Canon printer PIXMA MG7720 User Manual

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							Print semitransparent stampSets how the stamp is to be printed over the document.
Check the  Stamp check box to enable this.
Check this check box to print a semi-transparent stamp over the printed document page. Uncheck this check box to print the stamp over the document data. The printed data may be hidden
behind the stamp.
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							TrueType FontSelects the font for the stamp text string.
Style Selects the font style for the stamp text string.
Size Selects the font size for the stamp text string.
Outline Selects a frame that encloses the stamp text string.If a large font size is selected for  Size, characters may extend outside of the stamp border.
Color/Select Color... Shows the current color for the stamp.
To select a different color, click  Select Color... to open the Color dialog box, and select or create a
color you wish to use as a stamp.
When  Stamp Type  is Bitmap
File Specifies the name of the bitmap file to be used as the stamp.
Select File... Opens the dialog box to open a file.
Click this button to select a bitmap file to be used as a stamp.
Size Adjusts the size of the bitmap file to be used as a stamp.
Moving the slider to the right increases the size, moving the slider to the left decreases the size.
Transparent white area Specifies whether to make white-filled areas of the bitmap transparent.
Check this check box to make white-filled areas of the bitmap transparent.
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							Maintenance tab DescriptionThe  Maintenance  tab allows you to perform printer maintenance or change the settings of the printer.
 Cleaning
Performs print head cleaning.
Print head cleaning removes any blockage in the print head nozzles.
Perform cleaning when printing becomes faint, or a specific color fails to print, even though all ink levels are sufficiently high.
 Deep Cleaning
Performs deep cleaning.
Perform deep cleaning when two cleaning attempts do not resolve the print head problem.
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							Align the print head immediately after installing the print head.When you click  Print Head Alignment , the 
Start Print Head Alignment dialog box is displayed.
 Nozzle Check
Prints a nozzle check pattern.
Perform this function if printing becomes faint or a specific color fails to print. Print a nozzle check
pattern, and check whether the print head is working properly.
If the print result for a specific color is fainted, or if there are any unprinted sections, click  Cleaning to
clean the print head.
To display a list of items that you should check before printing the nozzle check pattern, click 
Initial
Check Items .
Print Check Pattern This function prints a pattern that allows you to check whether the any of the ink nozzles are
clogged.
Click  Print Check Pattern . When the confirmation message is displayed, click  OK. The  Pattern
Check  dialog box is then displayed.
Left-side bitmap (good) The print head nozzles are not clogged.
Right-side bitmap (bad) The print head nozzles may be clogged.
Exit Closes the  Pattern Check  dialog box, and returns to the  Maintenance tab.
Cleaning Performs print head cleaning.
Print head cleaning removes any blockage in the print head nozzles.
Perform cleaning when printing becomes faint, or if a specific color fails to print, even though all ink levels are sufficiently high.
 Power Off
Turns off the printer from the printer driver.
Perform this function to turn off the printer when you cannot press the ON button (POWER button) on
the printer because the printer is out of your reach.
You must press the ON button (POWER button) on the printer to turn the printer on again after clicking this button. When you use this function, you will not be able to turn the printer on from the printer driver.
 Auto Power
Opens the 
Auto Power Settings dialog box .
Specify settings for operating the printer power automatically. Perform this function if you want to
change the auto power settings.
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							 Quiet Settings
Opens the 
Quiet Settings dialog box .
Quiet Settings  dialog box allows you to specify a setting that reduces the operating noise of the printer.
This mode comes in handy when the operating noise of the printer becomes a concern, such when
printing at night. Perform this operation when you want to change the quiet mode setting.
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							Start Print Head Alignment dialog box
This dialog box allows you to adjust the attachment position for the print head, or to print the current
setting value for the print head position.
Align Print Head Aligns the print head.
Print head alignment corrects the installation positions of the print head and improves deviated colors
and lines.
Align the print head immediately after installing the print head.
Print Alignment Value Click this button to check the current setting value of the print head position.Prints the current setting value for the print head position.
Print Head Alignment dialog box To adjust the print head position manually, click  Align Print Head in the Start Print Head Alignment
dialog box, and perform the operations instructed in the messages. The  Print Head Alignment dialog
box is then displayed.
This dialog box allows you to check the printed pattern and adjust the print head position.
Preview Window Displays the pattern of  Print Head Alignment, and checks the position of the selected pattern.
You can also change the setting by clicking the pattern on the screen directly.
Select the Pattern Number Compare the printed adjustment patterns, and enter the pattern number of the pattern with the
least visible streaks or horizontal stripes into the corresponding box.
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							Auto Power OffSelects the auto power-off setting.
If a printer driver operation or a printer operation is not performed within the specified time, the printer
turns off.
Quiet Settings dialog box When you click  Quiet Settings, the Quiet Settings  dialog box is displayed.
Quiet Settings  dialog box allows you to specify a setting that reduces the operating noise of the printer.
Select when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer at night, etc. Using this function may lower the print speed.
Do not use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to use the printer with volume of normal operating noise.
Always use quiet mode Select this option when you wish to reduce the operating noise of the printer.
Use quiet mode during specified hours 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.
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