Canon Pixma Mx850 Quick Start Guide

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Printing from Your Computer
Printing from Your Computer
This section describes pr ocedure for basic printing.
Printing with Windows
1
Turn on the machine and load the paper in the machine.
See “Turning the Machine On and Off” on page 14 and “Loading Printing Paper” on page 20.
2Create a document or open a file to print  using appropriate application software.
3Select Print on the application software’s  File menu.
4Make sure that  Canon XXX  Printer  (where 
“ XXX ” is your machine’s name) is...

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Printing with Macintosh
1
Turn on the machine and load the paper in the machine.
See “Turning the Machine On and Off” on page 14 and “Loading Printing Paper” on page 20.
2Create a document or open a file to print  using appropriate application software.
3Select Page Setup  on the application software’s  File menu. 
4Make sure that your machine’s name is 
selected in  Format for.
5Select the page size of the loaded paper in 
Paper Size .
6Click OK.
7Select  Print on the...

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Scanning Images
Scanning Images
You can scan images from the machine to a com puter without printing them and save them in 
popular image types, such as JPEG, TIFF, bitmaps,  or PDF. The scanned data can be sent to one of 
the computers connected over a network as well as  to a computer connected via USB. If you are 
scanning printed text, you can use the  OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software to convert it to 
text data.
Scanning Methods
You can select from the various scanning methods.
z If...

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„Scanning Using the Operation Panel on the Machine
1(Macintosh only) Prepare your computer before scanning.
This operation is not necessary for Mac OS X v.10.4.x.
For details, refer to “Scanning Methods” in the  User’s Guide on-screen manual.
2Turn on the machine.
See “Turning the Machine On and Off” on page 14.
3Load the original document on the Platen Glass or in the ADF.
See “Handling the Original Document” on page 16.
4Press the SCAN button.
5Use the  { or  } button to select...

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Printing Photographs Directly from  a PictBridge Compliant Device
Printing Photographs Directly from a 
PictBridge Compliant Device
You can connect a PictBridge compliant device such  as a digital camera, camcorder, or mobile 
phone using a USB cable recommended by the device’s manufacturer, and print recorded images 
directly without using a computer.
z Connectable Devices
PictBridge is an industry standard enabling a range of  digital photo solutions, including the direct 
printing of photos from a...

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2Connect the PictBridge compliant device to the machine.
(1)Make sure that the PictBridge compliant 
device is turned off.
(2) Connect the PictBridge compliant device 
to the machine using a USB cable 
recommended by the manufacturer of the 
device.
The device turns on automatically.
If your device does not turn on 
automatically, turn it on manually.
(3) Set up the PictBridge compliant device for 
direct printing.
 will appear on the...

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Printing Photographs Directly from  a PictBridge Compliant Device
About PictBridge Print Settings
„Settings on a PictBridge Compliant Device
This section describes the print settings on a  PictBridge compliant device. When operating the 
device, be sure to follow the instructions giv en in the instruction manual of your PictBridge 
compliant device.
z Paper Size and Paper Type Settings
The following sizes and types of printing paper  can be used when printing from a PictBridge 
compliant device.
z...

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*7Exclusively used to print photo stickers.  When printing on sticker paper, select 4 x 6 / 10 
x 15 cm  for Paper size  and Photo  for Paper type . Do not set  Layout to Borderless .
zLayout Setting
Various layout options are available.
zBordered/Borderless: You can select whether or not to print an image with a border.
z N-up: You can use this option when printing on sticker paper, or A4- or Letter-sized paper.
Sticker paper: When you...

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zTrimming Setting
You can select an area to print.
„Setting on the Machine
This section describes the PictBridge print settings on the machine.
Set the print settings to Default on the PictBridge compliant device when you want to print 
according to the settings on the machine.
zDisplaying the PictBridge Settings Screen and Specifying the Settings
(1)Turn on the machine.
(2)Press the Menu button.
(3)Press the [ or ] button to select...

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zSetting Items
*1Set the items in this column to Default on the PictBridge compliant device when you want 
to make settings on the machine.
*2When Auto image fix ON is selected, the scene or person’s face of a shot photo is 
recognized and the most suitable correction for each photo is made automatically. It makes 
a darkened face by backlight brighter to print. It also analyzes a scene such as scenery, 
night scene, person, etc. and...