Canon Pixma Mx850 Quick Start Guide

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Before Using the Machine
2Prepare to load paper.
(1) Open the Rear Tray Cover and pull out the 
Paper Support.
Put your finger in the rounded indent of the 
Paper Support and pull it out until it stops.
(2) Open the Paper Output Tray.
Press the Open button to open the Paper 
Output Tray.
(3) Open the Output Tray Extension.
(4) Press the  Feed Switch  so that the Rear Tray 
lamp (A) lights.
3Load the paper.
(1) Load the paper in the Rear Tray with the print 
side facing UP.
(2) Align the paper stack...

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zLoading Paper in the Cassette
Some types and sizes of paper are not loadable in the Cassette and require the use of the Rear 
Tray. If you intend to use only the Cassette, chec k for any usage restrictions in advance. See 
“Paper Handling” on page 21.
1Flatten the four corners of  the paper before loading it.
See “Flatten the four corners of the paper before loading it.” on page 26.
2Pull out the Cassette from the machine.
3Load the paper with the print side facing 
DOWN....

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Before Using the Machine
4Insert the Cassette  into the machine.
Push the Cassette all the way into the machine.
5Open the Paper Output Tray.
(1)Open the Paper Output Tray.
Press the Open button to open the Paper 
Output Tray.
(2) Open the Output Tray Extension.
(3) Press the  Feed Switch  so that the Cassette 
lamp (B) lights.
6Specify the page size and media type settings according to the loaded paper.
Note
You can also select the paper source with the 
printer driver.
For details, refer to the  PC...

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„Loading Envelopes
Use either European DL or US Comm. Env. #10-sized envelope.
With proper printer driver settings, the address will be printed according to the direction of 
envelope.
zLoading Envelopes in the Rear Tray
1Prepare the envelopes.
zPress down on all four corners and edges of the envelopes to flatten them.
zIf the envelopes are curled, hold the opposite corners and gently twist them in the opposite 
direction.
zIf the corner of the envelope flap is folded, flatten...

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Before Using the Machine
2Load the envelopes.
(1) Load the envelope against the Cover Guide 
(the right side of the Paper Support).
Load with the address side facing UP and the 
rear flaps DOWN on the left.
Up to 10 envelopes can be loaded at once.
(2) Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the 
left side of the envelope.
(3) Press the  Feed Switch  so that the Rear Tray lamp lights up.
3Specify the settings in  the printer driver.
(1)Select  Envelope  in Media Type .
(2) Select the size for...

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zLoading Envelopes in the Cassette
1Prepare the envelopes.
See “Prepare the envelopes.” on page 30.
2Load the envelopes.
(1) Align the envelope stack against the right side 
of the Cassette.
Load with the address side facing DOWN. The 
flap of the envelope will appear facing UP on 
the left side.
Up to 5 envelopes can be loaded at once.
(2) Slide the Paper Guides against the sides of the 
envelope.
(3) Press the  Feed Switch  so that the Cassette 
lamp lights up.
3Specify the...

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Before Using the Machine
„ Loading Small-Sized Paper
You can use 4 x 6 / 101.6 x 152.4 mm, 5 x 7 / 127.0 x 177.8 mm, and Credit card-sized 
papers.
zLoading Small-Sized Paper in the Rear Tray
(1) Load the small-sized paper against the Cover 
Guide (the right side of the Paper Support) with 
the print side facing UP.
(2) Pinch the Paper Guide and slide it against the 
left side of the paper stack.
(3) Press the  Feed Switch  so that the Rear Tray 
lamp lights.
(4) Specify the page size and media type...

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zLoading Small-Sized Paper in the Cassette
(1) Align the paper stack against the right side of 
the Cassette with the print side facing DOWN.
(2) Slide the Paper Guides against the sides of the 
paper stack.
(3) Press the  Feed Switch  so that the Cassette 
lamp lights.
(4) Specify the page size and media type settings 
according to the loaded paper.
Note
You can also select the paper source with the 
printer driver.
For details, refer to the  PC Printing Guide on-
screen...

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Copying
Copying
Making Copies
This section describes the basic procedure to make  copies. For details, refer to “Copying” in the 
User’s Guide  on-screen manual.
1Turn on the machine.
See “Turning the Machine On and Off” on page 14.
2Press the COPY button to select the copy  mode if another mode has been 
selected.
3Load paper.
See “Loading Printing Paper” on page 20.
4Load the original document on the Pl aten Glass (A) or in the ADF (B).
See “Handling the Original Document” on page 16.
5Specify the...

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Setting Items
Press the Settings button in the copy mode to change the copy settings such as page size, media 
type, and print quality.
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You can specify the settings of the printing paper, print quality, etc.
(1) Page size
Select the page size of the loaded paper.
(2) Media type
Select the media type of the loaded paper.
(3) Print quality
Adjust print quality according to the original.
(4) Magnification
Specify the reduction/enlargement method. For details, refer to “Reducing or...