Canon Pixma Mp540 User Guide

							Duplex Printing is unavailable when: 
A media type other than Plain Paper is selected from the Media Type list. 
Poster Printing is selected from the Page Layout list. 
When Booklet Printing is selected from the Page Layout list, Duplex Printing and Staple Side
appear grayed out and are unavailable. 
Note 
If the Media Type dialog box appears when performing borderless printing during duplex printing,
select Plain Paper. 
If the back side of the paper becomes smudged during duplex printing, perform Bottom Plate
Cleaning in the Maintenance tab. 
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Stamp/Background Printing 
Stamp/Background Printing 
This feature is unavailable when the 64-bit printer driver is used. 
The Stamp function allows you to print a stamp text or a bitmap over or behind document data. The
Background function allows you to print a light illustration behind the document data. 
The procedure for performing stamp/background printing is as follows: 
Printing a stamp 
CONFIDENTIAL, IMPORTANT, and other stamps that are used often in companies are pre-registered.
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Click Stamp/Background... on the Page Setup tab 
The Stamp/Background dialog box opens. 
3.Select a stamp 
Check the Stamp check box, and select a desired stamp from the list.
The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the Page Setup tab. 
4.Set the stamp details 
If necessary, complete the following settings, and then click OK. 
Place stamp over text 
To print the stamp on the front of the document, check this check box. 
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							Note 
The stamp is given priority because the stamp is printed over the document data in the
sections where the stamp and the document data overlap. If the Place stamp over text check
box is unchecked, the stamp is printed behind the document data and may be hidden in the
overlapping sections depending on the application used. 
Stamp first page only 
To print the stamp only on the first page, check this check box. 
Define Stamp... button 
To change the stamp text, bitmap, or position, click this (refer to Saving a Stamp Setting). 
5.Complete the setup 
Click OK on the Page Setup tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified stamp. 
Printing a background 
1.Select the background for which the settings are to be changed 
Two bitmap files are pre-registered as samples. 
2.Click Stamp/Background... on the Page Setup tab 
The Stamp/Background dialog box opens. 
3.Select the background 
Check the Background check box, and select a desired background from the list.
The current settings are displayed in the Settings Preview on the left side of the Page Setup tab. 
4.Set the background details 
If necessary, complete the following settings, and then click OK. 
Background first page only 
To print the background only on the first page, check this check box. 
Select Background... button 
To use another bitmap file or change the layout or density of a background, click this (refer to Saving
Image Data to be Used as a Background). 
5.Complete the setup 
Click OK on the Page Setup tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified background. 
Important 
When the Borderless Printing check box is checked, the Stamp/Background... button appears
grayed out and is unavailable. 
Note 
The stamp and background are not printed on blank sheets inserted with the Insert blank page
function of Booklet Printing. 
Related Topics 
Saving a Stamp Setting
Saving Image Data to be Used as a Background
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Stamp/Background Printing > Saving a Stamp Setting 
Saving a Stamp Setting 
This feature is unavailable when the 64-bit printer driver is used. 
You can create and save a new stamp. You can also change and register some of the settings of an
existing stamp. Unnecessary stamps can be deleted at any time. 
The procedure for registering a new stamp is as follows: 
Registering a new stamp 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Click Stamp/Background... on the Page Setup tab 
The Stamp/Background dialog box opens. 
3.Click Define Stamp... 
The Stamp Settings dialog box opens. 
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							4.Configure the stamp while viewing the preview window 
Stamp tab 
Select Text or Bitmap with Stamp Type.
When registering a text, the characters must already be entered in Stamp Text. Change the True
Type Font, Style, Size, and Outline settings, as necessary. You can select the color of the stamp
by clicking Select Color....
For Bitmap, click Select File... and select the bitmap file (.bmp) to be used. Change the settings
of the Size and Transparent white area if necessary. 
Placement tab 
Select the stamp position from the Position list. You can also select Custom from the Position
list and specify coordinates for X-Position and Y-Position.
You can also change the stamp position by dragging the stamp in the preview window.
To change the stamp position angle, type a value in the Orientation box directly. 
5.Save the stamp 
Click the Save settings tab and enter a new stamp title in the Title box, and then click Save.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
6.Complete the setup 
Click OK. The Stamp/Background dialog box opens again.
The registered title appears in the Stamp list. 
Changing and registering some of stamp settings 
1.Select the stamp for which the settings are to be changed 
Check the Stamp check box in the Stamp/Background dialog box, and then select the title of the
stamp to be changed from the Stamp list. 
2.Click Define Stamp... 
The Stamp Settings dialog box opens. 
3.Configure the stamp while viewing the preview window 
4.Save the stamp 
Click Save overwrite on the Save settings tab.
If you want to save the stamp with a different title, type a new title in the Title box and click Save.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
5.Complete the setup 
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							Click OK. The Stamp/Background dialog box opens again.
The registered title appears in the Stamp list. 
Deleting an unnecessary stamp 
1.Click Define Stamp... in the Stamp/Background dialog box 
The Stamp Settings dialog box opens. 
2.Select the stamp to be deleted 
Select the title of the stamp you want to delete from the Stamps list on the Save settings tab. Then
click Delete.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
3.Complete the setup 
Click OK. The Stamp/Background dialog box opens again. 
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods > 
Stamp/Background Printing
 > Saving Image Data to be Used as a Background 
Saving Image Data to be Used as a Background 
This feature is unavailable when the 64-bit printer driver is used. 
You can select a bitmap file and save it as a new background. You can also change and register some
of the settings of an existing background. An unnecessary background can be deleted at any time. 
The procedure for registering image data to be used as a background is as follows: 
Registering image data to be used as a background 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Click Stamp/Background... on the Page Setup tab 
The Stamp/Background dialog box opens. 
3.Click Select Background... 
The Background Settings dialog box opens. 
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							4.Select the image data to be registered to the background 
Click Select File.... Select the target image data (bitmap file), and then click Open. 
5.Specify the following settings while viewing the preview window 
Layout Method 
Select how the background image data is to be placed.
When Custom is selected, you can set coordinates for X-Position and Y-Position.
You can also change the background position by dragging the image in the preview window. 
Intensity 
Set the intensity of the background image data with the Intensity slider. To lighten the background,
move the slider to the left. To darken the background, move the slider to the right. To print the
background at the original bitmap intensity, move the slider to the rightmost position. 
6.Save the background 
Click the Save settings tab and enter a new stamp title in the Title box, and then click Save.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
7.Complete the setup 
Click OK. The Stamp/Background dialog box opens again.
The registered title appears in the Background list. 
Changing and saving some background settings 
1.Select the background for which the settings are to be changed 
Check the Background check box in the Stamp/Background dialog box, and then select the title of
the background you want to change from the Background list. 
2.Click Select Background... 
The Background Settings dialog box opens. 
3.While viewing the preview, set the items on the Background tab 
4.Save the background 
Click Save overwrite on the Save settings tab. If you want to save the background with a different title,
type a new title in the Title box and click Save.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
5.Complete the setup 
Click OK. The Stamp/Background dialog box opens again.
The registered title appears in the Background list. 
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							Deleting an unnecessary background 
1.Click Select Background... in the Stamp/Background dialog box 
The Background Settings dialog box opens. 
2.Select the background to be deleted 
Select the title of the background you want to delete from the Backgrounds list on the Save settings
tab, and then click Delete.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 
3.Complete the setup 
Click OK. The Stamp/Background dialog box opens again. 
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Printing an Envelope 
Printing an Envelope 
For details on how to load an envelope into the machine, refer to the Loading Envelopes in the manual:
Basic Guide. 
The procedure for performing envelope printing is as follows: 
1.Load an envelop into the machine 
Fold down the envelope flap. 
Orient the envelope so that the flap is on the left and the folded surface is facing down. 
2.Open the printer driver setup window
3.Select the media type 
Select Envelope from the Media Type list on the Main tab. 
4.Select the paper size 
Click the Page Setup tab, and select Youkei 4, Youkei 6, Comm.Env. #10, or DL Env. for Page Size. 
5.Select the landscape for orientation 
To print the addressee horizontally, select Landscape for Orientation. 
6.Complete the setup 
Click OK.
When you execute print, the information is printed on the envelope. 
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