Canon printer PIXMA MG2920 white User Manual

							Printing with Application Software that You are Using (Printer
Driver)
Printing with Easy Setup  Basic
Various Printing Methods
Changing the Print Quality and Correcting Image Data
Overview of the Printer Driver
Printer Driver Description
Updating the MP Drivers
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							Printing with Easy SetupThis section describes the simple procedure for setting the 
Quick Setup tab  so that you can carry out
appropriate printing on this printer.
1.
Check that the printer is turned on
2.
Load paper  on the printer
3.
Open the printer driver setup window
4.
Select a frequently used profile
In  Commonly Used Settings  on the Quick Setup  tab, select a printing profile suited for the purpose.
When you select a printing profile, the  Additional Features, Media Type , and Printer Paper Size
settings are automatically switched to the values that were preset.
5.
Select the print quality
For  Print Quality , select High, Standard , or Draft  according to your purpose.
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							Important
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The print quality settings that can be selected may differ depending on a printing profile.
6.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the document is printed with settings that match your purpose.
Important
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When you select the  Always Print with Current Settings  check box, all settings specified on the
Quick Setup , Main , and  Page Setup  tabs are saved, and you can print with the same settings from the
next time as well.
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In the  Commonly Used Settings  window, click Save... to register the specified settings .
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							Paper Settings on the Printer DriverWhen you use this printer, selecting a media type that matches the print purpose will help you achieve the
best print results.
You can use the following media types on this printer.
Commercially available papersMedia nameMedia Type  in the printer driverPlain Paper (including recycled paper)Plain PaperEnvelopesEnvelope
Canon genuine papers (Photo Printing)
Media name Media Type in the printer driverPhoto Paper Plus Glossy II Photo Paper Plus Glossy IIPhoto Paper Glossy Glossy Photo Paper
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							Various Printing Methods
Setting a Page Size and Orientation
Setting the Number of Copies and Printing Order
Setting the Stapling Margin
Fit-to-Page Printing
Scaled Printing
Page Layout Printing
Tiling/Poster Printing
Booklet Printing
Duplex Printing
Stamp/Background Printing
Registering a Stamp
Registering Image Data to be Used as a Background
Setting Up Envelope Printing
Displaying the Print Results before Printing
Setting Paper Dimensions (Custom Size)
Editing the Print Document or Reprinting from the Print History
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							Setting a Page Size and OrientationThe paper size and orientation are essentially determined by the application software. When the page size
and orientation set for  Page Size and Orientation  on the Page Setup  tab are same as those set with the
application software, you do not need to select them on the  Page Setup tab.
When you are not able to specify them with the application software, the procedure for selecting a page size
and orientation is as follows:
You can also set page size and orientation on the  Quick Setup tab.1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Select the paper size
Select a page size from the  Page Size list on the  Page Setup  tab.
3.
Set Orientation
Select  Portrait  or Landscape  for Orientation . Check Rotate 180 degrees  check box when you want to
perform printing with the original being rotated 180 degrees.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the document will be printed with the selected page size and the orientation.
Note
•
If  Normal-size  is selected for  Page Layout, then Automatically reduce large document that the
printer cannot output  is displayed.
Normally, you can leave the check box checked. During printing, if you do not want to reduce large
documents that cannot be printed on the printer, uncheck the check box.
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							Setting the Number of Copies and Printing OrderThe procedure for specifying the number of copies and printing order is as follows:
You can also set the number of copies on the  Quick Setup tab.1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Specify the number of copies to be printed
For  Copies  on the  Page Setup  tab, specify the number of copies to be printed.
3.
Specify the print order
Check the  Print from Last Page  check box when you want to print from the last page in order, and
uncheck the check box when you want to print from the first page. Check the  Collate check box when you are printing multiple copies of a document and want to print out
all pages in each copy together. Uncheck this check box when you want to print all pages with the same
page number together.
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Print from Last Page :  /Collate : 
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Print from Last Page :  /Collate : 
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Print from Last Page :  /Collate : 
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Print from Last Page:  /Collate : 
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK.
When you execute print, the specified number of copies will be printed with the specified printing order.
Important
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When the application software that you used to create the document has the same function, specify the
settings on the printer driver. However, if the print results are not acceptable, specify the function
settings on the application software. When you specify the number of copies and the printing order with
both the application software and this printer driver, the number of copies may be multiplied numbers of
the two settings or the specified printing order may not be enabled.
•
Print from Last Page  appears grayed out and is unavailable when  Tiling/Poster is selected for  Page
Layout .
•
When Booklet  is selected for  Page Layout, Print from Last Page  and Collate  appear grayed out and
cannot be set.
•
When  Duplex Printing (Manual)  is selected, Print from Last Page  appears grayed out and cannot be
set.
Note
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By setting both  Print from Last Page  and Collate , you can perform printing so that papers are collated
one by one starting from the last page.
These settings can be used in combination with  Normal-size, Fit-to-Page , Scaled , and Page Layout .
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							Setting the Stapling Margin
The procedure for setting the staple side and the margin width is as follows:
1.
Open the printer driver setup window
2.
Specify the side to be stapledCheck the position of the stapling margin from  Stapling Side on the Page Setup  tab.
The printer analyzes the  Orientation and Page Layout  settings, and automatically selects the best
staple position. When you want to change the setting, select from the list.
3.
Set the margin width
If necessary, click  Specify Margin... and set the margin width, and then click  OK.
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							Note•
The printer automatically reduces the print area depending on the staple position margin.
4.
Complete the setup
Click  OK on the  Page Setup  tab.
When you execute print, the data is printed with the specified staple side and margin width.
Important
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Stapling Side  and Specify Margin...  appear grayed out and are unavailable when:
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Tiling/Poster or Booklet  is selected for  Page Layout
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Scaled is selected for  Page Layout (When Duplex Printing (Manual)  is also selected, only
Stapling Side  can be specified.)
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