Canon printer PIXMA MX490 User Manual
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3. With the clean cloth, wipe off any paper dust from the inside of the document feeder cover (A). 4. Wipe the glass of the ADF (B) and the inner side of the document feeder cover (white area) (C) gently. Make sure not to leave any residue, especially on the glass surface. Important • If any foreign substances such as glue, ink or correction fluid are adhered to the glass of the ADF (B) as shown in the figure above, some black streaks will appear on the scanned image. In this case, wipe the dirt off gently. 5. After wiping, close the document feeder cover by pushing it until it clicks into place. 6. Close the document cover gently. 191
Cleaning the Paper Feed RollerIf the paper feed roller is dirty or paper powder is attached to it, paper may not be fed properly. In this case, clean the paper feed roller. Cleaning will wear out the paper feed roller, so perform this only when necessary. You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper or cleaning sheet available on the market1. Make sure that the power is turned on. 2. Remove any paper from the cassette, then push it back. Note • If a message is displayed on the screen after pushing the cassette back, press the OK button. 3. Press the Setup button, use the or button to select Maintenance, then press the OK button. LCD and Operation Panel 4. Use the or button to select Roller cleaning, then press the OK button. The paper feed roller will rotate as it is cleaned. 5. Make sure that the paper feed roller has stopped rotating, then load a sheet of A4 or Letter- sized plain paper or cleaning sheet available on the market in the cassette. After pushing the cassette back, the paper information registration screen is displayed on the LCD. Select A4 or Letter for Size: and Plain paper for Type: , then press the OK button. 6. Pull the paper output support out from the paper output tray, then open the output tray extension. 7. Make sure that Roller cleaning is selected, then press the OK button. The machine starts cleaning. The cleaning will be complete when the paper is ejected. If the problem is not resolved after cleaning the paper feed roller, contact the service center. 192
Cleaning the Inside of the Machine (Bottom Plate Cleaning)Remove stains from the inside of the machine. If the inside of the machine becomes dirty, printed paper mayget dirty, so we recommend performing cleaning regularly. You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper* * Be sure to use a new piece of paper.1. Make sure that the power is turned on, then remove any paper from the cassette. 2. Fold a single sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in half widthwise, then unfold the paper. 3. Fold one side of the opened paper in another half, aligning the edge with the center crease, then unfold the paper. 4. Load only this sheet of paper in the cassette with the ridges of the creases facing up and the edge of the half with no crease facing to the far side. After pushing the cassette back, the paper information registration screen is displayed on the LCD. Select A4 or Letter for Size: and Plain paper for Type: , then press the OK button. 5. Pull the paper output support out from the paper output tray, then open the output tray extension. 193
6.Press the Setup button, use the or button to select Maintenance, then press the OK button. LCD and Operation Panel 7. Use the or button to select Bottom cleaning , then press the OK button. The paper cleans the inside of the machine as it feeds through the machine. Check the folded parts of the ejected paper. If they are smudged with ink, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning again. Note • When performing Bottom Plate Cleaning again, be sure to use a new piece of paper. If the problem is not resolved after performing cleaning again, the protrusions inside the machine may be stained. Wipe off any ink from the protrusions using a cotton swab or the like. Important • Be sure to turn off the power and unplug the power cord before cleaning the machine. • The power cannot be turned off while the machine is sending or receiving a fax, or when unsent faxes are stored in the machine's memory. Make sure if the machine completed sending or receiving all the faxes before unplugging the power cord. • The machine cannot send or receive faxes when the power is turned off. • If the power cord is unplugged, the date/time settings will be reset and all documents stored in the machine's memory will be lost. Send or print a necessary document before unplugging the power cord. 194
Changing the Machine Settings Changing Machine Settings from Your Computer Changing the Machine Settings on the LCD 195
Changing Machine Settings from Your Computer Changing the Print Options Registering a Frequently Used Printing Profile Setting the Ink Cartridge to be Used Managing the Printer Power Reducing the Printer Noise Changing the Printer Operation Mode 196
Changing the Print OptionsYou can change the detailed printer driver settings for print data that is sent from an application software. Specify this option if you encounter print failures such as part of an image data being cut off. The procedure for changing the print options is as follows:1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Click Print Options... on the Page Setup tab The Print Options dialog box opens. Note • When you use the XPS printer driver, the functions available to you are different. 3. Change the individual settings If necessary, change the setting of each item, and then click OK. The Page Setup tab is displayed again. 197
Registering a Frequently Used Printing ProfileYou can register the frequently used printing profile to Commonly Used Settings on the Quick Setup tab. Unnecessary printing profiles can be deleted at any time. The procedure for registering a printing profile is as follows: Registering a Printing Profile1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Set the necessary items From Commonly Used Settings on the Quick Setup tab, select the printing profile to be used and if necessary, change the settings after Additional Features. You can also register necessary items on the Main and Page Setup tabs. 3. Click Save... The Save Commonly Used Settings dialog box opens. 4. Save the settings Enter a name in the Name field. If necessary, click Options..., set the items, and then click OK. In the Save Commonly Used Settings dialog box, click OK to save the print settings and return to the Quick Setup tab. The name and icon are displayed in Commonly Used Settings. 198
Important• To save the page size, orientation, and number of copies that was set in each sheet, click Options..., and check each item. Note • When you re-install the printer driver or upgrade the printer driver version, the print settings that are already registered will be deleted from Commonly Used Settings. Registered print settings cannot be saved and preserved. If a profile is deleted, register the print settings again. Deleting Unnecessary Printing Profile 1. Select the printing profile to be deleted Select the printing profile you want to delete from the Commonly Used Settings list on the Quick Setup tab. 2. Delete the printing profile Click Delete . When the confirmation message appears, click OK. The selected printing profile is deleted from the Commonly Used Settings list. Note • Printing profiles that are registered in the initial settings cannot be deleted. 199
Setting the Ink Cartridge to be UsedThis feature enables you to specify the most appropriate FINE cartridge among installed cartridges according to an intended use. When one of the FINE cartridges becomes empty and cannot be replaced immediately by a new one, you can specify the other FINE cartridge that still has ink and continue printing. The procedure for specifying the FINE cartridge is as follows: Ink Cartridge Settings 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Click Ink Cartridge Settings on the Maintenance tab The Ink Cartridge Settings dialog box appears. 3. Select the FINE cartridge to be used Select the FINE cartridge to be used for printing and click OK. The specified FINE cartridge will be used from the next printing. Important • When the following settings are specified, Black Only does not function because the printer uses the color FINE cartridge to print documents. • Other than Plain Paper , or Envelope is selected for Media Type on the Main tab • Borderless is selected from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab • Do not detach the FINE cartridge that is not in use. Printing cannot be performed while either FINE cartridge is detached. 200