Printing from a Computer

Printing Documents (Windows)

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• Operations may vary depending on your software application. For details on the operation, refer to the instruction manual of your application.
• The screens used in this section are for printing with Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (hereafter referred to as "Windows Vista").
• Operations may vary depending on your software application. For details on the operation, refer to the instruction manual of your application.The screens used in this section are for printing with Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (hereafter referred to as "Windows Vista").

1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

2. Load paper.

3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.

4. Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.

5. Open the printer properties dialog box.

(1) Select Print on the File menu or the command bar in your software application.

The Print dialog box appears.

(2) Make sure that your machine's name is selected.

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• If another printer's name is selected, click and select your machine's name.

(3) Click Preferences (or Properties).

6. Specify the required print settings.

(1) Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.

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• If you select the wrong media type, the machine may not print with the proper print quality.

(2) Specify the print quality, etc. in Print Quality and Color/Intensity as required.

(3) Click OK.

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• To confirm the page size, click the Page Setup tab. If the setting does not match the document's page size already set in the software application, you need to reset the page size, or otherwise use Scaled Printing or Fit-to-Page Printing.
• For details on the printer driver functions, click Help or Instructions to view the online help or the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. The Instructions button appears on the Main and Maintenance sheets if the on-screen manual is installed on your computer.
• To display the preview to confirm the print result, select the Preview before printing check box on the Main sheet. Some software applications may not have a preview function.
• To confirm the page size, click the Page Setup tab. If the setting does not match the document's page size already set in the software application, you need to reset the page size, or otherwise use Scaled Printing or Fit-to-Page Printing.For details on the printer driver functions, click Help or Instructions to view the online help or the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. The Instructions button appears on the Main and Maintenance sheets if the on-screen manual is installed on your computer.To display the preview to confirm the print result, select the Preview before printing check box on the Main sheet. Some software applications may not have a preview function.

7. Start printing.

Click Print (or OK) to start printing.

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• The message on how to load envelopes will appear when printing on them. This message will not appear next time if you select the Do not show this message again. check box.
• To cancel a print job in progress, press the Stop/Reset button on the machine or click Cancel Printing on the printer status monitor. To display the printer status monitor, click Canon XXX Printer (where "XXX" is your machine's name) on the taskbar.
• If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.
• The message on how to load envelopes will appear when printing on them. This message will not appear next time if you select the Do not show this message again. check box.To cancel a print job in progress, press the Stop/Reset button on the machine or click Cancel Printing on the printer status monitor. To display the printer status monitor, click Canon XXX Printer (where "XXX" is your machine's name) on the taskbar.

Printing Documents (Macintosh)

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• Operations may vary depending on your software application. For details on the operation, refer to the instruction manual of your application.

• For Mac OS X v.10.5.x

1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

2. Load paper.

3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.

4. Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.

5. Open the Print dialog box.

Select Print on the File menu in your software application.

The Print dialog box appears.

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If the dialog box below appears, click (Down arrow).

6. Specify the required print settings.

(1) Make sure that your machine's name is selected in Printer.

(2) Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size.

(3) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu.

(4) Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.

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• If you select the wrong media type, the machine may not print with the proper print quality.

(5) Select the print quality in Print Quality.

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• For details on the printer driver functions, click (Question) on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Borderless Printing, or Margin screen to view the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. If the on-screen manual is not installed, it does not appear even if (Question) is clicked.
• The preview appears on the left of the dialog box to confirm the print result. Some software applications may not have a preview function.
• For details on the printer driver functions, click (Question) on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Borderless Printing, or Margin screen to view the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. If the on-screen manual is not installed, it does not appear even if (Question) is clicked.The preview appears on the left of the dialog box to confirm the print result. Some software applications may not have a preview function.

7. Start printing.

Click Print to start printing.

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• Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress.
• To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete. To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Pause Printer.
• If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.
• Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress.To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete. To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Pause Printer.

• For Mac OS X v.10.4.x or Mac OS X v.10.3.9

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• The screens used in this section are for printing in Mac OS X v.10.4.x.

1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.

2. Load paper.

3. Open the Paper Output Tray gently, and open the Output Tray Extension.

4. Create (or open) a document to print using an appropriate software application.

5. Specify the page size.

(1) Select Page Setup on the File menu in your software application.

The Page Setup dialog box appears.

(2) Make sure that your machine's name is selected in Format for.

(3) Select the page size of the loaded paper in Paper Size.

(4) Click OK.

6. Specify the required print settings.

(1) Select Print on the File menu in your software application.

The Print dialog box appears.

(2) Make sure that your machine's name is selected in Printer.

(3) Select Quality & Media in the pop-up menu.

(4) Select the media type of the loaded paper in Media Type.

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• If you select the wrong media type, the machine may not print with the proper print quality.

(5) Select the print quality in Print Quality.

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• For details on the printer driver functions, click (Question) on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Borderless Printing, or Margin screen to view the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. If the on-screen manual is not installed, it does not appear even if (Question) is clicked.
• The preview appears on the left of the dialog box to confirm the print result. Some software applications may not have a preview function.
• For details on the printer driver functions, click (Question) on the Quality & Media, Color Options, Borderless Printing, or Margin screen to view the on-screen manual: Advanced Guide. If the on-screen manual is not installed, it does not appear even if (Question) is clicked.The preview appears on the left of the dialog box to confirm the print result. Some software applications may not have a preview function.

7. Start printing.

Click Print to start printing.

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• Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress.
• To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete. To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Stop Jobs.
• If printed ruled lines are misaligned or print results are unsatisfactory, adjust the print head position.
• Click the printer icon in the Dock to display the list of print jobs in progress.To cancel a print job in progress, select the desired job in the Name list and click Delete. To temporarily stop a job in progress, click Hold. To temporarily stop all the jobs in the list, click Stop Jobs