Canon Pixma Mx492 User Guide

Page BorderPrints a page border line around each document page.
Check this check box to print the page border line.
Specify Margin dialog box
This dialog box allows you to specify the margin width for the side to be stapled. If a document does not fit
on one page, the document is reduced when printed.
Margin Specifies the width of the stapling margin.
The width of the side specified by  Stapling Side becomes the stapling margin.
Print Options dialog box Makes changes to print data that is sent to the...

Do not allow application software to compress print dataCompression of the application software print data is prohibited.If the print result has missing image data or unintended colors, selecting this check box may improve
the condition.
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Uncheck this check box under normal circumstances.
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Do not allow application software to compress print data  tab cannot be used with the XPS
printer driver.
Print after creating print data by page The print data is created in page units, and printing...

Stamp/Background (Stamp...) dialog boxThe  Stamp/Background  (Stamp... ) dialog box allows you to print a stamp and/or background over or
behind the document pages. In addition to the pre-registered ones, you can register and use your original
stamp or background.
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With the XPS printer driver, the  Stamp/Background... button has become the  Stamp... button and
only the stamp function can be used.
Stamp Stamp printing is a function that prints a stamp over a document.
Check this check box and select...

Background first page onlySelects whether to print the background on the first page only or print on all pages when thedocument has two or more pages.
Check the  Background  check box to enable this.
Check this check box to print a background on the first page only.
Stamp Tab The Stamp tab allows you to set the text and bitmap file (.bmp) to be used for a stamp.
Preview Window Shows the status of the stamp configured in each tab.
Stamp Type Specifies the stamp type.
Select  Text to create a stamp with...

SizeAdjusts the size of the bitmap file to be used as a stamp.
Moving the slider to the right increases the size, moving the slider to the left decreases the size.
Transparent white area Specifies whether to make white-filled areas of the bitmap transparent.
Check this check box to make white-filled areas of the bitmap transparent.
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Click  Defaults  to set Stamp Type  to text, Stamp Text  to blank, TrueType Font  to Arial, Style to
Regular,  Size to 36 points,  Outline unchecked, and  Color to gray...

DeleteDeletes an unnecessary stamp.
Specify the title of an unnecessary stamp from the  Stamps list, and click this button.
Background Tab The Background tab allows you to select a bitmap file (.bmp) to be used as a background or determine
how to print the selected background.
Preview Window Shows the status of the bitmap set on the  Background tab.
File Specifies the name of the bitmap file to be used as the background.
Select File... Opens the dialog box to open a file.
Click this button to select a...

DeleteDeletes an unnecessary background.
Specify the title of an unnecessary background from the  Backgrounds list, and then click this
button.
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Maintenance tab DescriptionThe  Maintenance  tab allows you to perform printer maintenance or change the settings of the printer.
 Cleaning
Performs print head cleaning.
Print head cleaning removes any blockage in the print head nozzles.
Perform cleaning when printing becomes faint, or a specific color fails to print, even though all ink levels are sufficiently high.
 Deep Cleaning
Performs deep cleaning.
Perform deep cleaning when two cleaning attempts do not resolve the print head problem.
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Deep...

Align the print head immediately after installing the print head.When you click  Print Head Alignment , the 
Start Print Head Alignment dialog box is displayed.
 Nozzle Check
Prints a nozzle check pattern.
Perform this function if printing becomes faint or a specific color fails to print. Print a nozzle check
pattern, and check whether the print head is working properly.
If the print result for a specific color is fainted, or if there are any unprinted sections, click  Cleaning to
clean the print head....

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If the printer is off or if communication between the printer and the computer is disabled, an errormessage 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.
 Quiet Settings
Opens the 
Quiet Settings dialog box .
Quiet Settings  dialog box allows you to specify a setting that reduces the operating noise of the printer.
This mode comes in handy when the operating noise of the printer becomes a...