Changing the Machine Settings on the LCD

This section describes the procedure to change the settings in the Device settings screen, taking the steps to specify Extended copy amount as an example.

1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
   
   

2. Press the <Menu> button until Device settings appears.
   

   1. When you change the fax settings, press the <Menu> button repeatedly until Fax settings appears in the Copy mode or the Fax mode.
      
      
      
      

3. Use the button to select Print settings, then press the <OK> button.
   
   
   
   

3. Use the button to select Extended copy amt., then press the <OK> button.
   
   
4. Use the button to select a item, then press the <OK> button.
   
   
   
   
   

Fax settings

Print settings

Advanced settings

Mobile phone settings

Bluetooth settings

PictBridge settings

Reset setting

Fax settings

This section describes the setting items in User settings, Transmission settings, and Reception settings in the Fax settings menu.

User settings

Transmission settings

Reception settings

 

Note: Before changing the settings, you can confirm the current settings by printing the User's Data List. For details, see User's Data List.

 

User settings

• Auto print
  Sets whether the machine automatically prints the received fax. When this setting is set to OFF, received faxes are stored in memory.

  Note: When this setting is set to OFF, the following reports are also not printed automatically.

  • Activity report
  • TX (Transmission) report
  • RX (Reception) report
  • MULTI TX (Transmission) report
    
    • Print when out of ink:
      Sets whether to continue printing the received fax without storing it in memory when the ink has run out. When this setting is set to ON, the machine prints the received fax forcibly even if the ink has run out.
      However, part or all of the fax may not be printed since the ink has run out.

 

• Date/time setting
  Sets the current date and time.
  
• Date display format
  Sets the format of dates displayed on the LCD and printed on sent faxes.
  Three date formats are available; YYYY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YYYY, and DD/MM/YYYY.

 

• Summer time setting
  Enables/disables the summer time setting. If you select ON, you can select additional sub-settings. This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.
  
  
  • Start date/time
    Sets the date and time that summer time starts.
    Set month: Specify the month.
    Set week: Specify the week.
    Set day of week: Specify the day of the week.
    Set shift time: Specify the hour (24-hour clock).
  • End date/time
    Sets the date and time that summer time ends.
    Set month: Specify the month.
    Set week: Specify the week.
    Set day of week: Specify the day of the week.
    Set shift time: Specify the hour (24-hour clock).

 

• Unit TEL no. registr.
  Registers your fax/telephone number printed on sent faxes.
  
• Unit name registr.
  Registers your name printed on sent faxes.
  
• TX Terminal ID
  Selects the position of the sender information (outside or inside the image area). After selecting the position, select FAX or TEL to specify the mark to appear before the fax/telephone number printed on sent faxes.
  
• Offhook alarm
  Enables/disables the alarm that alerts you if the handset of the telephone connected to the machine is not hung up properly.
  
• Volume control
  RX ring volume: Selects the ring volume when the machine receives a fax.
  Line monitor volume: Selects the line monitor volume.
  
• RX ring level
  Adjusts the level of the ringing sound the machine makes when it receives a fax. You can select either Standard or High.
  
• Telephone line type
  Selects the telephone line type setting for the machine.
  
  • Note: This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.
    
    
• Activity report
  Sets whether to print the Activity report automatically after every 20 transactions.

 

Transmission settings

• ECM TX
  This machine is set to send/receive faxes in Error Correction Mode (ECM) by default.
  When the recipient's fax machine is compatible with ECM, the machine resends the fax after correcting errors automatically. When the recipient's fax machine is not compatible with ECM, the fax will be sent/received in the standard mode.
  ECM transmission can be disabled.
  
• Pause time settings
  Sets the length of time paused for each press of the Redial/Pause button.
  
• Auto redial
  Enables/disables automatic redialing.
  If you select ON, you can specify the maximum number of redial attempts and the length of time the machine waits between redial attempts.
  
• TX start speed
  Selects the fax transmission speed.
  
• Color transmission
  When faxing color documents using the ADF, selects whether to scan it in black & white if the recipient's fax machine does not support color faxing.
  
• TX report
  Enables/disables automatic printing of a transmission report after a fax transmission.
  
  If you select Print error only or Print for each TX, you can enable/disable printing of the first page of the fax under the report.
  
• Dial tone detect
  Avoids mistransmission when reception and transmission occur at the same time.
  If you select ON, the machine transmits the fax after confirming the dial tone.
  This setting may not be supported depending on the country or region of purchase.
  
• Fax number re-entry
  If you select ON, you can set the machine to send faxes after using the Numeric buttons to dial the number twice. By using this setting, you can avoid the mistransmission of faxes.
  
• Check RX fax info
  If you select ON, the machine checks whether the recipient's fax machine information matches the dialed number. If it matches the number, the machine starts to send faxes.

 

Reception settings

• ECM RX
  This machine is set to send/receive faxes in Error Correction Mode (ECM) by default.
  When the sender's fax machine is compatible with ECM, it resends the fax after correcting errors automatically. When the sender's fax machine is not compatible with ECM, the fax will be sent/received in the standard mode.
  ECM reception can be disabled.
  
• Fax priority mode
  Specifies the detailed settings when Receive mode set. is set to Fax priority mode.
  
  • Ring start time
    Specifies the length of time, in seconds, to allow the machine to judge whether an incoming call is a fax or a voice call.
  • Telephone ring time
    Specifies the length of time, in seconds, that the machine rings for a voice call.
  • Default action
    Sets whether to receive the fax after the specified ring time has elapsed.
    
    
• DRPD: Fax ring pat.
  Sets the distinctive ring pattern of a call that the machine assumes is a fax call. If you subscribe to a DRPD service, set the ring pattern to match the pattern assigned by your telephone company.
  You can select the ring pattern from Normal ring, Double ring, Short-short-long, Short-long-short, and Other ring type.
  This setting is available only in the US and Canada.
  
• Ring count
  Specifies the number of times the external device rings when the receive mode is set to Fax only mode or Fax priority mode.
  
• Manual/auto switch
  Sets whether to automatically receive faxes after the external device rang a specified length of time when Receive mode set. is set to TEL priority mode.
  If you select ON, you can specify the length of time until automatic reception is started.
  
• Remote RX
  Enables/disables remote reception.
  If you select ON, you can specify the remote reception ID.
  
• RX image reduction
  Enables/disables automatic reduction of incoming faxes so that they fit in the selected paper.
  If you select ON, you can select the image reduction direction.
  
• RX start speed
  Selects the fax reception speed.
  
• RX report
  Sets whether to print a reception report after each reception.
  
• Fax reception reject
  If you select ON, the machine rejects the reception of faxes with no sender information or faxes from specific senders.
  
  • No sender info.*
    Rejects faxes with no caller identification.
  • Coded dial unset*
    Rejects faxes from senders not registered to coded speed dial codes.
    * This setting may not be supported depending on the country or region of purchase.
  • Rejected numbers
    Rejects faxes from senders registered in the machine as rejected numbers.
    
    
• Caller rejection
  If you subscribe to the Caller ID service, the machine detects the sender's Caller ID. If the sender's ID does not match the conditions specified in this setting, the machine rejects the phone call or fax reception from the sender.
  If you select Subscribed in Caller ID service, you can specify the following settings:
  
  • Anonymous number
    Selects whether to reject a phone call or fax reception from a sender with no caller identification.
  • Out of area
    Selects whether to reject a phone call or fax reception out of the subscribed service area.
  • Rejected numbers
    Selects whether to reject a phone call or fax reception from the numbers registered to Rejected numbers in Fax reception reject. If you select Reject for Rejected numbers, Register rejected no.? is displayed on the LCD. Select Yes to register a fax/telephone number to reject.
    
    • Note:
      This setting may not be supported depending on the country or region of purchase. Contact your telephone company to confirm whether it provides this service.

 

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Print settings

• Prevent abrasion

  Use this setting only if the print surface becomes smudged.
  

  • Be sure to set this back to OFF after printing since it may result in lower printing speed or lower print quality.
    
    
  
  
  
• Extended copy amount
  Selects the amount of image that extends off the paper when printing in Borderless (full).
  
  • Note: If printouts contain margins even though you are printing in Borderless, specifying Amount: Large for this setting may help solve the problem.
    
    
  
  
  

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Advanced settings

• Audible tones

  Selects the volume.
  

  • Keypad volume

    Selects the beep volume when pressing the buttons on the Operation Panel.

    OFF/Quiet/Standard/Loud
    
    
  • Alarm volume

    Selects the alarm volume.

    OFF/Quiet/Standard/Loud
    
    
  
  
  
• Country select
  Selects the country where you are using the machine.
  
  • Note: This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.
    
    
  
  
  
• Language selection
  Changes the language for LCD messages and menus.
  
  Japanese / English / German / French / Italian / Spanish / Dutch / Portuguese /Norwegian / Swedish / Danish / Finnish / Russian / Czech / Hungarian / Polish /Slovene / Turkish / Greek / Traditional Chinese / Simplified Chinese / Korean
  
  
• Quiet mode
  Enables this function on the machine if you want to reduce the operating noise, such as when printing at night.
  

  Enabling this function reduces the noises generated in the following cases:
  

  • Copying
    
    
  • Printing from a PictBridge compliant device
    
    
  • Printing from a wireless communication device
    
    
  • Receiving the fax
    
    
  • Sending the fax
    
    
  • Printing a template form
    
    

  • Important:
    Operating speed may be reduced compared to when this setting is set to OFF.
    This function may not be so effective depending on the machine's setting.
    Furthermore, certain noise, such as when the machine is preparing for printing, is not reduced.
    
    
    

  • Note:
    The noises generated while scanning or printing from the computer can also be reduced. To reduce these noises, you need to configure the settings on the computer.

  
  
  
• Key repeat
  Enables/Disables continuous input by pressing and holding down the or button when setting the number of copies, the zoom ratio, etc.
  ON/OFF
  Selecting ON is useful, since you do not have to press a button repeatedly.
  

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Mobile phone settings

When printing from a mobile phone through Bluetooth communication, select the page size, media type, layout, and so on.

Note: This menu is displayed only when the optional Bluetooth Unit is attached.

• Page size
  Select the page size for printing photos saved on a mobile phone.
  
  
  
• Media type
  Select the media type for printing photos saved on a mobile phone.
  
  
  
• Image optimizer
  Select ON to correct and smooth out the jagged contours when printing.
  
  
  
• Layout
  Select the layout of the photos according to the paper for printing.
  
  • Borderless/Bordered/Borderless x2/Bordered x2/
  • Borderless x4/Bordered x4/Borderless x8/Bordered x8/
  • Mixed 1/Mixed 2/Mixed 3
    
    Note: Mixed 1, Mixed 2, or Mixed 3 can be selected only when the page size is set to A4 or 8.5"x11"(LTR).
  
  
  

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Bluetooth settings

You can change the device name of the machine, passkey, and so on in the Bluetooth settings.

Note: Bluetooth settings is displayed only when the optional Bluetooth Unit is attached.

• Device name
  Specifies the name of this machine that is displayed on a Bluetooth-compatible device.

  For example, if you set it to XXX-2, the machine will be displayed as "Canon XXX-2" on the Bluetooth device. The default value is XXX-1 (where "XXX" is your machine's name).

  
  
  
• Access refusal
  Selecting ON will disable searching of this machine by a Bluetooth-compatible device.
  
  
• Security settings
  When you select Enable, the passkey set on the Passkey screen becomes effective. Setting the passkey prevents unwanted access from other Bluetooth devices. You can choose either of the security modes below.
  
  • Mode 3 (recommended)
    This mode is activated on link level enforced security.

    The passkey will be required when a Bluetooth device communicates with the machine.

    Normally select this mode.

    
    
    
  • Mode 2
    This mode is activated on service level enforced security.

    The passkey will be required when printing through Bluetooth communication.

    After setting the security mode, we recommend making a trial print through Bluetooth communication.

    If printing does not start, change the security mode and try again.

  
  
  
• Passkey
  

  Changes the passkey. The passkey is a four-digit number used to prevent unwanted access from other Bluetooth devices.

  The initial value is "0000".

  After you change the passkey, you may be required to input the new passkey on a Bluetooth device, even though it had previous access to the machine. In this case, input the new passkey on the device.

  
  
  

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PictBridge settings

You can change the print settings when printing from a PictBridge compliant device.
Set the print settings to Default on the PictBridge compliant device when you want to print according to the settings on the machine.

See Settings on a PictBridge Compliant Device to change print settings from the PictBridge compliant device.

• Page size
  Select the page size when printing directly from a PictBridge compliant device.
  When you perform PictBridge settings from the machine, set Paper size to Default on the PictBridge compliant device.
  

• Media type
  Select the media type when printing directly from a PictBridge compliant device.
  When you perform PictBridge settings from the machine, set Paper type to Default on the PictBridge compliant device.
  

• Print quality
  Select the print quality when printing directly from a PictBridge compliant device.
  

• Borderless print
  Select bordered or borderless print.
  When you perform PictBridge settings from the machine, set Layout to Default on the PictBridge compliant device.
  

• Image correction
  When Set is selected, the setting items below can be specified.
  

  • Photo optimizer
    Automatically optimizes the brightness and tone of a photo.

  • Face brightener
    Brightens a darkened face on a photo taken against the light.

  • Red-Eye corr.
    Corrects red eyes in portraits caused by flash photography.
    
    

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Reset setting

Reverts all settings you made to the machine back to default. However, some data may not be changed, depending on the current usage state of your machine.

• Telephone no. data

  Reverts the telephone number settings to default.

  
  
  
• Setting only

  Reverts the machine settings other than the telephone number settings to default.

  
  
  
• All data

  Reverts the telephone number and machine settings to default.

  
  
  

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Settings on a PictBridge Compliant Device

This section describes the PictBridge function of the machine. For the print settings on a PictBridge compliant device, refer to the instructions given in the device's instruction manual.

Note:

• In the following description, names of setting items are given according to those used in Canon-brand PictBridge compliant devices. Setting item names may be different depending on the brand or model of your device.
  
  
  
• Some setting items explained below may not be available on some devices. In this case, the settings made on the machine are applied. Also, when some items are set to Default on a PictBridge compliant device, the machine settings for these items are applied.
  
  Settings on the Machine

The following settings can be used when printing from a PictBridge compliant device.

Settings on the Machine

You can change the PictBridge print settings from the PictBridge settings screen. Set the print settings to Default on the PictBridge compliant device when you want to print according to the settings on the machine.
This section describes the procedure to display the PictBridge settings screen. For setting items, see PictBridge settings.

1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
   
   
2. Press the Menu button repeatedly until Device settings appears.
   
   
4. Use the button to select PictBridge settings, then press the <OK> button.

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