Printing from Your Computer
17-Feb-2009
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This section describes the procedure, using the settings to print a document of A4 size on plain paper as an example.
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- Operations may vary depending on your software application. For details on the operation, refer to the instruction manual of your application.
- The screens used in this section are for printing with Windows Vista operating system Ultimate Edition (hereafter referred to as "Windows Vista").
- When printing in grayscale, depending on an image, the printing troubles may occur on the top and/or bottom edges of the paper such as uneven coloration or white streaks. In this case, we recommend printing on paper with top and bottom margins of 1.77 inches / 45 mm or more according to the direction of printing, using Easy-PhotoPrint Pro provided on the Setup CD-ROM or your page layout software application.When using a page layout software application or the like, prepare paper whose longer side is at least 3.54 inches / 90 mm longer than the length of the image, then print it with top and bottom margins of 1.77 inches / 45 mm or more according to the direction of printing.
1.Make sure that the printer is turned on.
2. Load paper.
Here we load A4 plain paper in the Rear Tray.
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To load paper in the Front Tray, see Loading Paper in the Front Tray .
3.Open the Front Tray gently, and pull out the Front Tray Extension.
Gently press the upper center of the Front Tray to open it.
4.Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.
5.Open the printer driver setup window.
(1) Select Print on the File menu or the command bar in your software application.
The Print dialog box will appear.
(2) Make sure that your printer's name is selected.
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If another printer's name is selected, click and select your printer's name.
(3) Click Preferences (or Properties).
6.Specify the required print settings.
(1) Select Business Document in Commonly Used Settings.
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- When the print object such as Business Document or Photo Printing is selected in Commonly Used Settings, the items in Additional Features will be selected automatically. The settings suitable for the print object such as media type or print quality will also appear.
- When you specify two or more copies in Copies, the Collate check box will be selected.
(2) Make sure of the displayed settings.
Here we make sure that Plain Paper in Media Type, Standard in Print Quality, A4 in Printer Paper Size, and Rear Tray in Paper Source are selected.
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- The settings can be changed.However, after changing Printer Paper Size, confirm that the setting for Page Size in the Page Setup sheet matches the setting set in the software application.
- To feed paper from the Front Tray, select Front Tray in Paper Source.
(3) Click OK.
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- For details on the printer driver functions, click Help or Instructions to view the online help or the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. The Instructions button appears on the Quick Setup, Main, and Maintenance sheets if the on-screen manual is installed on your computer.
- You can name the changed settings and add to Commonly Used Settings.
- To display the current settings next time when you open the printer driver setup window, select the Always Print with Current Settings check box. Some software applications may not have this function.
- To display the preview to confirm the print result, select the Preview before printing check box. Some software applications may not have a preview function.
- You can specify detailed print settings on the Main sheet or Page Setup sheet.
7.Start printing.
Click Print (or OK) to start printing.
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- To cancel a print job in progress, press the RESUME/CANCEL button on the printer or click Cancel Printing on the printer status monitor.To display the printer status monitor, click Canon XXX (where "XXX" is your printer's name) on the taskbar.
- If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.See Aligning the Print Head.
This section describes the procedure, using the settings to print a document of A4 size on plain paper as an example.
REFERENCE
- Operations may vary depending on your software application. For details on the operation, refer to the instruction manual of your application.
- When printing in grayscale, depending on an image, the printing troubles may occur on the top and/or bottom edges of the paper such as uneven coloration or white streaks. In this case, we recommend printing on paper with top and bottom margins of 1.77 inches / 45 mm or more according to the direction of printing, using Easy-PhotoPrint Pro provided on the Setup CD-ROM or your page layout software application.When using a page layout software application or the like, prepare paper whose longer side is at least 3.54 inches / 90 mm longer than the length of the image, then print it with top and bottom margins of 1.77 inches / 45 mm or more according to the direction of printing.
- For Mac OS X v.10.5.x
1.Make sure that the printer is turned on.
2. Load paper.
Here we load A4 plain paper in the Rear Tray.
REFERENCE
To load paper in the Front Tray, see Loading Paper in the Front Tray .
3.Open the Front Tray gently, and pull out the Front Tray Extension.
Gently press the upper center of the Front Tray to open it.
4.Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.
5.Open the Print dialog box.
Select Print on the File menu in your software application.
The Print dialog box will appear.
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If the dialog box below appears, click 
(Down arrow).
(Down arrow).
6.Specify the required print settings.
(1) Make sure that your printer's name is selected in Printer.
(2) Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size.
Here we select A4.
(3) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu.
(4) Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.
Here we select Plain Paper.
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If you select the wrong media type, the printer may not print with the proper print quality.
(5) Select Rear Tray in Paper Source.
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To feed paper from the Front Tray, select Front Tray in Paper Source.
(6) Select the print quality in Print Quality.
Here we select Standard.
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- For details on the printer driver functions, click
(Question) on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Borderless Printing, or Margin screen to view the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. If the on-screen manual is not installed, it does not appear even if (Question) is clicked. - The preview appears on the left of the dialog box to confirm the print result. Some software applications may not have a preview function.
7.Start printing.
Click Print to start printing.
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- Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress.
- To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete.To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Pause Printer.
- If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.See Aligning the Print Head.
- For Mac OS X v.10.4.x or Mac OS X v.10.3.9
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The screens used in this section are for printing with Mac OS X v.10.4.x.
1.Make sure that the printer is turned on.
2. Load paper.
Here we load A4 plain paper in the Rear Tray.
REFERENCE
To load paper in the Front Tray, see Loading Paper in the Front Tray .
3.Open the Front Tray gently, and pull out the Front Tray Extension.
Gently press the upper center of the Front Tray to open it.
4.Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.
5.Specify the page size.
(1) Select Page Setup on the File menu in your software application.
The Page Setup dialog box will appear.
(2) Make sure that your printer's name is selected in Format for.
(3) Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size.
Here we select A4.
(4) Click OK.
6.Specify the required print settings.
(1) Select Print on the File menu in your software application.
The Print dialog box will appear.
(2) Make sure that your printer's name is selected in Printer.
(3) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu.
(4) Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.
Here we select Plain Paper.
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If you select the wrong media type, the printer may not print with the proper print quality.
(5) Select Rear Tray in Paper Source.
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To feed paper from the Front Tray, select Front Tray in Paper Source.
(6) Select the print quality in Print Quality.
Here we select Standard.
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- For details on the printer driver functions, click (Question) on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Special Effects, Borderless Printing, or Margin screen to view the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. If the on-screen manual is not installed, it does not appear even if (Question) is clicked.
- To display the preview to confirm the print result, click Preview. Some software applications may not have a preview function.
7.Start printing.
Click Print to start printing.
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- Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress.
- To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete.To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Stop Jobs.
- If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.See Aligning the Print Head.