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*  Perform the following procedure regardless of the setting for this option if [Paper Source] is set to [Auto].
When the settings for [Output Size] and the [Register Paper Size in Cassettes] dialog box are different, a 
message appears, then printing is paused.
When printing on paper of the size specified in [Output Size], load the appropriate paper in the paper cassette 
and specify the appropriate paper size in the [Register Paper Size in Cassettes] dialog box or load the 
appropriate paper in the manual feed slot.
[Advanced Settings] Dialog Box
The following dialog box is displayed by clicking [Advanced Settings] in the [Finishing 
Details] dialog box.
This dialog box allows you to specify the finishing details. [Use Skip Blank Pages Mode]When the check box for this option is selected, blank 
paper is not output if the job includes blank pages.
[Advanced Settings]Allows you to specify the settings in the [Advanced 
Settings] dialog box when you want to print jagged 
lines of the text and graphics smoothly or specify 
whether to print the last page in the 1-sided mode 
during 2-sided printing. Also, if you are using 
Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, you can specify 
whether the print data is spooled in EMF (meta file) 
format.
Setting/ButtonContents
[Image Refinement]Specifies whether to perform Image Refinement.
When Image Refinement is performed, jagged lines 
of text and graphics are printed smoothly.
[EMF Spooling] (Windows 2000/
XP/Server 2003 only)Specify whether the print data is spooled in EMF 
(meta file) format.
[Print Last Page in 1-sided Mode 
when 2-sided Printing is Set]When this check box is selected and the last page for 
the 2-sided printing is 1-sided printing, printing can be 
performed faster than normal 2-sided printing.
Setting/ButtonContents
 
						

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[Paper Source] Sheet
The [Paper Source] sheet allows you to specify the following printing preferences:
Setting/ButtonContents
[Paper Selection] Specify the paper feed method.
[Paper Source]Specify paper source or paper type according to the settings selected 
in [Paper Selection].
- [Auto]
Automatically selects the paper source according to the size or type 
of paper.
- [Manual Feed Slot] /[Cassette 1]/ [Cassette 2] (Displayed only when 
the optional paper feeder is installed)
Feeds paper from the selected paper source. The following types of 
paper can be loaded in each paper source.
[Manual Feed Slot]:
- Plain paper (60 - 90 g/m
2)
- Heavy paper (91 - 163 g/m2)
- Index Card
- Envelope
- Label
- Transparency
[Cassette 1]/[Cassette 2]:
- Plain paper (60 - 90 g/m
2)
- Heavy paper (91 - 120 g/m2)
[Paper Type] You can specify the type of paper. (See p. 2-3)
 
						

							 
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[Quality] Sheet 
The [Quality] sheet allows you to specify the following printing preferences: 
Setting/Button
Contents  
[Objective]Selecting the appropriate mode from [Objective] for the contents 
of the document allows you to perform optimum printing. 
Selecting each option in [Objective] displays a comment on the 
option under the list. To change the printing preferences 
selected in [Objective] to meet your needs, click [Details].
[Details]Allows you to display the [Detailed Settings] dialog box and 
change the printing preferences.
[Manual Grayscale 
Settings]Select this check box when customizing the grayscale. To 
specify the grayscale in detail, click [Grayscale Settings] to 
display the [Grayscale Settings] dialog box.
[Grayscale Settings]After selecting the [Manual Grayscale Settings] check box, click 
this button to customize the grayscale.
[Print Grayscale Sample]
 (Windows 2000/XP/
Server 2003 only) 
(See p. 4-64)When this check box is selected, you can print an adjusted 
grayscale sample after specifying the settings in the [Grayscale 
Adjustment] sheet that is displayed when [Grayscale Settings] is 
clicked. [Preview] is printed in the center of the paper, and this is 
surrounded by images where [Brightness] and [Contrast] are 
changed by 1 unit in each of the corresponding directions.
 
						

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[Detailed Settings] Dialog Box
The following dialog box is displayed by clicking [Details].
This dialog box allows you to change the printing preferences.
IMPORTANT
Using the draft mode may decrease print density, making printed text look patchy.
Setting/ButtonContents
[B & W Halftones]Allows you to select a dither pattern to use when printing 
data in monochrome halftones.
[Print Colored Text and Lines 
in Black]Select this check box when colored text or thin lines of 
CAD data etc. drop out or appear broken in the printed 
paper. You may be able to print thin lines finely.
[Enable Image Correction]
(See p. 4-60)When image data such as photographic images are 
enlarged in size in an application and printed, the printed 
images can look rough or jagged. Specify this option 
when printing by smoothing out this kind of low-resolution 
image data.
[Toner Density] (See p. 4-61) Adjusts the toner density for the print data.
[Use Draft Mode]The draft mode is used to print a test page. By using the 
draft mode, you can reduce the toner consumption of the 
printer by thinning out the print data.
 
						

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[Grayscale Settings] Dialog Box
The following dialog box is displayed by clicking [Grayscale Settings].
This dialog box has the [Grayscale Adjustment] sheet and the [Matching] sheet.
•[Grayscale Adjustment] Sheet
This sheet allows you to adjust brightness and contrast for printing.
Setting/ButtonContents
[Preview] Displays a sample image after adjustment.
[Original] Displays a sample of the original image before adjustment.
[Brightness] (See p. 4-62) You can adjust the brightness for the print data.
[Contrast] (See p. 4-62) You can adjust the contrast for the print data.
 
						

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[Matching] Sheet
This sheet allows you to specify the method for color correction for printing.
If you do not perform color correction, specify the setting for [Gamma].
Setting/ButtonContents
[Matching Mode] You can specify the method for color correction.
[Matching Method] You can specify which element is to be prioritized in matching.
[Monitor Profile]You can select the appropriate option (the profiles registered in 
your computer are displayed) for the monitor or scanner in use.
[Gamma]When [Matching Mode] is set to [Gamma Adjustment], color is 
adjusted by brightness without performing matching. In [Gamma], 
you can adjust the brightness of the printout results without 
spoiling the lightest parts and darkest parts. Apply this option 
when printed colors in the printed paper are lighter than those in 
the original image (such as photographs that have not yet been 
scanned, diagrams, charts, or graphics created on the monitor) or 
when you want to change the brightness of colors.
 
						

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[Configuration]/[Device Settings] Sheet
The [Configuration]/[Device Settings] sheet allows you to specify the paper source 
options, when to display the Printer Status Window, and others.
Setting/ButtonContents
[Paper Source Options]You can select the paper source options when they are 
installed in the printer.
[Spooling at Host]
(Windows 2000/XP/Server 
2003 only)
You can specify whether [Spooling at Host] is performed in the 
computer (whether the jobs are processed in the computer). 
When [Spooling at Host] is not performed in the computer, 
some options become disabled. You can select either [Auto] or 
[Disabled]. When [Auto] is selected, the spooling status is 
automatically determined by the printer settings.
[Show Icon in the Taskbar]When this check box is selected, an icon for displaying the 
Printer Status Window appears in the taskbar on the lower 
right of the screen. To display the Printer Status Window, click 
the icon in the taskbar, then click [Canon LBP3300].
[Get Device Status]Automatically obtains the printer status of the paper source 
options from the printer and reflects it in the printer driver 
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[Profile] Sheet (Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 only)
This sheet allows you to add new Profiles and edit the previously registered 
Profiles.
Setting/ButtonContents
[Profile List] Lists the available Profiles.
[Name] Displays the name of the Profile selected in [Profile List].
[Comment]Displays a comment about the Profile selected in [Profile 
List].
[View Settings]Displays the [View Settings] dialog box. You can view and 
confirm all of the current page settings.
[Add]Displays the [Add/Edit Profile] dialog box and allows you to 
add a new Profile.
[Edit]Selecting the desired Profiles in [Profile List] and clicking 
this button display the [Add/Edit Profile] dialog box and allow 
you to change [Name], [Icon], [Comment], and the settings 
for the added Profile. However, you cannot edit the default 
Profiles.
[Delete]Deletes the selected Profile from [Profile List]. However, 
you cannot delete the default Profiles.
[Import] Imports a Profile saved as a file and adds it to [Profile List].
[Export]Saves the selected Profile in [Profile List] as a file. However, 
you cannot save the default Profiles.
 
						

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[Add/Edit Profile] Dialog Box
The following dialog box is displayed by clicking [Add] or [Edit].
This dialog box allows you to enter [Name], [Icon], [Comment], and the printing 
preferences for the newly added Profile or the one that you want to edit. [Define Document Property]By using the two check boxes, specify the operations of 
Profiles that will be permitted in the [Document Properties] 
dialog box.
[Allow Profile Selection]When the check box for this option is selected, you can select 
a Profile in the [Document Properties] dialog box. Clear the 
check box for this option to disable selection of a Profile in 
the [Document Properties] dialog box.
[Allow Setting Edition]When this check box is selected, you can add a new Profile 
setting that is different from the default Profiles in the 
[Document Properties] dialog box.
Setting/ButtonContents
[Name] You can enter the name for the Profile to be added.
[Icon] You can select the icon for the Profile to be added.
[Comment] You can enter the comment for the Profile to be added.
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Preview
The current settings is displayed on Preview in the [Page Setup] sheet, the [Paper 
Source] sheet, and the [Finishing] sheet. You can specify the settings for [Binding 
Location], [Page Layout], [Finishing] and others by clicking Preview.
Depending on which icon on the upper left on Preview (  or  ) is selected, the 
operating procedure of Preview differs as follows:
When   is selected
You can specify [Binding Location], [Page Layout], and [Print Style] ([1-sided Printing] and 
[2-sided Printing] only).
Left-clicking the edge of the document image allows you to specify [Binding Location].
The setting for [Page Layout] changes successively among [1 Page per Sheet], [2 Pages 
per Sheet], and [4 Pages per Sheet] by repeatedly left-clicking within the document 
image.
Right-clicking on Preview selects [1 Page per Sheet [1-sided]], [2 Pages per Sheet [1-
sided]], [4 Pages per Sheet [1-sided]], [1 Page per Sheet [2-sided]], [2 Pages per Sheet 
[2-sided]], or [4 Pages per Sheet [2-sided]].
The meanings of the icons on the lower right on Preview are as follows:
IconMeaning
You can switch the mode between [1-sided Printing] and [2-sided 
Printing].