Canon LBP 2900 2900i User's Guide

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2Confirm the printer name, then click [Properties].
The [Document Properties] dialog box is displayed. 
						

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Opening the [Document Properties] Dialog Box from the [Printers and 
Faxes] or [Printers] Folder
1Open the [Printers and Faxes] or [Printers] folder.
For Windows 2000: Select [Settings] ➞ [Printers] from the [Start] menu.
For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003: Select [Printers and Faxes] from the 
[Start] menu.
For Windows XP Home Edition: Select [Control Panel] from the [Start] menu, then 
click [Printers and Other Hardware] ➞ [Printers and Faxes].
The [Printers and Faxes] or [Printers] folder is displayed. 
						

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2Select the icon for your printer, then select [Printing 
Preferences] from the [File] menu.
The [Document Properties] dialog box is displayed.
NOTE
The [Document Properties] dialog box can also be displayed by right-clicking the 
icon for your printer and selecting [Printing Preferences] from the pop-up menu. 
						

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Opening the [Printer Properties] Dialog Box from the [Printers and 
Faxes] or [Printers] Folder
1Open the [Printers and Faxes] or [Printers] folder.
For Windows 2000: Select [Settings] ➞ [Printers] from the [Start] menu.
For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003: Select [Printers and Faxes] from the 
[Start] menu.
For Windows XP Home Edition: Select [Control Panel] from the [Start] menu, then 
click [Printers and Other Hardware] ➞ [Printers and Faxes].
The [Printers and Faxes] or [Printers] folder is displayed. 
						

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2Select the icon for your printer, then select [Properties] from 
the [File] menu.
The [Printer Properties] dialog box is displayed.
NOTE
The [Printer Properties] dialog box can also be displayed by right-clicking the icon 
for the printer and selecting [Properties] from the pop-up menu. 
						

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Canceling, Pausing and Resuming Printing
You can use the Printer Status Window to cancel, pause, or resume print jobs.
1Start printing.
The Printer Status Window appears.
NOTE
The Printer Status Window may not appear depending on the [Display Printer 
Status Window] setting in the [Preferences] menu. (See Setting Preferences, on 
p. 4-60)
2To delete or pause a print job, click the [ ] (Pause Job) 
button in the [Current Print Job] tab or [My Job Operation] 
tab.
When you click the [ ] (Pause Job) button in the [Current Print Job] tab, the 
following message is displayed and the screen switches to the [My Job 
Operation] tab. 
						

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3Click the button corresponding to the operation you would 
like to perform from among the [Job Operation] buttons.
●Deleting the job
❑
Click [ ] (Delete Job).
●Pausing the job
❑
Click [ ] (Pause Job).
●Resuming the job
❑
Click [ ] (Resume Job). 
						

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Using the Printing Functions
Tab Sheets in the Printer Driver
The [Printer Properties] and [Document Properties] dialog boxes contain the 
following sheets, which can be used to configure a variety of printer functions. Click 
on the tab corresponding to a sheet to switch the display to that sheet.
This section describes the types of printing preferences that can be specified in 
each sheet.
■For Windows  98/Me
•[Document Properties] Dialog Box
-[Page Setup] Sheet
-[Finishing] Sheet
-[Paper Source] Sheet
-[Quality] Sheet
•[Printer Properties] Dialog Box
-[General] Sheet
-[Details] Sheet
-[Sharing] Sheet
-[Page Setup] Sheet
-[Finishing] Sheet
-[Paper Source] Sheet
-[Quality] Sheet
-[Configuration] Sheet
■For Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003
•[Document Properties] Dialog Box
-[Page Setup] Sheet
-[Finishing] Sheet
-[Paper Source] Sheet
-[Quality] Sheet 
						

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•[Printer Properties] Dialog Box
-[General] Sheet
-[Sharing] Sheet
-[Ports] Sheet
-[Advanced] Sheet
-[Color Management] Sheet
-[Security] Sheet
-[Device Settings] Sheet
-[Profile] Sheet
NOTE
For more details on using these sheets, refer to the online help. 
You can access the online help using the following procedure. To close any online help 
that is currently displayed, click somewhere inside the online help window.
-Press the [Tab] key on your keyboard to select the item that you want help with, then 
press the [F1] key.
-Right-click the item that you want help with, then click [Whats This?] from the pop-up 
menu.
-Click [ ] (Help) on the title bar, then move the mouse pointer with attached [?] over 
the item you want help with and click on it.
[Page Setup] Sheet
The [Page Setup] sheet allows you to specify the following printing preferences: 
						

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■[Page Size]
Open the [Page Size] drop-down list, then select the desired page size by clicking it.
The page sizes that can be selected are as follows:
•Standard paper sizes (sizes from A3 to A5 and from Legal to Executive)
•Index Card
•Envelopes (Envelope C5, Envelope COM10, Envelope DL, Envelope Monarch)
•Custom Paper Size (See p. 4-39)
NOTE
If the paper size specified in [Page Size] is larger than the size that can be loaded in the 
printer and [Output Size] is set to [Match Page Size], A3 and B4 size pages will be 
reduced and printed on A4 size paper.
■[Output Size]
Open the [Output Size] drop-down list, then select the desired paper size.
The paper sizes that can be selected are as follows:
•Match Page Size
•Standard paper sizes (sizes from A4 to A5 and from Legal to Executive)
•Index Card
•Envelopes (Envelope C5, Envelope COM10, Envelope DL, Envelope Monarch)
•Custom Paper Size (See p. 4-39)
NOTE
•When printing on paper that is the same size as [Page Size], select [Match Page Size].
•If you select a paper size that differs from [Page Size], the print will be automatically 
reduced or enlarged to fit on the paper.
•When printing data in which multiple paper sizes are specified in the application, set the 
[Output Size] setting in the printer driver to a specific size to print all of the pages at a 
uniform size.
•If you can specify the page size, print copies, and orientation in your application, you do 
not have to specify the settings in the [Page Setup] sheet.
■[Copies]
Allows you to specify the number of copies to print.
You can click on the up and down arrows to change the [Copies] setting or type a value 
directly into the box. The number of copies can be set to between 1 and 999.
■[Orientation]
Allows you to select either portrait orientation or landscape orientation.
Click on either [Portrait] or [Landscape] to change the [Orientation].