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How to Make Copies - MX490 / MX492

Article ID: ART100322 | Date published: 05/11/2015 | Date last updated: 04/15/2019
 

Description

This article provides information and instructions on making copies with the PIXMA MX490 / MX492.

 

Solution

This article describes the basic procedure to perform standard copying.


 

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
     
  2. Load paper.
     
  3. Press the COPY  button.
    The Copy standby screen is displayed.
     
  4. Load the original document on the platen glass or in the ADF.
     
  5. Confirm the page size and magnification.



    1. Magnification
    2. Page size
 
 Note
  • To change or confirm the page size, magnification, or other settings, press the Menu  button, then use the   button to display the desired setting item.

    -> See [ Setting Items for Copying ] in this page.
     
  • Press the COPY  button to reset the magnification to 100%.
 
  1. Use the  (-)  (+) button or the Numeric buttons to specify the number of copies.
     
  2. 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 or from the document output slot after copying is complete.

 Important
  • If you load the original on the platen glass, do not open the document cover or remove the original while Scanning... is displayed on the screen.
     
  • If you load the original in the ADF, do not move the original until copying is complete.
 
 Note
  • To cancel copying, press the Stop button.
     
  • If you load the original on the platen glass, you can add the copying job while printing.

    -> See [ Adding the Copying Job (Reserve copy) ] in this page.

 

Adding the Copying Job (Reserve copy)

 

If you load the original on the platen glass, you can add the copying job while printing (Reserve copy).
The screen below is displayed when you can reserve copy.
 

 
Load the original on the platen glass and press the same button (the Color button or the Black button) as the one which you previously pressed.
 
 Important
  • When you load the original on the platen glass, move the document cover gently.

 Note
  • When Image quality is set High, or you load the original in the ADF, you cannot add the copying job.
     
  • When you add the copying job, the number of copies or the settings such as the page size or media type cannot be changed.
     
  • If you press the Stop button while reserve copying is in progress, the screen to select the method to cancel copying is displayed. If you select Cancel all reserv. then press the OK button, you can cancel copying all scanned data. If you select Cancel last reserv., then press the OK button, you can cancel the last copying job.
     
  • If you set a document of too many pages to reserve copy, Memory is full may appears on the LCD. Press the OK button and wait a while, then try copying again.
     
  • If Try again appears on the LCD when scanning, press the OK button, then press the Stop button to cancel copying. After that, copy the documents that have not been finished copying.

 

Setting Items for Copying

You can change the copy settings such as the page size, media type, and intensity.
 
Press the Menu button, use the   button to select a setting item, then press the OK button.
 
Use the   button to adjust each setting item, then press the OK button. The next setting item is displayed.
 
The LCD returns to the Copy standby screen when all the settings are complete.

 Note
  • The * (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting.
  • Some settings cannot be specified in combination with the setting of other setting items or the copy menu.
  • The settings of the page size, media type, etc. are retained even if the machine is turned off.

 

Enlarge/Reduce
Select the reduction/enlargement method.
-> See [ Reducing or Enlarging a Copy ] in this page.
 
Ex:
 

 
 Note
  • This setting item is displayed under the following conditions.
  • When standard copying is selected
  • When Borderless copy is selected for Special copy

 

Copy intensity
Change the intensity.

Ex:


 
 Note
  • If you select Auto adjust, load the original on the platen glass.  Auto adjust cannot be used with the ADF.
     
  • If you select Manual adjust, use the  button to decrease the intensity or the  button to increase it.

 

Page size

Select the page size of the loaded paper.

Ex:


 
 Note
  • Some of setting items are not available depending on the country or region of purchase.

 

Media type
Select the media type of the loaded paper.

Ex:

 

Print quality
Select the print quality according to the original.

Ex:


 
 Note
  • If you use Draft with the media type set to Plain paper and the quality is not as good as expected, select Standard or High and try copying again.
     
  • Select High to copy in grayscale. Grayscale renders tones in a range of grays instead of black or white.

 

4-on-1 layout
Select the layout when copying four original pages onto a single sheet of paper by reducing each image. Four different layouts are available.
 
Ex:


 
 Note

 

Collate
Select whether to obtain sorted printouts when making multiple copies of a multi-paged original.

Ex:


 
 Note
  • This setting item is displayed when standard copying is selected.
 

 

Reducing or Enlarging a Copy

You can specify the magnification optionally or select the preset-ratio copying or fit-to-page copying.
In the copy mode, press the Menu button, use the   button to select Enlarge/Reduce, then press the OK button.
Use the   button to select the reduction/enlargement method, then press the OK button.

Ex:


 
 Note
  • Some of the reduction/enlargement methods are not available depending on the copy menu.

 

Preset ratio
You can select one of the preset ratios to reduce or enlarge copies.
 

 
Use the   button to select a preset ratio to match the size of your original document and printing paper, then press the OK button.

 

Magnification
You can specify the copy ratio as a percentage to reduce or enlarge copies.
 

 
Use the  (-)  (+) button or the Numeric buttons to specify the reduction or enlargement ratio (25 - 400%), then press the OK button.
 
 Note
  • Press and hold the  (-)  (+) button to quickly advance through the ratios.

 

Fit to page
The machine automatically reduces or enlarges the image to fit the page size.


 
 Note
  • When you select Fit to page, the size of your original document may not be detected correctly depending on the original. In this case, select Preset ratio or Magnification.
     
  • When Fit to page is selected, load the document on the platen glass.

 

About Special copy Menu

The following menus are selectable in the Special copy menu.

 

Frame erase copy
When copying thick originals such as books, you can make a copy without black margins around the image and gutter shadows.
-> See [ Copying Thick Originals Such as Books ] in this page.

 

Borderless copy
You can copy images so that they fill the entire page without borders.
-> See [ Copying without Borders ] in this page.

 

2-on-1 copy
You can copy two original pages onto a single sheet of paper by reducing each image.

 

4-on-1 copy
You can copy four original pages onto a single sheet of paper by reducing each image.
-> See [ Copying Four Pages to Fit onto a Single Page ] in this page.
 
 Note
  • In addition to the copying method in the Special copy menu, the methods below are available.
  • You can specify the magnification optionally or select the preset-ratio copying or fit-to-page copying.

    -> See [ Reducing or Enlarging a Copy ] in this page.
     
  • You can obtain sorted printouts when making multiple copies of a multi-paged original.

    -> Refer to [ Collated Copying ] within this webpage.



 

Copying Two Pages to Fit onto a Single Page

You can copy two original pages or a two sided page onto a single sheet of paper by reducing each image.
 

 

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
     
  2. Load paper.
     
  3. Press the COPY  button.
    The Copy standby screen is displayed.
     
  4. Press the Menu  button.
    The Copy menu screen is displayed.
     
  5. Use the   button to select Special copy, then press the OK button.
     
  6. Use the   button select 2-on-1 copy, then press the OK button.

    If a page size setting or a media type setting that cannot be used in 2-on-1 copying is selected, the LCD displays the following message.



    (1) Use the   button to select the page size, then press the OK button.
    (2) Use the   button to select the media type, then press the OK button.
     
  7. Load the original document on the platen glass or in the ADF.
     
  8. Use the  (-)  (+) button or the Numeric buttons to specify the number of copies.

    Change the print settings as necessary.
    -> See [ Setting Items for Copying ] in this page.
     
  9. Press the Color button for color copying, or the Black button for black & white copying.
  • When the document has been loaded on the platen glass:
    When the machine finishes scanning the first page, the message below is displayed.



    If you have the next page to scan, load it on the platen glass and press the OK button. The machine starts copying.
    If you do not need more scanning, press the tone button to start copying. The machine starts copying.

 Note

 

  • When the document has been loaded in the ADF:
    The machine starts scanning the next sheet of document automatically after one sheet of document finishes being scanned.

 Note
  • If Memory is full appears on the LCD when scanning, set the print quality to Standard or reduce the number of sheets of documents, then try copying again. If the problem is not resolved, set the print quality to Draft and try copying again.



 

Copying Four Pages to Fit onto a Single Page

You can copy four original pages onto a single sheet of paper by reducing each image. Four different layouts are available.
 
  • When Layout 1 is selected for 4-on-1 layout:
     

 
  • When Layout 2 is selected for 4-on-1 layout:
     

 
  • When Layout 3 is selected for 4-on-1 layout:
     

 
  • When Layout 4 is selected for 4-on-1 layout:
     

 

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
     
  2. Load paper.
     
  3. Press the COPY  button.
    The Copy standby screen is displayed.
     
  4. Press the Menu  button.
    The Copy menu screen is displayed.
     
  5. Use the   button to select Special copy, then press the OK button.
     
  6. Use the   button to select 4-on-1 copy, then press the OK button.
    If a page size setting or a media type setting that cannot be used in 4-on-1 copying is selected, the LCD displays the following message.



    (1) Use the   button to select the page size, then press the OK button.
    (2) Use the   button to select the media type, then press the OK button.
     
  7. Specify the print settings and the layout.

    Press the Menu button, then use the   button to select a setting item.
    Select 4-on-1 layout, press the OK button, then select the layout.
    -> See [ Setting Items for Copying ] in this page.

 Note
  • The * (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting.
 
  1. Load the original document on the platen glass or in the ADF.
     
  2. Use the  (-)  (+) button or the Numeric buttons to specify the number of copies.
     
  3. Press the Color button for color copying, or the Black button for black & white copying.
  • When the document has been loaded on the platen glass:
When the machine finishes scanning the first to the third page, the message below is displayed.
 

 
If you have the next page to scan, load it on the platen glass and press the OK button. The machine starts copying.
If you do not need more scanning, press the tone button to start copying. The machine starts copying.

 Note

 

  • When the document has been loaded in the ADF:
The machine starts scanning the next sheet of document automatically after one sheet of document finishes being scanned.

 Note
  • If Memory is full appears on the LCD when scanning, set the print quality to Standard or reduce the number of sheets of documents, then try copying again. If the problem is not resolved, set the print quality to Draft and try copying again.
 
 

Copying Thick Originals Such as Books

When copying thick originals such as books, you can make a copy without black margins around the image and gutter shadows. Using this function, you can reduce unnecessary ink consumption.
 

 

  1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
     
  2. Load paper.
     
  3. Press the COPY  button.
    The Copy standby screen is displayed.
     
  4. Press the Menu  button.
    The Copy menu screen is displayed.
     
  5. Use the   button to select Special copy, then press the OK button.
     
  6. Use the   button to select Frame erase copy, then press the OK button.
     
  7. Load the original document on the platen glass.

 Note
 
  1. Use the  (-)  (+) button or the Numeric buttons to specify the number of copies.
    Change the print settings as necessary.
    -> See [ Setting Items for Copying ] in this page.
     
  2. Press the Color button for color copying, or the Black button for black & white copying.
    The machine starts copying.

 Note
  • Close the document cover.
     
  • There may be a narrow black margin that appears around the image. This function removes the dark margins only. If a scanned book is too thin or when the machine is used near a window or in a bright environment, a faint black frame may remain. Also, if the color of an original is dark, the machine cannot distinguish the document color from the shadow and this may cause slight cropping or a shadow on the crease.



 

Copying without Borders

You can copy images so that they fill the entire page without borders.
 

 

  1. Make sure that the printer is turned on.
     
  2. Load the photo paper.
     
  3. Press the COPY  button.
    The Copy standby screen is displayed.
     
  4. Press the Menu  button.
    The Copy menu screen is displayed.
     
  5. Use the   button to select Special copy, then press the OK button.
     
  6. Use the   button to select Borderless copy, then press the OK button.
    If a page size setting or a media type setting that cannot be used in borderless copying is selected, the LCD displays the following message.



    (1) Use the   button to select the page size, then press the OK button.
    (2) Use the   button to select the media type, then press the OK button.
     
  7. Load the original document on the platen glass.
 
 Note

 

  1. Use the  (-)  (+) button or the Numeric buttons to specify the number of copies.
    Change the print settings as necessary.
    -> See [ Setting Items for Copying ] in this page.
     
  2. Press the Color button for color copying, or the Black button for black & white copying.
    The machine starts borderless copying.

 Note
  • Slight cropping may occur at the edges since the copied image is enlarged to fill the whole page. You can change the width to be cropped from the borders of the original image as needed. However, the cropped area will be larger if the extension amount is large.
 

Collated Copying

When you select ON for Collate on Copy menu, you can obtain sorted printouts when making multiple copies of a multi-paged original. In addition, you can copy originals on sides of paper.
 
  • When ON is selected:
     

 
  • When OFF is selected:
     

 
 Note
  • When you use this function, load the original in the ADF.
     
  • The number of pages the machine can read varies with the document. If Memory is full appears on the LCD when scanning, reduce the number of document pages to scan and try copying again.

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