Canon printer PIXMA MG2924 User Manual

							Note•
In the XPS printer driver, ICM has become  ICC Profile Matching .
Related Topics
Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)
Adjusting Color Balance
Adjusting Brightness
Adjusting Intensity
Adjusting Contrast
Adjusting Color Balance Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver)
Adjusting Intensity/Contrast Using Sample Patterns (Printer Driver)
Specifying Color Correction
Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver
Printing with ICC Profiles
Printing a Color Document in Monochrome
Displaying the Print Results before Printing
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							Page Setup tab DescriptionThe  Page Setup  tab allows you to determine how a document is to be arranged on the paper. Also, this tab
allows you to set the number of copies and the order of printing. If the application which created the
document has a similar function, set them with the application.
Settings Preview The paper illustration shows how the original will be laid out on a sheet of paper.
You can check an overall image of the layout.
Page Size Selects a page size.
Ensure that you select the same page size as you selected within the application.
If you select  Custom..., the 
Custom Paper Size dialog box  opens and allows you to specify any
vertical and horizontal dimensions for the paper size.
Orientation Selects the printing orientation.
If the application used to create your document has a similar function, select the same orientation that
you selected in that application.
Portrait Prints the document so that its top and bottom positions are unchanged relative to the paper feed
direction. This is the default setting.
Landscape Prints the document by rotating it 90 degrees relative to the paper feed direction.
You can change the rotation direction by going to the  Maintenance tab, opening the  Custom
Settings  dialog box, and then using  Rotate 90 degrees left when orientation is [Landscape]
check box.
To rotate the document 90 degrees to the left when printing, select the  Rotate 90 degrees left
when orientation is [Landscape]  check box.
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							Rotate 180 degreesPrints the document by rotating it 180 degrees against the paper feed direction.
The width of print area and the amount of extension that are configured in other application software will
be reversed vertically and horizontally.
Printer Paper Size Selects the size of paper actually loaded into the printer.
The default setting is  Same as Page Size to perform normal-sized printing.
You can select a printer paper size when you select  Fit-to-Page, Scaled , Page Layout , Tiling/Poster ,
or  Booklet  for Page Layout .
If you select a paper size that is smaller than the  Page Size, the document size will be reduced. If you
select a paper size that is larger, the document size will be enlarged.
Also if you select  Custom..., the 
Custom Paper Size dialog box  opens and allows you to specify any
vertical and horizontal dimensions for the paper size.
Page Layout Selects the size of the document you want to print and the type of printing.Normal-size This is the normal printing method. Select this when you do not specify any page layout.
Automatically reduce large document that the printer cannot output If the printer cannot print the paper size of a document, the printer can automatically reduce
the size when it prints the document.
Check this check box to reduce the size when printing the document.
Fit-to-Page This function enables you to automatically enlarge or reduce documents to fit to the paper size
loaded in the printer without changing the paper size you specified in your application software.
Scaled Documents can be enlarged or reduced to be printed.
Specify the size in  Printer Paper Size , or enter the scaling ratio in the  Scaling box.
Scaling Specifies an enlargement or reduction ratio for the document you want to print.
Page Layout Multiple pages of document can be printed on one sheet of paper.Specify... Opens the 
Page Layout Printing dialog box .
Click this button to set details on page layout printing.
Tiling/Poster This function enables you to enlarge the image data and divide the enlarged data into severalpages to be printed. You can also glue together these sheets of paper to create large printed
matter, such as a poster. Specify... Opens the 
Tiling/Poster Printing dialog box .
Click this button to set details on tiling/poster printing.
Booklet The 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.
Specify... Opens the 
Booklet Printing dialog box .
Click this button to set details on booklet printing.
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							Duplex Printing (Manual)Select whether to print the document to both sides of the paper manually or to one side of the paper.
Check this check box to print the document on both sides.
This function can be used only when  Plain Paper is selected for  Media Type and one of Normal-size ,
Fit-to-Page , Scaled , or Page Layout  is selected.
Stapling Side Selects the stapling margin position.
The printer analyzes the  Orientation and Page Layout  settings, and automatically selects the best
stapling margin position. Check  Stapling Side, and select from the list to change it.
Specify Margin... Opens the 
Specify Margin dialog box .
You can specify the width of the margin.
Copies Specifies the number of copies you want to print. You can specify a value from 1 to 999.
Important
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If the application used to create your document has a similar function, specify the number of copies
with the application without specifying it here.
Print from Last Page Check this check box when you want to print from the last page in order. If you do this, you do not need
to sort the pages into their correct order after printing.
Uncheck this check box to print your document in normal order, starting from the first page.
Collate Check this check box to group together the pages of each copy when you want to print multiple copies.
Uncheck this check box when you want to print with all pages of the same page number grouped
together.
Important
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When the application software that you used to create the document has the same function, give priority to the printer driver settings. However, if the print results are not acceptable, specify the
function settings on the application software. When you specify the number of copies and the
printing order with both the application and this printer driver, the number of copies may be
multiplied numbers of the two settings or the specified printing order may not be enabled.
Print Options... Opens the 
Print Options dialog box .
Changes detailed printer driver settings for print data that is sent from applications.
Stamp/Background... (Stamp...) Opens the 
Stamp/Background (Stamp) dialog box .
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.
Note
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With the XPS printer driver, the  Stamp/Background... button has become the  Stamp... button and
only the stamp function can be used.
Depending on the type of printer driver you are using and the environment,  Stamp and Background
may not be available.
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							Custom Paper Size dialog boxThis dialog box allows you to specify the size (width and height) of the custom paper.
Units Select the unit for entering a user-defined paper size.
Paper Size Specifies the  Width and the  Height of the custom paper. Measurement is shown according to the
units specified in  Units.
Page Layout Printing dialog box
This dialog box allows you to select the number of document pages to be placed on one sheet of paper,
the page order, and whether a page border line is to be printed around each document page.
The settings specified in this dialog box can be confirmed in the settings preview on the printer driver.
Preview Icon Shows the settings made on the  Page Layout Printing dialog box.
You can check what the print result will look like before you actually print the data.
Pages Specifies the number of document pages to fit on one sheet.
Page Order Specifies the document orientation to be printed on a sheet of paper.
Page Border Prints a page border line around each document page.
Check this check box to print the page border line.
Tiling/Poster Printing dialog box This dialog box allows you to select the size of the image to be printed. You can also make settings for cut
lines and paste markers which are convenient for pasting together the pages into a poster.
The settings specified in this dialog box can be confirmed in the settings preview on the printer driver.
Preview Icon Shows the settings of the  Tiling/Poster Printing dialog box.
You can check what the print result will look like.
Image Divisions Select the number of divisions (vertical x horizontal).
As the number of divisions increases, the number of sheets used for printing increases. If you are pasting pages together to create a poster, increasing the number of divisions allows you to create a
larger poster.
Print "Cut/Paste" in margins Specifies whether to print the words "Cut" and "Paste" in the margins. These words serve as
guidelines for pasting together the pages into a poster.
Check this check box to print the words.
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Depending on the type of printer driver you are using and the environment, this function may not be available.
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							Print "Cut/Paste" lines in marginsSpecifies whether to print cut lines that serve as guidelines for pasting together the pages into aposter.
Check this check box to print the cut lines.
Print page range Specifies the printing range. Select  All under normal circumstances.
Select  Pages to specify a specific page or range.
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If some of the pages have not been printed well, specify the pages that do not need to be printed
by clicking them in the settings preview of the  Page Setup tab. Only the pages shown on the
screen will be printed this time.
Booklet Printing dialog box
This dialog box allows you to set how to bind the document as a booklet. Printing only on one side and printing a page border, can also be set in this dialog box.
The settings specified in this dialog box can be confirmed in the settings preview on the printer driver.
Preview Icon Shows the settings made on the  Booklet Printing dialog box.
You can check what the document will look like when printed as a booklet.
Margin for stapling Specifies which side of the booklet is to be stapled.
Insert blank page Selects whether to print the document on one side or both sides of the booklet.Check this check box to print the document on one side of the booklet and select the side to be left
blank from the list.
Margin Specifies the width of the stapling margin.
The specified width becomes the stapling margin from the center of the sheet.
Page Border Prints a page border line around each document page.Check this check box to print the page border line.
Specify Margin dialog box This dialog box allows you to specify the margin width for the side to be stapled. If a document does not fit
on one page, the document is reduced when printed.
Margin Specifies the width of the stapling margin.
The width of the side specified by  Stapling Side becomes the stapling margin.
Print Options dialog box
Makes changes to print data that is sent to the printer.
Depending on the type of printer driver you are using and the environment, this function may not be
available.
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							Disable ICM required from the application softwareDisables the ICM function required from the application software.When an application software uses Windows ICM to print data, unexpected colors may be produced
or the printing speed may decrease. If these problems occur, checking this check box may resolve
the problems.
Important
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Uncheck this check box under normal circumstances.
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This function does not work when  ICM is selected for  Color Correction  on the Matching  tab of
the  Manual Color Adjustment  dialog box.
Note
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Disable ICM required from the application software  tab cannot be used with the XPS printer
driver.
Disable the color profile setting of the application software Checking this check box disables information in the color profile that was set on the application
software.
When the information in the color profile set on the application software is output to the printer driver,
the print result may contain unexpected colors. If this happens, checking this check box may resolve
the problem.
Important
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Even when this check box is checked, only some of the information in the color profile is disabled, and the color profile can still be used for printing.
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Uncheck this check box under normal circumstances.
Ungroup Papers Sets the display method of  Media Type, Page Size , and Printer Paper Size .
To display the items separately, select the check box. To display the items as a group, clear the check box.
Do not allow application software to compress print data Compression of the application software print data is prohibited.If the print result has missing image data or unintended colors, selecting this check box may improve
the condition.
Important
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Uncheck this check box under normal circumstances.
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Do not allow application software to compress print data  tab cannot be used with the XPS
printer driver.
Print after creating print data by page The print data is created in page units, and printing starts after the processing of one page of print
data is complete.
If a printed document contains unintended results such as streaks, selecting this check box may
improve the results.
Important
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Uncheck this check box under normal circumstances.
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							Scale images using nearest-neighbor interpolationWhen an image is to be enlarged or reduced when printed, the printer uses a simple interpolationprocess to enlarge or reduce the image.
If the image data in a printed document is not printed clearly, selecting this check box may improve
the results.
Important
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Uncheck this check box under normal circumstances.
Note
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Scale images using nearest-neighbor interpolation  can be used only with the XPS printer
driver.
Prevention of Print Data Loss You can reduce the size of the print data that was created with the application software and then print
the data.
Depending on the application software being used, the image data may be cut off or may not be
printed properly. In such cases, select  On. If you will not be using this function, select  Off.
Important
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When using this function, the print quality may drop depending on the print data.
Unit of Print Data Processing Selects the processing unit of the print data to be sent to the printer.
Select  Recommended  under normal circumstances.
Important
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A large amount of memory may be used for certain settings.
Do not change the setting if your computer has a small amount of memory.
Note
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Unit of Print Data Processing  tab cannot be used with the XPS printer driver.
Stamp/Background (Stamp...) dialog box The  Stamp/Background  (Stamp... ) dialog box allows you to print a stamp and/or background over or
behind the document pages. In addition to the pre-registered ones, you can register and use your original
stamp or background.
Note
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With the XPS printer driver, the  Stamp/Background... button has become the  Stamp... button and
only the stamp function can be used.
Stamp Stamp printing is a function that prints a stamp over a document.
Check this check box and select a title from the list to print a stamp.
Define Stamp... Opens the 
Stamp Settings dialog box .
You can check the details of a selected stamp or save a new stamp.
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							Place stamp over textSets how the stamp is to be printed over the document.
Check the  Stamp check box to enable this.
Check this check box to print a stamp over the printed document page. The printed data may be
hidden behind the stamp.
Uncheck this check box to print the document data over the stamp. The printed data will not be
hidden behind the stamp. However, the sections of the stamp that are overlapped by the document
may be hidden.
Print semitransparent stamp Sets how the stamp is to be printed over the document.
Check the  Stamp check box to enable this.
Check this check box to print a semi-transparent stamp over the printed document page. Uncheck this check box to print the stamp over the document data. The printed data may be hidden
behind the stamp.
Note
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You can use  Print semitransparent stamp  only with the XPS printer driver.
Stamp first page only Selects whether the stamp is to be printed on the first page only or on all pages when the document
has two or more pages. Check the  Stamp check box to enable this.
Check this check box to print a stamp on the first page only.
Background Background printing is a function that allows you to print an illustration or a similar object (bitmap)
behind the document.
Check this check box to print a background and select a title from the list.
Select Background... Opens the 
Background Settings dialog box .
You can register a bitmap as a background, and change layout method and intensity of the selected
background.
Background first page only Selects whether to print the background on the first page only or print on all pages when the
document has two or more pages.
Check the  Background  check box to enable this.
Check this check box to print a background on the first page only.
Stamp Tab The Stamp tab allows you to set the text and bitmap file (.bmp) to be used for a stamp.
Preview Window Shows the status of the stamp configured in each tab.
Stamp Type Specifies the stamp type.
Select  Text to create a stamp with characters. Select  Bitmap to create with a bitmap file. Select
Date/Time/User Name  to display the creation date/time and user name of the printed document.
The setting items in the  Stamp tab change depending on the selected type.
When  Stamp Type  is Text  or Date/Time/User Name
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							Stamp TextSpecifies the stamp text string.
Up to 64 characters can be entered.
For  Date/Time/User Name , the creation date/time and user name of the printed object are
displayed in  Stamp Text.
Important
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Stamp Text appears grayed out and is unavailable if  Date/Time/User Name is selected.
TrueType Font Selects the font for the stamp text string.
Style Selects the font style for the stamp text string.
Size Selects the font size for the stamp text string.
Outline Selects a frame that encloses the stamp text string.
If a large font size is selected for  Size, characters may extend outside of the stamp border.
Color/Select Color... Shows the current color for the stamp.
To select a different color, click  Select Color... to open the Color dialog box, and select or create a
color you wish to use as a stamp.
When  Stamp Type  is Bitmap
File Specifies the name of the bitmap file to be used as the stamp.
Select File... Opens the dialog box to open a file.Click this button to select a bitmap file to be used as a stamp.
Size Adjusts the size of the bitmap file to be used as a stamp.
Moving the slider to the right increases the size, moving the slider to the left decreases the size.
Transparent white area Specifies whether to make white-filled areas of the bitmap transparent.
Check this check box to make white-filled areas of the bitmap transparent.
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Click  Defaults  to set Stamp Type  to text, Stamp Text  to blank, TrueType Font  to Arial, Style to
Regular,  Size to 36 points,  Outline unchecked, and  Color to gray with the RGB values (192, 192,
192).
Placement Tab
The Placement tab allows you to set the position where the stamp is to be printed.
Preview Window Shows the status of the stamp configured in each tab.
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