Canon Pixma Ip110 User Guide

							Registering a Frequently Used Printing ProfileYou can register the frequently used printing profile to  Commonly Used Settings on the Quick Setup  tab.
Unnecessary printing profiles can be deleted at any time.
The procedure for registering a printing profile is as follows:
Registering a Printing Profile1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set the necessary items
From  Commonly Used Settings  on the Quick Setup  tab, select the printing profile to be used and if
necessary, change the settings after  Additional Features.
You can also register necessary items on the  Main and Page Setup  tabs.
3.
Click Save...
The Save Commonly Used Settings  dialog box opens.
4.
Save the settings
Enter a name in the  Name field. If necessary, click  Options..., set the items, and then click  OK.
In the  Save Commonly Used Settings  dialog box, click OK to save the print settings and return to the
Quick Setup  tab.
The name and icon are displayed in  Commonly Used Settings.
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							Important•
To save the page size, orientation, and number of copies that was set in each sheet, click Options...,
and check each item.
Note
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When you re-install the printer driver or upgrade the printer driver version, the print settings that are already registered will be deleted from  Commonly Used Settings.
Registered print settings cannot be saved and preserved. If a profile is deleted, register the print settings again.
Deleting Unnecessary Printing Profile
1.
Select the printing profile to be deleted
Select the printing profile you want to delete from the  Commonly Used Settings list on the Quick
Setup  tab.
2.
Delete the printing profile
Click  Delete . When the confirmation message appears, click  OK.
The selected printing profile is deleted from the  Commonly Used Settings list.
Note
•
Printing profiles that are registered in the initial settings cannot be deleted.
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							Setting the Ink Usage ControlThis function allows you to reduce the amount of black ink used and to produce the black sections with color
inks when printing to plain paper.
The procedure for configuring the ink usage control function is as follows:
 Ink Usage Control
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Click  Ink Usage Control  on the Maintenance  tab
The  Ink Usage Control  dialog box opens.
3.
If necessary, complete the following settings:
Save Black Ink Controls the consumption of black ink during printing. This function allows you to save black ink.
To use this function, select  Plain Paper for Media Type  on the Main tab, and set  Standard for
Print Quality .
Important
•
The Save Black Ink  function does not work when:
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Booklet is selected for  Page Layout on the Page Setup  tab
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Duplex Printing (Manual)  is checked on the Page Setup tab
Use Composite Black (Immediate Measure) Instead of using black ink, the printer combines color inks to synthesize black for printing the blacksections.
Use this function only as an immediate and temporary measure, when the black ink runs out and
there is no replacement at that time. You should leave this check box unchecked under normal circumstances.
To use this function, select  Plain Paper for Media Type  on the Main tab. Also, set  Print Quality
to  Standard , or in the  Custom dialog box, set the quality level to 2 or 3.
Important
•
The confirmation message will appear when you execute printing.
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Uncheck this check box after replacing the black ink tank with a new one.
4.
Save the settings
Click  OK.
The selected settings are enabled hereafter.
Important
•
The print quality may deteriorate when  Ink Usage Control is used.
•
The Ink Usage Control  function does not work when:
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A type of paper other than  Plain Paper is selected for  Media Type on the Main tab.
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Borderless  is selected for  Page Layout on the Page Setup  tab.
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							•Save Black Ink and Use Composite Black (Immediate Measure)  cannot be used at the same time.
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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.
 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.
A different time can be set depending on whether the AC adapter is used or the battery is used.
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:
Using AC Adapter Specify the time from the list. When the AC adapter is used and this time elapses without any
operations from the printer driver or the printer, the printer turns off automatically.
Using Battery Specify the time from the list. When the battery is used and this time elapses without any
operations from the printer driver or the printer, the printer turns off automatically.
Important
•
Disable  cannot be specified for  Using Battery.
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							4.Apply the settings
Click  OK. When the confirmation message appears, click  OK.
The  Maintenance  tab is displayed again.
The setting is enabled after this. If you want to disable this function, select  Disable from the list
according to the same procedure.
Important
•
If you connect this printer to a network and use it by using an AC adapter, you can set  Auto Power Off
but the power will not be turned off automatically.
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							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
•
If you specify a time for  Use quiet mode during specified hours , quiet mode is not applied
to operations (direct print, etc.) performed directly from the printer.
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.
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							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:
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.
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.
Detect the paper width when printing from computer When you print from the computer, this function identifies the paper that was loaded into this
printer.
When the paper width detected by the printer differs from the width of the paper specified in  Page
Size  on the  Page Setup  tab, a message is displayed.
To use paper width detection when printing from the computer, select the check box.
Important
•
If you are using user-defined paper, use the  Custom Paper Size to correctly set the size of
the paper loaded in the printer.
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							If an error message is displayed even though the same size that was set is loaded, clear the
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.
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							Changing the Machine Settings Using the Operation Panel
Using the Printer with the Access Point Mode
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