Canon printer PIXMA MX492 User Manual
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Printing with Easy SetupThis section describes the simple procedure for setting the Quick Setup tab so that you can carry out appropriate printing on this printer. 1. Check that the printer is turned on 2. Load paper on the printer 3. Open the printer driver setup window 4. Select a frequently used profile In Commonly Used Settings on the Quick Setup tab, select a printing profile suited for the purpose. When you select a printing profile, the Additional Features, Media Type , and Printer Paper Size settings are automatically switched to the values that were preset. 5. Select the print quality For Print Quality , select High, Standard , or Draft according to your purpose. 321
Important • The print quality settings that can be selected may differ depending on a printing profile. 6. Complete the setup Click OK. When you execute print, the document is printed with settings that match your purpose. Important • When you select the Always Print with Current Settings check box, all settings specified on the Quick Setup , Main , and Page Setup tabs are saved, and you can print with the same settings from the next time as well. • In the Commonly Used Settings window, click Save... to register the specified settings . 322
Note• If the paper settings on the printer driver differ from the cassette paper information registered on theprinter, an error may occur. For instructions on what to do if an error occurs, see " Paper setting for Printing ." For details about the cassette paper information to be registered on the printer, see the following: • Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Media Type) • Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Paper Size) 323
Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Media Type)When you use this printer, selecting a media type and paper size that matches the print purpose will help you achieve the best print results. You can use the following media types on this printer. Commercially available papers Media nameMedia Type in the printer driverCassette paper information registered on the printerPlain Paper (including recycled paper)Plain PaperPlain paperEnvelopesEnvelopeEnvelopeOther Photo PaperOther Photo PaperOther Photo Canon genuine papers (Photo Printing) Media name Media Type in the printer driverCassette paper information registered on the printerPhoto Paper Plus Glossy II Photo Paper Plus Glossy IIPlusGlossyIIPhoto Paper Pro Platinum Photo Paper Pro PlatinumProPlatinumPhoto Paper Pro Luster Photo Paper Pro LusterPro LusterPhoto Paper Plus Semi-gloss Photo Paper Plus Semi-glossSemi-glossPhoto Paper Glossy Glossy Photo PaperGlossyMatte Photo Paper Matte Photo PaperMatte Canon genuine papers (Business Letter Printing) Media name Media Type in the printer driverCassette paper information registered on the printerHigh Resolution Paper High Resolution PaperHigh Res 324
Paper Settings on the Printer Driver and the Printer (Paper Size)When you use this printer, selecting a paper size that matches the print purpose will help you achieve thebest print results. You can use the following paper sizes on this printer.Printer Paper Size in the printer driverCassette paper information registered on the printerLetter 8.5"x11" 22x28cmLetterLegal 8.5"x14" 22x36cmLegalA5A5A4A4B5B54"x6" 10x15cmKG/4"x6"5"x7" 13x18cm2L/5"x7"8"x10" 20x25cm8"x10"Envelope Com 10Env. Com 10Envelope DLEnvelope DLCustom SizeOthers 325
Various Printing Methods Setting a Page Size and Orientation Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order Setting the Stapling Margin Execute Borderless Printing Fit-to-Page Printing Scaled Printing Page Layout Printing Tiling/Poster Printing Booklet Printing Duplex Printing Stamp/Background Printing Registering a Stamp Registering Image Data to be Used as a Background Setting Up Envelope Printing Displaying the Print Results before Printing Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size) Editing the Print Document or Reprinting from the Print History 326
Setting a Page Size and OrientationThe paper size and orientation are essentially determined by the application software. When the page size and orientation set for Page Size and Orientation on the Page Setup tab are same as those set with the application software, you do not need to select them on the Page Setup tab. When you are not able to specify them with the application software, the procedure for selecting a page size and orientation is as follows: You can also set page size and orientation on the Quick Setup tab.1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Select the paper size Select a page size from the Page Size list on the Page Setup tab. 3. Set Orientation Select Portrait or Landscape for Orientation . Check Rotate 180 degrees check box when you want to perform printing with the original being rotated 180 degrees. 4. Complete the setup Click OK. When you execute print, the document will be printed with the selected page size and the orientation. Note • If Normal-size is selected for Page Layout, then Automatically reduce large document that the printer cannot output is displayed. Normally, you can leave the check box checked. During printing, if you do not want to reduce large documents that cannot be printed on the printer, uncheck the check box. 327
Setting the Number of Copies and Printing OrderThe procedure for specifying the number of copies and printing order is as follows: You can also set the number of copies on the Quick Setup tab.1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Specify the number of copies to be printed For Copies on the Page Setup tab, specify the number of copies to be printed. 3. Specify the print order Check the Print from Last Page check box when you want to print from the last page in order, and uncheck the check box when you want to print from the first page. Check the Collate check box when you are printing multiple copies of a document and want to print out all pages in each copy together. Uncheck this check box when you want to print all pages with the same page number together. • Print from Last Page : /Collate : • Print from Last Page : /Collate : • Print from Last Page : /Collate : 328
• Print from Last Page: /Collate : 4. Complete the setup Click OK. When you execute print, the specified number of copies will be printed with the specified printing order. Important • When the application software that you used to create the document has the same function, specify the settings on the printer driver. 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 software 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 from Last Page appears grayed out and is unavailable when Tiling/Poster is selected for Page Layout . • When Booklet is selected for Page Layout, Print from Last Page and Collate appear grayed out and cannot be set. • When Duplex Printing (Manual) is selected, Print from Last Page appears grayed out and cannot be set. Note • By setting both Print from Last Page and Collate , you can perform printing so that papers are collated one by one starting from the last page. These settings can be used in combination with Normal-size, Borderless , Fit-to-Page , Scaled , and Page Layout . 329
Setting the Stapling Margin The procedure for setting the staple side and the margin width is as follows: 1. Open the printer driver setup window 2. Specify the side to be stapledCheck the position of the stapling margin from Stapling Side on the Page Setup tab. The printer analyzes the Orientation and Page Layout settings, and automatically selects the best staple position. When you want to change the setting, select from the list. 3. Set the margin width If necessary, click Specify Margin... and set the margin width, and then click OK. 330