Canon Pixma Mx492 User Guide

							3.
With the clean cloth, wipe off any paper dust from the inside of the document feeder cover
(A).
4.
Wipe the glass of the ADF (B) and the inner side of the document feeder cover (white area)
(C) gently.
Make sure not to leave any residue, especially on the glass surface.
Important
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If any foreign substances such as glue, ink or correction fluid are adhered to the glass of the ADF (B) as shown in the figure above, some black streaks will appear on the scanned image. In this
case, wipe the dirt off gently.
5.
After wiping, close the document feeder cover by pushing it until it clicks into place.
6.
Close the document cover gently.
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							Cleaning the Paper Feed RollerIf the paper feed roller is dirty or paper powder is attached to it, paper may not be fed properly.
In this case, clean the paper feed roller. Cleaning will wear out the paper feed roller, so perform this only
when necessary.
You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper or cleaning sheet available on the
market1.
Make sure that the power is turned on.
2.
Remove any paper from the cassette, then push it back.
Note
•
If a message is displayed on the screen after pushing the cassette back, press the  OK button.
3.
Press the  Setup button, use the  or  button to select  Maintenance, then press the  OK
button.
LCD and Operation Panel
4.
Use the  or  button to select  Roller cleaning, then press the  OK button.
The paper feed roller will rotate as it is cleaned.
5.
Make sure that the paper feed roller has stopped rotating, then load a sheet of A4 or Letter-
sized plain paper or cleaning sheet available on the market in the cassette.
After pushing the cassette back, the paper information registration screen is displayed on the LCD.
Select  A4 or  Letter  for Size:  and Plain paper  for Type: , then press the  OK button.
6.
Pull the paper output support out from the paper output tray, then open the output tray
extension.
7.
Make sure that  Roller cleaning  is selected, then press the  OK button.
The machine starts cleaning. The cleaning will be complete when the paper is ejected.
If the problem is not resolved after cleaning the paper feed roller, contact the service center.
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							Cleaning the Inside of the Machine (Bottom Plate Cleaning)Remove stains from the inside of the machine. If the inside of the machine becomes dirty, printed paper mayget dirty, so we recommend performing cleaning regularly.
You need to prepare: a sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper* * Be sure to use a new piece of paper.1.
Make sure that the power is turned on, then remove any paper from the cassette.
2.
Fold a single sheet of A4 or Letter-sized plain paper in half widthwise, then unfold the
paper.
3.
Fold one side of the opened paper in another half, aligning the edge with the center crease,
then unfold the paper.
4.
Load only this sheet of paper in the cassette with the ridges of the creases facing up and
the edge of the half with no crease facing to the far side.
After pushing the cassette back, the paper information registration screen is displayed on the LCD.
Select  A4 or  Letter  for Size:  and Plain paper  for Type: , then press the  OK button.
5.
Pull the paper output support out from the paper output tray, then open the output tray
extension.
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							6.Press the Setup button, use the  or  button to select  Maintenance, then press the  OK
button.
LCD and Operation Panel
7.
Use the  or  button to select  Bottom cleaning , then press the OK button.
The paper cleans the inside of the machine as it feeds through the machine.
Check the folded parts of the ejected paper. If they are smudged with ink, perform Bottom Plate Cleaning
again.
Note
•
When performing Bottom Plate Cleaning again, be sure to use a new piece of paper.
If the problem is not resolved after performing cleaning again, the protrusions inside the machine may be
stained. Wipe off any ink from the protrusions using a cotton swab or the like.
Important
•
Be sure to turn off the power and unplug the power cord before cleaning the machine.
•
The power cannot be turned off while the machine is sending or receiving a fax, or when unsent faxes are stored in the machine's memory. Make sure if the machine completed sending or
receiving all the faxes before unplugging the power cord.
•
The machine cannot send or receive faxes when the power is turned off.
•
If the power cord is unplugged, the date/time settings will be reset and all documents stored in the machine's memory will be lost. Send or print a necessary document before unplugging the power
cord.
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							Changing the Machine Settings
Changing Machine Settings from Your Computer
Changing the Machine Settings on the LCD
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							Changing Machine Settings from Your Computer
Changing the Print Options
Registering a Frequently Used Printing Profile
Setting the Ink Cartridge to be Used
Managing the Printer Power
Reducing the Printer Noise
Changing the Printer Operation Mode
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							Changing the Print OptionsYou can change the detailed printer driver settings for print data that is sent from an application software.
Specify this option if you encounter print failures such as part of an image data being cut off.
The procedure for changing the print options is as follows:1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Click  Print Options...  on the Page Setup  tab
The Print Options  dialog box opens.
Note
•
When you use the XPS printer driver, the functions available to you are different.
3.
Change the individual settings
If necessary, change the setting of each item, and then click  OK.
The  Page Setup  tab is displayed again.
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							Registering a Frequently Used Printing ProfileYou can register the frequently used printing profile to  Commonly Used Settings on the Quick Setup  tab.
Unnecessary printing profiles can be deleted at any time.
The procedure for registering a printing profile is as follows:
Registering a Printing Profile1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Set the necessary items
From  Commonly Used Settings  on the Quick Setup  tab, select the printing profile to be used and if
necessary, change the settings after  Additional Features.
You can also register necessary items on the  Main and Page Setup  tabs.
3.
Click Save...
The Save Commonly Used Settings  dialog box opens.
4.
Save the settings
Enter a name in the  Name field. If necessary, click  Options..., set the items, and then click  OK.
In the  Save Commonly Used Settings  dialog box, click OK to save the print settings and return to the
Quick Setup  tab.
The name and icon are displayed in  Commonly Used Settings.
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							Important•
To save the page size, orientation, and number of copies that was set in each sheet, click Options...,
and check each item.
Note
•
When you re-install the printer driver or upgrade the printer driver version, the print settings that are already registered will be deleted from  Commonly Used Settings.
Registered print settings cannot be saved and preserved. If a profile is deleted, register the print settings again.
Deleting Unnecessary Printing Profile
1.
Select the printing profile to be deleted
Select the printing profile you want to delete from the  Commonly Used Settings list on the Quick
Setup  tab.
2.
Delete the printing profile
Click  Delete . When the confirmation message appears, click  OK.
The selected printing profile is deleted from the  Commonly Used Settings list.
Note
•
Printing profiles that are registered in the initial settings cannot be deleted.
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							Setting the Ink Cartridge to be UsedThis feature enables you to specify the most appropriate FINE cartridge among installed cartridges
according to an intended use.
When one of the FINE cartridges becomes empty and cannot be replaced immediately by a new one, you
can specify the other FINE cartridge that still has ink and continue printing.
The procedure for specifying the FINE cartridge is as follows:
 Ink Cartridge Settings
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Click  Ink Cartridge Settings  on the Maintenance  tab
The  Ink Cartridge Settings  dialog box appears.
3.
Select the FINE cartridge to be used
Select the FINE cartridge to be used for printing and click  OK.
The specified FINE cartridge will be used from the next printing.
Important
•
When the following settings are specified,  Black Only does not function because the printer uses the
color FINE cartridge to print documents.
•
Other than  Plain Paper , or Envelope  is selected for  Media Type on the Main tab
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Borderless  is selected from the  Page Layout list on the Page Setup  tab
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Do not detach the FINE cartridge that is not in use. Printing cannot be performed while either FINE
cartridge is detached.
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