from the Edit menu Alternatively right click inside the text box click Properties The Text Properties dialog box appears 3 Select Font Font Style and Size from the respective list boxes Altern...

Page 208: ...ow to specify the type of border border color and background color of the selected text box 1 Click anywhere on the border of the text box The border of the text box is selected 2 Click Properties on the toolbar You can also select Properties from the Edit menu You can also display the Text Box Properties dialog box by double clicking anywhere on the border of the text box The Text Box Properties ...

Page 209: ...dth setting to set the thickness of the border 0 1 to 50 0 NOTE The Width setting is available only if Line Style is set to Solid 5 Select the desired color of the border from Color 6 Select the desired background color for the text box from Fill in 7 Click OK ...

Page 210: ...nt for using the same cover sheet to send faxes to multiple recipients The repeating field is used to insert data for every recipient specified in the fax driver In addition to the Sender Information and Recipient Information fields you can also insert Sheets to Send Remark and Comment fields on the cover sheet When the fax is sent the number of sheets to send as a fax specified in the fax driver ...

Page 211: ... Recipient Information Fields When Not Editing Text 1 Click the Insert menu Sender Information or Recipient Information select the field such as Name Fax Number Company and Dept Div to insert 2 Drag the pointer on the area of the cover sheet to where you want to insert the field A square or rectangular text box containing the selected field appears NOTE If you select Insert All all of the availabl...

Page 212: ...ds is replaced with multiple recipients information when sending a fax NOTE The text box may not be able to accommodate all of the actual data for a repeating field if a large number of recipients are specified for sending a fax In this case a new page is automatically created and data that does not fit into the text box displays from the top of the new page Inserting Borders Between Repeating Fie...

Page 213: ...he type of line to use as the border from Line Style 4 Specify the Width setting to set the thickness of the borders 0 1 to 10 0 NOTE The Width setting is available only if Line Style is set to Solid 5 Select the desired color of the borders from Color 6 Click OK Inserting Sheets to Send Field When Editing Text 1 Inside the text box place the cursor where you want to insert the field 2 From the In...

Page 214: ...ield or the Comment field is inserted depending on your selection Inserting Remark and Comment Fields When Not Editing Text 1 From the Insert menu select either Remark or Comment 2 Drag the pointer on the area of the cover sheet to insert the field A square or rectangular text box containing the selected field appears Creating Objects You can draw lines rectangles rounded rectangles or ovals on th...

Page 215: ...a of the cover sheet to draw the rounded rectangle To draw a rounded square hold down SHIFT on the keyboard while dragging You can adjust the degree of the curve or the roundness of the corners of the rounded rectangle To do so click anywhere outside the newly created rounded rectangle click the rounded rectangle again click and drag the inner handle in its upper right corner to change the degree ...

Page 216: ...lick the object to select You can also drag the pointer completely over the object The object is selected NOTE You can also select multiple objects by holding down SHIFT on the keyboard and clicking each object that you want to select or by dragging the pointer completely over the objects If you want to deselect any of the objects you selected hold down SHIFT on the keyboard click the objects that...

Page 217: ...while pressing an arrow key moves the object in the direction of the arrow in 2 0 mm increments Moving an Object to a Different Cover Sheet 1 Select the object to move NOTE You can select multiple objects and move them at the same time 2 Click Cut on the toolbar Alternatively select Cut from the Edit menu 3 Display the second cover sheet NOTE If the second cover sheet is open you can select it fro...

Page 218: ...can select multiple objects and copy them at the same time 2 Hold down CTRL on the keyboard drag the selected copied object to the desired location NOTE Dragging the selected object without holding down CTRL on the keyboard moves the object to the new location instead of copying it Copying an Object by Using Button or Menu Commands You can use button and menu commands to copy an object such as a l...

Page 219: ...elect the Paste command If you want to copy text within the same text box hold down CTRL on the keyboard while dragging the selected text Duplicating an Object Duplicating enables you to copy and paste an object in one operation 1 Select the object to duplicate NOTE You can select multiple objects and duplicate them at the same time 2 Click Duplicate on the toolbar Alternatively select Duplicate f...

Page 220: ...ts that you want to ungroup and clicking Ungroup on the toolbar or selecting Ungroup from the Layout menu Specifying Object Properties Follow the procedure below to change the line style line color and background color of objects such as lines rectangles rounded rectangles ovals and images 1 Select the object whose properties you want to change NOTE You can select multiple objects and change their...

Page 221: ...ront Moves the selected object to the front Send to Back Moves the selected object to the back Bring Forward Moves the selected object one level higher Send Backward Moves the selected object one level lower 1 Select the object whose display order you want to change NOTE You can select multiple objects and change the order of display for all of them at the same time If the object you want to selec...

Page 222: ...dge of all objects along the top edge of the last selected object Align Middle Aligns the top bottom center axis of all objects along the top bottom center axis of the last selected object Align Bottom Aligns the bottom edge of all objects along the bottom edge of the last selected object 1 While holding down SHIFT on the keyboard you can individually select multiple objects by left clicking on th...

Page 223: ...t or by clicking Show Grids from the View menu Snapping Objects to Grid If you activate the Snap to Grid setting for the cover sheet objects are aligned along the grid when they are moved or resized on the cover sheet 1 On the toolbar click Snap to Grid to activate the grid Alternatively activate the command by clicking Snap to Grid from the View menu Deactivate the Snap to Grid setting by clickin...

Page 224: ...ther to display the grid and whether to snap objects to the grid 1 Select Grid Properties from the View menu The Grid Properties dialog box appears 2 Select Show Grids Deselect the check box if you do not want to display the grid NOTE Deselecting this check box disables the Type Color and Spacing settings 3 Select Dotted or Dashed 4 Click the button to the right of Color The Color Setting dialog b...

Page 225: ... Custom Colors The color matrix appears on the right of the Color Settings dialog box Adjust the luminosity of the color click Add to Custom Colors 6 Click OK in the Color Setting dialog box 7 Specify the Horizontal and Vertical spacing for the grid NOTE You can change the unit of measure for the spacing in the Unit Setting dialog box displayed by selecting Unit from the View menu 8 To align objec...

Page 226: ... to specify detailed print settings 3 Specify the number of copies to print NOTE All is the only active selection for the Print range setting because the cover sheet consists of only one page 4 Click OK Registering an Original Cover Sheet as a Template You can register the cover sheet created with the Canon Cover Sheet Editor with the fax driver for use as a template 1 Click Start on the Windows t...

Page 227: ... Preferences Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 3 Click the Register Cover Sheet tab 4 Click Register The Register Cover Sheet dialog box appears 5 Select the cover sheet template file click Open The selected template is added to Style in the Register Cover Sheet sheet NOTE In addition to the default templates you can add up to 30 templates to the fax driver ...

Page 228: ...Canon Cover Sheet Editor 4 70 PC Faxing 4 ...

Page 229: ...n in this chapter refer to also System Requirements on p 1 1 to p 1 2 Where to Find Help on p 1 3 and Chapter 9 Troubleshooting in the Basic Guide Printer Problems Printer does not print Q Is there paper in the machine A Make sure paper is loaded Q Does the copy job stop due to out of paper A Load paper The print job will start automatically when the copy job is completed Q Is the cartridge instal...

Page 230: ...ged in A Make sure the power cord is securely plugged into both the machine and the AC outlet Q Is the AC outlet supplying power A Make sure the AC outlet is supplying power try another outlet if necessary Q Does the AC voltage match the printer A Make sure the voltage of the AC outlet matches the ratings on the machine Printer stops printing Q Is the interface cable loose A Check your computer an...

Page 231: ...s correct See your computer s documentation for details A Verify that your physical memory is working correctly A If you have a Toshiba laptop change the following line in your CONFIG SYS file c winutils mxtime exe to REM c winutils mxtime exe Computer indicates a device time out Q Is the machine off offline or not connected to the computer A Make sure the machine is not paused A Make sure the mac...

Page 232: ...s printer Q Is the printer driver connected to the same port as the MF8100 Series printer driver A Connect the printer driver to a port different from the MF8100 Series printer driver Cannot install the MF8100 Series printer driver using the USB port Q Is the USB driver installed properly A Perform the following steps 1 Make sure the machine is connected to your computer using a USB cable and the ...

Page 233: ...our computer 7 For instructions on installing the printer driver see Installing Software on Your Computer on p 1 4 Strings of garbled characters are printed Q Is the driver installed properly A Check if the corresponding printer driver icon is displayed in the Printers and Faxes Windows 98 Me 2000 Printers folder If not install the driver If the corresponding printer driver icon is displayed right...

Page 234: ...puter Q Is a USB hub or repeater working properly A When using a USB hub or repeater try connecting a USB cable directly to the computer to check if it works properly If you can scan the document successfully after connecting a USB cable directly to the computer check your USB hub or repeater if it is working properly Q Are you using a USB 2 0 compatible USB hub A If you connect the machine to a U...

Page 235: ...32 CNCMFP13 ini Windows XP Server 2003 windows system32 CNCMFP13 ini 2 In the ScanSize section change Read512Bytes 0 to Read512Bytes 1 then save the file Take care not to modify any other parts Q Is the Select Source setting in the MF Toolbox ScanGear MF or WIA driver set correctly A Choose between loading the document on the platen glass or ADF Q After installing the software did you install a TW...

Page 236: ... For example an LTR size document scanned at 600 dpi full color requires a minimum of 300 MB of disk space If you do not have enough available space scan the document at a lower resolution Q Does an error occur when scanning an image in Photoshop A Change the allocated memory On the Edit menu select References click Memory Image Cache Change the Physical Memory Usage in a range of approximately 10...

Page 237: ...he settings will not be activated unless you restart your computer Once you have changed your settings restart your computer Scanned images look dirty Q Is the platen glass or the platen glass cover clean A Clean the platen glass or the platen glass cover Q Is the image size too small A Some applications do not display an image properly at small sizes Try displaying the image at 100 magnification ...

Page 238: ... one of the following 1 Enlarge or reduce the image display in the application However if you open the image in Paint or Imaging it may display at a large size and you will not be able to reduce it 2 Change the resolution and scan again The image will be large if resolution is high It will be small if resolution is low See Determining Resolution on p 3 42 ...

Page 239: ...e software was completed but Canon remains Q Did you remove the MF drivers before removing the MF Toolbox A In Windows XP Server 2003 right click the start menu to open the Windows Explorer select Start Menu in Administrator Programs delete the Canon folder In Windows 2000 open Settings from the Start menu click Taskbar Start Menu Advanced Advanced select Start Menu in All Users Programs delete th...

Page 240: ...emoving the software A Remove the software see Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Software on p 1 23 then reinstall it See Installing Software on Your Computer on p 1 4 In Device Manager green mark is displayed Windows Me Q Is green mark displayed on USB Composite Device in USB Universal Serial Bus Controller in Device Manager in Windows Me A As this is not a problem you can continue to use it as i...

Page 241: ... LTR LGL Executive A4 B5 A5 Plain paper Maximum capacity 250 sheets of 17 lb 60 g m2 paper Multi Purpose Tray 8 1 2 14 216 mm 356 mm max to 3 5 76 mm 127 mm min Plain paper heavy paper and transparencies up to 44 lb 163 g m2 Maximum capacity 125 sheets of 17 lb 60 g m2 paper Paper Delivery Face Down Output Way 80 to 100 sheets 17lb to 28 lb 60 g m2 to 105 g m2 Host Interface USB interface Network ...

Page 242: ...nter Specifications 6 2 Appendix 6 Software Printing Software Canon MF8100 Series Printer Driver Valid Printing Area The 13 64 5 0 mm border from all sides cannot be printed 13 32 10 mm border for envelope ...

Page 243: ... express color not with the three primary colors of light but with their three inverted complimentary colors the same as those used in mixing plants but with the addition of black as a separate color The three primary printing colors are cyan C magenta M yellow Y plus black K subtractive process The three primary colors of light and color are in a complementary color relationship The red in light ...

Page 244: ... of color dots On the display various colors are expressed by the red green and blue dots The colors of toner cannot be saturated by the printer Therefore a larger amount of dots are used in the printer and colors are expressed in various combinations by adding black to cyan yellow and magenta In addition the smaller the dots are colors can be printed in a higher resolution Display Pallet Color ba...

Page 245: ...ata is developed in each cartridge and toner is transferred onto paper repeatedly When data in all four colors is transferred onto paper the paper goes through the fuser unit and is output C M Y K K K C M Y Makes four revolutions Data C Y M Intermediate Transfer Unit Photosensitive Drum The toner color changes each time the intermediate transfer unit makes one revolution After all the four colors ...

Page 246: ...inted image may differ from the color that you see on the display if the color on the display is specified inaccurately Use the color samples or color adjustment tools that come with the application software to adjust the displayed colors to the colors that are actually printed Adjusting the resolution Image quality higher than the printer resolution cannot be obtained no matter how high you speci...

Page 247: ...on to standard for printing documents that do not required high image quality such as text documents reports or presentation references that consist of mainly with graphics or black and white data The speed for printing can be increased by changing to this mode Specify gradation to High for printing color photos or complicated illustrations clearly Printing can be performed efficiently by adjustin...

Page 248: ...rk areas Decreasing brightness darkens the overall image increasing brightness lightens it C Canon ColorGear Color Matching Color management system for high speed high precision color processing using Canon s own color management technology Canon ColorGear is compatible with the industry standard format ICC Profiles and enables high precision color management using the properties of color devices ...

Page 249: ...ur work area in Windows Icons windows and the taskbar are displayed on the Windows desktop dpi Dots per inch A unit of measurement for indicating a printer s resolution The Canon Color imageCLASS MF8180c prints at a resolution of 600 dpi Driver A program that controls how the computer and an external device interact For example the printer driver supplies Windows with information such as descripti...

Page 250: ...custom paper size with width and height defined by the user G Gamma Correction Method for changing the brightness of an image With gamma correction the brightness of parts of an image in the middle of the tonal range is changed without changing the lightest or darkest areas of the image which means you can change the brightness of an image while maintaining contrast Grayscale image A bitmap image ...

Page 251: ... a USB port located on the back of the machine See also USB interface Italic A font style distinguished by slanted characters the upright strokes of the characters are at an angle to the vertical axis J Jam A situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path You must remove jammed paper before you can continue printing K Kilobyte KB A unit of measurement representing the binary numb...

Page 252: ...o share equipment such as printers and exchange information O OCR Optical Character Reader Device for reading characters optically System for extracting information in a text format from information in the form of a graphic such as hand written or printed characters which have been scanned with a scanner You cannot edit text scanned with a scanner because it is in a graphic format but with OCR sof...

Page 253: ...eight is defined in points one point is 1 72 of an inch Portrait A vertical print orientation Text and graphics are printed across the shorter axis of the page Preview Provisional scanning and display of the document you are about to scan before you actually scan it If the preview scan looks different from what you want you can change the settings display the preview again and confirm before scann...

Page 254: ...he computer clears all information from RAM Printing very complicated documents might require closing other running programs or adding more RAM to the computer See also Physical RAM Virtual memory Reinstall To remove installed software and install again Resolution The density of dots for any given output device expressed in terms of dots per inch dpi Low resolution causes font characters and graph...

Page 255: ...romagnetic interference You need to use a double shielded interface cable with this machine Spooling A process by which an application sends a document to the spooler rather than directly to the printer thus freeing the computer and application for other tasks Spooled documents are printed in the order they are received T Title bar The horizontal bar that contains the title of a window or dialog b...

Page 256: ... TWAIN driver from the software s menu scan the document and return the scanned image to its original image processing software U Uninstall To remove software installed on a computer and return the computer to its condition before the software was installed Universal Serial Bus USB interface These are new serial interface standards This bus automatically recognizes connections Plug and Play to all...

Page 257: ...p etc Windows Explorer The Windows program you can use to browse through open and manage the disk drives folders and files on your computer in a network system You can also use Windows Explorer to view and open shared folders on other computers on the network You can use Windows Explorer to manage your files by moving copying renaming and deleting files WYSIWYG Pronounced wizzy wig an acronym for ...

Page 258: ...000 XP Server 2003 2 38 Auto Tone 3 28 B Brightness 6 8 Brightness Contrast 3 32 C Calibration 3 31 Cannot install 5 11 Canon ColorGear 3 41 Cassette 6 1 Client 6 8 Collate 6 8 Color 2 34 4 29 Color Adjustment tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 52 Windows 98 Me 2 21 Color Management tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 34 4 29 Windows 98 Me 2 8 Color Settings 3 31 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 52 Wind...

Page 259: ...Fax properties Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 4 27 Windows 98 Me 4 15 Fax Sending Settings 4 3 Fax Setting changing 4 12 Fields 4 52 Final Review 3 36 Finishing Details Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 47 Windows 98 Me 2 16 Finishing tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 39 2 46 Windows 98 Me 2 15 Fixing assembly 6 10 Font 6 10 Form 6 10 G Gamma 3 33 General tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 30 4 28 Windows...

Page 260: ... 2 64 O Orientation 6 12 Output Settings 3 27 P Page Setup tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 39 2 40 Windows 98 Me 2 9 Paper delivery 6 1 feed 6 12 size 6 1 type 6 13 weight 6 1 6 16 paper size custom 2 13 Parameters of a scan specifying 3 25 PDF 6 13 PDF Setting dialog box 3 16 Portrait 6 13 Ports tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 32 4 28 Power not supplied 5 2 Preferences dialog box 3 38 Presto ...

Page 261: ...anning 3 1 from an application 3 15 3 50 problems 5 6 setting 3 5 using MF Toolbox 3 7 with B W Start or Color Start on the machine 3 1 ScanSoft OmniPage 3 9 Security tab Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 35 4 30 Select Recipient from Address Book 4 5 Sender tab 4 7 Sending fax 4 1 Sending Settings tab 4 4 Server 6 15 settings Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 2 60 settings Windows 98 Me 2 64 Shared printer...

Page 262: ...ndows 98 Me 2 28 W White lines 5 9 WIA driver 3 44 Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 Advanced tab 2 33 4 29 Attribution tab 2 38 Color Adjustment tab 2 52 Color management tab 2 34 4 29 Finishing tab 2 46 General tab 2 30 4 28 Matching tab 2 53 Page Setup tab 2 40 Ports tab 2 32 4 28 Profile tab 2 36 Quality tab 2 49 Sharing tab 2 31 4 28 Windows 98 Me Color Adjustment tab 2 21 Color Management tab 2 8 ...

Page 263: ...Courbevoie Cedex France CANON U K LTD Woodhatch Reigate Surrey RH2 8BF United Kingdom CANON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Europark Fichtenhain A10 47807 Krefeld Germany CANON ITALIA S p A Via Milano 8 20097 San Donato Milanese MI Italy CANON LATIN AMERICA INC 703 Waterford Way Suite 400 Miami Florida 33126 U S A CANON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 1 Thomas Holt Drive North Ryde Sydney N S W 2113 Australia CANON CHINA CO L...

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