Canon printer PIXMA MX490 User Manual
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Managing the Printer PowerThis function allows you to manage the printer power from the printer driver. The procedure for managing the printer power is as follows: Power Off The Power Off function turns off the printer. When you use this function, you will not be able to turn the printer on from the printer driver. 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Execute power off Click Power Off on the Maintenance tab. When the confirmation message appears, click OK. The printer power switches off, and the Maintenance tab is displayed again. Important • You cannot receive faxes when the printer is switched off. Auto Power Auto Power allows you to set Auto Power Off. The Auto Power Off function automatically turns off the printer when there are no operations from the printer driver or the printer for a specified period of time. 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Make sure that the printer is on and then click Auto Power on the Maintenance tab The Auto Power Setting dialog box opens. Note • If the printer is off or if communication between the printer and the computer is disabled, an error 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. 3. If necessary, complete the following setting: Auto Power Off Specify the time from the list. When this time lapses without any operations from the printer driveror the printer, the printer is turned off automatically. 4. Apply the settings Click OK. When the confirmation message appears, click OK. The Maintenance tab is displayed again. 201
The setting is enabled after this. If you want to disable this function, select Disable from the list according to the same procedure. Important • In the following cases, you can set Auto Power Off but the power will not be turned off automatically. • When you use the printer by connecting it to a network • When you use the printer by connecting it to a telephone line via a modular cable 202
Reducing the Printer NoiseThe silent function allows you to reduce the operating noise of this printer. Select when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer at night, etc. Using this function may lower the print speed. The procedure for using the quiet mode is as follows: Quiet Settings 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Click Quiet Settings on the Maintenance tab The Quiet Settings dialog box opens. Note • If the printer is off or if communication between the printer and the computer is disabled, an error message may appear because the computer cannot collect the printer status. 3. Set the quiet mode If necessary, specify one of the following items: Do not use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to use the printer with volume of normal operating noise. Always use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer. Use quiet mode during specified hours Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer during a specifiedperiod of time. Set the Start time and the End time of the quiet mode you wish to be activated. If both are set to the same time, the quiet mode will not function. Important • You can set the quiet mode from the operation panel of the printer, the printer driver, or ScanGear (scanner driver). No matter how you use to set the quiet mode, the mode is applied when you perform operations from the operation panel of the printer or printing and scanning from the computer. 4. Apply the settings Make sure that the printer is on and click OK. Click OK when the confirmation message appears. The settings are enabled hereafter. Note • The effects of the quiet mode may be less depending on the print quality settings. 203
Changing the Printer Operation ModeIf necessary, switch between various modes of printer operation. The procedure for configuring Custom Settings is as follows: Custom Settings 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Make sure that the printer is on, and then click Custom Settings on the Maintenance tab The Custom Settings dialog box opens. Note • If the printer is off or if communication between the printer and the computer is disabled, an error 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. 3. If necessary, complete the following settings: Prevent paper abrasion The printer can increase the gap between the print head and the paper during high-density printing to prevent paper abrasion. Check this check box to prevent paper abrasion. Align heads manually Usually, the Print Head Alignment function on the Maintenance tab is set to automatic head alignment, but you can change it to manual head alignment. If the printing results of automatic print head alignment are not satisfactory, perform manual head alignment . Check this check box to perform the manual head alignment. Uncheck this check box to perform the automatic head alignment. Prevent paper double-feed Select this check box only if the printer is feeding multiple sheets of plain paper at the same time. Important • Using this function slows down the print speed. Rotate 90 degrees left when orientation is [Landscape] On the Page Setup tab, you can change the rotation direction of the Landscape in the Orientation . To rotate the print data 90 degrees to the left during printing, select this item. To rotate the print data 90 degrees to the right during printing, clear this item. Important • Do not change this setting while the print job is displayed in the print wait list. Otherwise, characters may be omitted or the layout may become corrupt. 204
Don't detect mismatch of paper settings when printing from computerWhen you print documents from your computer and the paper settings on the printer driver and the cassette paper information registered on the printer do not match, this setting disables the message display and allows you to continue printing. To disable detection of paper setting mismatches, select this check box. Ink Drying Wait Time You can set the length of the printer rest time until printing of the next page begins. Moving the slider to the right increases the pause time, and moving the slider to the left decreases the time. If the paper gets stained because the next page is ejected before the ink on the printed page dries, increase the ink drying wait time. Reducing the ink drying wait time speeds up printing.4. Apply the settings Click OK and when the confirmation message appears, click OK. The printer operates with the modified settings hereafter. 205
Changing the Machine Settings on the LCD Changing the Machine Settings on the LCD Fax settings Output settings LAN settings Dev. user settings Firmware update Cassette settings Reset setting About Quiet setting Using the Machine with the Access Point Mode 206
Changing the Machine Settings on the LCDThis section describes the procedure to change the settings in the Device settings screen, taking the steps to specify Extended copy amt. as an example. Note • The * (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting. 1. Make sure that the machine is turned on. 2. Press the Setup button. The Setup menu screen is displayed. 3. Use the button to select Device settings, then press the OK button. When you change the fax settings, press the Setup button, then select Fax settings. 4. Use the button to select Output settings , then press the OK button. 5. Use the button to select Extended copy amt. , then press the OK button. 6. Use the button to select a setting item, then press the OK button. For details on each setting item: Fax settings Output settings LAN settings Dev. user settings Firmware update Cassette settings Reset setting Note • You can reduce the operating noise when printing at night. About Quiet setting 207
Fax settingsThis section describes the setting items in Fax settings. Easy setup TEL no. registration FAX user settings Adv. FAX settings Auto print settings Security control Note • Before changing the settings, you can confirm the current settings by printing USER'S DATA LIST. Summary of Reports and Lists Easy setup The machine must be set up depending on your telephone line and use of the faxing function. Follow the procedure according to the instructions on the LCD. Note • You can specify the setup setting individually or the advanced setting. For details on how to specify the setting: Preparing for Faxing TEL no. registration You can register the recipient's fax/telephone number to the machine. Registering Recipients Using the Operation Panel of the Machine FAX user settings • Unit TEL no. registr. Registers your fax/telephone number printed on sent faxes. Registering User Information • Unit name registr. Registers your name printed on sent faxes. Registering User Information • Telephone line type (Country or region of purchase other than China) Selects the telephone line type setting for the machine. Setting the Telephone Line Type Note • This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase. 208
•TEL line auto select (China only) If you select ON, the telephone line type is selected automatically. If you select OFF, you can select the telephone line type manually. Setting the Telephone Line Type Adv. FAX settings • Auto redial Enables/disables automatic redialing. If you select ON, you can specify the maximum number of redial attempts and the length of time the machine waits between redial attempts. • Dial tone detect Avoids mistransmission when reception and transmission occur at the same time. If you select ON, the machine transmits the fax after confirming the dial tone. Note • This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase. • Pause time settings Sets the length of pause time for each when you enter "P" (pause). • TTI position Selects the position of the sender information (outside or inside the image area). • Remote RX Enables/disables remote reception. If you select ON, you can specify the remote reception ID. Remote Reception • Color transmission When faxing color documents using the ADF, selects whether to convert them into black & white data if the recipient's fax machine does not support color faxing. If you select If incompatible, end , the machine does not send color documents when the recipient's fax machine does not support color faxing. • RX image reduction Enables/disables automatic reduction of incoming faxes so that they fit in the selected paper. If you select ON, you can select the image reduction direction. • Adv. communication ◦ ECM TX Selects whether to send faxes in Error Correction Mode (ECM). Transmission/Reception of Faxes Using ECM ◦ ECM RX 209
Selects whether to receive faxes in Error Correction Mode (ECM). Transmission/Reception of Faxes Using ECM ◦ TX start speedSelects the fax transmission speed. Ex: The following settings are available. 33600 bps /14400 bps /9600 bps /4800 bps The * (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting. The fax transmission start speed will be faster as the value is bigger. Some of settings are not available depending on the country or region of purchase. When the telephone line condition or connection is poor, selecting a lower transmission start speed may solve transmission problems. ◦ RX start speed Selects the fax reception speed. Ex: The following settings are available. 33600 bps /14400 bps /9600 bps /4800 bps The * (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting. The fax reception start speed will be faster as the value is bigger. Some of settings are not available depending on the country or region of purchase. When the telephone line condition or connection is poor, selecting a lower reception start speed may solve reception problems. Auto print settings • Received documents Selects whether to print the received fax automatically when receiving a fax. If you select Do not print , the received fax is stored in the machine's memory. For details on the received fax stored in the machine's memory: Document Stored in Machine's Memory • Activity report Selects whether to print ACTIVITY REPORT automatically. If you select Print, the machine prints ACTIVITY REPORT for the 20 histories of sent and received faxes automatically. For details on the procedure to print ACTIVITY REPORT manually: 210