Canon printer PIXMA MG2920 User Manual
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Booklet PrintingThe booklet printing function allows you to print data for a booklet. Data is printed on both sides of the paper. This type of printing ensures that pages can be collated properly, in page number order, when the printed sheets are folded and stapled at the center. The procedure for performing booklet printing is as follows: 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Set booklet printing Select Booklet 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 window. 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 margin for stapling and the margin width Click Specify... and specify the following settings in the Booklet Printing dialog box, and then click OK. 291
Margin for staplingSelect which side should the stapling margin be on when the booklet is completed. Insert blank page To leave one side of a sheet blank, check the check box, and select the page to be left blank. Margin Enter the margin width. The specified width from the center of the sheet becomes the margin width for one page. Page Border To print a page border around each document page, check the check box. 5. Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab. When you execute print, the document will be printed on one side of a sheet of paper. When the printing of one side is complete, set the paper correctly by following the message and click OK. When the printing of the other side is complete, fold the paper at the center of the margin and make a booklet. Important • Booklet cannot be selected when a media type other than Plain Paper is selected for Media Type on the Main tab. Note • The stamp and background are not printed on the inserted blank sheets with the Insert blank page function of booklet printing. 292
Duplex Printing The procedure for printing data on both sides of a sheet of paper is as follows: You can also set duplex printing in Additional Features on the Quick Setup tab. 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Set duplex printing Check the Duplex Printing (Manual) check box on the Page Setup tab. 3. Select the layout Select Normal-size , Fit-to-Page , Scaled , or Page Layout from the Page Layout list. 4. Specify the side to be stapled The best Stapling Side is selected automatically from the Orientation and Page Layout settings. To change the setting, select another stapling side from the list. 5. Set the margin width If necessary, click Specify Margin... and set the margin width, and then click OK. 6. Complete the setup 293
Click OK on the Page Setup tab. When you execute print, the document is first printed on one side of a sheet of paper. After one side is printed, reload the paper correctly according to the message. Then click Start Printing to print the opposite side. Important • When a media type other than Plain Paper is selected from Media Type on the Main tab, Duplex Printing (Manual) appears grayed out and is unavailable. • When Tiling/Poster or Booklet is selected from the Page Layout list, Duplex Printing (Manual) and Stapling Side appear grayed out and are unavailable. Note • If the back side of the paper becomes smudged during duplex printing, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning in the Maintenance tab. Related Topics Cleaning Inside the Printer Changing the Printer Operation Mode 294
Stamp/Background PrintingStamp or Background may be unavailable when certain printer drivers or operating environments are used. The Stamp function allows you to print a stamp text or a bitmap over or behind document data. It also allows you to print date, time and user name. The Background function allows you to print a light illustration behind the document data. The procedure for performing stamp/background printing is as follows: Printing a Stamp "CONFIDENTIAL," "IMPORTANT," and other stamps that are used often in companies are pre-registered.1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Click Stamp/Background... (Stamp... ) on the Page Setup tab The Stamp/Background (Stamp ) dialog box opens. Note • With the XPS printer driver, the Stamp/Background... button has become the Stamp... button and only the stamp function can be used. 295
3.Select a stamp Check the Stamp check box, and select the stamp to be used from the list. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the Page Setup tab.4. Set the stamp details If necessary, specify the following settings, and then click OK. Define Stamp... button To change the stamp text, bitmap, or position , click this. Place stamp over text To print the stamp on the front of the document, check this check box. Note • The stamp is given priority because the stamp is printed over the document data in the sections where the stamp and the document data overlap. When this check box is unchecked, the stamp is printed behind the document data and may be hidden in theoverlapping sections depending on the application software used. • Place stamp over text cannot be used when the XPS printer driver is used. When the XPS printer driver is used, the stamp is normally printed in the foreground of the document. Print semitransparent stamp Check this check box to print a semi-transparent stamp on the document.This function is available only when the XPS printer driver is used. Stamp first page only To print the stamp only on the first page, check this check box. 5. Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab. When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified stamp. Printing a Background Two bitmap files are pre-registered as samples. 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Click Stamp/Background... on the Page Setup tab The Stamp/Background dialog box opens. 3. Select the background Check the Background check box, and select the background to be used from the list. The current settings are displayed in the settings preview on the left side of the Page Setup tab. 4. Set the background details If necessary, complete the following settings, and then click OK. 296
Select Background... buttonTo use another background or change the layout or density of a background , click this. Background first page only To print the background only on the first page, check this check box. 5. Complete the setup Click OK on the Page Setup tab. When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified background. Note • The stamp and background are not printed on blank sheets inserted with the Insert blank page function of booklet printing. Related Topics Registering a Stamp Registering Image Data to be Used as a Background 297
Registering a StampThis feature may be unavailable when certain printer drivers or operating environments are used. You can create and register a new stamp. You can also change and re-register some of the settings of an existing stamp. Unnecessary stamps can be deleted at any time. The procedure for registering a new stamp is as follows: Registering a New Stamp1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Click Stamp/Background... (Stamp... ) on the Page Setup tab The Stamp/Background (Stamp ) dialog box opens. Note • With the XPS printer driver, the Stamp/Background... button has become the Stamp... button and only the stamp function can be used. 3. Click Define Stamp... The Stamp Settings dialog box opens. 298
4. Configure the stamp while viewing the preview window • Stamp tab Select Text, Bitmap , or Date/Time/User Name that matches your purpose for Stamp Type. ◦ For Text registration, the characters must already be entered in Stamp Text. If necessary, change the TrueType Font , Style , Size , and Outline settings. You can select the color of the stamp by clicking Select Color.... ◦ For Bitmap , click Select File... and select the bitmap file (.bmp) to be used. If necessary, change the settings of the Size and Transparent white area . ◦ For Date/Time/User Name , the creation date/time and user name of the printed object are displayed in Stamp Text. If necessary, change the settings of TrueType Font, Style , Size , and Outline . You can select the color of the stamp by clicking Select Color.... Important • Stamp Text appears grayed out and is unavailable when Date/Time/User Name is selected. • Placement tab Select the stamp position from the Position list. You can also select Custom from the Position list and specify coordinates for X-Position and Y-Position . You can also change the stamp position by dragging the stamp in the preview window. To change the stamp position angle, type a value in the Orientation box directly. Important • Orientation cannot be changed when Bitmap is selected for Stamp Type on the Stamp tab. 5. Save the stamp Click the Save settings tab and enter a title in the Title box, and then click Save. Click OK when the confirmation message appears. Note • Spaces, tabs, and returns cannot be entered at the beginning or end of a title. 299
6.Complete the setup Click OK. The Stamp/Background (Stamp ) dialog box opens again. The registered title appears in the Stamp list. Changing and Registering Some of Stamp Settings1. Select the stamp for which the settings are to be changed Select the Stamp check box in the Stamp/Background (Stamp ) dialog box. Then from the list, select the title of the stamp to be changed. 2. Click Define Stamp... The Stamp Settings dialog box opens. 3. Configure the stamp while viewing the preview window 4. Overwrite save the stamp Click Save overwrite on the Save settings tab. When you want to save the stamp with a different title, type a new title in the Title box and click Save. Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 5. Complete the setup Click OK. The Stamp/Background (Stamp ) dialog box opens again. The registered title appears in the Stamp list. Deleting an Unnecessary Stamp 1. Click Define Stamp... in the Stamp/Background (Stamp ) dialog box The Stamp Settings dialog box opens. 2. Select the stamp to be deleted Select the title of the stamp you want to delete from the Stamps list on the Save settings tab. Then click Delete . Click OK when the confirmation message appears. 3. Complete the setup Click OK. The Stamp/Background (Stamp ) dialog box opens again. 300