Canon Pixma Mx492 User Guide
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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. When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified staple side and margin width. Important • Stapling Side and Specify Margin... appear grayed out and are unavailable when: • Borderless, Tiling/Poster , or Booklet is selected for Page Layout • Scaled is selected for Page Layout (When Duplex Printing (Manual) is also selected, only Stapling Side can be specified.) 331
Execute Borderless PrintingThe borderless printing function allows you to print data without any margin by enlarging the data so that it extends slightly off the paper. In standard printing, margins are created around the document area. However, in borderless printing function, these margins are not created. When you want to print data such as a photo 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. When a message prompting you to change the media type appears, select a media type from the list and click OK. 3. Check the paper size 332
Check the Page Size list. When you want to change it, 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 position from the right for most cases. Important • When the Amount of Extension slider is set to the rightmost position, the back side of the paper may become smudged. 5. Complete the setup Click OK. When you execute print, the data is printed without any margins on the paper. Important • When a page size that cannot be used for borderless printing is selected, the size is automatically changed to the valid page sizes for borderless printing. • When Borderless is selected, the Printer Paper Size , Duplex Printing (Manual) , Stapling Side settings, and the Stamp/Background... (Stamp... ) button on the Page Setup tab appear grayed out and are unavailable. • When Envelope , or High Resolution Paper is selected from the Media Type list on the Main tab, you cannot perform borderless printing. • Depending on the type of the media used during borderless printing, the print quality may deteriorate at the top and bottom of the sheet or stains may form. • When 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 application software according to the paper size. Note • When Plain Paper is selected for Media Type on the Main tab, borderless printing is not recommended. Therefore, the message for media selection appears. When you are using plain paper for test printing, select 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 and for this reason, the subjects around the perimeter of a photo may not be printed. When you are not satisfied 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. 333
Important• When the amount of extension is decreased, an unexpected margin may be produced on the print,depending on the size of the paper. Note • When the Amount of Extension slider is set to the leftmost position, image data will be printed in the full size. • When Preview before printing is checked on the Main tab, you can confirm whether there will be no margin before printing. 334
Fit-to-Page Printing The procedure for printing a document that is automatically enlarged or reduced to fit the page size to be used is as follows: 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Set fit-to-page printing Select Fit-to-Page from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab. 3. Select the paper size of the document Using Page Size , select the page size that is set with your application software. 4. Select the print paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the printer from the Printer Paper Size list. When the Printer Paper Size is smaller than the Page Size, the page image will be reduced. When the Printer Paper Size is larger than the Page Size, the page image will be enlarged. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver. 335
5. Complete the setup Click OK. When you execute print, the document will be enlarged or reduced to fit to the page size. 336
Scaled Printing The procedure for printing a document with pages enlarged or reduced is as follows: 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Set scaled printingSelect Scaled from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab. 3. Select the paper size of the document Using Page Size , select the page size that is set with your application software. 4. Set the scaling rate by using one of the following methods: • Select a Printer Paper Size When the printer paper size is smaller than the Page Size, the page image will be reduced. When the printer paper size is larger than the Page Size, the page image will be enlarged. 337
• Specify a scaling factorDirectly type in a value into the Scaling box. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver. 5. Complete the setup Click OK. When you execute print, the document will be printed with the specified scale. Important • When the application software which you used to create the original has the scaled printing function, configure the settings on your application software. You do not need to configure the same setting in the printer driver. 338
Note• Selecting Scaled changes the printable area of the document.339
Page Layout PrintingThe page layout printing function allows you to print more than one page image on a single sheet of paper. The procedure for performing page layout printing is as follows: 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Set page layout printing Select Page Layout from the Page Layout list on the Page Setup tab. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the printer driver. 3. Select the print paper size Select the size of the paper loaded in the printer from the Printer Paper Size list. 4. Set the number of pages to be printed on one sheet and the page order If necessary, click Specify..., specify the following settings in the Page Layout Printing dialog box, and click OK. 340