The silent function allows you to reduce the operating noise of this printer. Select when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer at night, etc.
Using this function may lower the print speed.
Quiet Settings
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Open the Canon IJ Printer Assistant Tool.
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Click Quiet Settings.
The Quiet Settings dialog box opens.
If the printer is off or if communication between the printer and the computer is disabled, an error message may appear because the computer cannot collect the printer status. If this happens, click OK to display the most recent settings specified on your computer.
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Specify one of the following:
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Do not use quiet mode
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Select this option when you wish to use the printer with volume of normal operating noise.
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Always use quiet mode
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Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer.
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Use quiet mode during specified hours
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Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer during a specified period of time.
Set the Start time and the End time of the quiet mode you wish to be activated. If both are set to the same time, the quiet mode will not function.
You can set the quiet mode from the operation panel of the printer, the Canon IJ Printer Assistant Tool, or ScanGear (scanner driver). No matter how you use to set the quiet mode, the mode is applied when you perform operations from the operation panel of the printer or printing and scanning from the computer.
Quiet Mode is not applied to operations (copy, direct print, etc.) performed directly from the printer even during times set for Use quiet mode during specified hours.
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Check that the printer is on and then click OK.
Click OK when the confirmation message appears.
The specified settings are enabled.
The effects of the quiet mode may be less depending on the print quality settings.
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