Canon printer imageCLASS D860 User Manual

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Printer Properties
■Finishing Tab
Specifies how final output is collated and sets printing pages in reverse output order. Check 
the check boxes to collate the document or print it in reverse output order.
Preferences
Preferences... on the Finishing tab window opens the Preferences dialog box. The check box 
lets you turn EMF Spooling on. If this is not checked, EMF Spooling will be off. This setting 
is unchecked by default. 

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■Paper Source Tab
Specifies the paper source and paper type settings.
Paper Source lets you specify paper feed method. Select from Cassette or Multi-purpose 
Tr a y.
Paper Type lets you select from following types of paper:
•Plain Paper (including colored paper, recycled paper: 17 lb to 20 lb bond (64 to 80 g/m
2))
•Transparencies*
•Tracing Paper* (tracing paper, thin paper: 15 lb to 19 lb bond (52 to 63 g/m
2))
•Special Paper 1* (thick paper: 21 lb to 32 lb bond (81 to 128 g/m...

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■Quality Tab
Specifies the resolution, halftoning method, brightness, and contrast settings.
Resolution lets you specify the printer’s resolution in dots per inch (600 dpi, 300 dpi).
Halftones is the process of converting a greyscale image to black dots and white (unprinted) 
dots that simulate the grey shades in the original image. Different halftone patterns give 
different grey shade results.
Brightness is the relative proportion of light and dark areas. Decreasing brightness...

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Detailed Settings
Details... accesses the settings for toner saver and Image Refinement.
To n e r  S a v e thins the black areas of print data, so toner consumption is reduced.
Image Refinement is a printer technology from Canon, with which the printer automatically 
senses and refines the jagged edges and ragged curves of characters and graphics. 

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Checking the Status of a Print Job
Chapter 4
Checking the Status of a 
Print Job
This chapter describes how to check the status of print jobs. 
You can track and control your print jobs using either of the following methods:
•The Canon iC D800 Status Window 
Tells you exactly what is happening with the current print job.
• The Windows Printers (in Windows XP/Server 2003, Printers and Faxes) folder
Helps you control and manage all print jobs in a queue for all printers installed in 
Windows. 

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Checking the Status of a Print Job
The Canon iC D800 Status Window opens automatically in the following situations:
• When you print a document, provided “While Printing” is selected for “Display Printer 
Status Window” the Option Settings dialog box of the Status Window.
• When an error occurs or user action is required.
• When Windows starts, if the Status Window was open the last time Windows was closed.
You can also open the Printer Status Window by clicking the Status Window icon in the...

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Checking the Status of a Print Job
The Status Window is a program used to display the status of jobs and perform printer operations.
Using Canon iC D800 Status Window
Window areaDescription
Menu bar Contains menu options to control the Status Window and the 
printer.
Printer icon Displays the current printing status and error conditions.
Printer status message area Displays the current status of the printer.
Error message area Gives a description of situations requiring action.
Animation area Shows...

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Checking the Status of a Print Job
■Using the Menu Bar
Job Menu
You can select the Job menu from the menu bar of the Canon iC D800 Status Window:
The Job menu includes the following options:
•Pause temporarily halts printing of the current document. After the current page completes 
printing, the printer pauses until you select Resume.
•Resume resumes printing with the next page of the document you paused.
•Cancel cancels printing of the document currently being printed. 

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Settings Menu
You can select the Settings menu from the menu bar of the Canon iC D800 Status Window:
The Settings menu includes the following selections:
•Options... opens the Option Settings dialog box that lets you change the settings for the 
Status Window.
•Port... opens the Port Setting dialog box when the printer is connected to a local parallel 
port. This setting is unavailable if the printer is not connected to a local parallel port, or 
while printing is...

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Checking the Status of a Print Job
•Display Printer Status Window lets you select when the Status Window displays.
•While printing—The Status Window opens automatically each time you print.
•Only when Errors Occur—The Status Window opens only when an error occurs.
To manually open the Status Window, click the Status Window icon in the Windows 
taskbar, and then click the Canon iC D800.
You can change display options even as a document prints, but the changed settings do 
not take effect until the...