Canon Pixma Ip4850 User Guide

							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Printing with Easy Setup 
P000 
Printing with Easy Setup 
The simple setup procedure for carrying out appropr iate printing on this printer, is as follows: 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Select a frequently used profile  
In Commonly Used Settings on the Quick Setup tab, s elect a printing profile suited for the purpose.
W hen you select a printing profile, the Additional Fe atures, Media Type, and Printer Paper Size
settings are automatically switched to the values t hat were preset. 
3.Select the print quality  
For Print Quality, select High, Standard, or Fast accord ing to your purpose. 
4.Select the paper source  
Select Automatically Select, Rear Tray, Cassette, Contin uous Autofeed, or Paper Allocation that
matches your purpose for Paper Source. 
Important 
The paper source settings that can be selected may  differ depending on the paper type and
size. 
5.Complete the setup  
Click OK. 
W hen you execute print, the document is printed wit h settings that matches your purpose. 
Important 
W hen you select the Always Print with Current Settings check box, all settings specified on the Page 251 of 468 pages
Printing with Easy Setup
.ownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterDcomtManuals   
						

							Quick Setup, Main, Page Setup, and Effects tabs are saved, and you can print with the same
settings from the next time as well. (Effects tab c annot be used when the XPS printer driver is used.)
Click Save... to register the specified settings. For instructions on registering settings, see 
Registering a Frequently Used Printing Profile. 
Page top
Page 252 of 468 pages
Printing with Easy Setup
.ownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterDcomtManuals 
						

							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Setting a Page Size and Orientation 
P400 
Setting a Page Size and Orientation 
The paper size and orientation are essentially dete rmined by the application. W hen the page size and
orientation set for Page Size and Orientation on th e Page Setup tab are same as those set with the
application, you do not need to select them on the  Page Setup tab. 
W hen you are not able to specify them with the appl ication, the procedure for selecting a page size and
orientation is as follows: 
You can also set page size and Orientation on the Quick S etup tab. 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Select the paper size  
Select a page size from the Page Size list on the P age Setup tab. 
3.Set Orientation  
Select Portrait or Landscape for Orientation. Check  Rotate 180 degrees check box when you want to
perform printing with the original being rotated 18 0 degrees. 
4.Complete the setup  
Click OK. 
W hen you execute print, the document will be printe d with the selected page size and the orientation.
Note 
If Normal-size is selected for Page Layout, then Automatically reduce large document that the
printer cannot output is displayed. 
Normally, you can leave the Automatically reduce large  document that the printer cannot output
check box checked. During printing, if you do not w ant to reduce large documents that cannot be
printed on the printer, uncheck the check box.  Page 253 of 468 pages
Setting a Page Size and Orientation
.ownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterDcomtManuals   
						

							Page top
Page 254 of 468 pages
Setting a Page Size and Orientation
.ownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterDcomtManuals 
						

							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order 
P001 
Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order 
The procedure for specifying the number of copies a nd printing order is as follows:
You can also set the number of copies on the Quick  Setup tab. 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Specify the number of copies to be printed  
For Copies on the Page Setup tab, specify the numbe r of copies to be printed. 
3.Specify the print order  
Check the Print from Last Page check box when you want  to print from the last page in order, and
uncheck the check box when you want to print from the f irst page.
Check the Collate check box when you are printing m ultiple copies of a document and want to print
out all pages in each copy together. Uncheck this c heck box when you want to print all pages with
the same page number together. 
Print from Last Page: ：
 /Collate  
Print from Last Page: ：
 /Collate  
Page 255 of 468 pages
Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order
.ownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterDcomtManuals     
						

							Print from Last Page: ：
 /Collate  
Print from Last Page: ：
 /Collate  
4.Complete the setup  
Click OK. 
W hen you execute print, the specified number of cop ies will be printed with the specified printing
order. 
Important 
W hen the application software that you used to crea te the document has the same function, give
priority to the printer driver settings. However, if  the print results are not acceptable, specify the
function settings on the application software. W hen  you specify the number of copies and the
printing order with both the application and this p rinter driver, the number of copies may be
multiplied numbers of the two settings or the speci fied printing order may not be enabled. 
Print from Last Page and Collate appear grayed out  and are unavailable when Booklet is selected
for Page Layout. 
Print from Last Page appears grayed out and is unav ailable when Poster is selected for Page
Layout. 
Note 
By setting both Print from Last Page and Collate, y ou can perform printing so that papers are
collated one by one starting from the last page. 
These settings can be used in combination with Norm al-size, Borderless, Fit-to-Page, Scaled,
Page Layout, and Duplex Printing. 
Page top
Page 256 of 468 pages
Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order
.ownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterDcomtManuals     
						

							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Setting the Stapling Margin 
P002 
Setting the Stapling Margin 
The procedure for setting the staple side and the m argin width is as follows: 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Specify the side to be stapled  
Check the position of the stapling margin from Stap le Side on the Page Setup tab.
The printer analyzes the Orientation and Page Layou t settings, and automatically selects the best
staple position. W hen you want to change the settin g, select from the list. 
3.Set the margin width  
If necessary, click Specify Margin... and set the margin w idth, and then click OK. 
Page 257 of 468 pages
Setting the Stapling Margin
.ownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterDcomtManuals     
						

							Note 
The printer automatically reduces the print area depending on the staple position margin. 
4.Complete the setup  
Click OK on the Page Setup tab. 
W hen you execute print, the data is printed with the specified staple side and margin width. 
Important 
Staple Side and Specify Margin... appear grayed out an d are unavailable when: 
Borderless, Poster, or Booklet is selected for Page Layout. 
Scaled is selected for Page Layout (W hen Duplex Pri nting is also selected, only Staple Side can
be specified). 
Page top
Page 258 of 468 pages
Setting the Stapling Margin
.ownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterDcomtManuals 
						

							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Execute Borderless Printing 
P003 
Execute Borderless Printing 
The borderless printing function allows you to prin t data without any margin by enlarging the data so  that
it extends slightly off the paper. W ithout the bord erless printing function, a margin is provided arou nd the
printed data. W hen you want to print data such as a ph oto without providing any margin around it, set
borderless printing. 
The procedure for performing borderless printing is  as follows: 
You can also set borderless printing in Additional  Features on the Quick Setup tab. 
Setting Borderless Printing 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set borderless printing  
Select Borderless from the Page Layout list on the  Page Setup tab. 
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
W hen a message prompting you to change the media ty pe appears, select a media type from the
list and click OK.  Page 259 of 468 pages
Execute Borderless Printing
.ownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterDcomtManuals    
						

							3.Check the paper size  
Check the Page Size list. W hen you want to change, select another page size from the list. The list
displays only sizes that can be used for borderless  printing. 
4.Adjust the amount of extension from the paper  
If necessary, adjust the amount of extension using  the Amount of Extension slider.
Moving the slider to the right increases the amount  extending off the paper, and moving the slider to
the left decreases the amount. 
It is recommended to set the slider at the second p osition from the right for most cases. 
Important 
W hen you set the slider at the rightmost position, the back side of the paper may become
smudged. 
5.Complete the setup  
Click OK. 
W hen you execute print, the data is printed without a ny margins on the paper. 
Important 
W hen a page size that cannot be used for borderless  printing is selected, the size is automatically
changed to the valid page sizes for borderless prin ting. 
W hen High Resolution Paper, T-Shirt Transfers, or E nvelope is selected from the Media Type list on
the Main tab, you cannot perform borderless printin g. 
W hen Borderless is selected, the Printer Paper Size , Duplex Printing, Staple Side settings, and the
Stamp/Background... (Stamp...) button on the Page Se tup tab appear grayed out and are
unavailable. 
Depending on the type of the media used during bord erless printing, the print quality may
deteriorate at the top and bottom of the sheet or sta ins may form. 
W hen the ratio of the height to the width differs from the image data, a portion of the image may not
be printed depending on the size of the media used. 
In this case, crop the image data with an applicati on software according to the paper size. 
Note 
W hen Plain Paper is selected for Media Type on the  Main tab, borderless printing is not
recommended, and therefore the message for media se lection appears.
W hen you are using plain paper for test printing, sele ct Plain Paper, and click OK. 
Expanding the Range of the Document to Print 
Setting a large amount of extension allows you to perform borderless printing with no problems.
However, the portion of the document extending off  the paper range will not be printed. Subjects around
the perimeter of a photo may not be printed.  
Try borderless printing once. W hen you are not sati sfied with the result of borderless printing, reduce the
amount of extension. The extension amount decreases  as the Amount of Extension slider is moved to
the left. 
Important 
W hen the amount of extension is decreased, an unexp ected margin may be produced on the print,
depending on the size of the paper. 
Note 
W hen the Amount of Extension slider is set to the l eftmost position, image data will be printed in the
full size. 
W hen Preview before printing is checked on the Main  tab, you can confirm whether there will be noPage 260 of 468 pages
Execute Borderless Printing
.ownloadedtfromtManualsPrinterDcomtManuals