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messages. The 

Print Head Alignment

 dialog box is then displayed.

This dialog box allows you to check the printed pattern and adjust the print head
position.

Preview Window

Displays the pattern of 

Print Head Alignment

, and checks the position of the

selected pattern.
You can also change the setting by clicking the pattern on the screen directly.

Select the Pattern Number

Compare the printed adjustment patterns, and enter the pattern number of the
pattern with the least visible streaks or horizontal stripes into the corresponding
box.

Note

 If you do not know how to analyze the printed pattern, see Aligning the Print

Head Position from Your Computer.

 Nozzle Check

Prints a nozzle check pattern.
Perform this function if printing becomes faint or a specific color fails to print. Print a nozzle
check pattern, and check whether the print head is working properly. If the print result for a
specific color is fainted, or if there are any unprinted sections, click 

Cleaning

 to clean the

print head.
To display a list of items that you should check before printing the nozzle check pattern,
click 

Initial Check Items

.

Print Check Pattern

This function prints a pattern that allows you to check whether the any of the ink nozzles
are clogged.

Click 

Print Check Pattern

. When the confirmation message is displayed, click 

OK

. The

Pattern Check

 dialog box is then displayed.

left-side bitmap(good)

The print head nozzles are not clogged.

right-side bitmap(bad)

The print head nozzles may be clogged.

Exit

Closes the 

Pattern Check

 dialog box, and returns to the 

Maintenance

 tab.

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Summary of Contents for Pixma MG2500 Series

Page 1: ...MG2500 series Online Manual Printing Copying English ...

Page 2: ...Used as a Background 41 Setting Up Envelope Printing 45 Displaying the Print Results before Printing 47 Setting Paper Dimensions Custom Size 48 Editing the Print Document or Reprinting from the Print History 50 Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data 54 Setting the Print Quality Level Custom 55 Printing a Color Document in Monochrome 57 Specifying Color Correction 59 Optimal Photo Pri...

Page 3: ... tab Description 115 Maintenance tab Description 131 Canon IJ Preview Description 140 Canon IJ XPS Preview Description 144 Canon IJ Status Monitor Description 155 Updating the MP Drivers 158 Obtaining the Latest MP Drivers 159 Deleting the Unnecessary MP Drivers 160 Before Installing the MP Drivers 162 Installing the MP Drivers 163 Sharing the Printer on a Network 165 Settings on Print Server 166 ...

Page 4: ...Printing Printing from a Computer Printing with Application Software that You are Using Printer Driver 4 ...

Page 5: ...Printing from a Computer Printing with Application Software that You are Using Printer Driver 5 ...

Page 6: ...e Using Printer Driver Printing with Easy Setup Basic Various Printing Methods Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data Overview of the Printer Driver Printer Driver Description Updating the MP Drivers Sharing the Printer on a Network 6 ...

Page 7: ... Open the printer driver setup window 4 Select a frequently used profile In Commonly Used Settings on the Quick Setup tab select a printing profile suited for the purpose When you select a printing profile the Additional Features Media Type and Printer Paper Size settings are automatically switched to the values that were preset 5 Select the print quality For Print Quality select High Standard or ...

Page 8: ...t The print quality settings that can be selected may differ depending on a printing profile 6 Complete the setup Click OK When you execute print the document is printed with settings that match your purpose 8 ...

Page 9: ...rent Settings check box all settings specified on the Quick Setup Main and Page Setup tabs are saved and you can print with the same settings from the next time as well In the Commonly Used Settings window click Save to register the specified settings 9 ...

Page 10: ...he following media types on this machine Commercially available papers Media name Media Type in the printer driver Plain Paper including recycled paper Plain Paper Envelopes Envelope Canon genuine papers Photo Printing Media name Model No Media Type in the printer driver Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PP 201 Photo Paper Plus Glossy II Photo Paper Glossy GP 501 GP 601 Glossy Photo Paper 10 ...

Page 11: ...led Printing Page Layout Printing Tiling Poster Printing Booklet Printing Duplex Printing Stamp Background Printing Registering a Stamp Registering Image Data to be Used as a Background Setting Up Envelope Printing Displaying the Print Results before Printing Setting Paper Dimensions Custom Size Editing the Print Document or Reprinting from the Print History 11 ...

Page 12: ...oftware the procedure for selecting a page size and orientation is as follows You can also set page size and orientation on the Quick Setup tab 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the paper size Select a page size from the Page Size list on the Page Setup tab 3 Set Orientation Select Portrait or Landscape for Orientation Check Rotate 180 degrees check box when you want to perform print...

Page 13: ...ument that the printer cannot output is displayed Normally you can leave the Automatically reduce large document that the printer cannot output check box checked During printing if you do not want to reduce large documents that cannot be printed on the printer uncheck the check box 13 ...

Page 14: ...ecify the number of copies to be printed 3 Specify the print order Check the Print from Last Page check box when you want to print from the last page in order and uncheck the check box when you want to print from the first page Check the Collate check box when you are printing multiple copies of a document and want to print out all pages in each copy together Uncheck this check box when you want t...

Page 15: ...f copies and the printing order with both the application software and this printer driver the number of copies may be multiplied numbers of the two settings or the specified printing order may not be enabled Print from Last Page appears grayed out and is unavailable when Tiling Poster is selected for Page Layout When Booklet is selected for Page Layout Print from Last Page and Collate appear gray...

Page 16: ...These settings can be used in combination with Normal size Fit to Page Scaled Page Layout and Duplex Printing Manual 16 ...

Page 17: ... be stapled Check the position of the stapling margin from Stapling Side on the Page Setup tab The printer analyzes the Orientation and Page Layout settings and automatically selects the best staple position When you want to change the setting select from the list 3 Set the margin width If necessary click Specify Margin and set the margin width and then click OK 17 ...

Page 18: ...When you execute print the data is printed with the specified staple side and margin width Important Stapling Side and Specify Margin appear grayed out and are unavailable when Tiling Poster or Booklet is selected for Page Layout Scaled is selected for Page Layout When Duplex Printing Manual is also selected only Stapling Side can be specified 18 ...

Page 19: ... page printing Select Fit to Page from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab 3 Select the paper size of the document Using Page Size select the page size that is set with your application software 4 Select the print paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the machine from the Printer Paper Size list When the Printer Paper Size is smaller than the Page Size the page image will be 19 ...

Page 20: ...ge Size the page image will be enlarged The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver 5 Complete the setup Click OK When you execute print the document will be enlarged or reduced to fit to the page size 20 ...

Page 21: ...r driver setup window 2 Set scaled printing Select Scaled from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab 3 Select the paper size of the document Using Page Size select the page size that is set with your application software 4 Set the scaling rate by using one of the following methods Select a Printer Paper Size 21 ...

Page 22: ...uced When the printer paper size is larger than the Page Size the page image will be enlarged Specify a scaling factor Directly type in a value into the Scaling box The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver 5 Complete the setup 22 ...

Page 23: ...tant When the application software which you used to create the original has the scaled printing function configure the settings on your application software You do not need to configure the same setting in the printer driver Note Selecting Scaled changes the printable area of the document 23 ...

Page 24: ...out printing Select Page Layout from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver 3 Select the print paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the machine from the Printer Paper Size list Setting the layout of two pages of the document from left to right is complete 4 Set the number of pages to ...

Page 25: ...per select the number of pages from the list Page Order To change the page arrangement order select a placement method from the list Page Border To print a page border around each document page check this check box 5 Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab When you execute print the specified number of pages will be arranged on each sheet of paper in the specified order 25 ...

Page 26: ...her to create a large print like a poster The procedure for performing tiling poster printing is as follows Setting Tiling Poster Printing 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set tiling poster printing Select Tiling Poster from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver 3 Select the print paper s...

Page 27: ...er to create a poster increasing the number of divisions allow you to create a larger poster Print Cut Paste in margins To leave out words Cut and Paste uncheck this check box Note This feature may be unavailable when certain printer drivers or operating environments are used Print Cut Paste lines in margins To leave out cut lines uncheck this check box Print page range Specifies the printing rang...

Page 28: ...ure below 1 Set the print range In the settings preview on the left of the Page Setup tab click the pages that do not need to be printed The pages that were clicked are deleted and only the pages to be printed are displayed Note Click the deleted pages to display them again Right click the settings preview to select Print all pages or Delete all pages 2 Complete the setup After completing the page...

Page 29: ...Important Since tiling poster printing enlarges the document when printing it the print results may become coarse 29 ...

Page 30: ...led at the center The procedure for performing booklet printing is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set booklet printing Select Booklet from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the window 3 Select the print paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the machine from the Printer Paper Siz...

Page 31: ... border around each document page check the check box 5 Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab When you execute print the document will be printed on one side of a sheet of paper When the printing of one side is complete set the paper correctly by following the message and click OK When the printing of the other side is complete fold the paper at the center of the margin and make a book...

Page 32: ...indow 2 Set duplex printing Check the Duplex Printing Manual check box on the Page Setup tab 3 Select the layout Select Normal size Fit to Page Scaled or Page Layout from the Page Layout list 4 Specify the side to be stapled The best Stapling Side is selected automatically from the Orientation and Page Layout settings To change the setting select another stapling side from the list 5 Set the margi...

Page 33: ...the opposite side Important When a media type other than Plain Paper is selected from Media Type on the Main tab Duplex Printing Manual appears grayed out and is unavailable When Tiling Poster or Booklet is selected from the Page Layout list Duplex Printing Manual and Stapling Side appear grayed out and are unavailable Note If the back side of the paper becomes smudged during duplex printing perfo...

Page 34: ...u to print date time and user name The Background function allows you to print a light illustration behind the document data The procedure for performing stamp background printing is as follows Printing a Stamp CONFIDENTIAL IMPORTANT and other stamps that are used often in companies are pre registered 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Click Stamp Background Stamp on the Page Setup tab The S...

Page 35: ...his check box Note The stamp is given priority because the stamp is printed over the document data in the sections where the stamp and the document data overlap When this check box is unchecked the stamp is printed behind the document data and may be hidden in the overlapping sections depending on the application software used Place stamp over text cannot be used when the XPS printer driver is use...

Page 36: ...w on the left side of the Page Setup tab 4 Set the background details If necessary complete the following settings and then click OK Select Background button To use another background or change the layout or density of a background click this Background first page only To print the background only on the first page check this check box 5 Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab When you e...

Page 37: ...w stamp You can also change and re register some of the settings of an existing stamp Unnecessary stamps can be deleted at any time The procedure for registering a new stamp is as follows Registering a New Stamp 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Click Stamp Background Stamp on the Page Setup tab The Stamp Background Stamp dialog box opens 37 ...

Page 38: ...ters must already be entered in Stamp Text If necessary change the TrueType Font Style Size and Outline settings You can select the color of the stamp by clicking Select Color For Bitmap click Select File and select the bitmap file bmp to be used If necessary change the settings of the Size and Transparent white area For Date Time User Name the creation date time and user name of the printed objec...

Page 39: ... the stamp Click the Save settings tab and enter a title in the Title box and then click Save Click OK when the confirmation message appears Note Spaces tabs and returns cannot be entered at the beginning or end of a title 6 Complete the setup Click OK The Stamp Background Stamp dialog box opens again The registered title appears in the Stamp list Changing and Registering Some of Stamp Settings 1 ...

Page 40: ...x opens again The registered title appears in the Stamp list Deleting an Unnecessary Stamp 1 Click Define Stamp in the Stamp Background Stamp dialog box The Stamp Settings dialog box opens 2 Select the stamp to be deleted Select the title of the stamp you want to delete from the Stamps list on the Save settings tab Then click Delete Click OK when the confirmation message appears 3 Complete the set...

Page 41: ...gister it as a new background You can also change and register some of the settings of an existing background An unnecessary background can be deleted The procedure for registering image data to be used as a background is as follows Registering New Background 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Click Stamp Background on the Page Setup tab The Stamp Background dialog box opens 41 ...

Page 42: ...ta is to be placed When Custom is selected you can set coordinates for X Position and Y Position You can also change the background position by dragging the image in the preview window Intensity Set the intensity of the background image data with the Intensity slider Moving the slider to the right darkens the background and moving the slider to the left lightens the background To print the backgro...

Page 43: ...the Background tab while viewing the preview window 4 Save the background Click Save overwrite on the Save settings tab When you want to save the background with a different title enter a new title in the Title box and click Save Click OK when the confirmation message appears 5 Complete the setup Click OK then it returns to Stamp Background dialog box The registered title appears in the Background...

Page 44: ...3 Complete the setup Click OK then it returns to Stamp Background dialog box 44 ...

Page 45: ...ollows 1 Load envelope on the machine 2 Open the printer driver setup window 3 Select the media type Select Envelope from Commonly Used Settings on the Quick Setup tab 4 Select the paper size When the Envelope Size Setting dialog box is displayed select Envelope Com 10 Envelope DL and then click OK 5 Set the orientation To print the addressee horizontally select Landscape for Orientation 6 Select ...

Page 46: ...Select High or Standard that matches your purpose for Print Quality 7 Complete the setup Click OK When you execute print the information is printed on the envelope 46 ...

Page 47: ...ults display on the Quick Setup tab 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set the preview Check the Preview before printing check box on the Main tab 3 Complete the setup Click OK When you execute print the Canon IJ Preview opens and displays the print results Important In the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box the Color Adjustment tab contains the Print a pattern for color adjustment check box...

Page 48: ...ware Specify the custom size in the paper size setting of your application software Important When the application software that created the document has a function for specifying the height and width values use the application software to set the values When the application software does not have such a function or if the document does not print correctly use the printer driver to set the values ...

Page 49: ...aper size Specify Units and enter the Width and Height of the paper to be used Then click OK 5 Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab When you execute print the data is printed with the specified paper size 49 ...

Page 50: ...print history to print the document The procedure for using the Canon IJ XPS Preview is as follows Print Combine Documents Delete Document Reset Documents View Thumbnails Move Document Undo Move Page Delete Page Note Click View Thumbnails to view all print pages of the print document selected from the Document Name list To hide the print pages click View Thumbnails again Clicking Undo reverses the...

Page 51: ... and drag the mouse to select multiple documents By combining print documents you can prevent blank pages from being inserted when you execute duplex printing or page layout printing From the Document Name list select the documents to be combined On the Edit menu select Combine Documents from Documents to combine the documents in the listed sequence When you combine documents the documents selecte...

Page 52: ...e print documents or print pages you can change the print settings on the Page Information Layout and Manual Color Adjustment tabs as necessary Important To display the multiple documents in the list open the preview and execute print again To return the print documents to their original condition before they were edited in the preview on the Edit menu select Reset Documents from Documents If the ...

Page 53: ...inter driver setup window Then on the Maintenance tab select View Print History The saved print document is displayed in the preview Important To limit the number of print history registrations click History Entry Limit on the File menu If the limit on the number of registration is exceeded the print history registrations are deleted starting from the oldest one 2 Selecting a print document From t...

Page 54: ...ying Color Correction Optimal Photo Printing of Image Data Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver Printing with ICC Profiles Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns Printer Driver Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Adjusting Intensity Contrast Using Sample Patterns Printer Driver 54 ...

Page 55: ...driver setup window 2 Select the print quality On the Main tab select Custom for Print Quality and click Set The Custom dialog box opens 3 Setting the print quality level Drag the slider bar to select the print quality level and click OK 4 Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab When you execute print the image data is printed with the selected print quality level 55 ...

Page 56: ...tain print quality levels cannot be selected depending on the settings of Media Type Related Topics Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast 56 ...

Page 57: ...ow 2 Set grayscale printing Check the Grayscale Printing check box on the Main tab 3 Complete the setup Click OK When you execute print the document is converted to grayscale data It allows you to print the color document in monochrome Important When the Grayscale Printing check box is checked the printer driver processes image data as sRGB data In this case actual colors printed may differ from t...

Page 58: ...hen using the grayscale printing function to print Adobe RGB data convert the data to sRGB data using an application software Note During Grayscale Printing color inks may be used as well as black ink 58 ...

Page 59: ...t to use an application software to specify a printing ICC profile select None The procedure for specifying color correction is as follows You can also set color correction on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings and then choosing Color Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjus...

Page 60: ...ly created printing ICC profile in an application software to print data 4 Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab When you execute print the document data is printed with the specified color correction Important When ICM is disabled in the application software ICM is unavailable for Color Correction and the printer may not be able to print the image data properly When the Grayscale Printing c...

Page 61: ...Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver Printing with ICC Profiles 61 ...

Page 62: ...e color reproduction area that the printer can express Selecting a Printing Method Suited to the Image Data The recommended printing method depends on the color space Adobe RGB or sRGB of the image data or the application software to be used There are two typical printing methods Check the color space Adobe RGB or sRGB of the image data and the application software to be used and then select the p...

Page 63: ...or sRGB effectively You can print with a common color space by setting up the application software and the printer driver so that the color management matches the input ICC profile of the image data The method for setting up the printer driver differs depending on the application software to be used 63 ...

Page 64: ...settings for color management The procedure for adjusting colors with the printer driver is as follows 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select Manual for Color Intensity and click Set The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens 3 Select color correction Click Matching tab and select Driver Matching for Color Correction 4 Set the other ite...

Page 65: ...ute print the printer driver adjusts the colors when printing the data Related Topics Setting the Print Quality Level Custom Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast 65 ...

Page 66: ...lor space of the input ICC profile specified in the image data To use this printing method use your application software to select color management items and specify an input ICC profile and a printing ICC profile in the image data Even if you print using a printing ICC profile that you created yourself from your application software be sure to select color management items from your application s...

Page 67: ...on software that cannot identify input ICC profiles or does allow you to specify one by using the color space of the input ICC profile sRGB found in the data When printing Adobe RGB data you can print the data with the Adobe RGB color space even if the application software does not support Adobe RGB 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select ...

Page 68: ...file the input profile setting of the printer driver becomes invalid When no input ICC profiles are installed on your computer Adobe RGB 1998 will not be displayed 5 Set the other items If necessary click Color Adjustment tab and adjust the color balance Cyan Magenta Yellow and adjust Brightness Intensity and Contrast settings and then click OK 6 Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab When yo...

Page 69: ...Related Topics Setting the Print Quality Level Custom Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast 69 ...

Page 70: ...ightly The following sample shows the case when color balance is used to intensify cyan and to diminish yellow so that the overall colors are more uniform No adjustmentAdjust color balance The procedure for adjusting color balance is as follows You can also set color balance on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings and then choosing Color Intensity Manual Adju...

Page 71: ...ved to the right and becomes weaker when the corresponding slider is moved to the left For example when cyan becomes weaker the color red becomes stronger You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider Enter a value in the range from 50 to 50 The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver After adjusting each color click OK 71 ...

Page 72: ...Printing check box on the Main tab is checked the color balance Cyan Magenta Yellow appear grayed out and are unavailable Related Topics Setting the Print Quality Level Custom Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns Printer Driver Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Adjusting Intensity Contrast Using Sample Patterns Printer Driver 72 ...

Page 73: ...a list together with the adjustment values Described below is the procedure for adjusting the color balance while looking at the pattern 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select Manual for Color Intensity and click Set The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens 3 Selecting pattern print On the Color Adjustment tab select the Print a patte...

Page 74: ...inting check box on the Main tab is checked Cyan Magenta Yellow appear grayed out and are unavailable Printer Paper Size Select the paper size to be used for pattern printing Note Depending on the paper size selected on the Page Setup tab there may be sizes that cannot be selected Amount of Pattern Instances Select Largest Large or Small to set the number of patterns to be printed 74 ...

Page 75: ...attern print On the Color Adjustment tab select OK to close the Manual Color Adjustment dialog box On the Main tab select OK and then execute printing The machine then prints a pattern in which the color balance that you set is the center value Important Normally patterns are printed with the color balance settings as the center values However when Black Only is selected for Ink Cartridge Settings...

Page 76: ... when you execute printing the document is printed with the color balance that was adjusted by the pattern print function Important When Print a pattern for color adjustment is selected on the Color Adjustment tab the following items are grayed out and cannot be set Preview before printing on the Main tab Stapling Side and Specify Margin on the Page Setup tab When Duplex Printing Manual is set onl...

Page 77: ...Related Topics Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast Adjusting Intensity Contrast Using Sample Patterns Printer Driver 77 ...

Page 78: ...s selected Normal is selected Dark is selected The procedure for adjusting brightness is as follows You can also set brightness on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings and then choosing Color Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select Manual for Color...

Page 79: ...review on the left side of the printer driver 4 Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab When you execute print the data is printed at the specified brightness Related Topics Setting the Print Quality Level Custom Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast 79 ...

Page 80: ...tment Higher intensity The procedure for adjusting intensity is as follows You can also set intensity on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings and then choosing Color Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select Manual for Color Intensity and click Set T...

Page 81: ...ft side of the printer driver After adjusting each color click OK Important Adjust the slider gradually 4 Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab When you execute print the image data is printed with the adjusted intensity Related Topics Setting the Print Quality Level Custom Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns Printer Driver Adjust...

Page 82: ...ct reduce the contrast No adjustment Adjust the contrast The procedure for adjusting contrast is as follows You can also set contrast on the Quick Setup tab by choosing Photo Printing under Commonly Used Settings and then choosing Color Intensity Manual Adjustment under Additional Features 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select Manual for...

Page 83: ...de of the printer driver After adjusting each color click OK Important Adjust the slider gradually 4 Complete the setup Click OK on the Main tab When you execute print the image is printed with the adjusted contrast Related Topics Setting the Print Quality Level Custom Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns Printer Driver Adjusting Brightn...

Page 84: ...in a list together with the adjustment values Described below is the procedure for adjusting the intensity contrast while looking at the pattern 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Select the manual color adjustment On the Main tab select Manual for Color Intensity and click Set The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens 3 Selecting pattern print On the Color Adjustment tab select the Print...

Page 85: ...ze Select the paper size to be used for pattern printing Note Depending on the paper size selected on the Page Setup tab there may be sizes that cannot be selected Amount of Pattern Instances Select Largest Large or Small to set the number of patterns to be printed Note Largest and Large cannot be selected when certain paper sizes or output paper sizes are selected 85 ...

Page 86: ... Adjustment dialog box On the Main tab select OK and then execute printing The machine then prints a pattern in which the intensity contrast that you set is the center value 6 Adjusting the intensity contrast Look at the print results and select the image that you like best Then enter the intensity contrast numbers indicated at the bottom of that image into the Intensity and Contrast fields on the...

Page 87: ...t a pattern for color adjustment is selected on the Color Adjustment tab the following items are grayed out and cannot be set Preview before printing on the Main tab Stapling Side and Specify Margin on the Page Setup tab When Duplex Printing Manual is set only Stapling Side can be set You can print a pattern only if Normal size is selected for Page Layout on the Page Setup tab Depending on your ap...

Page 88: ...iver Canon IJ Printer Driver How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Window Canon IJ Status Monitor Checking the Ink Status from Your Computer Canon IJ Preview Deleting the Undesired Print Job Instructions for Use Printer Driver 88 ...

Page 89: ...XPS printer driver the standard printer driver must already be installed on your computer Installing the Printer Driver To install the regular printer driver load the Setup CD ROM that comes with the machine and then install the driver from Start Setup Again To install the XPS printer driver load the Setup CD ROM that comes with the machine and then select XPS Driver from Add Software Specifying t...

Page 90: ...ails refer to the user s manual of your application software Opening the Printer Driver Setup Window from the Printer Icon Follow the procedure below to perform machine maintenance operations such as print head cleaning or to configure a printing profile that is common to all application software 1 Select as described below If you are using Windows 8 from the Desktop charms select Settings Control...

Page 91: ... 7 or Properties Windows Vista Windows XP displays such tabs regarding the Windows functions as the Ports or Advanced tab Those tabs do not appear when opening through Printing preferences or application software For tabs regarding Windows functions refer to the user s manual for the Windows 91 ...

Page 92: ...ta is sent to the machine When launched the Canon IJ Status Monitor appears as a button on the task bar Click the button of the status monitor displayed on the task bar The Canon IJ Status Monitor appears Note To open the Canon IJ Status Monitor when the machine is not printing open the printer driver setup window and click View Printer Status on the Maintenance tab The information displayed on th...

Page 93: ...In such cases take the appropriate action as described 93 ...

Page 94: ...n displayed on the Canon IJ Status Monitor may differ depending on the country or region where you are using your machine When you receive a notice about the remaining ink level a mark appears above the ink icon for example The ink is running low Prepare a new ink cartridge 3 If necessary click Ink Details You can check the ink related information If a warning or error related to the remaining ink...

Page 95: ...der and number of pages You can also change the media type settings When you want to display a preview before printing open the printer driver setup window click the Main tab and check the Preview before printing check box When you do not want to display a preview before printing uncheck the check box Important If you are using the XPS printer driver see Editing the Print Document or Reprinting fr...

Page 96: ...isplayed on the task bar The Canon IJ Status Monitor appears 2 Display the print jobs Click Display Print Queue The print queue window opens 3 Delete the print jobs Select Cancel All Documents from the Printer menu When the confirmation message appears click Yes The deletion of the print job is complete Important Users who have not been granted access permission for printer management cannot delet...

Page 97: ...are and with applications that prohibit EMF spooling such as Adobe Photoshop LE and MS Photo Editor the following functions will not operate Preview before printing on the Main tab Prevention of Print Data Loss in the Print Options dialog box on the Page Setup tab Page Layout Tiling Poster Booklet Duplex Printing Manual Specify Margin Print from Last Page Collate and Stamp Background Stamp on the ...

Page 98: ...o XXX Enlarge Reduce the document may not print normally in certain versions of Word If this happens follow the procedure below 1 Open Word s Print dialog box 2 Open the printer driver setup window and on the Page Setup tab set Page Size to the same paper size that you specified in Word 3 Set the Page Layout that you want and then click OK to close the window 4 Without starting printing close the ...

Page 99: ...Description Quick Setup tab Description Main tab Description Page Setup tab Description Maintenance tab Description Canon IJ Preview Description Canon IJ XPS Preview Description Canon IJ Status Monitor Description 99 ...

Page 100: ...inting profile are displayed in Additional Features You can also change a printing profile and register it under a new name You can delete the registered printing profile You can rearrange the profiles either by dragging the individual profiles or by holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the up or down arrow keys Standard These are the factory settings If Page Size Orientation and Copies were set...

Page 101: ...aved is also displayed when that added printing profile is selected Save Displays the Save Commonly Used Settings dialog box Click this button when you want to save the information that you set on the Quick Setup Main and Page Setup tabs to Commonly Used Settings Save Commonly Used Settings dialog box This dialog box allows you to save the information that you set on the Quick Setup Main and Page ...

Page 102: ...check box is unchecked the print orientation is not saved and consequently the Orientation setting is not applied when the printing profile is selected Instead the printer prints with the print orientation specified with the application software Save the copies setting Saves the Copies setting to the printing profile in Commonly Used Settings To apply the saved copies setting when the printing pro...

Page 103: ...orresponding check box To disable a function uncheck the check box For some functions you can set detailed settings from the Main and Page Setup tabs 2 on 1 Printing Prints two pages of the document side by side on one sheet of paper To change the page sequence click the Page Setup tab select Page Layout for Page Layout and click Specify Then in the Page Layout Printing dialog box that appears spe...

Page 104: ... in the printer This ensures that printing is carried out properly for the specified paper Printer Paper Size Selects the size of paper actually loaded into the machine Normally the paper size is set automatically according to the output paper size setting and the document is printed with no scaling When you set 2 on 1 Printing or 4 on 1 Printing in Additional Features you can manually set the pap...

Page 105: ...select the Rotate 90 degrees left when orientation is Landscape check box To rotate the document 90 degrees to the right when printing clear the Rotate 90 degrees left when orientation is Landscape check box Print Quality Selects your desired printing quality Select one of the following to set the print quality level that is appropriate for the purpose To set the print quality level individually c...

Page 106: ...on was enabled are not reflected in the print settings If a setting was specified on the application software it has priority Defaults Restores all the settings you have changed to their default values Click this button to return all settings on the Quick Setup Main and Page Setup tabs to their default values factory settings Related Topics Printing with Easy Setup Setting a Page Size and Orientat...

Page 107: ... overall image of the layout Media Type Selects a type of printing paper Select a media type that matches the paper that is loaded in the machine This ensures that printing is carried out properly for the specified paper Paper Source Shows the source from which paper is supplied Print Quality Selects your desired printing quality Select one of the following to set the print quality level that is a...

Page 108: ... Therefore when the slider bar is moved the corresponding quality and value are displayed on the left This is the same as when the corresponding radio button is selected for Print Quality on the Main tab Color Intensity Selects color adjustment method Auto Cyan Magenta Yellow Brightness Intensity and Contrast and so on are adjusted automatically Manual Select when you set the Color Correction meth...

Page 109: ...rint results View Color Pattern Displays a pattern for checking color changes produced by color adjustment If you want to display the preview image with a color pattern check this check box If you want to display the preview image with a sample type uncheck this check box Note The graphic is in monochrome when the Grayscale Printing check box is checked Cyan Magenta Yellow Adjusts the strengths of...

Page 110: ...ayscale Printing is checked on the Main tab Cyan Magenta and Yellow appear grayed out and are unavailable Print a pattern for color adjustment When the color balance or intensity contrast is changed the pattern printing function prints a list of the adjustment results along with the adjustment values Select this function when printing a pattern for color adjustment The Pattern Print preferences be...

Page 111: ...to be printed You can select from Largest Large and Small When you select a pattern size the number of patterns that can be printed is as follows Largest Cyan Magenta Yellow 37 Intensity Contrast 49 Large Cyan Magenta Yellow 19 Intensity Contrast 25 Small Cyan Magenta Yellow 7 Intensity Contrast 9 Note Largest and Large cannot be selected when certain paper sizes or output paper sizes are selected...

Page 112: ...Profile Matching Adjusts the colors by using an ICC profile when printing Specify the input profile to be used None Disables color adjustment with the printer driver Note In the XPS printer driver ICM has become ICC Profile Matching Input Profile Specifies the input profile to be used when you select ICM ICC Profile Matching for Color Correction Standard The standard printer profile sRGB which sup...

Page 113: ...ngs the same print results may be produced even if the Print Quality is changed Preview before printing Shows what the print result will look like before you actually print the data Check this check box to display a preview before printing Uncheck this check box if you do not want to display a preview Important To use the Canon IJ XPS Preview you must have Microsoft NET Framework 4 Client Profile ...

Page 114: ...rast Using Sample Patterns Printer Driver Specifying Color Correction Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver Printing with ICC Profiles Printing a Color Document in Monochrome Displaying the Print Results before Printing 114 ...

Page 115: ...ration shows how the original will be laid out on a sheet of paper You can check an overall image of the layout Page Size Selects a page size Ensure that you select the same page size as you selected within the application Custom Paper Size dialog box This dialog box allows you to specify the size width and height of the custom paper Units Select the unit for entering a user defined paper size Pap...

Page 116: ...grees Prints the document by rotating it 180 degrees against the paper feed direction The width of print area and the amount of extension that are configured in other application software will be reversed vertically and horizontally Printer Paper Size Selects the size of paper actually loaded into the machine The default setting is Same as Page Size to perform normal sized printing You can select ...

Page 117: ...of paper Click Specify to display the Page Layout Printing dialog box and specify how to allocate pages Specify Opens the Page Layout Printing dialog box Click this button to set details on page layout printing Page Layout Printing dialog box This dialog box allows you to select the number of document pages to be placed on one sheet of paper the page order and whether a page border line is to be p...

Page 118: ...cut lines and paste markers which are convenient for pasting together the pages into a poster The settings specified in this dialog box can be confirmed in the settings preview on the printer driver Preview Icon Shows the settings of the Tiling Poster Printing dialog box You can check what the print result will look like Image Divisions Select the number of divisions vertical x horizontal As the n...

Page 119: ...ent function to create a booklet Data is printed on both sides of a sheet of paper This type of printing ensures that pages can be collated properly in page number order when the printed sheets are folded and stapled at the center Click Specify to display the Booklet Printing dialog box and specify how to fold Specify Opens the Booklet Printing dialog box Click this button to set details on bookle...

Page 120: ...th sides Uncheck this check box to print the document on one side only This function can be used only when Plain Paper is selected for Media Type and one of Normal size Fit to Page Scaled or Page Layout is selected Stapling Side Selects the stapling margin position The printer analyzes the Orientation and Page Layout settings and automatically selects the best stapling margin position Check Stapli...

Page 121: ... together Important When the application software that you used to create the document has the same function give priority to the printer driver settings However if the print results are not acceptable specify the function settings on the application software When you specify the number of copies and the printing order with both the application and this printer driver the number of copies may be m...

Page 122: ...ult may contain unexpected colors If this happens checking this check box may resolve the problem Important Even when this check box is checked only some of the information in the color profile is disabled and the color profile can still be used for printing Uncheck this check box under normal circumstances Ungroup Papers Sets the display method of Media Type Page Size and Printer Paper Size To di...

Page 123: ...this check box under normal circumstances Note Scale images using nearest neighbor interpolation can be used only with the XPS printer driver Prevention of Print Data Loss You can reduce the size of the print data that was created with the application software and then print the data Depending on the application software being used the image data may be cut off or may not be printed properly In su...

Page 124: ...ox allows you to print a stamp and or background over or behind the document pages In addition to the pre registered ones you can register and use your original stamp or background Note With the XPS printer driver the Stamp Background button has become the Stamp button and only the stamp function can be used Stamp Stamp printing is a function that prints a stamp over a document Check this check bo...

Page 125: ...ayed in Stamp Text Important Stamp Text appears grayed out and is unavailable if Date Time User Name is selected TrueType Font Selects the font for the stamp text string Style Selects the font style for the stamp text string Size Selects the font size for the stamp text string Outline Selects a frame that encloses the stamp text string If a large font size is selected for Size characters may exten...

Page 126: ... TrueType Font to Arial Style to Regular Size to 36 points Outline unchecked and Color to gray with the RGB values 192 192 192 Placement Tab The Placement tab allows you to set the position where the stamp is to be printed Preview Window Shows the status of the stamp configured in each tab Position Specifies the stamp position on the page Selecting Custom from the list allows you to enter values f...

Page 127: ...e stamp over text Sets how the stamp is to be printed over the document Check the Stamp check box to enable this Check this check box to print a stamp over the printed document page The printed data may be hidden behind the stamp Uncheck this check box to print the document data over the stamp The printed data will not be hidden behind the stamp Note The stamp is given priority because the stamp i...

Page 128: ... bitmap etc behind the document Check this check box to print a background and select a title from the list Click Select Background to open the Background Settings dialog box and then you can configure the details of the background Uncheck this check box if you do not want to print a background Select Background Opens the Background Settings dialog box You can register a bitmap as a background and...

Page 129: ... Defaults to set File to blank Layout Method to Fill page and the Intensity slider to the middle Save settings Tab The Save settings tab allows you to register a new background or delete an unnecessary background Title Enter the title to save the background image you specified Up to 64 characters can be entered Note Spaces tabs and returns cannot be entered at the beginning or end of a title Backg...

Page 130: ...ound on the first page only or print on all pages when the document has two or more pages Check the Background check box to enable this Check this check box to print a background on the first page only Uncheck this check box to print a background on all pages 130 ...

Page 131: ...pecific color fails to print even though all ink levels are sufficiently high Deep Cleaning Performs deep cleaning Perform deep cleaning when two cleaning attempts do not resolve the print head problem Note Deep Cleaning consumes a larger amount of ink than Cleaning Cleaning the print heads frequently will rapidly deplete your printer s ink supply Therefore perform cleaning only when necessary Ink...

Page 132: ...the print head and improves deviated colors and lines Align the print head immediately after installing the print head Start Print Head Alignment dialog box When you click Print Head Alignment the Start Print Head Alignment dialog box is displayed This dialog box allows you to adjust the attachment position for the print head or to print the current setting value for the print head position Align ...

Page 133: ...e check pattern Perform this function if printing becomes faint or a specific color fails to print Print a nozzle check pattern and check whether the print head is working properly If the print result for a specific color is fainted or if there are any unprinted sections click Cleaning to clean the print head To display a list of items that you should check before printing the nozzle check pattern...

Page 134: ... Any remaining tape will hinder ink output Check that the ink cartridges are installed in their correct positions Ink Cartridge Settings Opens the Ink Cartridge Settings dialog box Use this function to specify the FINE cartridge you want to use Ink Cartridge Settings dialog box When you click Ink Cartridge Settings the Ink Cartridge Settings dialog box is displayed This feature enables you to spec...

Page 135: ...ed by something other than print data appear on the printed page Roller Cleaning Cleans the paper feed rollers Paper feeding may fail if paper dust has stuck to the printer s paper feed rollers In this case clean the paper feed rollers to improve the print result Power Off Turns off the printer from the machine driver Perform this function to turn off the machine when you cannot press the ON butto...

Page 136: ...ing If a printer driver operation or a machine operation is not performed within the specified time the machine turns off Quiet Settings Opens the Quiet Settings dialog box Quiet Settings dialog box allows you to specify a setting that reduces the operating noise of the machine This mode comes in handy when the operating noise of the machine becomes a concern such when printing at night Perform th...

Page 137: ... this function to change the settings of this printer Note If the printer is off or bi directional communication is disabled a message may appear because the computer cannot collect the printer status If this happens click OK to display the most recent settings specified on your computer Custom Settings dialog box When you click Custom Settings the Custom Settings dialog box is displayed If necess...

Page 138: ... this function only with the XPS printer driver View Printer Status Starts the Canon IJ Status Monitor Perform this function when you want to check the printer status and how a print job is proceeding Note If you are using the XPS printer driver the Canon IJ Status Monitor becomes the Canon IJ XPS Status Monitor About Opens the About dialog box The version of the printer driver plus a copyright no...

Page 139: ...t Heads from Your Computer Aligning the Print Head Position from Your Computer Use Your Computer to Print a Nozzle Check Pattern Setting the Ink Cartridge to be Used Cleaning Inside the Machine Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers from Your Computer Managing the Machine Power Related Features Reducing the Machine Noise Changing the Machine Operation Mode 139 ...

Page 140: ...iver setup window and check the Preview before printing check box on the Main tab If you do not want to display a preview before printing uncheck the check box File Menu Selects the print operation Start Printing Ends the Canon IJ Preview and then starts printing the document that is displayed on the preview screen This command has the same function as the Start Printing on the toolbar Cancel Prin...

Page 141: ...ayed page is the last page this command is grayed out and cannot be selected Page Selection Displays the Page Selection dialog box This command allows you to specify the page number of the page to be displayed Note If the pages are being spooled the last spooled page becomes the last page If the Page Layout setting on the Page Setup tab is specified to Page Layout Tiling Poster or Booklet the numb...

Page 142: ...J Preview is displayed and you can check the version and copyright information Start Printing button Prints the documents selected in the document list The printed documents are deleted from the list and when all documents are printed the Canon IJ XPS Preview closes Cancel Printing button Ends the Canon IJ Preview and cancels the printing of the document that is displayed on the preview screen You...

Page 143: ...splays the page layout of the document to be printed Important If the media type and paper source are set from the application software those settings have priority and the changed settings may become ineffective 143 ...

Page 144: ...isplay a preview before printing open the printer driver setup window and check the Preview before printing check box on the Main tab If you do not want to display a preview before printing uncheck the check box Important To use the Canon IJ XPS Preview you must have Microsoft NET Framework 4 Client Profile installed on your computer File Menu Selects print operation and print history settings Pri...

Page 145: ...documents remaining in the document list will be deleted from the list This command has the same function as the Exit in the print settings area Edit Menu Selects the method for editing multiple documents or pages Undo Reverses the previous change If the change cannot be reversed this function is grayed out and cannot be selected This command has the same function as the Undo on the toolbar Docume...

Page 146: ...down from its current position If the currently selected document is the last document this command is grayed out and cannot be selected Move to Last Moves the selected print document to the end of the document list If the currently selected document is the last document this command is grayed out and cannot be selected Delete Document Deletes the selected document from the document list If the do...

Page 147: ...y the deleted pages as thumbnails Move Page Use the following command to change the order of the currently selected pages Move to First Moves the currently selected page to the beginning of the document If the currently selected page is the first page this command is grayed out and cannot be selected Move Forward One Moves the currently selected page one position in front of its current position I...

Page 148: ...ent is the last document this command is grayed out and cannot be selected Last Document Displays the last document in the document list If the currently selected document is the last document this command is grayed out and cannot be selected Pages Use the following command to select the page to be displayed First Page Displays the first page of the document If the currently displayed page is the ...

Page 149: ...paper to the preview display size You can also select the ratio from the drop down list box located on the toolbar Whole Displays the entire page of data as one page 50 Reduces the displayed data to 50 of the actual size to be printed 100 Displays the data at the actual size to be printed 200 Enlarges the displayed data to 200 of the actual size to be printed 400 Enlarges the displayed data to 400...

Page 150: ...information Print Prints the documents selected in the document list The printed documents are deleted from the list and when all documents are printed the Canon IJ XPS Preview closes Combine Documents Combines the document selected in the document list into one document If only one document is selected this command is grayed out and cannot be selected Delete Document Deletes the selected document...

Page 151: ...ed out and cannot be selected Move to Last Moves the selected print document to the end of the document list If the currently selected document is the last document this command is grayed out and cannot be selected Undo Reverses the previous change If the change cannot be reversed this function is grayed out and cannot be selected Delete Page Deletes the currently selected page If page layout prin...

Page 152: ...n tab The print settings are displayed for each page You can change the media type and paper source settings Printer Paper Size Displays the paper size of the document to be printed Media Type Allows you to select the media type of the document to be printed Paper Source Allows you to select the paper source of the document to be printed Page Layout Displays the page layout of the document to be p...

Page 153: ...ensity Adjusts the overall intensity of your print Moving the slider to the right increases the intensity and moving the slider to the left decreases the intensity You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider Enter a value in the range from 50 to 50 Contrast Adjusts the contrast between light and dark in the image to be printed Moving the slider to the right increases the contrast movi...

Page 154: ...lly In this case Duplex Printing Manual is grayed out and is unavailable Copies Specifies the number of copies you want to print You can specify a value from 1 to 999 If the numbers of copies cannot be changed for the print document this item is grayed out and is unavailable Exit Ends the Canon IJ XPS Preview The documents remaining in the document list will be deleted from the list Print Prints t...

Page 155: ...ately check how to respond You can check the ink status This function displays graphics showing the FINE cartridge type and the estimated ink levels Icons and messages are displayed when ink is running low ink level warning Canon IJ Status Monitor Overview Canon IJ Status Monitor allows you to check the status of the machine and ink with graphics and messages You can check the information on the p...

Page 156: ... job that is being printed or being in the print queue Cancel Printing Cancels the current print job Important The Cancel Printing button is enabled only while print data is being sent to the machine Once the print data has been sent the button is grayed out and becomes unavailable Option Menu If you select Enable Status Monitor when a machine related message is generated the Canon IJ Status Monit...

Page 157: ...e FINE cartridge types with graphics If a warning or error related to the remaining ink level occurs the print driver displays an icon to let you know If the icon is displayed operate the printer according to the instructions displayed on the screen Message displayed at right Shows information such as the ink status and ink colors with sentences Ink Model Number button Shows the FINE cartridge typ...

Page 158: ...Updating the MP Drivers Obtaining the Latest MP Drivers Deleting the Unnecessary MP Drivers Before Installing the MP Drivers Installing the MP Drivers 158 ...

Page 159: ...ed problems may be solved You can access our website and download the latest MP Drivers for your model Important You can download the MP Drivers for free but any Internet access charges incurred are your responsibility Before installing the latest MP Drivers delete the previously installed version Related Topics Before Installing the MP Drivers Installing the MP Drivers 159 ...

Page 160: ...ct Start menu Control Panel Add or Remove Programs From the program list select XXX MP Drivers where XXX is your model name and then click Remove The confirmation window for uninstalling the model appears Important In Windows 8 Windows 7 or Windows Vista a confirmation warning dialog box may appear when starting installing or uninstalling software This dialog box appears when administrative rights...

Page 161: ...Important Printer driver XPS printer driver and ScanGear scanner driver will be deleted when you uninstall the MP Drivers 161 ...

Page 162: ...ine and the computer are firmly connected with the USB cable Turn off the machine Checking the Personal Computer Settings Terminate all running applications In Windows 8 Windows 7 or Windows Vista log on as a user who has the administrator account In Windows XP log on as the computer administrator Important Before installing the latest MP Drivers delete the previously installed version Related Top...

Page 163: ...or account to continue When you are logged on to a standard account switch to an administrator account and restart the operation from the beginning 3 Install the MP Drivers Take the appropriate action as described on the screen Note To use a network printer from a client machine you must manually select the connection destination from the client To manually select a connection destination click Ca...

Page 164: ...ete installation of the MP Drivers You can download the MP Drivers and XPS printer driver for free but any Internet access charges incurred are your responsibility Before installing the latest MP Drivers delete the previously installed version Related Topics Obtaining the Latest MP Drivers Deleting the Unnecessary MP Drivers Before Installing the MP Drivers 164 ...

Page 165: ...on Client PC This section describes the procedure for setting a computer that uses this printer though a network When you execute print the data is sent to the printer through the print server system Important In case an error occurred when a document is printed by the client system to a shared printer the error message of Canon IJ Status Monitor will be displayed both on the client system and the...

Page 166: ... and Printers window Windows 8 Windows 7 Printers window Windows Vista or Printers and Faxes window Windows XP is displayed 3 Click the icon for the model name of printer to be shared If you are using Windows 8 press the Alt key and from the displayed File menu click Printer properties Your model name Sharing tab If you are using Windows 7 press the Alt key on your keyboard and then select Printer...

Page 167: ...count and restart the operation from the beginning Note Windows XP may display a message recommending the user to use the Network Setup Wizard to set up sharing When this message appears choose not to use the wizard and then set up sharing 4 Set sharing Select Share this printer on the Sharing tab to set a shared name if necessary and click OK The setup on the print server system is complete Next ...

Page 168: ...lect the appropriate port 2 Start the wizard If you are using Windows 8 from the Desktop charms select Settings Control Panel Hardware and Sound Devices and Printers Add a printer If you are using Windows 7 select the Start menu Devices and Printers Add a printer If you are using Windows Vista select the Start menu Network Add Printer The Add Printer window appears 3 Add a printer Select Add a net...

Page 169: ... click Cancel in the Connect Cable window When the confirmation message appears click Yes In the Installation Incomplete window select the Select printer port check box click Manual Selection and then select the appropriate port 2 Start the wizard Select the start menu Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware Printers and Faxes Add a printer When Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard screen appears c...

Page 170: ...priate action as described on the screen and then click Finish The icon for the shared printer will be created in the Printers and Faxes window The setup on the client systems is complete You can now share the printer in the network 170 ...

Page 171: ...t the computer If you are using Windows 7 In the Devices and Printers window of the client select the printer from Printers and Faxes and click Print server properties on the command bar Uncheck Show informational notifications for network printers on the Advanced tab and then restart the computer If you are using Windows Vista Press the Alt key from the Printers window on the client system Open R...

Page 172: ...stem and the client system When you print from a client system you cannot use Canon IJ Preview When the functions on the Maintenance tab cannot be set properly from a client system they may be grayed out In this case change the settings from the print server When you change the settings of the print server you should delete the icon of the shared printer from the client system and then specify the...

Page 173: ...Copying Making Copies Basic Switching the Page Size between A4 and Letter 173 ...

Page 174: ...omplete To make multiple copies Press the Color button or the Black button repeatedly according to the number of copies you want Press the same button Color button or Black button as the one which you previously pressed Important Do not open the document cover or remove the original from the platen glass until scanning is completed While the machine is scanning the original the ON lamp keeps flash...

Page 175: ...ure below 1 Press and hold down the Color or Black button for 2 or more seconds in step 4 The ON lamp flashes once 2 Release the button The machine starts copying When the print quality is set to Draft print speed is given priority over quality To give priority to quality press the Color or Black button for less than 2 seconds to copy in the print quality Standard 175 ...

Page 176: ...shes 10 times 3 Release the Stop button The ON lamp starts flashing instead of remaining lit 4 Press the Black button to select A4 or the Color button to select Letter The ON lamp stops flashing and remains lit then the paper size is changed Note When you switch the page size to A4 or Letter load paper of the selected size When the page size is set to A4 load A4 plain paper When the page size is s...

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