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Contents Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Printing from a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Printing with Application Software that You are Using (Printer Driver). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Printing with Easy Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display the Printing Status Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Deleting the Undesired Print Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Instructions for Use (Printer Driver). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Updating the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing Printing from a Computer Printing with Application Software that You are Using (Printer Driver) 4
Printing from a Computer Printing with Application Software that You are Using (Printer Driver) 5
Printing with Application Software that You are Using (Printer Driver) Printing with Easy Setup Basic Various Printing Methods Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data Overview of the Printer Driver Updating the Printer Driver Sharing the Printer on a Network 6
Printing with Easy Setup The simple setup procedure for carrying out appropriate printing on this machine is as follows: 1. Check that the machine is turned on 2. Load paper on the machine 3. Select the printer Select your model from the Printer list in the Print Dialog. Note Click Show Details ( the detailed display. (the disclosure triangle)) to switch the Setup window to 4. Select the paper size For Paper Size, select the paper size to be used.
5. Select Quality & Media from the pop-up menu 6. Select the media type For Media Type, select the same paper type loaded in the machine.
7. Select the print quality For Print Quality, select High, Standard, or Draft according to your purpose. Important The print quality settings that can be selected may differ depending on a printing profile. 8. Complete the setup Click Print. When you execute print, the document will be printed in accordance with the type and size of the media.
Important In the Presets section, click Save Current Settings as Preset... (Save As...) to register the specified settings.
Setting the Media Type with the Printer Driver When you use this machine, selecting a media type that matches the print purpose will help you achieve the best print results. You can use the following media types on this machine. Commercially available papers Media name Media Type in the printer driver Plain Paper (including recycled paper) Plain Paper Envelopes Envelope Canon genuine papers (Photo Printing) Media name
Various Printing Methods Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order Setting the Stapling Margin Scaling the Printing to Fit the Paper Size Scaled Printing Page Layout Printing Displaying the Print Results before Printing Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size) 12
Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order Collate pages + Reverse Collate pages + Normal Reverse The procedure for specifying the number of copies and printing order is as follows: 1. Specify the number of copies to be printed Specify the number of copies to print from the Copies in the Print Dialog. 2. Select Paper Handling from the pop-up menu 3.
5. Complete the setup Click Print. 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.
Setting the Stapling Margin The procedure for setting the staple side and the margin width is as follows: 1. Select Margin from the pop-up menu on the Print Dialog 2. Set the staple side and the margin width Select a stapling position from the Stapling Side list, and if necessary, set the Margin width. Note The printer automatically reduces the print area depending on the staple position margin. 3. Complete the setup Click Print.
Scaling the Printing to Fit the Paper Size The procedure for printing a document that is automatically enlarged or reduced to fit the page size to be used is as follows: 1. Check the paper size Check that the Paper Size in the Print Dialog is the same as the paper size that you set in the application software. 2. Select Paper Handling from the pop-up menu 3. Set the print paper size Check the Scale to fit paper size check box.
When you check this check box, the document will be reduced to fit to the paper size when the document size is larger than the page size. The document will be printed in the original size when the document size is smaller than the page size. 5. Complete the setup Click Print. When you execute print, the document will be enlarged or reduced to fit to the page size.
Scaled Printing The procedure for printing a document with pages enlarged or reduced is as follows: 1. Select the printer In the Page Setup Dialog, select your model name from the Format For list. 2. Set scaled printing Specify the scaling factor in the Scale box, and click OK. Note If you are using Mac OS X v10.8 or Mac OS X v10.7, you can set the Scale rate to a value in the range from 1 to 999%. If you are using Mac OS X v10.6.8, set a value in the range from 1 to 10000%.
Important When the application software which you used to create the original has the scaled printing function, configure the settings on your application software. You do not need to configure the same setting in the Page Setup dialog.
Page Layout Printing The page layout printing function allows you to print more than one page image on a single sheet of paper. The procedure for performing page layout printing is as follows: 1. Select Layout from the pop-up menu in the Print Dialog 2. Set the number of original you print on one page In Pages per Sheet, specify the number of page you print on one page. 3. If necessary, set the following items Layout Direction To change the page placement order, select an icon from the list.
Reverse page orientation Select this check box to change the paper orientation. Flip horizontally Select this check box to reverse left and right of the document. 4. Complete the setup Click Print. When you execute print, the specified number of pages will be arranged on each sheet of paper in the specified order.
Displaying the Print Results before Printing If you are using Mac OS X v10.6.8, you can display and check the print result before printing. To display the print result before printing, click Preview on the Print Dialog. Note When you click (the disclosure triangle) in the Print dialog and switch to the detailed display, Preview is not displayed. For detailed display, a preview is displayed on the left side of the Print dialog.
Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size) You can specify the height and width of paper when its size cannot be selected from the Paper Size menu. Such a paper size is called "custom size." The procedure for specifying a custom size is as follows: 1. Creating a new custom paper size In the Print Dialog, select Manage Custom Sizes... from Paper Size. In the Custom Paper Sizes dialog, click +. Untitled will be added to the list. 2.
Note To duplicate the registered paper size, select the paper size that you want to duplicate from the Custom Paper Sizes list, and click Duplicate. To delete a registered paper size, select the paper size that you want to delete from the Custom Paper Sizes list, and click -.
Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom) Printing a Color Document in Monochrome Specifying Color Correction Optimal Photo Printing of Image Data Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver Printing with ICC Profiles (Specifying an ICC Profile from the Application Software) Printing with ICC Profiles (Specifying an ICC Profile from the Printer Driver) Adjusting Color Balance Adjusting Brightness Adjusting Intensity Adjusting Contrast 25
Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom) The print quality level can be set in the Custom. The procedure for setting the print quality level is as follows: 1. Select Quality & Media from the pop-up menu on the Print Dialog 2. Select the print quality Select Custom for Print Quality. 3. Setting the print quality level Move the Quality slider to select the print quality level. 4. Complete the setup Click Print. When you execute print, the image data is printed with the selected print quality level.
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Printing a Color Document in Monochrome The procedure for printing a color document in monochrome is as follows: 1. Select Quality & Media from the pop-up menu on the Print Dialog 2. Set grayscale printing Check the Grayscale Printing check box. 3. Complete the setup Click Print. When you execute print, the document is converted to grayscale data. It allows you to print the color document in monochrome. Note During Grayscale Printing, color inks may be used as well as black ink.
Specifying Color Correction You can specify the color correction method suited to the type of document to be printed. Normally, the printer driver adjusts the colors by using Canon Digital Photo Color so that data is printed with color tints that most people prefer. When you want to print by using the color space (Adobe RGB or sRGB) of the image data effectively or by specifying a printing ICC profile from your application software, select ColorSync.
Important Depending on the application software, when a printing ICC profile is specified from that application software, Canon Color Matching cannot be selected because ColorSync is selected automatically. The Quality & Media setting is necessary even when ColorSync or Canon Color Matching is selected.
Optimal Photo Printing of Image Data When people print images taken with digital cameras, they sometimes feel that the printed color tones differ from those of actual image or those displayed on the monitor. To get the print results as close as possible to the desired color tones, you must select a printing method that is best suited to the application software used or to your purpose. Color Management Devices such as digital cameras, scanners, monitors, and printers handle color differently.
Printing with ICC Profiles (Specifying an ICC Profile from the Application Software) Describes the procedure for printing by using the color space of Adobe RGB or sRGB effectively. You can print with a common color space by setting up the application software and the printer driver so that the color management matches the input ICC profile of the image data. The method for setting up the printer driver differs depending on the application software to be used.
Adjusting Colors with the Printer Driver You can specify the color correction function of the printer driver to print with color tints that most people prefer through the use of Canon Digital Photo Color. When printing from an application software that can identify ICC profiles and allows you to specify them, use a printing ICC profile in the application software, and select settings for color management. The procedure for adjusting colors with the printer driver is as follows: 1.
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Printing with ICC Profiles (Specifying an ICC Profile from the Application Software) When you print from Adobe Photoshop, Canon Digital Photo Professional, or any application software that can identify input ICC profiles and allows you to specify such profiles, printer uses the color management system (ColorSync) built-into Mac OS when printing.
Click Print. When you execute print, the machine uses the color space of the image data.
Printing with ICC Profiles (Specifying an ICC Profile from the Printer Driver) Print from an application software that cannot identify or specify input ICC profiles by using the color space of the input ICC profile (sRGB) found in the data. 1. Select Color Matching from the pop-up menu of the Print Dialog 2. Select color correction Select ColorSync. You can leave Profile set to Automatic.
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Adjusting Color Balance You can adjust the color tints when printing. Since this function adjusts color balance of the output by changing the ink ratios of each color, it changes the total color balance of the document. Use the application software when you want to change the color balance significantly. Use the printer driver only when you want to adjust the color balance slightly.
Important Adjust the slider gradually. 3. Complete the setup Click Print. When you execute print, the document is printed with the adjusted color balance. Important When the Grayscale Printing check box is checked for Quality & Media, the color balance (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) appear grayed out and are unavailable. If you select ColorSync for Color Matching, then the color balance (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) appear grayed out and is unavailable.
Adjusting Brightness You can change the brightness of the overall image data during printing. This function does not change pure white or pure black but it changes the brightness of the intermediate colors. The following sample shows the print result when the brightness setting is changed. Light is selected Normal is selected Dark is selected The procedure for adjusting brightness is as follows: 1. Select Color Options from the pop-up menu of the Print Dialog 2.
Important If you select ColorSync for Color Matching, then the Brightness appear grayed out and is unavailable.
Adjusting Intensity You can dilute (brighten) or intensify (darken) the colors of the overall image data during printing. The following sample shows the case when the intensity is increased so that all colors become more intense when the image data is printed. No adjustment Higher intensity The procedure for adjusting intensity is as follows: 1. Select Color Options from the pop-up menu of the Print Dialog 2.
3. Complete the setup Click Print. When you execute print, the image data is printed with the adjusted intensity. Important If you select ColorSync for Color Matching, then the Intensity appear grayed out and is unavailable.
Adjusting Contrast You can adjust the image contrast during printing. To make the differences between the light and dark portions of images greater and more distinct, increase the contrast. On the other hand, to make the differences between the light and dark portions of images smaller and less distinct, reduce the contrast. No adjustment Adjust the contrast The procedure for adjusting contrast is as follows: 1. Select Color Options from the pop-up menu of the Print Dialog 2.
3. Complete the setup Click Print. When you execute print, the image is printed with the adjusted contrast. Important If you select ColorSync for Color Matching, then the Contrast appear grayed out and is unavailable.
Overview of the Printer Driver Canon IJ Printer Driver How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Window Page Setup Dialog Print Dialog Quality & Media Color Options Margin Canon IJ Printer Utility Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility Maintenance of this Machine Display the Printing Status Screen Deleting the Undesired Print Job Instructions for Use (Printer Driver) 47
Canon IJ Printer Driver The Canon IJ printer driver (called printer driver below) is a software that is installed on your computer for printing data with this machine. The printer driver converts the print data created by your application software into data that your printer can understand, and sends the converted data to the printer. Because different models support different print data formats, you need a printer driver for the specific model you are using.
How to Open the Printer Driver Setup Window You can display the printer driver setup window from the application software you are using. Opening the Page Setup Dialog Use this procedure to set the page (paper) settings before printing. 1. Select Page Setup... from the File menu of the application software The Page Setup Dialog opens. Opening the Print Dialog Use this procedure to set the print settings before printing. 1. Select Print...
Page Setup Dialog In the Page Setup dialog, you configure the basic print settings such as the size of paper loaded in the machine or the scaling ratio. To open the Page Setup dialog, you typically select Page Setup... from the File menu of your application software. Settings Click the pop-up menu, and then select the following items: Page Attributes Set the paper size or scaled printing. Save as Default You can save the attributes of the displayed page as the default settings.
Print Dialog In the Print dialog, you can set paper type and print quality to start printing. To open the Print dialog, you typically select Print... from the File menu of your application software. Printer Select the model to be used for printing. When you click Add Printer..., a dialog for specifying the printer opens. Presets You can save or delete the settings of the Print dialog. Note If you are using Mac OS X v10.8 or Mac OS X v10.7, you can select Show Presets...
Paper Size Select the size of the paper to be used for printing. To set a non-standard size, select Manage Custom Sizes.... Orientation Select the print orientation. Pop-up Menu You can switch between pages in the Print dialog by the pop-up menu. The first menu to appear differs depending on the application software that opened the Print dialog. You can choose one of the following items from the pop-up menu. Layout You can set page layout printing.
Important If you are using Mac OS X v10.8 or Mac OS X v10.7, you cannot use Scheduler and Summary. PDF You can save a document in PDF (Portable Document Format) format. Preview If you are using Mac OS X v10.6.8, when you click (the disclosure triangle) on the side of Printer and switch to the simple display, Preview is displayed. This button allows you to check the print results on the screen before printing.
Quality & Media This dialog allows you to create a basic print setup in accordance with the paper type. Unless special printing is required, normal printing can be performed just by setting the items in this dialog. Media Type Select the type of media to be used. You must select the type of media actually loaded in the machine. This selection enables the printer to carry out printing properly for the material of the media used. Paper Source Shows the source from which paper is supplied.
Quality When you select Custom in Print Quality, you can use the slider bar to adjust the print quality level. Grayscale Printing Set grayscale printing. Grayscale printing refers to the function of converting your document to grayscale data in the printer to print it in monochrome. When you check the check box, both monochrome and color documents will be printed in monochrome. When printing a color document, be sure to uncheck the check box.
Color Options This dialog allows you to adjust the print color as you like. If the color of the printed image is not as expected, adjust the properties in the dialog and retry printing. The adjustments made here do not affect the colors of the original print data unlike application software dedicated to image processing. Use this dialog just to make fine adjustments. Preview Shows the effect of color adjustment. As you adjust each item, the effects are reflected in the color and brightness.
Color balance (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) If necessary, adjust the strength of each color. To strengthen a color, drag the slider to the right. To weaken a color, drag the slider to the left. You can also directly enter a value linked to the slider. Enter a value in the range from -50 to 50. Adjusting the color balance will result in variations in the balance among the volumes of the individual color inks and hence in the hues of the document as a whole.
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Margin This dialog allows you to set the stapling side and amount of margin for stapling multiple sheets of paper. Margin Specify the amount of margin space for stapling the paper. Enter a value between 0 inches (0 mm) to 1.2 inches (30 mm). Stapling Side Specify the stapling side. Long-side stapling (Left) / Long-side stapling (Right) Select this option to staple the long side of the paper. Choose left or right.
Canon IJ Printer Utility The Canon IJ Printer Utility allows you to perform machine maintenance or change the settings of the machine. What You Can Do with the Canon IJ Printer Utility You can switch between pages in Canon IJ Printer Utility by the pop-up menu. You can choose one of the following items from the pop-up menu. Cleaning Clean the printer to prevent print smudges and clear up clogged print head nozzle.
Note To open the Canon IJ Printer Utility, turn on the machine and make sure that it is connected to the computer with a USB cable. Depending on the items selected, the computer communicates with the machine to obtain information. If the computer is unable to communicate with the machine, an error message may be displayed. If this happens, click Cancel to display the most recent settings specified on your computer.
Opening the Canon IJ Printer Utility To open the Canon IJ Printer Utility, follow the steps below. 1. Open System Preferences, and select Print & Scan (Print & Fax) 2. Start the Canon IJ Printer Utility Select your model from the printer list, and click Options & Supplies.... Click Open Printer Utility in Utility tab. Canon IJ Printer Utility is launched.
Maintenance of this Machine Cleaning the Print Heads from Your Computer Cleaning Inside the Machine Cleaning the Paper Feed Rollers from Your Computer Use Your Computer to Print a Nozzle Check Pattern Aligning the Print Head Position from Your Computer Checking the Ink Status from Your Computer Setting the Ink Cartridge to be Used Managing the Machine Power Reducing the Machine Noise Changing the Machine Operation Mode 63
Display the Printing Status Screen Check the print progress according to the following procedure: 1. Launch the printing status screen • If the print data has been sent to the machine The printing status screen opens automatically. To display the printing status screen, click the (the printer icon) displayed on the Dock. • If the print data has not been sent to the machine Open System Preferences, and select Print & Scan (Print & Fax).
Deletes the specified print job. Stops printing the specified document. Resumes printing the specified document. Displays the print job information. Stops printing all documents. Displayed only when printing of all documents is being stopped, and resumes printing all documents.
Deleting the Undesired Print Job If the printer does not start printing, canceled or failed print job data may be remaining. Delete unnecessary print jobs from the print status check screen. 1. Open System Preferences, and select Print & Scan (Print & Fax) 2. Select your model, and then click Open Print Queue... The print status check screen appears. 3. Select the unnecessary print job and click The selected print jobs will be deleted.
Instructions for Use (Printer Driver) This printer driver is subject to the following restrictions. Keep the following points in mind when using the printer driver. Restrictions on the Printer Driver • When you set up the Page Setup dialog, be sure to begin by selecting the model you are using from the Format For list. If you select another printer, printing may not be performed properly.
Updating the Printer Driver Obtaining the Latest Printer Driver Delete the Unnecessary Canon IJ Printer from the Printer List Before Installing the Printer Driver Installing the Printer Driver 68
Obtaining the Latest Printer Driver By updating the printer driver to the latest version of the printer driver, unresolved problems may be solved. Obtaining the Printer Driver You can access our website and download the latest printer driver for your model. Important You can download the printer driver for free, but any Internet access charges incurred are your responsibility.
Delete the Unnecessary Canon IJ Printer from the Printer List A Canon IJ Printer that you no longer use can be deleted from the printer list. Before deleting the Canon IJ Printer, disconnect the cable that connects the machine to the computer. The procedure to delete the unnecessary Canon IJ Printer from the printer list is as follows: You cannot delete the Canon IJ Printer unless you are logged in as a user with the administrative right.
Before Installing the Printer Driver This section describes the items that you should check before installing the printer driver. You should also refer to this section if the printer driver cannot be installed. Checking the Machine Status • Confirm that the USB port of this machine and the computer are firmly connected with the USB cable. Checking the Personal Computer Settings • Terminate all running applications. • Log on as the computer administrator.
Installing the Printer Driver You can access our web site through the Internet and download the latest printer driver for your model. The procedure for installing the downloaded printer driver is as follows: 1. Mount the disk Double-click the disk image file you have downloaded. The file is unpacked, and then the disk is mounted. 2. Start the installer Double-click "PrinterDriver_XXX_YYY.pkg" (where "XXX" is your model name, and "YYY" is version) contained in the disk. 3.
Related Topics Obtaining the Latest Printer Driver Delete the Unnecessary Canon IJ Printer from the Printer List Before Installing the Printer Driver 73
Sharing the Printer on a Network When multiple computers are being used in the network environment, you can share the printer connected to one computer with the other computers. Before carrying out the setup for printer sharing, select Network from System Preferences, and check whether the network settings have been set. This section describes the procedure for sharing a printer among Mac.
Settings on Print Server When you use the printer on a network, set up the printer driver for sharing on the print server system. The procedure for setting up the print server systems is as follows: 1. Install the printer driver on the print server system 2. Check that the printer to be used has been added Open System Preferences, and select Print & Scan (Print & Fax). The printer list displays the printers that are connected to the computer. 3.
Settings on Client PC After setting up the print server system, set up the client system. The procedure for setting up the client systems is as follows: 1. Install the printer driver on the client systems 2. Display the printer list Open System Preferences, and select Print & Scan (Print & Fax). Click + to display the printer list. 3. Add a printer to be shared Select a shared printer displayed in the printer list, and then click Add. The setup on the client systems is now completed.
Restrictions on Printer Sharing These are restrictions that apply when you are using a printer in a network environment. Check the restrictions for the environment you are using. • Install the same version of the printer driver in the print server system and the client systems. You can download the latest printer driver from our web site. • Use printer sharing with users who have the administrator privilege.
Copying Making Copies Basic Switching the Page Size between A4 and Letter 78
Making Copies Load the original on the platen glass to copy. 1. Make sure that the machine is turned on. 2. Load A4 or Letter-sized plain paper. 3. Load the original on the platen glass. Note • You can switch the size of paper loaded in the rear tray between A4 and Letter. Switching the Page Size between A4 and Letter 4. Press the Color button for color copying, or the Black button for black & white copying. The machine starts copying. Remove the original on the platen glass after copying is complete.
Note • To cancel copying, press the Stop button. • To set the print quality to "Draft" (speed priority) You can set the print quality to "Draft" (speed priority) following the procedure below. 1. Press and hold down the Color or Black button for 2 or more seconds in step 4. The ON lamp flashes once. 2. Release the button. The machine starts copying. When the print quality is set to "Draft", print speed is given priority over quality.
Switching the Page Size between A4 and Letter You can switch the size of paper loaded on the rear tray between A4 and Letter. This setting is useful if you usually load Letter-sized paper in the rear tray. 1. Make sure that the machine is turned on. 2. Press and hold the Stop button until the Alarm lamp flashes 10 times. 3. Release the Stop button. The ON lamp starts flashing instead of remaining lit. 4. Press the Black button to select A4, or the Color button to select Letter.
