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When you execute 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

Summary of Contents for PIXMA MG55500

Page 1: ...MG5500 series Online Manual Printing Copying English...

Page 2: ...tamp 44 Registering Image Data to be Used as a Background 48 Setting Up Envelope Printing 52 Printing on Postcards 54 Displaying the Print Results before Printing 56 Setting Paper Dimensions Custom Si...

Page 3: ...n 152 Canon IJ XPS Preview Description 156 Canon IJ Status Monitor Description 167 Updating the MP Drivers 171 Obtaining the Latest MP Drivers 172 Deleting the Unnecessary MP Drivers 173 Before Instal...

Page 4: ...pecial Copy Menu 207 Copying Two Pages to Fit onto a Single Page 208 Copying Four Pages to Fit onto a Single Page 211 Copying Thick Originals Such as Books 214 Copying without Borders 215 Copying Phot...

Page 5: ...nting Using the Operation Panel of the Machine Printing Template Forms Such As Lined Paper or Graph Paper Using Web Service Printing Notice for Web Service Printing Printing Photos in Online Photo Alb...

Page 6: ...Printing from a Computer Printing with Application Software that You are Using Printer Driver 6...

Page 7: ...are that You are 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 Descrip...

Page 8: ...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 pro...

Page 9: ...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 p...

Page 10: ...nt 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 win...

Page 11: ...Paper Plus Glossy II PP 201 Photo Paper Plus Glossy II Photo Paper Pro Platinum PT 101 Photo Paper Pro Platinum Photo Paper Pro Luster LU 101 Photo Paper Pro Luster Photo Paper Plus Semi gloss SG 201...

Page 12: ...caled 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 E...

Page 13: ...ftware 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...

Page 14: ...ment 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 r...

Page 15: ...cify 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...

Page 16: ...r of 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...

Page 17: ...These settings can be used in combination with Normal size Borderless Fit to Page Scaled Page Layout and Duplex Printing 17...

Page 18: ...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 po...

Page 19: ...n 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 Borderless Tiling Poster o...

Page 20: ...nting function these margins are not created When you want to print data such as a photo without providing any margin around it set borderless printing The procedure for performing borderless printing...

Page 21: ...ed 5 Complete the setup Click OK When you execute print the data is printed without any margins on the paper Important When a page size that cannot be used for borderless printing is selected the size...

Page 22: ...not be printed Try borderless printing once When you are not satisfied with the result of borderless printing reduce the amount of extension The extension amount decreases as the Amount of Extension s...

Page 23: ...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...

Page 24: ...e 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 docume...

Page 25: ...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 y...

Page 26: ...ced 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 i...

Page 27: ...ant 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 setti...

Page 28: ...ut 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 pape...

Page 29: ...er 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 t...

Page 30: ...er 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 pri...

Page 31: ...r 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...

Page 32: ...re 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...

Page 33: ...Important Since tiling poster printing enlarges the document when printing it the print results may become coarse 33...

Page 34: ...ed 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 ta...

Page 35: ...r one page Page Border To print a page 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 is automatically pri...

Page 36: ...tomatic Duplex Printing You can perform the duplex printing without having to turn over the paper 1 Open the printer driver setup window 2 Set automatic duplex printing Check the Duplex Printing check...

Page 37: ...ling Side is selected automatically from the Orientation and Page Layout settings To change the setting select another stapling side from the list 6 Set the margin width If necessary click Specify Mar...

Page 38: ...lete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab When you execute print the document is first printed on one side of a sheet of paper After one side is printed reload the paper correctly according to the...

Page 39: ...it time before starting to print the back page Operation stops temporarily Do not touch the paper during this time You can change the ink drying wait time at Custom Settings on the Maintenance tab Not...

Page 40: ...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 Printin...

Page 41: ...is 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 sta...

Page 42: ...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 densi...

Page 43: ...Related Topics Registering a Stamp Registering Image Data to be Used as a Background 43...

Page 44: ...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...

Page 45: ...ers 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 F...

Page 46: ...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 beginn...

Page 47: ...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...

Page 48: ...ister 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 use...

Page 49: ...a 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 th...

Page 50: ...he 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...

Page 51: ...3 Complete the setup Click OK then it returns to Stamp Background dialog box 51...

Page 52: ...oad 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...

Page 53: ...envelope Important When you execute envelope printing guide messages are displayed To hide the guide messages check the Do not show this message again check box To show the guide again click the View...

Page 54: ...he address side 5 Select the paper size For Printer Paper Size select Hagaki 100x148mm or Hagaki 2 200x148mm Important Return postcards can be used only when you print them from the computer When prin...

Page 55: ...essage again if you do not want any guide messages to be displayed To display guide messages again open the Maintenance tab and click View Printer Status to start the Canon IJ status monitor On the Op...

Page 56: ...lts 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 p...

Page 57: ...are 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...

Page 58: ...per 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 spec...

Page 59: ...rint 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 D...

Page 60: ...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...

Page 61: ...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 o...

Page 62: ...nter 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 H...

Page 63: ...ction Optimal Photo Printing of Image Data Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver Printing with ICC Profiles Interpreting the ICC Profile Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample...

Page 64: ...river 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...

Page 65: ...ain 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 Adjustin...

Page 66: ...w 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 prin...

Page 67: ...en 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...

Page 68: ...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 ch...

Page 69: ...ing ICC profile or a printing ICC profile for special Canon paper 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 pri...

Page 70: ...Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver Printing with ICC Profiles Interpreting the ICC Profile 70...

Page 71: ...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 dat...

Page 72: ...u 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...

Page 73: ...ettings 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...

Page 74: ...te 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 Adj...

Page 75: ...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...

Page 76: ...n 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...

Page 77: ...put 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 Select the rendering intent Select the colori...

Page 78: ...selected how the white spots are reproduced depends on the image data Important When Windows XP SP2 or Windows XP SP3 is used this function is disabled 6 Set the other items If necessary click Color A...

Page 79: ...otation corresponds to the following media type GL Photo Paper Plus Glossy II PT Photo Paper Pro Platinum SG LU Photo Paper Plus Semi gloss Photo Paper Pro Luster MP Matte Photo Paper 3 is the print q...

Page 80: ...ghtly 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 procedur...

Page 81: ...ed 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...

Page 82: ...rinting 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 Correcti...

Page 83: ...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...

Page 84: ...nting 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 pape...

Page 85: ...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 yo...

Page 86: ...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...

Page 87: ...Adjusting Contrast Adjusting Intensity Contrast Using Sample Patterns Printer Driver 87...

Page 88: ...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 Set...

Page 89: ...eview 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 Quali...

Page 90: ...ment 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 Co...

Page 91: ...t 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 wi...

Page 92: ...t 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 Us...

Page 93: ...e 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 adj...

Page 94: ...n 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 manu...

Page 95: ...e 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 La...

Page 96: ...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 c...

Page 97: ...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 th...

Page 98: ...ver 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 Instruction...

Page 99: ...PS 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 m...

Page 100: ...ils 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 p...

Page 101: ...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 applicati...

Page 102: ...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 appea...

Page 103: ...In such cases take the appropriate action as described 103...

Page 104: ...onitor opens and displays an image of the ink status Note The information displayed on the Canon IJ Status Monitor may differ depending on the country or region where you are using your machine 3 If n...

Page 105: ...er 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 befo...

Page 106: ...splayed 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...

Page 107: ...tware 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 Pri...

Page 108: ...rtain versions of Word When Page Size in Word is set to 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 Prin...

Page 109: ...escription 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...

Page 110: ...n 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 indiv...

Page 111: ...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 Qui...

Page 112: ...heck 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 orienta...

Page 113: ...r 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 t...

Page 114: ...ed Settings certain function may be grayed out and you will not be able to change them Media Type Selects a type of printing paper Select a media type that matches the paper that is loaded in the prin...

Page 115: ...box To rotate the document 90 degrees to the left when printing select the Rotate 90 degrees left when orientation is Landscape check box To rotate the document 90 degrees to the right when printing c...

Page 116: ...that were set when this function 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...

Page 117: ...Adjusting Intensity Contrast Using Sample Patterns Printer Driver Registering a Frequently Used Printing Profile 117...

Page 118: ...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...

Page 119: ...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 t...

Page 120: ...int 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...

Page 121: ...yscale 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 th...

Page 122: ...o 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 La...

Page 123: ...ching Adjusts the colors by using an ICC profile when printing Specify the input profile and rendering intent to be used None Disables color adjustment with the printer driver Note In the XPS printer...

Page 124: ...are close to the original colors Absolute Colorimetric When Relative Colorimetric is selected white spots are reproduced as white spots of the paper background color However when Absolute Colorimetri...

Page 125: ...ed on your computer Defaults Restores all the settings you have changed to their default values Clicking this button restores all the settings on the current screen to their default values factory set...

Page 126: ...ation 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 w...

Page 127: ...rees 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 rever...

Page 128: ...sion and expands the range of the document to print Fit to Page This function enables you to automatically enlarge or reduce documents to fit to the paper size loaded in the printer without changing t...

Page 129: ...ether these sheets of paper to create large printed matter such as a poster Click Specify to display the Tiling Poster Printing dialog box and specify the number of pages that you want to divide the i...

Page 130: ...you do not want to print the lines Print page range Specifies the printing range Select All under normal circumstances Select Pages to specify a specific page or range Note If some of the pages have n...

Page 131: ...nt the document on both sides of the booklet Margin Specifies the width of the stapling margin The specified width becomes the stapling margin from the center of the sheet Page Border Prints a page bo...

Page 132: ...efault setting Use reduced printing Slightly reduces each document page so that it fits on one sheet of paper during printing Select this setting when using automatic duplex printing to print a docume...

Page 133: ...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...

Page 134: ...lt 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 disa...

Page 135: ...his 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 th...

Page 136: ...x 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 pr...

Page 137: ...yed 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 fo...

Page 138: ...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 s...

Page 139: ...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 ma...

Page 140: ...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...

Page 141: ...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...

Page 142: ...und 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...

Page 143: ...ecific 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...

Page 144: ...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 displ...

Page 145: ...tion 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...

Page 146: ...Plate Cleaning Performs cleaning of the bottom plate of the machine To prevent smudges on the back side of a sheet of paper perform Bottom Plate Cleaning before you perform duplex printing Also perfo...

Page 147: ...the printer is on and then click OK to change the machine settings Specify Enable to turn the machine on automatically when print data is sent to it Auto Power Off Selects the auto power off setting...

Page 148: ...g and scanning from the computer If you specify a time for Use quiet mode during specified hours quiet mode is not applied to operations copy direct print etc performed directly from the machine Custo...

Page 149: ...degrees to the right when printing clear the check box Detect the paper width when printing from computer When you print from the computer this function identifies the paper that was loaded into this...

Page 150: ...ddition the language to be used can be switched About dialog box When you click About the About dialog box is displayed This dialog box displays the version copyright and module list of the printer dr...

Page 151: ...Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers from Your Computer Managing the Machine Power Related Features Reducing the Machine Noise Changing the Machine Operation Mode 151...

Page 152: ...ver 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 Sta...

Page 153: ...yed 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 d...

Page 154: ...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 a...

Page 155: ...plays 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...

Page 156: ...splay 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...

Page 157: ...ocuments 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 docume...

Page 158: ...own 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...

Page 159: ...ay 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 docum...

Page 160: ...nt 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 com...

Page 161: ...aper 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...

Page 162: ...nformation 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...

Page 163: ...d 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 canno...

Page 164: ...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 y...

Page 165: ...nsity 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 l...

Page 166: ...ase Duplex Printing 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 pr...

Page 167: ...diately check how to respond You can check the ink status This function displays graphics showing the ink tank type and the estimated ink levels Icons and messages are displayed when ink is running lo...

Page 168: ...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 t...

Page 169: ...Status Monitor automatically when you start Windows Ink Details Menu Select this menu to display the Ink Details dialog box Check the detail information such as the remaining ink level and the ink tan...

Page 170: ...Help Menu When you select this menu item the Help window for Canon IJ Status Monitor is displayed and you can check the version and copyright information 170...

Page 171: ...Updating the MP Drivers Obtaining the Latest MP Drivers Deleting the Unnecessary MP Drivers Before Installing the MP Drivers Installing the MP Drivers 171...

Page 172: ...d 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 yo...

Page 173: ...t 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 appe...

Page 174: ...Important Printer driver XPS printer driver and ScanGear scanner driver will be deleted when you uninstall the MP Drivers 174...

Page 175: ...ne Status 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...

Page 176: ...e 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...

Page 177: ...Related Topics Obtaining the Latest MP Drivers Deleting the Unnecessary MP Drivers Before Installing the MP Drivers 177...

Page 178: ...Printing Using the Operation Panel of the Machine Printing Template Forms Such As Lined Paper or Graph Paper 178...

Page 179: ...rms Printable template forms The following templates are available Notebook paper You can select three line spacing formats Setting on the LCD Notebook paper 1 8 mm spacing Notebook paper 2 7 mm spaci...

Page 180: ...ndwriting paper Weekly schedule You can print a weekly schedule form Setting on the LCD Weekly schedule Monthly schedule You can print a monthly schedule form Setting on the LCD Monthly schedule Print...

Page 181: ...specified If it is selected Error details is displayed on the LCD In this case press the left Function button to confirm the message then change the setting 3 Type Media type The paper type is set to...

Page 182: ...Using Web Service Printing Notice for Web Service Printing Printing Photos in Online Photo Album Downloading and Printing Template Forms Settings for Web Service 182...

Page 183: ...in our server Canon is unable to identify specific customers using this information Your login name and password for the photo sharing site are saved in the machine s memory not encrypted If you hand...

Page 184: ...s logos or documents hereinafter referred to as the materials provided on the web template printing service belongs to their respective owners Issues pertaining to Rights of Publicity may arise regard...

Page 185: ...ister the account on the photo sharing site to the machine Refer to the following and register the account Registering the Account on Photo Sharing Site Important LAN connection with the machine and i...

Page 186: ...select the setting then press the OK button If you do not save the login name or e mail address and password to the machine select Do not save then press the OK button If many online album are uploade...

Page 187: ...setting then use the OK button to confirm the selection A Page size The page size is set to 4 x6 10x15cm B Type Media type Select the media type of the loaded paper C Print qlty Print quality Select...

Page 188: ...ed by flash photography Depending on the type of the photo red eyes may not be corrected or parts other than the eyes may be corrected G Print date This setting is not available 7 Press the Color butt...

Page 189: ...hen press the OK button The category folders of the template form are displayed on the LCD 4 Use the button to select the category folder of template form then press the OK button The template forms i...

Page 190: ...8 Load paper according to the print settings 9 Press the Color button The machine starts printing 190...

Page 191: ...ccount on the photo sharing site set the login name or e mail address within 256 characters and set the password within 80 characters Set the login name e mail address and password in letters and figu...

Page 192: ...0 Enter the login name or e mail address Use the following buttons to enter the login name or e mail address and buttons Select a letter number or symbol OK button Enter the selected character Left Fu...

Page 193: ...the setting then press the OK button The account registration is complete Resetting the Web Service Settings This function resets all web service settings Reset the web service settings following the...

Page 194: ...your external device then assign the access point name specified for the machine as a destination Note For details on how to perform wireless LAN settings with an external device refer to the device s...

Page 195: ...refer to the device s or application s instruction manual You can also print using PIXMA Printing Solutions 8 Press the left Function button when printing is completed The machine exits from the acces...

Page 196: ...n Setting Items Reducing or Enlarging a Copy Two Sided Copying About Special Copy Menu Copying Two Pages to Fit onto a Single Page Copying Four Pages to Fit onto a Single Page Copying Thick Originals...

Page 197: ...ecify by using the or button 2 Print settings By pressing the right Function button the print settings screen is displayed On the print settings screen you can change the settings of page size media t...

Page 198: ...of copies or the settings such as the page size or media type cannot be changed If you press the Stop button while reserve copying is in progress the screen to select the method to cancel copying is d...

Page 199: ...Pages to Fit onto a Single Page Copying Four Pages to Fit onto a Single Page The original will be scanned to display the preview image Therefore do not open the document cover until the preview screen...

Page 200: ...o display the print setting screen varies with the copy menu In Standard copy The following screen is displayed by pressing the right Function button on the Copy standby screen In Borderless copy or F...

Page 201: ...opying starts in the copy menu that is not available with the specified setting The specified function is not available with current settings is displayed on the LCD Change the setting following the o...

Page 202: ...nders tones in a range of grays instead of black or white 6 Layout Select the layout Copying Two Pages to Fit onto a Single Page Copying Four Pages to Fit onto a Single Page 7 2 sidedPrintSetting Sele...

Page 203: ...it the page size The setting in Magnif Fit to page Note When you select Fit to page the page size may not be detected correctly depending on the original In this case select the setting other than Fit...

Page 204: ...right Function button Magnification screen is displayed Use the button to specify the magnification Note 400 MAX maximum copy ratio and 25 MIN minimum copy ratio are selectable If you make a copy at...

Page 205: ...per When you select Landscp for Orientation and Short side stapling for Stapling side of print paper After selecting the stapling side and press the OK button you can select whether you use the previe...

Page 206: ...180 degrees 2 Rescan If you press the left Function button the original is rescanned Press the OK button to start scanning When scanning is finished The Document setting screen appears on the LCD afte...

Page 207: ...copy images so that they fill the entire page without borders Copying without Borders Frame erase copy When copying thick originals such as books you can make a copy without black margins around the i...

Page 208: ...Landscp for Orientation and Bottom to top for 2 on 1 copy layout After selecting the layout and press the OK button you can select whether you use the preview screen If you select ON the preview scree...

Page 209: ...riginal is rescanned Press the OK button to start scanning When scanning is finished The Document setting screen appears on the LCD after scanning the first sheet of original Remove the first sheet of...

Page 210: ...tion in combination with Two sided copy the Document setting screen is displayed after scanning the second sheet of original is complete Follow the on screen instructions to scan the third and fourth...

Page 211: ...andby screen to display the print settings screen then select 4 on 1 copy for Layout Press the right Function button to specify the orientation and the advanced layout Note The layout is the same rega...

Page 212: ...sheet of paper In this case four original pages are copied on each side of paper If you use this function in combination select 2 sided for 2 sidedPrintSetting then select the stapling side of print p...

Page 213: ...ng Note If you do not need more scanning press the left Function button The machine starts copying You can add the copying job while printing Adding the Copying Job Reserve copy If you use this functi...

Page 214: ...ms Note When the Copy standby screen is displayed pressing the right Function button allows you to preview an image of the printout on the preview screen Displaying the Preview Screen 7 Press the Colo...

Page 215: ...or button Change the print settings as necessary Setting Items 7 Press the Color button for color copying or the Black button for black white copying The machine starts copying Note Slight cropping m...

Page 216: ...tails on loading photos on the platen glass Loading Originals When scanning is complete the print settings confirmation screen is displayed 7 Specify the settings as necessary Use the button to change...

Page 217: ...corrects the scanned image that have faded over time 8 Specify the number of copies by using the or button Note By pressing the right Function button you can preview an image of the printout on the p...

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