Printing from Your Computer
12-Jul-2010
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Solution
This section describes the procedure to print a document of A4 size on plain paper.
NOTE
- 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 7 operating system Home Premium (hereafter referred to as "Windows 7").
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Load paper.
Here we make sure that A4 plain paper is loaded in the Cassette.
-> [ Loading Paper ]
NOTE
Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper in the Rear Tray.
3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
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 machine's name is selected.
NOTE
If another printer's name is selected, click and select your machine's name.
(3) Click [Preferences] (or [Properties]).
6. Specify the required print settings.
(1) Select [Business Document] in [Commonly Used Settin].
NOTE
- 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.
(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 [Automatically Select] in [Paper Source] are selected.
NOTE
- When you specify two or more copies in [Copies], the printed pages will be collated.
- The settings can be changed.
However, after changing [Printer Paper Size], confirm that the setting for [Page Size] on the [Page Setup] sheet matches the setting set in the software application.
- If you select A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper when [Automatically Select] is selected in [Paper Source], the machine feeds the paper from the Cassette. If you select other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper, the machine feeds the paper from the Rear Tray.
If you select the wrong page size or media type, the machine may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.
(3) Click [OK].
NOTE
- 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].
- If the [Always Print with Current Settings] check box is selected, the current settings will be applied from the next print job onward. 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 the detailed print settings on the [Main] sheet or [Page Setup] sheet.
7. Start printing.
Click [Print] (or [OK] ) to start printing.
NOTE
- To cancel a print job in progress, press the [Stop] button on the machine or click [Cancel Printing] on the printer status monitor. After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be ejected.
To display the printer status monitor, click the printer icon on the taskbar. In Windows Vista operating system (hereafter referred to as "Windows Vista") or Windows XP, click [Canon XXX Printer] (where ["XXX"] is your machine's name) on the taskbar.
- If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.
-> [ Aligning the Print Head ]
This section describes the procedure to print a document of A4 size on plain paper
NOTE
Operations may vary depending on your software application. For details on the operation, refer to the instruction manual of your application.
- For Mac OS X v.10.6.x or Mac OS X v.10.5.x
NOTE
The screens used in this section are for printing with Mac OS X v.10.6.x.
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Load paper.
Here we make sure that A4 plain paper is loaded in the Cassette.
-> [ Loading Paper ]
NOTE
Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper in the Rear Tray.
3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
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.
NOTE
If the dialog box below appears, click 
(Down arrow).
(Down arrow).
6. Specify the required print settings.
(1) Make sure that your machine'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].
NOTE
If you select A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper when [Automatically Select] is selected in [Paper Source], the machine feeds the paper from the Cassette. If you select other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper, the machine feeds the paper from the Rear Tray.If you select the wrong page size or media type, the machine may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.
(5) Make sure that [Automatically Select] is selected in [Paper Source].
(6) Select the print quality in [Print Quality] .
Here we select [Standard].
NOTE
- For details on the printer driver functions, click
on the [Quality & Media], [Color Options], [Borderless Printing], or [Duplex Printing & Margin] screen. - 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.
NOTE
- 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]. After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be ejected.
- If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.
-> [ Aligning the Print Head ]
- For Mac OS X v.10.4.11
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Load paper.
Here we make sure that A4 plain paper is loaded in the Cassette.
-> [ Loading Paper ]
NOTE
Load A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper in the Cassette and other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper in the Rear Tray.
3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.
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 machine'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 machine'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].
NOTE
If you select A4, B5, A5, or Letter-sized plain paper when [Automatically Select] is selected in [Paper Source], the machine feeds the paper from the Cassette. If you select other sizes or types of paper such as photo paper, the machine feeds the paper from the Rear Tray.If you select the wrong page size or media type, the machine may feed paper from the wrong paper source or may not print with the proper print quality.
(5) Make sure that [Automatically Select] is selected in [Paper Source].
(6) Select the print quality in [Print Quality].
Here we select [Standard].
NOTE
- For details on the printer driver functions, click
(Question) on the [Quality & Media], [Color Options], [Special Effects], [Borderless Printing], or [Duplex Printing & Margin] screen. - 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.
NOTE
- 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]. After canceling the print job, blank sheets of paper may be ejected.
- If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.
-> [ Aligning the Print Head ]