Canon LBP 2900 2900i User's Guide

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2Configure the following settings as needed:
3Click [Advanced Settings] in the [Finishing Details] dialog 
box.
The [Advanced Settings] dialog box is displayed.
[Detect Paper Size in Multi-purpose 
Tr ay]:When this box is checked, a message is displayed and 
the print job is paused if the [Output Size] setting in the 
[Page Setup] sheet of the current print job is different 
from the previous print job. 
To print on the paper currently loaded in the printer, 
click [ ] (Resolve Error) in the Printer Status 
Window. 
To print on different paper than the paper currently 
loaded in the printer, reload the new paper then click 
[] (Resolve Error) in the Printer Status Window. 
However, the first job that you print straight after 
turning the printer off and on will print onto the 
currently loaded paper without displaying a message, 
regardless of the [Output Size] setting.
When this box is unchecked, the job prints on the 
paper currently loaded in the printer regardless of the 
[Output Size] setting.
[Rotate Print Data 180 Degrees]:  Rotates the print data by 180 degrees while printing. 
This function can be used to print on envelopes, index 
card and other material that can only be fed to the 
printer in one specific direction.
[Use Skip Blank Pages Mode]: When this option is checked, blank pages are not 
output if the job includes blank pages. 
						

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4Configure the following settings as needed:
5Confirm the settings, then click [OK].
The [Finishing Details] dialog box reappears.
[Image Refinement]: This setting specifies whether or not to apply 
Image Refinement. When Image Refinement is 
applied, jagged lines in text and graphics are 
printed smoothly.
[EMF Spooling]
 (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 only):Specifies whether to spool print data in EMF 
(metafile) format. If this option is selected, print 
data is spooled in EMF format. 
						

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Specifying the Print Quality
You can perform optimum printing by simply selecting the appropriate choice from 
the [Objective] list.
1Display the [Quality] sheet, then select the [Objective] setting.
For more detailed settings, click the [Details] button.
[Standard]: This mode is best suited to printing documents 
containing a mixture of text, photographs, and 
graphics. This lets you produce printouts that are 
relatively close to what you see on the screen.
[Text/Lines]: This mode is best suited to printing color text and fine 
color lines. Color text and fine color lines are printed in 
solid black.
[Web Pages]: This mode is best suited to printing the images, etc. of 
a web page. Low-resolution images that would 
normally print out coarsely or jagged in regular printing 
modes are printed clearly. 
						

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The [Detailed Settings] dialog box is displayed.
2Configure the following settings as needed:
3Confirm the settings, then click [OK].
[B & W Halftones]: Select the method for reproducing subtle gradations 
(halftones) in black-and-white data.
[Pattern 1]: Prints using gradation that makes gray and 
color text appear sharp, while keeping photographic 
images and diagrams smooth. This mode produces 
relatively stable printing results.
[Pattern 2]: Choose this setting if text, diagrams, 
tables, graphs, etc. appear exceedingly light or 
disappear when using [Pattern 1]. In some cases, 
however, diagrams, tables and graphs may appear 
even lighter or less smooth than [Pattern 1] using this 
setting.
[None [Solid]]: Prints all colors in black, except for 
white.
[Print Colored Text and Lines in 
Black]:Check this box when the color text or thin lines in CAD 
data etc. drop out or appear broken when printed. You 
should be able to print thin lines clearly.
[Enable Image Correction]: When image data such as photographic images are 
enlarged by an application when printed, the printed 
images can appear rough or jagged. Select this setting 
to smooth the images when printing this kind of 
low-resolution data.
[Toner Density]: Adjusts the density of printed toner. Adjust the density 
by dragging the [Toner Density] slider left or right.
[Use Toner Save]: By using this function, you can reduce the toner 
consumption of the printer by thinning out the data that 
is printed. 
						

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Grayscale Settings
You can customize the grayscale settings.
1Display the [Quality] sheet, place a checkmark next to [Manual 
Grayscale Settings], and then click [Grayscale Settings].
The [Grayscale Settings] dialog box is displayed. 
						

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2Configure the following settings as needed:
3Confirm the settings, then click [OK].
The [Quality] sheet reappears.
Working with Profiles
Profiles make it possible to save or import all the printing preferences specified in 
the [Page Setup], [Finishing], [Paper Source], and [Quality] sheets at once. It is also 
possible to add, edit and choose between profiles.
Use the following procedure to save the printing preferences as a [Profile].
Make sure that any one of the [Page Setup], [Finishing], [Paper Source] and 
[Quality] sheets is displayed, then perform the following procedure.
NOTE
•If you are using Windows 98/Me, up to 50 profiles can be created. However, if [Users can 
customize their preferences and desktop settings. Windows switches to your personal 
settings when you log on.] is selected in the [User Profiles] sheet of the Windows 
password settings (double-click [My Computer] ➞ [Control Panel] ➞ [Passwords]), then 
you can create up to 50 profiles for each user.
•For Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, up to 50 Profiles can be added for each user 
account.
•If you change the name of the printer, any saved profiles will become unreadable. If you 
restore the printer name to the original value, you will be able to read the profiles again.
•Profile data will not be erased even if you uninstall the printer. You will be able to use the 
profiles again after you reinstall the printer driver.
•The Profile information files saved on Windows 98/Me cannot be used on Windows 2000/
XP/Server 2003 and vice versa.
•Selecting a Profile does not change the [Page Size] setting.
[Brightness]: Adjusts the brightness level used for printing. Drag the 
[Brightness] slider left or right to adjust the brightness.
[Contrast]: Adjusts the contrast level used for printing. Drag the 
[Contrast] slider left or right to adjust the contrast. 
						

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Adding a Profile
1Configure the printer settings that you want to register using 
each of the [Page Setup], [Finishing], [Paper Source], and 
[Quality] sheets.
2Click [   ] (Add Profile).
The [Add Profile] dialog box is displayed.
3Enter the name of the Profile in the [Name] field.
You can select an icon for the profile using the [Icon] setting. If you have any 
notes you want to make about the profile, enter them in the [Comment] field.
NOTE
You can enter up to 31 characters in the [Name] field and 255 characters in the 
[Comment] field. 
						

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●Confirming the Printer Settings
❑
Click [View Settings].
❑Click [OK] to return to the [Add Profile] dialog box.
4Click [OK].
The Properties dialog box reappears.
Check that the name of the Profile has been added to the [Profile] list. 
						

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Editing/Deleting a Profile
You can change or save Profile information or delete it from the [Profile List].
1Click [ ] (Edit Profile).
The [Edit Profile] dialog box is displayed.
2Edit the Profile information. 
						

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●Editing a Profile
❑
You can change the [Name],  [Icon], and [Comment] settings.
❑You can change the order of the selected profile by clicking [ ] and [ ].
❑When [Import] is clicked, the Profile information is imported from the previously 
saved file.
❑Click [Export] to save the data from the currently selected profile to a file. If you 
save a profile to disk, you will be able to use it again even after you delete it 
from the list of profiles.
❑If the [Apply Settings from Application] checkbox is ticked, the [Page Size], 
[Orientation] and [Copies] selected in the application will be used for printing. 
Even if you change these settings in the profile, the values from the application 
will still be used.
●Deleting a Profile
❑
Click [Delete] to delete a profile from the list.
IMPORTANT
You can only delete custom profiles. The pre-installed default profiles cannot be 
deleted. You are also unable to delete a profile if it is currently selected on any of 
the property sheets.