Canon printer PIXMA MX490 User Manual
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PagesTo change the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet of paper, 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 this check box. 5. Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab. When you execute print, the specified number of pages will be arranged on each sheet of paper in the specified order. 341
Tiling/Poster PrintingThe tiling/poster printing function allows you to enlarge image data, divide it into several pages, and print these pages on separate sheets of paper. You can also paste the pages together 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 printing Select Tiling/Poster 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 paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the printer from the Printer Paper Size list. 4. Set the number of image divisions and the pages to be printed 342
If necessary, click Specify..., specify the following settings in the Tiling/Poster Printing dialog box, and then click OK. Image Divisions Select the number of divisions (vertical x horizontal).As the number of divisions increases, the number of sheets used for printing increases. If you are pasting pages together to create a poster, increasing the number of divisions allows 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 unavailable when certain printer drivers or operating environments are used. Print "Cut/Paste" lines in margins To leave out cut lines, uncheck this check box. Print page range Specifies the printing range. Select All under normal circumstances. To reprint only a specific page, select Pages and enter the page number you want to print. To specify multiple pages, enter the page numbers by separating them with commas or by entering a hyphen between the page numbers. Note • You can also specify the print range by clicking the pages in the settings preview. 5. Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab. When you execute print, the document will be divided into several pages during printing. Printing Only Specific Pages If ink becomes faint or runs out during printing, you can reprint only the specific pages by following the procedure 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 printed are displayed. 343
Note • Click the deleted pages to display them again. • Right-click the settings preview to select Print all pages or Delete all pages . 2. Complete the setup After completing the page selection, click OK. When you execute print, only specified pages will be printed. Important • Since tiling/poster printing enlarges the document when printing it, the print results may become coarse. 344
Booklet PrintingThe booklet printing function allows you to print data for a booklet. Data is printed on both sides of the paper. This type of printing ensures that pages can be collated properly, in page number order, when the printed sheets are folded and stapled 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 tab. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the window. 3. Select the print paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the printer from the Printer Paper Size list. 4. Set the margin for stapling and the margin width Click Specify... and specify the following settings in the Booklet Printing dialog box, and then click OK. 345
Margin for staplingSelect which side should the stapling margin be on when the booklet is completed. Insert blank page To leave one side of a sheet blank, check the check box, and select the page to be left blank. Margin Enter the margin width. The specified width from the center of the sheet becomes the margin width for 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 will be printed on one side of a sheet of paper. When the printing of one side is complete, set the paper correctly by following the message and click OK. When the printing of the other side is complete, fold the paper at the center of the margin and make a booklet. Important • Booklet cannot be selected when a media type other than Plain Paper is selected for Media Type on the Main tab. Note • The stamp and background are not printed on the inserted blank sheets with the Insert blank page function of booklet printing. 346
Duplex Printing The procedure for printing data on both sides of one sheet of paper is as follows: You can also set duplex printing in Additional Features on the Quick Setup tab. 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Set duplex printing Check the Duplex Printing (Manual) check box on the Page Setup tab. 3. Select the layout Select Normal-size , Fit-to-Page , Scaled , or Page Layout from the Page Layout list. 4. Specify the side to be stapled The best Stapling Side is selected automatically from the Orientation and Page Layout settings. To change the setting, select another stapling side from the list. 5. Set the margin width If necessary, click Specify Margin... and set the margin width, and then click OK. 6. Complete the setup 347
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 message. Then click Start Printing to print the opposite side. Important • When a media type other than Plain Paper is selected from Media Type on the Main tab, Duplex Printing (Manual) appears grayed out and is unavailable. • When Borderless , Tiling/Poster or Booklet is selected from the Page Layout list, Duplex Printing (Manual) and Stapling Side appear grayed out and are unavailable. Related Topics Changing the Printer Operation Mode 348
Stamp/Background PrintingStamp or Background may be unavailable when certain printer drivers or operating environments are used. The Stamp function allows you to print a stamp text or a bitmap over or behind document data. It also allows you 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: Printing a Stamp "CONFIDENTIAL," "IMPORTANT," and other stamps that are used often in companies are pre-registered.1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Click Stamp/Background... (Stamp... ) on the Page Setup tab The Stamp/Background (Stamp ) dialog box opens. Note • With the XPS printer driver, the Stamp/Background... button has become the Stamp... button and only the stamp function can be used. 349
3.Select a stamp Check the Stamp check box, and select the stamp to be used from the list. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the Page Setup tab.4. Set the stamp details If necessary, specify the following settings, and then click OK. Define Stamp... button To change the stamp text, bitmap, or position , click this. Place stamp over text To print the stamp on the front of the document, check this 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 stamp is printed behind the document data and may be hidden in theoverlapping sections depending on the application software used. • Place stamp over text cannot be used when the XPS printer driver is used. When the XPS printer driver is used, the stamp is normally printed in the foreground of the document. Print semitransparent stamp Check this check box to print a semi-transparent stamp on the document.This function is available only when the XPS printer driver is used. Stamp first page only To print the stamp only on the first page, check this check box. 5. Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab. When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified stamp. Printing a Background Two bitmap files are pre-registered as samples. 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Click Stamp/Background... on the Page Setup tab The Stamp/Background dialog box opens. 3. Select the background Check the Background check box, and select the background to be used from the list. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the Page Setup tab. 4. Set the background details If necessary, complete the following settings, and then click OK. 350