Canon Pixma Mp540 User Guide

							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Switching the Paper Source to Match the Purpose 
Switching the Paper Source to Match the Purpose 
In this machine, there are two paper sources, a rear tray and a cassette.
You can facilitate printing by selecting a paper source setting that matches your print conditions or
purpose. 
The procedure for setting paper source is as follows: 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Select the paper source 
From the Paper Source list on the Main tab, select the paper source that matches your purpose. 
Automatically Select 
Plain paper whose Page Size is Letter 8.5x11, A5, A4, or B5 is fed from the cassette. Other sizes of
plain paper and paper types other than plain paper are fed from the rear tray. 
Rear Tray 
Paper is always fed from the rear tray. 
Cassette 
Paper is always fed from the cassette. 
Important 
Plain paper that is not Letter 8.5x11, A5, A4, or B5 and paper types other than plain paper
cannot be fed from the cassette. 
Continuous Autofeed 
If plain paper runs out in the specified paper source, the printer automatically switches the paper
source. 
When printing a large volume of data, load plain paper of the same size in both paper sources. You
can therefore reduce the trouble of having to load paper because the printer automatically switches
the paper source when paper runs out in one paper source. 
Important 
Continuous Autofeed is unavailable when paper other than Plain Paper is selected for Media
Type. 
Since the printer feeds paper from the paper source that was being used the last time
Continuous Autofeed was selected and printing ended, load the same paper in both the rear
tray and the cassette. 
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							Paper Allocation 
If the media type for the print data is plain paper and the paper size matches the paper allocation
setting, the printer automatically feeds paper from the cassette. If not, the printer feeds paper from
the rear tray. 
To change the paper allocation settings, click Paper Allocation..., specify the Paper Size to be loaded
in the cassette, and then click OK. 
If you load frequently used plain paper in the cassette, the printer feeds paper from the rear tray
when the print data uses a different type of paper. You can therefore reduce the trouble of having t
o
load different paper. 
3.Complete the setup 
Click OK.
When you execute print, the printer uses the specified paper source to print the data. 
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Displaying the Print Results before Printing 
Displaying the Print Results before Printing 
You can display and check the print result before printing. 
The procedure for displaying the print result before printing is as follows: 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Set the preview 
Check the Preview before printing check box on the Main tab. 
3.Complete the setup 
Click OK.
The Canon IJ Preview will start and the print result will be displayed before printing. 
Related Topic 
Canon IJ Preview
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Various Printing Methods >
Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size) 
Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size) 
You can specify the height and width of paper if its size cannot be selected in Page Size. Such a paper
size is called a custom size. 
The procedure for specifying a custom size is as follows: 
1.Set the custom size in the application software 
On your applications paper size feature, specify your custom size. 
Important 
If the application software that created the document has a function for specifying the height
and width values, use the application software to set the values. If the application software
does not have such a function or if the document does not print correctly, use the printer driver
to set the values. 
2.Open the printer driver setup window
3.Select the paper size 
Select Custom... for Page Size on the Page Setup tab. 
The Custom Paper Size dialog box opens. 
4.Set the custom size in the application software 
Specify Units, and enter the Width and Height of the paper to be used. Then click OK. 
5.Complete the setup 
Click OK on the Page Setup tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified paper size. 
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Changing the Print Quality and
Correcting Image Data
Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data
Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method
Printing a Color Document in Monochrome
Specifying Color Correction
Optimal Photo Printing of Image Data
Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver
Printing with ICC Profiles
Adjusting Color Balance
Adjusting Brightness
Adjusting Intensity
Adjusting Contrast
Simulating an Illustration
Representing Image Data with a Single Color
Presenting Image Data with Vivid Colors
Smoothing Jagged Outlines
Changing Color Properties to Improve Coloration
Reducing Photo Noise
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Changing the Print Quality and
Correcting Image Data > Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a Halftoning Method 
Selecting a Combination of the Print Quality Level and a
Halftoning Method 
You can set the print quality level and the halftoning method. 
The procedure for setting the print quality level and the halftoning method is as follows: 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Select the print quality 
Select Custom for Print Quality on the Main tab, and click Set.... 
The Custom dialog box opens. 
3.Setting the print quality and halftone expression method 
Move the Quality slider to select the quality level.
Select Halftoning and click OK. 
Note 
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							Halftones refer to color shades between the darkest color and the brightest color.
The printer replaces the color shades with a collection of small dots to express the halftones.
Dither arranges the dots according to fixed rules to express the halftones. Diffusion places the
dots randomly to express the halftones. When you select Auto, the data is printed with the
optimal halftoning method for the selected print quality. 
4.Complete the setup 
Click OK on the Main tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified quality level and halftoning method. 
Important 
Certain print quality levels and halftoning methods cannot be selected depending on the settings of
Media Type. 
Note 
When the part of the object is not printed, selecting Diffusion for Halftoning may solve the problem. 
Related Topics 
Specifying Color Correction
Adjusting Color Balance
Adjusting Brightness
Adjusting Intensity
Adjusting Contrast
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Changing the Print Quality and
Correcting Image Data
 > Printing a Color Document in Monochrome 
Printing a Color Document in Monochrome 
The procedure for printing a color document in monochrome is as follows: 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Set grayscale printing 
Check the Grayscale Printing check box on the Main tab. 
3.Complete the setup 
Click OK.
When you execute print, the document is converted to grayscale data. It allows you to print the color
document in monochrome. 
Important 
When the Grayscale Printing check box is checked, the printer driver processes image data as
sRGB data. In this case, actual colors printed may differ from those in the original image data.
When using the grayscale printing function to print Adobe RGB data, convert the data to sRGB data
using an application software. 
Note 
During Grayscale Printing, color inks may be used as well as black ink. 
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							Advanced Guide > Printing from a Computer > Printing with Other Application Software > Changing the Print Quality and
Correcting Image Data
 > Specifying Color Correction 
Specifying Color Correction 
You can specify the color correction method suited to the type of document to be printed.
Normally, the printer driver adjusts the colors by using Canon Digital Photo Color so that data is printed
with color tints that most people prefer. This method is suitable for printing sRGB data. 
If you want to print by using the color space of sRGB or Adobe RGB data effectively, select ICM. If you
want to use an application software to specify an ICC profile, select None. 
The procedure for specifying color correction is as follows: 
1.Open the printer driver setup window
2.Select the manual color adjustment 
On the Main tab, select Manual for Color/Intensity, and click Set.... 
The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens. 
3.Select color correction 
Click Matching tab, select Color Correction setting suited to your purpose from the following, and
click OK. 
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